Other landscaping. The site will continue to offer yard Waste Collection and some appliance recycling. This first step, creating a scenic overlook and some landscaping, should start next spring and wrap up by the fall. Other projects including creating a trail system will come in future years. And people need to realize the old landfill can only light recreational use. That means hiking, biking and, of course, that scenic overlook. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first break any records today . Mercy Medical Center in cedar includes open heart surgery. Yesterday, the state Health Facilities Council Approved the hospitals certificate of need application for the program. Mercy is interested in opening the center because it says it sees a growing need for cardiovascular surgery. The already started to recruit surgeons to join the heart team. Unity point saint lukes hospital, which is also in cedar rapids, already performs cardiovascular surgeries. The us senate has passed
A lot of headlines recently for its high crime rates. As of early september, the city had more than 500 total homicides in 2016, according to the chicago tribune. That outpaces bigger cities of la and new york. Combined, those two had about 100 fewer homicides through late august. The sgt. Can recall hearing Horror Stories from visitors to cedar rapids. A few months back, i met a family that was in town. Her children werent allowed to go play in the front yard for fear of what may happen to them, for theres little doubt that chitown crime is troubling. But is it really troubling cedar rapids, which, by car, is fewer than four hours away. Police chief wayne jerman recently weighed in on the question. Is there an influence, sure. And were aware of it. Its hard to pinpoint exactly how much of an influence, though. Arrest records may offer some insight. Data from crpd shows last year nearly 16 percent of those arrested were born in illinois, the same for the two previous years. The pd says
Accompany the front with gusts around 40 mph possible. This weekend, plan on cold temperatures to be in the area with highs only around 40 and lows in the lower 20s. The wind will make it feel colder. In terms of the next good rain chance, thats still on track to move in around tuesday wednesday of next week. Have a good weekend today windy with isolated showers and falling temperatures. Wind w 2040. High 62 tonight a few sprinkles flur ries are possible, staying windy. Wind nw 2040. Low 29 tomorrow mostly sunny, windy and much cooler. Wind nw 1530. High 40 tom. Night clear and cold. Wind nw 510. Low 20 thanks kaj. President elect donald trump is spending a lot of time in highpowered meetings as he prepares to take over the white house. The latest visitors to trump tower in new york are new contenders for toplevel positions. Heres abcs janai norman. From foes. To friends. President elect trump is making peace with former rival mitt romney. A republican who had some of the harshest crit
The bare trees blowing all over the place. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your first forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen for your complete weather information. Here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a wind advisory remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the wind gusts diminish to 30 mph from the northwest. Finally by saturday evening the wind really friday evening followed by clearing overnight. Saturday and sunday is sunny and colder than normal with high few dere thursday. Wednesday and a possible rain snow mix tuesday night. Thanksgiving is dry with highs in the mid 40s. More cases with one of their newer programs. The idforpd site, around for just about two years, taking more criminals off the streets. Kwwls brad hanson joins us live from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque. Brad . When this program was first launced, police say they only
Lots of people had to bring out the shovels to clear the snow. As for back at home, the main all over the place. Lets check in with Rachael Peart, still pretty windy out there. I could hear it against my window last night. Lets go right to storm track seven meteorologist rachael le seven meteorologist Rachael Peart for a check of our forecast. Rachael. A wind advisory is in effect off with the strongest of winds, blustery. The strong winds will not help a few low 40s south of i80. It farther away from eastern iowa. High pressure settles in for the to go tonight since well be much colder today. Overnight, temperatures wont be too different. The biggest change tomorrow. Away from eastern iowa. High pressure settles in for the weekend so it will be calm. The cold continues into tonight. Lows will fall into the teens tomorrow. New this morning. One local business is hoping to find the man they saw on their take a look this is video from j and r rental in east dubuque, illinoishere you can