One business that closed one 2016 may not be reopening at all. And thats even though it was left untouched by flood waters. The city of cedar rapids and the best western Coopers Mill Hotel were talking about a possible buy out long before the flooding threat. City real estate manager rita rasmuseen says theyve been in talks with the Property Owners for about a year. The city had the Property Value assesesed and made a Purchase Agreement for more than 5 Million Dollars. Once they closed for the flooding it was decided to move forward with the sale. We have a signed Purchase Agreement from the Property Owner that will be presented on the City Council Agenda for october 11 recommended for approval and assuming thats approved we anticipate closing having them transfer title to the city hopefully by the end of the month. Month. If final approval is given by the city council the building will be torn down next spring. The citys Flood Control updates tuesday on flood protection near the 16th
We had gone 19 days with no rain and now here comes the holiday week and here comes the rain. At least the temperatures are above the freezing mark. There is no icing but the roads could be slick thanks to the rain. You can see the rain passing from southwest to northeast across the area. It is broken in nature and not solid in terms of its coverage. Theres another disturbance in the southwest and that will move into our direction. It will tomorrow morning. If you are out and about tomorrow we are heading to relatives you can expect to see rain around eastern iowa. Temperatures early on to be in the mid30s. As a day wears on the rain is expected to lighten up and diminish later in the afternoon. Not a warm day with lots of clouds around. Temperatures are in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. We are tracking breaking Wayne State University another Law Enforcement officer appears to have been ambushed on campus. This is the scene right now that we are getting from the south and the. You see po
After intense pressure from the public and lawmakers, the drug Company Mylan has now caved on the cost of the epipen. Epipen. The life saving shot will now also come in a generic brand. Brand. The cost of emergency shot during an allergic reaction has ballooned in recent years its right now more than 6 hundred dollars. The announcement means a generic version would cost about half as much as the current price. While the Company Works on that, some First Responders say theyve managed to find an even cheaper solution. All our emts to draw their own medications. The cost savings has bled over to our patients, and also to our depar department. Other companies are also looking for new technologies to compete against the epipen shot in the open market. Iowa senator Chuck Grassley is among the lawmakers pushing for the chang. Change. In a statement, senator grassley said quote this sounds like good news but the details are important to know. Grassley says he will continue to work with the foo
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After a warm night of around 70, well be pushing 90 tomorrow afternoon. Then the forecast has a chance for some thunderstorms. You can see while were at 90, its o only 77 in minneapolis. As that push sots toast southeast, theres a chance tomorrow night that a strong storm or two could gop develop in our northern counties. By saturday, that moves to the re of eastern now new into the newsroom tonight, conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly died today, schlafly helped defeat the equal rights amendment and founded the profamily eagle forum in the early 70s she was still the president. She spent 70years focusing on protecting views on the traditional family and wrote several books fighting to roles. Schlafly died in her saint louis home surrounded by family. Schlafly was 92. A minnesota family has . Some closure tonight a minnesota family has some closure tonight after their sons body was found 27 years after he went missing. 11yearold jacob weterling was riding his bike a brother and a friend