Good morning. Eileen on camera information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team are holding mostly in the low to mid 40s and the winds are turning to the west mph. We keep the variably cloudy skies and keep our highs in the mid to upper 50s with those northwesterly winds at 515 mph. We stay mild and mainly dry this week, but there is a change as we head toward the weekend. Ill have those details in a few minut new this morning. Changes in waterloo after a child is hit by a car. At waterloos city council meeting. They may approve kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more details. At Tonights City Council meeting. Its expected theyll aprove adding a speed bump out in front of highland elementary. Voiced their concerns when an eight year old was hit while hour. But many drivers are going 33 Miles Per Hour in the area. Theyre hoping the speed bump will slow down traffic. Parents petitioned for more flashing School Zone Signs. But t
Temperatures are holding mostly in the low to mid 40s and the winds are turning to the west and will eventually turn to the northwest and run mainly 1015 mph. We keep the variably cloudy skies and keep our highs in the mid to upper 50s with those northwesterly winds at 515 mph. We stay mild and mainly dry this week, but there is a change as we head toward the weekend. Ill have those details in a few minutes. Mph. We keep the variably cloudy minutes. Happening today changes possible after a child is hit by a car. At tonights waterloos city council meeting. They could approve adding a speed bump near a school to keep kids safe. Kwwls Amanda Gilbert joins us live in waterloo with more details. At Tonights City Council adding a speed bump out in front of highland elementary. This all comes after parents voiced their concerns when an eight year old was hit while riding her bike near the school. The city says right now. The speed limit is 25 Miles Per Hour. But many drivers are going 33 Mile
Week. Thanks kaj. A commission in cedar rapids is hoping to diverse city. Training sessions. The cedadarapids Civil Rights Commission is holding the first mediation training this morning. Kcrgtv 9s brea love is live in our cedar rapids newsroom. Brea, this is apart of an Outreach Program . Will hold quarterly trainings featuring tools to create opportunities for housing, business, and the general community. Later this morning, an instructor from the eastern iowamediation services will speak with participants on how to de situation. For example, if there were an argument in the workplace, an individual could step ito make sure both sides are heard. The Commission Hopes by providininthis training, it could cut back on the number of civil rights complaints filed. Commission Officials Say when both sides are recognized, its easier to come to an agreement. 25 5626 12 people j jt, they dont get the e ll story. Something happens to them and theyre only seeing it from their side, where as in m
Alert fofecast, kaj. We are planning on a very quiet week of weather across iowa. Well have more clouds than sun today with highs back in the low 40s in many areas. Tonight into tomorrow, an area of low pressure will pass well to our south leaving us with a continuation of dry weather and highs into the 40s. A gradual cooling trrd is likely through friday, but only down to the mid30s for highs. By the weekend, another surge of warmer air is possible, especially by saturday with highs well up into the 40s suggested at this time. Overall, aside from some breezy conditqons midweek, tpis should be a very quiet week ahead. Today mostly cloudy high winds light n alo 39 dbq 40 iow 4tonight mostly cloudy low 2430 winds e 510 alo 27 dbq 27 iow 29tomorrow mostly cloudy high 4046 winds e 510 alo 42 dbq 42 iow 45tomorrow night mostly cloudy low 2531 winds n 510 alo 27 dbq 28 iow 30 e Westdale Mall area stardrenovations last year, and now re than 10 new businesses vopened an to open in e area. The
But referred us to a recent article in the register. 6 24. In that article, it said that des moines had reached out to waterloo and a principal and a teacher had given a positive reference. But in the article, Waterloo School leaders say they never received a formal reference request from des moines. At the time, districts were not required to conduct criminal background checks of new hires. That changed in 2014. But the iowa board of educational examiners which licenses teachers in the state cant legally share criminal backgrounds with districts. And the board only revokes s aching licenses for certain criminal convictions, which is why madson was able to still teach after pleading guilty to trespassing. Thats why referevce checks are so vital. Waterloo schools provided kcrgtv9 with its twopage document for how administrator s screen potential candidates. But few districts are willing to talk about such a sensitive topic. I thinkhwhere weve seen problems, in education in general and,