Calling on president obama and the army corps of engineers to reject pending permits and rescind existing permits for the pipeline. Last week, the Obama Administration temporarily halted construction of a part of the pipeline in north dakota. A former Osage School Board member accused of stealing from the county Treasurers Office will be sentenced later this month. 46yearold Tracey Mooberry pleaded guilty to a misconduct charge on tuesday. Investigators say she stole cash tax payments for clerk in the Mitchell CountyTreasurers Office. She faces up to a year in jail and a nearly 2,000 dollar fine. Testimony continues today in the trial of dubuque man accused of killing his daughter who has autism. In Opening Statements yesterday, prosecutors said robert stern killed her because she was a burden. He has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. In june of 2015, police say he admitted to shooting every round of three guns at his daughter, kimberly stern, was 27. Prosecutors say stern admitted to Police Officers that he killed her. Then on the way to the police station, stern faked a medical emergency so they took him to the hospital. Thats where they say officers were going to record stern confessing he killed his daughter because she quote pushed his buttons. The officer accidentally did not hit record on his cell phone to capture that confession. Police described stern as frail and confused when he was talking to them. Kitchen, mr. Stern made a couple of statements, as i am passing by. One was, i am dying of cancer. The other is, i heard voices. Sterns attorney described kimberly as having severe autism. Sterns wife had recently died, and hed become kimberlys only care provider. The defense says kimberly also had another mental diagnosis. Whenever you see news, give us a call on newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. You can also email pictures and video to newsroom at kcrg your first alert forecast, justin. Clouds will be in and out of the sky today, with a general increase in cloudiness later this afternoon. Its going to be another nice day with highs well into the 70s. Showers and a few thunderstorms move in tonight and continue into friday. Severe weather is not likely but some decent rainfall am are possible. Storms should no be much of a problem during the High School Football games, however. Highs stay in the 70s this weekend with dry weather returning. Well be a little warmer most of next week with highs hanging out near 80. Today increasing clouds. Wind se 515. High 77 alo 75 dbq 76 iow 78 tonight showers and storms become likely. Low 64 alo 63 dbq 63 iow 65 61 to 67 traffic is flowing this midday been a much different story during the morning commute. The main issues are around the penn street exit at mile marker 4 on i 380. This is video from yesterday, when the traffic was a little lighter. But during peak commute times, the offramp backed up all the way onto the interstate. North liberty says the delays are the result of more traffic using i380 the iowa river bridge for repairs. A widening project on penn street is also snarling traffic leaving the interstate. The city says it plans to look at the timing of the stop lights at that exit, but little changes can cause other problems. The dot is also expected to ease some of the traffic with a new interchange at forevergreen road starting next year. The highway 100 extension west of cedar rapids is attracting the attention of engineers. Theyre interested in the highways pavement. Most iowa highways are made of concrete. But this 4mile stretch that should open around thanksgiving is asphalt that measures more than a foot thick. Few iowa roads are built with this technique they call perpetual asphalt. And as Oil Prices Stay low, asphalt is becoming a more economical alternative to concrete for new road construction. After taking a few days off for pneumonia, democratic this afternoon. Shes hosting a Campaign Event in North Carolina in just a few hours. Clinton was resting for a few days after leaving a september 11th Memorial Service early on sunday. At the time, the former secretary of state said she left because she was feeling overheated. It came out later that a doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia last friday. This morning, abc news chief health and medical editor, dr Richard Besser said he would have recommended that the democratic nominee stay home a little while longer. Than theyre willing to stay home. Given that shes in the midst of a campaign, i can understand her lot staying home longer. Well have to see what kind of energy she has when she gets out there. Republican donald trump is laying out his economic plans for the country while in new york this midday. This is a live look where he and Vice President ial candidate mike pence are speaking to the Economic Club of new york. This comes just 11 days away from the first president ial between the two nominees. Australian transportatio n officials today confirmed a piece of debris found off of tanzania is from missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. People living on the island found the wing flap back in june. The plane disappeared in march of 2014 with 239 people on board. Since then, several pieces of debris have washed up on coastlines around the indian ocean. The show wont go on. At least for now at theatre cedar rapids. Tcr is of a casting controversy. Tcr says its putting off the play until it can get the support of the