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our cold front is moving across the area the mor standpoint. there s just no moisture to work with, and a rapid decrease in clouds is likely. much of the day should be sunny with lighter wind and highs around 70. plan on a nice night with clear and calm conditions. our next weak system arrives late wednesday night into thursday morning and should offer up a chance of very light rain in the area. cooler temperatures remain on track for thursday and friday in the wake of that small system, with a nice rebound for the weekend. have a good y!today: mostly sunny.nd: 15. : ght n low: 48 tomorrow: partly cloudy. nd: n 5-10. high: 66 tom. semi-truck in waterloo last night led to a gasoline leak at a major intersection. waterloo police say the crash happened at u.s. 218 and west 11th street around 8:50 last night. the semi s gas tank was ripped open. waterloo fire crews stopped the leak with a special putty. the crash is under in cedar falls, one person was hurt when a van hit t ....
when rescue crews finally found her, they placed her on a back board. fire fighters above ground used a tri-pod to pull her out through a nearby man- hole. a rescue effort some city leaders say could have been avoided. other people had to put themselves in harm s way in order to be able to rescue someone from that space. city leaders from several departments will meet later this week to ways to keep people from trying to explore the mine shafts. in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news. that dangerous old mine shaft in dubuque is not alone. the u-s department of agriculture says iowa has about 27- hundred of these mine shafts across the state. about six months ago, some des moines homeowners discovered one under their house when a sinkhole opened in front of their home. historians say it dates moines coal company. the u-s-d-a said an air shaft in the old coal mine probably eroded over time and caused the collapse. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our firs ....
while you were sleeping, multiple fire crews tried to save a burning home on ely street in cedar rapids - just after midnight. our crew on the scene says firefighters worked to tame the flames for more than two hours. the linn county sheriff s office tells cbs 2 news no one was home at the time. initial reports say the home may have been undergoing renovations. officials are now working to figure out what started the fire. we ll continue to monitor this developing story all morning long. an update this morning - authorities have now released the names of two people killed just outside of decorah. decorah.it all happened in a mobile home park in freeport. 55-year-old craig freilinger and 41-year-old sarah szabo were both found dead on sunday evening from gunshot wounds. the winneshiek county sheriff s office says the are not looking for any other suspects, and the public is not in any danger. developing right now in cedar falls authorities are now piecing together wh ....
trump. in the meantime there are a number of government programs that support veterans as they age. but one has been dubbed the ghost benefit because so few know about it. our reporter has been looking into the program she joins us live, dora. that s right about 70% of veterans qualify for this benefit but don t even know it exists it is called ana pension. around for veterans that most have never even heard of. no, never. even in all my retirement briefings i never, never once mentioned. it is not as widely known as medicate or medicare this is basically free money on the table. it is called the aide and attendance for veterans or ana. gives $2,100 for help with senior care costs. just an assistance living home. gary signed up his mother-in- law for the program. it helps with the total cost of her upkeep at the care center where she is at until she can stay there a longer period of time and not run out of money. right now applicants have to have $80,000 ....
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 t-c-r 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 they re trying to reschedule the play. developing right now we still don t 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 75-hundred square foot home have brick siding and a replica of the stadium s press box.in july neighbors filed an appeal complaining about the home s size saying it is a tailgating venue.discussion about the home will continue next wednesday. iowans against the bakken pipeline are now calli ....