san marnan and laporte road intersection around two this afternoon. a ford f-150 pickup, chrysler pacifica and ford explorer police vehicle all experienced front- end damage. traffic resumed in the area after the vehicles were moved -- and the scene was cleared. it's one of the most dangerous intersections in iowa. and as people get ready to start doing their holiday shopping, cedar falls police are putting out a warning. they're talking about this intersection, highway 58 in cedar falls. the stretch of highway between greenhill road and viking road has seen it's share of problems. kwwl's nikki newbrough is live out near that interseciton. nikki what did you find out? police tell me there was even a couple accidents here last night. and now between thanksgiving and christmas, they are on high alert in this area. some people (ding) during this holiday season, the cedar falls police department has one interesction they keep an eye on. "i'n my years working the streets yes i have, i have been there for fatalities and i have been there for personal injury accidents and regular accidents that happen." we're talking about highway 58 and viking road. police say it's been a bad intersection for a long time....always in the top ten for the most dangerous intersections in iowa. recently landing at number four. "and some of those accidents are very serious and all because of all the new businesses on the viking road area. we have a lot more traffic during that thanksgiving to christmas time." "you know just standing out intersection gets. that's why police are doing everything they can to make sure people are aware of that." the department partnered with the dot again this year to put up signs to alert this 60 mile an hour traffic to slow down. "caution ahead, heavy traffic, be prepared to stop make sure everyone stays safe, but also have an enjoyable holiday if you live here and know this area, police urge you to take alternate routes to get here. such as cedar heights and viking road, prairie parkway off of greenhill, or even hudson road to viking. we've got you covered live in cedar falls nikki newbrough kwwl news. police say the d- o-t knows how dangerous that intersection is. there have been a few community meetings about it and relief is in sight. concern on the roads - and the holiday shopping season seem to be starting earlier than the hit the lindale mall early to plan their shopping strategy - which stores they'll hit and what they'll buy... some hard core shoppers plan on being at the mall early enough (vicky smith/black friday shopper) "they're starting the sale at 6 p.m. so we'll get in that you want, so you wanna get it first, and then you get good deals on it." the lindale mall opens at 6 p-m tomorrow night... and after closing for a few hours... will reopen at 6 a-m friday morning. you can find more information about what stores are open and when they open on our website, kwwl dot com. and if you plan on going to multiple stores on black friday...you better make sure your gifts are protected. car break-ins are especially common during the holiday months. kwwl's lauren moss caugh joins us now with some tips.. its the season of giving...but its also the season for break ins! behind me...there are hundreds of opportunities for your goodies..to become someone else's.. here's how you can stop it from happening... lot like christmas inside the crossroads mall in waterloo. the lights are shining, fake snow glistening and shoppers are out and about. but as much as its the season of giving...its also the season for car protected. watch where you park your car..park to as close to the building as possible and if it's dark try to park near lights..we have a lot of lights in the parking lot which makes it good for shoppers. crossroads mall is also upping their security. "we just increase the number of them on their shifts so they can patrol inside and outside at the same time." but when it comes to great idea to bring around a blanket with you in your car in the winter months, especially to help cover up shoppings bags "if you want to take trips to your car.. make sure you move your car to maybe another spot in the parking lot so that the mall and then come in and finish your shopping we have lots of entrances on all the levels. it's of course, also very important to always be aware of your surroundings. we've got you covered, lauren moss ...kwwl news. for more tips on how you can protect yourself this holiday one person is in jail after complaints of shots fired in the quality inn parking lot last night. police responded to the area around 11 o-clock and found a 26-year-old woman in the area -- who gave police a wrong name. moments later -- officers realized keesha tu was wanted in linn county for a probation violation. at this point -- officers are trying to determine if more people were involved. "we have these types of calls, and it doesn't matter if it's captain mohlis says a handgun was also found in a nearby car. at this time -- officers are trying to determine if it was used in the shooting. continuing coverage... deere and company releases it's quarterly earning report... worldwide sales and revenues are down, but the company still turning a large profit. the new deere earnings report shows that sales and earnings are down for the quarter -- and down about 20 percent for the year however, the company says sales and earnings are at the sixth-highest in company history. the company is reporting an operating profit of more than 2-billion dollars for the year... the 20-16 forecast calls for sales to be down again -- the company blames demand. coming up... more officers will line the streets for the macy's thanksgiving day parade -- but will fewer people be at there this year? and... a family is forced out of their home the day before thanksgiving because of a house here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron --------- "now your storm track 7 jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of president and i hope you want that kind of president for our country going forward. times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but the precipitation will end faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of this precipitation will end about 2 am friday. as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. areas southeast of this line could see a rain/snow mix, but the precipitation will end faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of this precipitation will end about 2 am friday. