Totoill a budget shortfafa through a proposed property tax levy. Levy. Fox 28 News Reporter matt hammill joins us live right now in cedar rapids with more on tonights results, matt . Supporters of this tax levy gathered here at parlor city tonight hoping this turns into a victory celebration celebrationthis is where they held thehe watch party to see the Voting Results come in after the polls closed at eight. Theyve been on the streets for months handing out information and telling anybody who would listen why they think this levy is critical. When we stopped at the library this afternoon it was packed tax amounts to about 23 dollars a year for a family that owns a 150 thousand dollar home. Without it supporters say ours and services at this brand new library would have to be cut and they say thats a step backwards. We really we really havent heard any vovol opposition to the library tax levi but with a low voter turnout nothing is guarenteed. Well be here when the results come matt th
Break at iowas maximum security facility in fort madisoso and it sounds like its straight out of a hollywood movie. Movie. Guards say inmate Justin Kestner missed a head count. Prison officers went to his cell where they found a. Elorate disguise under the bed sheets to look like he was sleeping. Apparently kestner crawled out a shower pipe into the attic then the roof and out of the prison unnoticed. He was later found near interstate 80. 80. An investigation into the escape found procedures were t followed. Leaders say those mistakes are now corrected and additional security measures are in place. Turning to tonights vote 2016 coverage. Coverage. We are still more than a year away from president ial election. So far, this eleion cycle has beeee defined by protest candidates who dont exactly fit the mold of your typical politician. Fox 28 News Reporter kevin barry sat down with one of them, democrat senator Bernie Sanders, to find out why hes doing so well. Well. Ononhe republican sid
For iowa medicaid to be run by four prate companies by january first. Tonight some called for governor branstad to stop the process now. Nats standing r rm only as families and caregivers told state senator liz mathis their concerned the mo be hurt. Hurt. Those who have some catastrophic illnesses andnd they need se high testing and the testing wont be approved, i think those who are on elderly waver may lose some sces, i think children. She worries for dads like bill mcvicker who grought his son. Hes concerned about insurance costs and has repeatedly asked whether he can still provide care. Care. Nobody has any answers r me. Nobody knew anything that wasoing on and that was in september. Its got to be frustrating. It is frustrating. But it looks like its gonna hpen. Governor bbnstads office ys it will mean better care and 50million in there has to be sething done and governor branstad believes the final savings estimates that passed with bipartisan support mind you. Is prudent in the
Thatatas no parallel anywhere else in world. Brandi hitt oncam close authorities have not identified the suspects ring long guns, or a motivevethe building that came under fifi behind me, does hohoe county offices and an organization that helps the developmenta lly disabled. Bh, abc news, san bernadino. In the african nion of meroon, troops have freed 900 hostages that boko haram islamic extremists had been holding. This is file video of that group. Authorities say its killed 20 thousand people the last six years. Cameroon says forces from four didierent countries freed the hostages from multiple villages during a three day eration in late november. The raids killed more than 100 extremists, and authorities arrested another 100. Police in three cities are investigating gunshots that happened overnight. Within a six hour time span,n, police resesnded to reports of gunshots in cedar rapids, dubuque, and waterloo. Some only caused Property Damage, but there was at least one person hurt. T
Spring. Manynyre the first in their family to go to college. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a nice december day well see more sunshine than yesterday, with highs up around 50 degrees in degrees above seasonal normals. The m md air keeps right on going into the the weekend, and its at that point that the pattern will shift to a more active one. At this point, this storm uystem continues to lk like mainly rain in the area with a transition over to some light snow on the cold air can get here. The bigger issue may very well be heavy rainfall and possible thunderstorm s. A widespread 1 2 of rain is likely this weekend, which may cause creeks and streams to risewhile next week is cooler, we still are running above average. Enjoy your wednesday to day mostly sunny high 4753 winds w 515 alo 49 dbq q 9 iow 50tonight partly cloudy low 3541 iow 56tomorrow ni