Calls for change at theatre cedar rapids the production is on hold. The delay comes after the terms of Deaf Community spoke out against the casting choice. Fox28 first broke the story last week. The play call tribes features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at pcr assay to death actor cannot be found they turn to an actor can hear. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the put theater released a Statement Today done more. Then out working with deaf citizens to get more involved. They hope to schedule the plan later date. The weather is putting on a pleasant show across eastern gruesome images of the crime scene were shown to jurors today in day two of testimony in the david miller murder trial besides the bloody pictures the jury also heard the first interview investigators conducted with miller. Miller. Miller is accused of stabbing and strangling Sabrina Hustad janish in october. Her body was found lead investigator walked jurors through the crime scene as it looked
About to go back into their hoals after a dangerous threat. This morning the Monticello Fire Department responded to a gas leak. Homes and nearly 30 businesses were evacuated. Monticello Police Department says people who live north and west of the leak area may smell natural gas or the odor of rotten eggs. Thats while crews continue to fix the issue. They say its not harmful or hazardous. Were told to go to the Community Building while crews worked to solve the problem. Children will be bussed around the gas hazard area and in about an hour, neighbors will be allowed to return to their homes. Students at the Johnson Academy had a scare. This morning the cedar rapids Police Department says it was secured as a precaution while investigators handled the situation at a home when officers got there, they say they thought they saw a man waving a dwun. It was an air pistol. The situation may have been a custody issue. New information today on a trial were following out of ben to be county. Ju
Theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play tribes. Spoke out against a casting cho. Choice. Cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now. The play features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at tcr chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the theatre said they could have done more and now theyre trying to reschedule the play. Developing right now we still dont know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium. Last night city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. The plans for the 75hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadiums press box. In july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the homes size saying it is a tailgating venue. Discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. Iowans against the Bakken Pipeline are now calling on president obama to stop
Breaking news overnight police in cedar rapids say one person is dead after an officerinvolved shooting. It happened at an apartment complex at 1735 edgewood road. Northwest. Cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is live right now at the scene. Kevin im here at the valley high apartment the Police Department tells cbs 2 news the shooting happened around 9thirty last night. The officers involved have not been identified at this time but they were first called out to the apartment complex for a domestic disturbance. A 25yearold male suspect died overnight at saint lukes hospital. His body is being taken to ankeny for either until his family is notified. State officials with the division of criminal investigation will interview the officers involved. Involved. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids Stephanie Johnson, cbs 2 news. This morning jurors will hear Opening Statements in a corridor murder trial. Trial. David miller is first degree murder charges after being accused of stabbing and
Some parts of northeast iowa saw rain again this morning and state leaders now are trying to get more money to help the areas hit hard by last months flooding. Flooding. Governor Terry Branstad has requested a federal disaster declaration for eight counties from president obama. Its not clear when the white house will announce the president s decisi. Congressional delegation has reached out to the president urging him to act quickly. State assistance is available to anyone trying to repair damage from the flood waters. A developing story overnight police in Charlotte North Carolina say at least 12 of their officers were injured during protests after another Deadly Police shooting of a black man. One of those officers was hit in the face with a rock. Protesters were shown breaking the windows of a Police Vehicle and destroying other demonstrators started throwing rocks at their van too. Early this morning protesters blocked a portion of interstate 85 before officers cleared the roadway