Day. Highs will range depending on location, cedar rapids and temperatures reaching close to 60 degrees once again. North of the cedar rapids area will likely see highs in the upper 40s and low 50s. It will also be windy today. Winds will come out of the southwest to begin the`day the switch out ofthe nw at 20 to 30 mph. Wind gusts are expected to reach near 40 mph. Into the evening hours winds will die down slightly out of the northwest at 15 to 25, turn partly cloudy and low temperatures will drop into the upper 20s and low 30s. As for precipitation, our next chance will arrivemonday night into tuesday morning. Snow at this tii. Thanks briiey. New this morning, were learning Police Arrested a man in downtown cedar rapids for firing a gun outside a bar. Police say it happened around 1245 on 2nd avenue. Officials say derek bailey fired a gun into the air american saloon. Bailey was arrested for reckless use of a firearm. Police say no one was hurt. Remember, whenever you see or hear ne
To breaking record for warmest low temperature, as we s s in the s for most of the morning. Well start off with a bit of sunshine to help warm us through the morning and early afternoon. However, clouds roll back in and stick with us throughout the day. Highs will range depending on location, cedar rapids and south will likely see high temperatures reaching close to 60 degrees once again. North of the cedar rapids areewill likely see highs in the upper 40s and low 50s. It will also be windy today. Winds will come out of the southwest to begin the day the switch out of the nw at 20 to 30 mph. Wind gusts are expected to reach near 40 mph. Into the evening hours winds will die down slightly out of the northwest at 15 to 25, with higher gusts. Skiee will rn partly coudy and lowow temperatures will drop into the upper 20s and low 30s. As for precipitation, our next chance will arrive monday night into tuesday morning. Snow accumulation s look to be light at this time. Thanks britley. Breaki
But right now, some parents say they have several concerns. 08 46 20 agree, disagreeeokay, fascinating. Ssool district officialslssay this. 08 53 21 thats an important conversation to have is the first step toward changing a centuryold grading scale in all cedar rapids schools. 08 33 15 your grade shoul reflect what you know at thth end, not how many points youve accumulated. Standardsbased grading ditches traditional a through f grades. Instead, teachers grade students through four categories exceeding, meeting, or working expectation. But many parents are concerned what this will filling ou college applications. 09 21 30 not only colleges, scholarships, employers. A large section of the world, if you will, thinks about grading through a certain lens. And if we are going to change how we it is important that maps to the broader context. District Officials Say theyd work with teachers to translates the new scale into a gpa. All workkyet. Kathy talking roosevelt teacher kathy slaman is
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Plan on another wet day, though the rain will not be as steady and may be more of a drizzle than anything today. Our temperatures will slowly fall through the day with readings settling into the 4549 range for the afternoon. Gusty southwest wind is likely to 30mph at times. Plan on a dry and windy thursday with highs into the 40s. We are still watching friday afternoon and especially friday night carefully foj snowfall potential in the area. The temperatures will be cool enough for snow to occur, but the bigger uncertainty remains how much moisture there is to work with. There may be several inches of snow on the ground by saturday morning in some communities, which will then only re enforce the colder air for thee weekendnd stay tuned to kcrgtv9 for updates on fridays system as we get closer and the overall confidence in snowfall amounts increases. The Variety Compassion Fund childrrn their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs a gas card for frequent trav