Deaf Community. Some have criticized tcr for casting an actor who can hear to play a deaf character. But the theatres artistic director says no deaf actors showed up to audition. Tcr says it now wants to collaborate with the Deaf Community to find deaf actors to play those roles. There are also questions about an upcoming play in des moines. Some people have asked why there are no Latino Actors in the des moines playu month. The play centers around 2 rival street gangs, the jets, who are white, and the sharks, who are puerto rican. One latino actor had originally earned a role in that production. But he left in protest over how the theatre cast the other characters. Because being latino is a specific experience in the country, it can only be portrayed by those who have a stake in those experiences the playhouse says it reached out but it apologizes for not doing more. Coming up tonight on kcrg 9. 2, we have Live High School volleyball. Clear creek amana will face off against Vinton Shellsburg. The sets, spikes and kills start at 7 30 on kcrg 9. 2. A 29 year old man is the latest confirmed case in legionnares disease outbreak in a minneapolis suburb. The Minnesota Health department is now scrambling to find the source of the fast acting bacteria. Updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert this afternoon. Its with highs well into the 70s. Showers and a few thunderstorms move in tonight and continue into friday. Severe weather is than a half inch are possible. Storms should not be much of a problem during the High School Football games, however. Highs stay in the 70s this weekend with a little warmer most of next week with highs hanging out near 80. Today increasing clouds. Wind se 515. High 77 alo 75 dbq 76 iow 78 alo 63 dbq 63 iow 65 61 to 67 tomorrow showers and a few storms likely. Wind s 515. High 76 alo 76 dbq 75 iow 77 tom. Night chance of showers, mainly early. Wind sw 510. Low 60 alo 59 dbq 60 iow 61 saturday partly sunny. High 75 low 60 sunday mostly sunny. Cloudy. High 80 low 58 tuesday slight chance of showers, mainly early. High 80 low 60 wednesday partly cloudy. High 81 low 60 thursday slight chance of storms. High 81 low 64 friday chance of storms. Contracted legionnaires disease in hopkins, minnesota is now up to six. Five of those people fit the description of typical e older adults. But as jessica miles tells us, this latest confirmed case is different. 29 year old joe butler was working alongside his dad at their Auto Repair Shop in hopkins last week. Hes now in the icu at North Memorial Medical Center after his temperature spiked to 104 degrees early wednesday morning. They had intubated him and moved him to icu 9 05 and 2 25 im just worried about him. Joe got sick last thursday night. Friday he headaches and diarrhea. By sunday afternoon he knew he had to go to the hospital. He thought his life was at risk. 12 32 he thought he was dying . Yes. For his family. Its concerning how quickly this healthy, young guy was taken down by this sometimes deadly disease. Its def. Very difficult to see him like this. Its terrifying. The Minnesota Department of health says it has talked with at least 3 big businesses near downtown hopkins trying to find the source of the bacteria. Supervalu and thermotech about their cooling systems. And cargill about now been turned off. Legionnaires is contracted by inhaling mist from water sources that contain the bacteria. Hopkins has had a lot of construction lately. We saw this construction takner spraying water just west of downtown. The Health Department says while not a likely source. They are looking at everything. Its def. Important to get it out there. Joe butlers family is speaking out with a mission. He would be grateful because nobody should go through this. I hope the dept. Of health can get a handle on this and can finds the source so it can prevent other from getting sick and potentially dying. The health dept. Isnt alerting paramedics telling them to notify doctors if need be. In hopkins jm trt 1. 46 oc the Health Department isnt telling people to avoid hopkins. But Police Medical calls are alerting paramedics telling them to notify doctors if need be. Agriculture consolidation is becoming more common. In this weeks agribusiness report, two mergers worth billions are moving forward. Welcome to the agribusiness welcome to the agribusiness report, im report, im z22jmz zixz downward trending farm economy. Agriculture consolidation is reaching new levels. This week. Two billion dollar mergers are moving forward. The canadian Fertilizer CompaniesPotash Corporation of Saskatchewan Incorporated and Agrium Incorporated announced a merger worth 36 billion us dollars. Potash and agrium together are the Third LargestNatural Resource company in canada. And have many operations in the us. Including a couple dozen in io and have nearly 20 thousand employees. Potash shareholders will get 52 percent. With combined leadership from both companies. They expect to close in the middle of 2017. And bayer finally clinched an agreement to buy out monsanto. For 66 billion dollars. Thats one hundred 28 dollars per share in an all cash transaction. Both boards unanimously approved the agreement. In their release. They claim Value Creation of one point five billion dollars after three years. In a video statement on a bayermonsanto website. Advancing together dot com. Bayer says the merger benefits agriculture. What we do is good for consumers. We help to produce