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of this precipitation will end about 2 am friday. as the storm gets closer, light rain develops and becomes widespread with patchy fog overnight. rain will be steady through thursday and heavy at times. rain totals will range from 1.50-2.50". between 5-7 pm thursday, colder air will begin to change the rain over to a wintry mix then light snow north and west of a line from waterloo to elkader. snow accumulation is this area could range from a trace to 2". all of the precipitation will end shortly after midnight. faster than the cold can move in. result will be little to no wintry precipitation. all of this precipitation will end about 2 am friday. coming up... chicago police are preparing for another night of protests for a teenager killed by police - laquan mcdonald. a fire destroys a family's home day before thanksgiving. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in smithfield, jefferson, pleasant it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. join us for real change. the day before thanksgiving - a fire destorys a home and a camper, both of which were being lived in. it started around eight last night, in the two thousand block of central city road just a few miles outside of downtown central city in linn county. kwwl's kristin rogers saw the damage for herself today, she was in central city earlier, she joins us live from the linn county sheriff's office, who also responded to the fire... that's right, officers from the sheriff's office were working on traffic control during the fire, but the most unusual thing about this particular fire is that two firemen were injured on scene. it's something the linn county sheriff says doesn't happen too often. check out this damage.... the central city fire chief tells us a fireman from alburnett fell inside the garage, hurting his leg he was taken to the hospital... a central city fireman was also injured when the family dog at the home bit his finger, he was treated county fire cheif) "this close their home, but it looks like other than one person having smoke inhalation injuries that he was treated for, is being treated for, and then of course the two firemen that were injured, things probably could have been worse." that's because both of these homes are total losses... two people were living in the camper where the fire started and two people were inside the house, all of them were able to escape, as sheriff gardner mentioned one person was sent to the hospital the central city fire chief tells me the dog that caused the bite had just recieved it's shots about a week ago and he believes the dog was simply trying to protect his home, which unfortuntely as i mentioned is a total loss.. we've got you covered live in linn county, kristin rogers ...kwwl news. the fire is being investigated by the central city fire department and the linn county sheriff's office. they do believe as kristin mentioned, the fire started in the camper and them spread to the home. still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... will fewer people be attending the macy's thanksgiving day a parade this year? and... charges are filed two weeks after the day two hawk alerts are sent out from the university of iowa campus. --------- --------- is reassuring americans that there are currently no credible threats on the homeland... "right now we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot based on the latest information i just received in the situation room." the president is saying americans should go about their normal thanksgiving plans - and not let fear from any terrorist organization deter plans. the president said law enforcement officials are taking every precaution, and monitoring the situation around the clock. the nypd is being especially vigilant in the hours before the macy's thanksgiving day parade. millions of people will line the streets of new york tomorrow for the holiday tradition -- and security is stepped up... heavilty armed tactical units -- aka hercules teams -- will be ready to move at the first sign of a threat. police working the parade is nothing new -- but this year, there will be more officers on "we always police that parade with very large numbers of uniformed officers, ah.. this year i think you will see even a larger presence." with anticipated warm weather, there could be record crowds for the parade, and police say they're confident in the security plan they have in place. in chicago, police are preparing for another round of protests in the city. thousands of mainly non-violent protesters took to the streets after a judge ordered police dash cam video to be released showing an officer shootign and killing 17- year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times. the officer involved- jason van dyke was charged with first degree murder. in a kwwl follow-up an iowa city man is arrested and charged tied to two hawk alerts at the university of iowa... 32-year-old adam weinstein was arrested today after he was released from university of iowa hospitals and clinics. those at the university of iowa say he was involuntarily committed after he was taken into custody on november tenth tied to a series of alleged physical and verbal attacks on the campus on that sparked the two seperate in case you missed it... a man is charged... accused of following another driver, hitting her car with a crowbar -- in an act of apparent road rage. joshua dale faces criminal mischief charges -- accused of hitting a woman's car repeatedly in the lowes parking lot in waterloo. tali stevens had just picked her 10- year-old daughter up from school... and stevens says dale followed her from the school to the store, got something out of his truck - then beat the car. here's a live look at the waterloo skycam. storm track seven meteoroligst mark schnackenberg has a final look at your weather next. we'll be right back --------- --------- --------- --------- so sorry, mrs. parker. so sorry... find a doctor, coordinate appointments, or transfer records with bewell 24/7. one of the many services provided exclusively to wellmark members. 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