Authorities have not released their names yet. Kcrgtv9s brady smith joins us in the newsroom. Brady, what else are investigators saying about the crash . Trooper bob conrad with the iowa state patrol says while it appears ice did play a role, he says its also apparent that the driver of the minivan failed to maintain control of that vehicle. He says the van was also overloaded, and that meant too many people inside the vehicle, and not enough seat belts. Cathy cutler with the local dot District Office says they had road crews on the stretch of highway 30 where the crash happened, during and after the storm that hit eastern iowa earlier this week. She told us the plow and salt trucks had a constant presence on area highways, and they had cleared off that section of road. Trooper conrad says Road Conditions can be unpredictable this time of year, and its possible there could have been snow melting on that section of road, then refroze overnight. He told us all three People Killed were no
Alert forecast, kaj. We are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. A weak area of low pressure is still set to drift across the area this evening and itll likely squeeze some snow showers out. Most areas will likely only see a trace to half inch. Well start the weekend off right on saturday with highs well up into the 30s and a decent amount of sunshine as well. Later on sunday, a chance of snow does exist and that is part of a system that will impact eastern iowa on monday. While snow amounts look light, the wind may be an issue come monday with gusts over 30mph. Well be watching this system for possible travel impact in the area for mondays commute. Enjoy your weekend thanks kaj. New this morning, Cedar Rapids Police confirm someone robbed a pharmacy on the citys southeast side. It happened at reutzel pharmacy on 8th avenue were trying to get more information on what happened. This is video from around 8 oclock l
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. We are planning on a decent friday all across the area with a typical february chill and a steady increase in clouds. A weak area of low pressure is still set to drift across the area this evening and itll likely squeeze some snow showers out. Most areas will likely only see a trace to half inch. Well start the weekend off right on saturday with highs well up into the 30s and a decent amount of sunshine as well. Later on sunday, a chance of snow does exist and that is part of a system that will impact eastern iowa on monday. While snow amounts look light, the wind may be an issue come monday with gusts over 30mph. Well be watching impact in the area for mondays commute. Enjoy your weekend toda y partly cloudy high 2632 winds sw 515 alo 26 dbq 26 iow 31tonight partly cloudy low 1521 winds nw 515 alo 14 dbq 16 iow 20tomorrow chance of snow late high 2733 winds s 510 alo 28 dbq 29 iow 32tomorrow night chance of light snow
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