because he suffers from a mental disorder. his attorneyiled for a competency hearing last week. a judge granted that request, and scheduled the hearing for april 4th. police say betwell attacked krapfl while she was walking near her home backn september. they say betwell admitted to raping and killing her, because he had nothing better to do. he faces life in prison if convicted. authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from the newton correctional release center. they say michael amodeo and jessy foley were missing from a routine inmate count last night.. amodeo is serving a 10- year sentence, and foley is seseing a 27- year sentence on drug- related charges. an operation quickfind is still in effect for 17-year- old leslie pettie . cedar rapids police says she was last seen thursday morning at her home in the 39- hundred block of falbrook drive northeast. she s 5 foot 9, and weighs about 130 pounds. police a dodge stratus with the license plate d-u-k 126. if yo
allegedly setting off the sprinkler system at covenant hospital today affecting 40 patients. this man 42 year old douglas hala is accused of tampering with the system around 5:30 this morning. covenant officials say the system was on the mental health floor. kwwl s olivia mancino reports. 5:30 am sunday. the sprinkler system goes off at covenant medical displacing multiple patients in the intensive care and mental health units. this man is accused of setting off the sprinkler system 42 year old douglas hala. our staff came in, we were in room change covenant clinics vice president says the sprinkler system was set off on the mental health floor. about fourty patients had to move to new rooms while staff time so we can get patients back in their rooms according to police, the sprinklers caused nearly ten grand in damanges which halverson says they re still working to assess. as of sunday, rooms in the mental health unit and icu are on diversion while they work to c
expected saturdrdy with highs n the 40s and 50s. clouds increase saturday night and linger into sunday with a stray rain shower possible. expected saturday with highs in the 40s and 50s. clouds increase saturday night and linger into sunday with a stray rain shower possible. one local police department is looking to find out if there are any racial disparities in their traffic stops. dubuque police asking for 30 thousand dollars to bring in an independent researcher to kwwl s brad hanson taking a closer look at this issue today. brad joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque with much more. it s important to note that this is still part of a budget request that will be heard monday night. but pplice here hoppthat this study will help strengthen their relationship with the community they re sworn to protect. dubuque police issued eight thousand traffic citations in 2014 15 hundred of them for speeding. but is there a racial yes, we would have a disparity. but c
not as strong as yesterday. and we will have a couple of chances of rain and snow next week. i ll have more on that in a few minutes. have dropped into the mid 30s to and should keep them today, dry with highs back in the mid become gusty again tomorrow afternoon,n,although not a a strong as yesterday. and we will decision 20-16 coverage it s another big day for the 8 remaining presidential hopefuls. for the shaping up as the vegas prize- fight of politics. while republicans are getting ready events in south carolina. mary moloney has all of t details for us. the ccinton campaign hopes t ts endorsement from south carolina congressman jim clyburn gives hillary the edge. the future of the democratic hillary clinton as our 45th support. in clyburn s 2014 memoir he said an angry bill clinton called him in the middle of the night and promised a fight. endorsing the former secretary of state now because he fears a long democratic fight. the contee between clinton and sanders h
middle of downtown. rapids. i ve either got a firework or shots fired downtown somewhere. police say they came from behind this bar hazzard county american saloon, a popular country themed bar in the city. it s located across the street from goodyear tire, which can be heard in the scanner traffic. alright goodyear, 2nd avenue, possible shots fired. it s not long before police spot the suspect so i ve got a white male, heavy set, white shirt, black sleeves, has a gun. they track him down as he is apprently hiding. behind cooper tire, behind cooper tire, he s hiding behind a truck. in a matter of minutes, 21-year-old derek bailey is arrested. one in custody, we have the gun. (cg: kristin rogers) incidences like this don t usually happen in downtown cedar rapids, and that s why those who work down here are hoping it doesn t become normal. (cg: cj huang/ president of rock bar american grill) it s unfortunate this isolated incident happens, hopefully huang is the pre