Rapids after this semi was blown from one side of the highway to another. Crews eventually got one lane of traffic flowing again northbound until they could remove the trailer from the road. A short time later, there was this crash along highway 151 near anamosa. Again, strong winds knocked over the trailer, taking the semi with it. That blocked the highway until crews could clear the scene. And finally, this semi was knocke northbound lanes of highway 13 just north of mount vernon road. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. In all, eight semis were reportedly knocked over by the winds in the cedar rapids metro area alone. More than a dozen were reported statewide. The wind also a problem in iowa city. City. Construction crews at university of iowa hospitals and clinics were battling against the gusts. Our crew scaffolding and tarps being ripped apart at the site of the new childrens hospital. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported from toda
Sunshine and less wind. Look at these afternoon temperatures, back up there into the 50s. So with the lighter winds and sunshine tomorrow looks to be iowa. Well tell what you to expect for the rest of the weekend, in a few minutes. Terry, thanks. Drivers headed north on i 380 had to deal with another slowdown today. The iowa state patrol tells cbs 2news crews had to retrieve a semi that rolled off the interstate near swisher last week during the snow. They shut down one lane of i 380, as crews finished the very this wind. The zika virus is officially in iowa. The states Public Health Department Says a woman over 60 years old has tested positive. Officials say she traveled to central america. They also say the public is not at risk of contracting the virus because the mosquitoes carrying it are not in iowa. They do encourage anyone from mosquito bites. We have placed five simple things you can do to prevent the zika virus on our website. Here is a look at the zika cases throughout the m
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Firearm, the courts most important gun case ever. Scalia was an advocate for conservative causes off the bench, too, helping to establish the federalist society, which encouraged the appointment of more rightleaning judges. nats he met his future wife, maureen, on a blind date when both were in college. They had nine children five boys and four girls. Two became lawyers, following their father in a profession he clearly relished sot i like thinking about the law. Its sort of the top of the heap for a lawyer who has those interests. And in the process, he became one of the most influential justices in the courts history. Pete williams, nbc news, at the supreme court. Snow moves into the area this weekend. Lets check in with storm track seven meteoroligist kyle kiel for a look at your first 7 weather team. See the screen information from the kwwl the kwwl viewing area from 9 oclock this evening through 6 oclock tomorrow morning. We are expecting two to six inches of that forecast. Two to
Started to get extremely hot. One passenger tells me something didnt feel right and the flight felt like the longest 22 wrong before we were taking off, because we were taxying for a while, and then we heard a really loud noise, and then we took off. Jodie tells me she was reluctant to get on a second plane and thought about renting a car to drive to chicago. But the passengers and crew were able to leave waterloo on a second plane after four and she says shes relieved to weve got you covered live in according to American Airlines officials the plane was at nearly half capacity during the flight. The temperature isnt the only thing going up today wind gusts are picking up as well. Chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now whos tracking it all. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team the wind settles down slightly overnight, but remains windy. The wind