Project in downtown sioux city. That was chosen to receive part of an 8 million grant from the Iowa Economic Development board. Next, the project must secure a 2 Million Dollar pledge from Woodbury County in order to become a reality. The 2 Million Dollar pledge from the city. Will be distributed over a so far. One pointfive million committed to the project from the if all goes as planned. The ag open for business beginning of 2017. Deborah souverain abc 9 news tim on cam a close call for in a single vehicle accident in downtown sioux city monday tonight. They were headed north on nebraska street when the pickup they were in went out of control careening through a parking lot fence and over a retaining wall before running headon into a concreate wall. Two men believed to be in thier twenties had to be pulled from the wreckage by firefighters. Both were taken to Mercy Medical with non life threatening injuries. It could have been much worse. A post from the chain link fence speared the
Help families right here in eastern iowa. One maaion family needed help, after their sons premature birth. Hospital bills drained their bank account, and thats when the Compassion Fund stepped in. Kcrgtv9 Forrest Saunders has more. Rebecca ness is a proud mom. Her little boy beau is just eight weeks old. But, hes actually more like two. Beau was born six weeks early. A very scary situation. He stayed in the nicu foo 32 days. He was in the nicu so long because he couldnt get the suck swallow motion. Thats what they develop later in the pregnancy, which he wasnt in me for. Beau is doing great these days, but, while he was getting healthy, rebecca had to leave her job to help. Meanwhile hospital bills emptied the couples account. A big problem seeing as they were crammed into a tinyroom at a family members house. It was a single bedroom. Literally, my motherinlaws. It was a bedroom, barely enough for our bed. Thats where the Compassion Fund comes in. Rebecca says i helped with all sorts o
November 25th was set for lehman. But such hearings are usually cancelled when the county attorneys offices files trial paperwork. The sheriff confirms a fight took place inside the victtms motel oom but he wouldnt say what started the whole incident that led to a stabbing. But some other Motel Residents have ideas and well tell y u what they saw and heard tonight at six. Live in linn county, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. Cedar Rapids Police are investigating a shooting in the 11hundred block of 3rd street southwest. It happpned around 115 this afternoon. Police say someone shot a man that mans injuries dont appear life threatening. Cedar Rapids Police say a minivan crashed inno a school bus this morning after running a red light. It happened on kirkwood boulevard southwest, just south of highway 30. Police sayhere were no kids on the school bus t the time, and at least one person in the minivan was injured. Police cited the minivan driver for running the red light. And in dyersville, a
New this morning. Someone hit a house with gunfire this morning around 3 am in waterloo. Police responded to a house in the 200 block of reed street. No one was hurt, and police are still investigating. A man faces a first degree murder charge this morning after he fatally stabbed another man. This all happened at a motel on the outskirts of cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Office says 47 year old Michael Lehman stabbed 23 year old jimmi jon lint several times during a fight. It happened at the cedrel motel, which is a few miles west of cedar rapids on highway 30. Around 12 30 am yesterday, law officers found lint lying on the floor of a room with several stab wounds. He died later at a hospital. Sheriffs deputies arrested lehman in another room at the motel. A man is in Police Custody after Authorities Say he broke into a home and severely beat a woman in elkader last week. Police say 24yearold Brandon Thoma broke into the home after the womans husband left for work last tuesday
Children their families by providing comfort, care and fulfilling immediate needs such as; a gas card for frequent travel to appointments meals for a parent who spends weeks at the hospital payment of immediate bills such as phone, heat or electricity a birthday cake for coming up in the next half hour, i will introduce you to a family who needed the Compassion Fund. Guys back to you. Tv9s Forrest Saunders at the campassion fund telethon. Thanks a lot. A man is hurt this morning after he crashed into the jehovah witness kingdom hall in cedar rapids. The Linn County Sheriffs Office says 64 year old Randall Maher of mount vernon lost control of his vehicle. He was driving on Mount Vernon Road a bit before 10 yesterday morning. The truck entered the ditch before spinning and crashing into the building. Maher is at the hospital and is expected to survive. Some members of the congregation say the amount of damage shocked them. Its kind of incomprehensibl e as to why this would happen. I mea