Calls for change at theatre cedar rapids the production is on hold. The delay comes after the terms of Deaf Community spoke out against the casting choice. Fox28 first broke the story last week. The play call tribes features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at pcr assay to death actor cannot be found they turn to an actor can hear. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the put theater released a Statement Today done more. Then out working with deaf citizens to get more involved. They hope to schedule the plan later date. The weather is putting on a pleasant show across eastern gruesome images of the crime scene were shown to jurors today in day two of testimony in the david miller murder trial besides the bloody pictures the jury also heard the first interview investigators conducted with miller. Miller. Miller is accused of stabbing and strangling Sabrina Hustad janish in october. Her body was found lead investigator walked jurors through the crime scene as it looked
Theater cedar rapids is postponing its production of the play tribes. Spoke out against a casting cho. Choice. Cbs 2 news has been following the controversy for more than a week now. The play features a lead character who is deaf. Leaders at tcr chose a person who can hear to play the part when they say no deaf actors auditioned. After speaking with members of the Deaf Community the theatre said they could have done more and now theyre trying to reschedule the play. Developing right now we still dont know about the future of an iowa city home designed to look like kinnick stadium. Last night city leaders postponed a decision on the home until next week. The plans for the 75hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadiums press box. In july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the homes size saying it is a tailgating venue. Discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. Iowans against the Bakken Pipeline are now calling on president obama to stop
Asbestos during the renovation work. Now its up to the ags office to determine if either should face a civil lawsuit and penalties. Attorneys tell us those penalties are capped at 10 thousand dollars per day, per violation. It could be a long investigative process. The ags office might drop the cases, or take anywhere from months to years to review the evidence, or collect more. Cedar rapids schools superintendent brad buck said he was disappointed with the epcs ruling, but says hell continue to defend the districts moves. I think our narrative will remain the same. There were things that happened along the way. We worked with the Abatement Company through that process as well as architects. When the dnr became involved, we worked with them. Attorneys with Abatement Specialties said they too are disappointed, but will continue to fight. At six we talk with some of the construction workers who were at washington during the theyre ecstatic. Live in des moines, forrest saunders, kcrgtv9 n
A juvenile acting in self defense. Thats the reason why there wont be any charges for a shooting in linn county. The Linn County Attorneys Office says the shooter was underage and bbieve he acted in self defense for a shooting earlier this month. Sheriffs deputies responded to 1414 sisley grove road northwest the morning of february 6th. They found 44 year old Richard Smith was shot twice at his home. Hes since been released from the hospital and declined to file charges. A 30yearold man is in the Monroe County jail this mornrng for sexually abusing a 2 and half month old girl. Justin stickrod has been charged with 1st degree sexual abuse and child endangerment. Hes currently held on a 68,000 dollar bond. The Albia Police Department is assisting the Sheriffs Office with the investigation, which started is recovering. In a tv9 followup this morning. The e et Dubuque School board president is leaving the position. Shirley horstmans colleagues announced her resignation at last nights meet
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