Corridor are still removing sandbags and cleaning up after the latest fight with flood waters. At the same time the National Weather service the National Weather service ctr. Is getting ready for the next time thing we can all do more to prepare and limit damage. Matt hammill was out there and joins us live with the message. Other rivers. And even though some didnt see a drop of water this time next century they could. Could. We learned from 2008 that information was lacking nats flood Iowa Flood Center director vee told kry essky says that disaster was a call to action now he wants flood fighters to know there are more scientific tools to help them plan. Amid torrential rains he says relying on history can leave you under water. Water. We usually hear you know i have lived here for 20 happened. That is not a contradiction to the fact that it can still happen. Among the new tools a way to better to determine the flood risk and severity at your house. Hearing the river could crest at 21
Neighborhood watches have been around for a long time. A lot of times people still view it as. Do your blinds and see what your neighbor is doing. Nowadays people say they want it to be an open line of communication and building relationships. For 20 years wallington heights has used the momentum of new neighbors and new ideas to fuel an old program. I do not think its what people think when they hear Neighborhood Watch. Justin says the key to a good watch program is donuts and coffee. We do not do anything formally. We do not take minutes. We just come, sit, is donuts and drink coffee. He says it is that easy. And with home burglars burglaries have been going up Christie Hamlin said locking doors 52 of the burglaries the homeowner did not lock the door. Calling police if you see something suspicious and knowing who you live next to are good ways to establish a strong watch. Is not just watching for criminals. Its watching for people who need assistance. Watching for activities that ki
Developing this morning in Iowa City Police are looking for more information after a man approached a young girl walking home from school and offered to give her a ride home. Home. The 9yearold was walking home from Lemme Elementary School along washingtion street around 4 thirty tuesday. The girl told police she was on the phone with her mother at the time and ran to a nearby church. Church. Officers were not able to find the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call iowa city number on this screen. Its also posted online at cbs 2 iowa dot com. A 7yearold waterloo boy is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a pick up truck last night. Night. It happened on westeleventh street. Waterloo police say the boy was unconscious when they arrived. The boy was first taken to Covenant Medical Center and then flown to iowa City Hospitals with life threatening injuries. No names were given out as to those involved. Right now police the number of homes burglarized in cedar rapids
Through the morning and early afternoon hours. Well be left will cloudy skies, turning mostly cloudy through Late Afternoon and evening. A few sprinkles are possible. As for temperatures, they will warm near 80 degrees and it will feel sticky outside. Overnight low temperatures will drop into the 60s once again. As for sunday, we have the ace of a few more isolated showers and storms. Skies will be partly sunny and temperatures will be warmer into the low 80s. Today occasional showers and thunderstorm s, especially in the morning. Humid. Wind sw 515. High 77 alo 76 tonight a few showers or storms possible. Wind w 510. Low 64 alo 63 dbq 63 iow 65 61 to 67 thanks britley. Now that river levels are going down in northeast iowa, people can start cleaning up and drying out. Some of the hardest hit areas were along the turkey river in winneshiek, counties. It all started on tuesday near decorah and freeport. Flooding forced several people to evacuate their homes on wednesday morning. High wa
Weather is coming to a screeching halt tonight. Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will roll through the overnight hours. Hours. Weatherfirst chief meteorologist terry swails starts us off with an update its not just a new school year in the Iowa City School district, its a new start time. Time. Fox 28 News Reporter u not just a new school year, its a new start time. Melanie morris tells parents about the change that begins tomorrow. Reporter this North Liberty mom is enjoying the last day of summer with her three kids her oldest starts School Wednesday at garner elementary. It will be an adjustment getting ready for school. Year. Junior and Senior High School students will be in school from 8 50 toe 4 00. Kids in junior high and high school do better if they start the school day later. Reporter the district made changes to discretionary buses prior advertising areas where it is needed the most. Its so much money we could devote to discretionary busing. Given that, we couldnt bus ev tw