efficient, safe, healthy, and affordable food. It is also good for our increase yields in a sustainable way. Shareholders from both Companies Benefit from this transaction, because this is about Value Creation and growth. Monsanto says this is an exciting time for the future. Together with bayer, were going to be able to offer growers even Better Solutions faster. This combination will deliver just that, an innovation engine that pairs bayers Crop Protection portfolio with our world class seeds and traits. There are some critics of these mergers in the agriculture community. They claim having fewer companies limits farmer choice. Cattle is still getting a boost upward. While there are small move we have more of a mixed type of trade today. The corn dead cat bounce we call it, we expect the yield to improve as we move north. But you know, the market still remains anchored by the big overall supplies regardless if the yield is a bit disapointing on corn early. Soybeans, after yesterdays big push to the downside, trying to find some stability with the stronger demand, but overall its harvest time. The market is anchored on rallies by larger supplies and the combines rolling. The cattle market, it feels like weve put in a seasonal low on the cash market getting more of a technical bounc here as the basis levels move more positive. Looking for cash cattle this week to trade more steady. The boxed beef improve, but also supplies tighten. The hog market just continues to trade poorly. The cooler weather looking for weights to increase. So overall, bigger supplies ahead, and the market technically this week now at some very oversold levels after the sharp break that weve had. And thats all the time i have for the show today. Thanks for tuning in. Hope to see you again tomorrow. Well post a video every day in the agriculture section of kcrg. Com. Im david geiger with the agribusiness report. Trt 3. 31 some traditions will wrap up like the cedar rapids downtown Farmers Market. While the hancher green outdoor concert welcomes al under the stars. A focus on the best of september weeks best bets. The gazettes diana nollen from hoopla now is in to talk about this week in arts and culture. Best bets sept 15 2016 indian creek grand opening today to sunday, sept. 15 to 18 Indian Creek Nature Center is of its amazing space campus, featuring a main building, butterfly house, Patterson Family outdoor amphitheater, Land Protection workshop and relocated maple syrup house. Weekend festivities begin with a soldout farmtotable dinner tonight , and continue with a full slate of free activities saturday and sunday. A ribboncutting ceremony will be held at 11 a. M. Saturday , followed by tours, live music, partner fair, raptor programs, a bike ride from the newbo district and stories and smores around evening campfires. Indian creek grand opening today to sunday , Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 otis rd. Se, cedar rapids; free, 3620664 or indiancreekna turecenter. Org http downtown Farmers Market saturday, sept. 17 saturday is your last chance to reap summers bounty at the cedar rapids downtown Farmers Market. Booths offering everything from Homegrown Produce to locally sourced wine, meat, cheese and and fourth avenues between second and fifth streets se. Grab a bite to eat, stroll the grounds and catch performers in the act. Head to third avenue se for kids activities. And be sure to byob as in bag. With more than 200 vendors onsite, youll need some totes to tote home your finds. Social animals are welcome, but their people must abide by rules from leash laws to cleanup. Downtown Farmers Market 7 30 a. M. To noon saturday , downtown cedar rapids; free admission, cedarrapids. Org http hancher green outdoor concert friday, sept. 16 the first band that graced the original hancher stage in 1972 will crank up the heat outdoors friday night on the hancher green, adjacent to the new allages, with preservation hall jazz band bringing the traditional sounds of new orleans to open the show, followed by a jumbo gumbo of hiphop, rock and jazz from Trombone Shorty orleans avenue. But dont wait for the downbeat. A familyfriendly tailgate ramble in the hancher parking lot gets the Party Rolling at 5 p. M. , with games, food trucks and all the trimmings for launching hanchers performing arts season in its new digs. Hancher green outdoor concert 7 30 p. M. Friday , hancher green, 141 e. Park rd. , iowa city; free, bring seating, hancher. Uiow a. Edu https after a ml mount vernon, the School District wants to know why it had such little support. And analysts are looking at the health for the top president ial candidates. Thats after a pneumonia scare sidelined Democrat Hillary Clinton. Meteorologist Justin Gehrts updates our temperatures coming up in your first alert girl last week, senator Chuck Grassley says Illegal Immigrants should not to be allowed to drive. Newly released audio from a call into 911 shows what led to police to an accused serial killer in northern ohio. And neighbors will have to wait to see if iowa city will allow constructon youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news at midday. Medical records for the top two president ial candidates are out in the open. This comes after recent concerns for Democrat Hillary Clinton after doctors diagnosed her with pneumonia. Both candidates claim theyre campaigning today. This is a live look at an economic speech donald trump is giving in new york. Clinton returns to h