The brakes, and people could smell burning rubber. The plane came to rest on a patch of grass after sliding off the runway. Everyone on board was evacuated. Journalists on that flight say pence came to the back of the plane to make sure everyone was ok and told them there was mud on the front windows. Investigators say the plane had no visible damage, but about 80 arrestor beds on the runway were destroyed. Arrestor beds are faa required installations at the end of runways to do exactly , which is slow down an aircraft approaching the end of the runway. The arrestor beds served their purpose tonight. Were not going to speculate on the cause of the incident. Patrick pence had this to say on twitter, so thankful everyone on our plane is safe. Grateful for our First Responders and the concern and prayers of so many. Back on the trail tomorrow. Trump, told a crowd in ohio that he spoke with pence and everybodys fine. Democratic president ial nominee Hillary Clinton tweeted glad to hear mik
Has your first alert forecast, kaj. Today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. The continued lack of mugginess will also be nice. This weekend, High Pressure is a lock and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday and especially labor day. Next week, our weather should trend a little more active with thunderstorms possible on tuesday and wednesday. Have a great weekend toda y mostly sunny, high around 77. Tonight clear, low around 54. Tomorrow mostly sunny, high around 79. Thanks kaj. A 58 year old cedar rapids man has life threatening injuries this morning from a crash with a deer on his motorcycle. Paramedics lewis access road and Cedar Heights trail Near Center Point around 130. Officials say the driver, michael long, wasnt wearing a helmet. Floridas governor is asking people in his state to evacuate this morning. But many are staying put and have decided to weather hermine. Abcs Adrienne Bankert reports, its t
Today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. The continued lack of mugginess will also be nice. This weekend, High Pressure is a lock and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday and especially labor day. Next week, our weather should trend a little more active with thunderstorms possible on tuesday and wednesday. Have a great week mostly sunny, high around 77. Tonight clear, low around 54. Tomorrow mostly sunny, high around 79. Sunday mostly sunny, high around 82. Anks kaj. Football season. Its fry fest, which kicks off in just a few hours. Kcrgtv nines brea love joins us live from the iowa river landing. Brea, whats special about this year . Chris and nicole, its a hawkeye. From the block party, to the trade show, to the huge pep rally it should be a good time for all fans. Im standing here with. Clarissa kane, brian mcdonald, tom ondrejicka. Could you tell us about some of the events happening . What kind of thi
Knife. Today marks exactly one year since a man raped and killed a 66yearold woman in dubuque. And at seven oclock tonight, family and friends will be gathering to remember the victim, nancy krapfl. Police say krapfl was out for a morning walk last september when Helmon Betwell beat her and raped her. He was 19 at the time. After his arrest, police say betwell told them he attacked the woman because had Nothing Better charges of first degree murder, first degree sexual abuse, and burglary. He and krapfl did not know each other. A judge ruled earlier this year that betwell is not mentally competent to stand trial right now. Hes still in Police Custody as he awaits a hearing on his mental state. We want to remind you that whenever you see news happening, we encourage you to call us on newsline nine. That number is 3193659999. Johnson county will soon go from one lane to none. Structural issues on the highway 965 bridge forced it down to a single lane. On tuesday, it will close completely
And the iowa River Landing in coralville is celebrating all things hawkeye today at fryfest. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first today will be fantastic as highs rise into the middle to upper 70s. The continued lack of mugginess will also be nice. This weekend, High Pressure is a lock and will keep the upcoming weekend quiet with moderating temperatures into the 80s for sunday and especially labor day. Next week, our weather should tuesday and wednesday. Have a great weekend toda y mostly sunny, high around 77. Tonight clear, low around 54. Tomorrow mostly sunny, high around 79. Sunday mostly sunny, high around 82. This morning Tropical Storm hermine is weakening georgia. The storm hit the coast of florida overnight as a category 1 hurricane. This is a live look near tampa 12 30 this morning, iowa time. Sustained winds when it made landfall were at about 80 miles per hour. Its expe