A baban was also destroyed. And smoke from this fire could be seen and smelled throughout much of Washington County today as a result. Washington fire chief tom wide says a fire like this is exactly the reason why it is so dangerous to be urning right now, because it is just so ddy out there. Its obvious, dont be burning, especially on a windy day, but until we get some rain, i wouldnt recommend any burneng at all. Again, this fire in washinon conty was the result of a controlled weekend trash fire. So if you did any recent burning, fire officials are urging you to keep a close eye on the area ere the burn was conducted again, right now the best advise is just to not burn at all. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. As our dry weather conditions continue, dubuque and laware counties are the latest to issue burn bans. Some burning is allowed, like those who have a burning permit or use a grill. And its a very windy day. This is what it looked like in dubuque earlier. So joe, w
From there, at 35th street northeast and first avenue. This happened just before 2 pm saturday. Investigaaors say the sedan the suspect vehicle was following another vehicle east on 1st avenue, when someone in the sedan fired a shot into the other vehicle. A bullet hit a male passenger in the shoulder. Fifistresponderssook him tooa cedar rapids hospital and he is expected to be okay. Police arrested a West Des Moines man after they say he lit a woman on fire duri an argument at their home. 58 yearold john moore faces a charge of willful iijury causing bodily harm. Police say they went to the home friday morning, but that a 54 yearold woman was burned on her upper torso around 10 pm the niiht before. Shes now recovering at the burn unit at ihc. I always wondered what was going on over there i figured someone was fighting over there but i didnt know he went that far to set her on fire. 1 23 28someone intentionally fire. According to police records, officers have been called toothat home
Along with temperatures in the 50s. Prepare to dress warm thanks britley. Cedar Rapids Police are looking for the person who shot a man in a car on first avenue yesterday. Police say theyre looking for a blue or purple 4door sedan. Officers were called to 3108 1st avenue northeast, and a gas station three blocks away from there, at 35th streett northeast and first avenue. This happened just before 2 pm saturday. Investigators say the sedan the suspect vehicle was following another vehicle east on 1st avenue, when someone in the sedan fired a shot into e other vehicle. A bullet hit a male passenger in the shoulder. Firstresponders took him to a cedar rapids hospital and he is expected to be okay. Police arrested a West Des Moines man after they say he lit a woman on fire during an argument at their home. 58 yearold john moore faces a charge of willful injury causing bodily harm. Police say they went to the home friday morning, but that a 54 around 10 pm the night before. Shes now recove
Waterloo landlords want to know if theyre renting an apartment to someone with a criminal past. The city council is considering eliminating a portion of rental applications where youre required to disclose criminal convictions. Based on that information a landlord can then decide not to rent to them. Landlords of black hawk wants to protect the inexperienced landlords who dont know the rules. And they say some may not be able to preform a Human Rights Commission says its only hurting those who want to start a new life. By accepting somebody without doing their background check or asking that question you may inadvertently put a pedophile, a someone convicted of repeated issues of violence, next to someone you love, and nobody wants that. The idea is that when you go in for an application if the box is removed you dont signal to the employer or the landlord that you have a record and so youre treated as a human being. The city council will hold an open work session on this issue on mond
Hundreds of fighters in yemen are due to be released as part of a prisoner swap between Government Forces and rebels. It follows weeks of negotiations and comes as peace talks are continuing in switzerland. Expectations though are low for a deal, as fighters on both sides are reported to be failing to honor a week long ceasefire. There are reports of heavy clashes around the city of taiz. The war has killed nearly 6,000 people since march. More now from al jazeeras zeina hodor in switzerland. There has been a positive development, yemens warring sides agreeing to exchange hundred was prisoners. That swap is being mediated between tribal factions. There have been reports of violations on the ground, but neither side has declared the ceasefire dead as of enough. Negotiations are quite difficult, because the warring sides are quite apart an their positions. What we understand is that the houthis and their allies are demanding a ceasefire. They want a permanent ceasefire before discussing