Doesnt say anything that would mean were not going to accomplish those goals in the future. We expect for them to continue to meet performance standards and do even better. The state has a whole range of tools to fix issues, anything from a warning to a termination of an mcos contract. But what to do next, after todays hearing, depends on who you ask. Republicans are looking to stay the course. Democrats, longtime opponents of the change, may push for new legislation to the next session. Fs, kcrg tv nine news. Linn county supervisors will vote on a countywide increase in the minimum wage at a formal meeting wednesday. Its the first of three votes. It would boost the minimum wage a dollar each year for three years starting january first. That would take the minimum wage from 725 an hour now to 1025 by the year 2019. One question for county leaders i know there has not been a lot of feedback yet but i want to get this on an agenda and have a discussion and also have some comment at our c
Today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. The continued lack of mugginess will also be nice. This weekend, High Pressure is a lock and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday and especially labor day. Next week, our weather should trend a little more active with thunderstorms possible on tuesday and wednesday. Have a great week mostly sunny, high around 77. Tonight clear, low around 54. Tomorrow mostly sunny, high around 79. Sunday mostly sunny, high around 82. Anks kaj. Football season. Its fry fest, which kicks off in just a few hours. Kcrgtv nines brea love joins us live from the iowa river landing. Brea, whats special about this year . Chris and nicole, its a hawkeye. From the block party, to the trade show, to the huge pep rally it should be a good time for all fans. Im standing here with. Clarissa kane, brian mcdonald, tom ondrejicka. Could you tell us about some of the events happening . What kind of thi
And we come back to this place again and again. With our strongest fiercest change on now. Tonights story starts in 2011. We have some residents here. There was a woman standing near a bench it was the ultimate Speakers Corner you could jump up and start your preaching at any moment that was part of the electricity of the place. She jumped up on the stone bent where wall street workers had their brown bag lunches. Our elders are speaking of this. There would come a time very soon. The earth will need to cleanse herself. To balance herself and she will rise up with great force and if the people rise up with her they will live but if people dont write up with her than they will no longer be there we will be gone. This is a prophecy from Deborah Wright given to us by a woman named candy of the mans end. I saw her again at the climate talks in paris preaching in the same way. That is i believe i wish the quiet the choir was with me right now. We all believe that this is a time when the ear
Overturned logging truck, north of exit 65, Union Harmony grove, not seeing any significant delays but we have a crew on the way to the scene and let you know the situation there when we get more in. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Christine thank you, chris. On your side investigating a shortage of Police Officers in two community in Gaston County. The Sheriffs Office is pitching in to cover the gaps. Mark davenport live with this story, so mark, explain why not everyone is happy with the decision. Reporter christine, some people are worried the Gaston County deputies wont be compensated for the amount of time they are working in. Working double time on their off days, incurring overtime. But we spoke to Gaston County sheriff Alan Cloninger and he says his deputies are being taken care of. Cloninger told wbtv he got a call from two local police departments, first it was from belmont, thennrom stanley, both cloninger jumped i
See there briefly, there is his car and there is the log truck. He said he just pulled up to the scene not long ago as well. There was another officer investigating, he left to be with the driver who was taken to the hospital. The drivers injuries are not known. The trooper said he just got here, doing an investigation, not too clear exactly what happened of why the driver overturned but like i said it is foggy, dark, be still no clearcut conclusion of how that driver overturned his log truck but nonetheless, it is overturned you can see there but no lanes are blocked going in either direction, no logs scattered across the road. There is one car off in the median, the state trooper told me the car did knick one of the logs that fell off the truck but other than that, no injuries other than the driver of the log truck being taken to the hospital. Ill be out here trying to get more answers as soon as i do ill update you on air and online at wbtv. Com. Reporting live in Iredell County, As