Theres no White Christmas for us in the corridor today, but just a couple hours west of us. It is a light snow fell across parts of central and northeast iowa thursday, just in time for christmas. But even though it wasnt a whole lot, it did impact holiday travelers. Parts of interstate 35 near des moines had to be shut down for parts of the day. And yesterday in cedar rapids several areas were in cleanup mode. Thunderstorms wednesday night brought strong winds that knocked trees down at a farm on the north side of town. Nobody was hurt but a nearby home did have some roof damage. In a cbs 2 news follow up. Up. The National Weather service now says two tornadoes touched down near the quad cities. Cities. They were part of that same system that moved through the corridor wednesday. One of the twisters was rated an ef one with winds of about 100 miles per hour. Again, nobody was hurt, but some small buildings were damaged. The death toll has risen after strong storms and tornadoes slamme
Roommate who lives here with the homeowner whom he identified as matthew ayers. He says both of them will not be coming back for a while as they are concerned for their safety. This as police move forward with the investigation including whether the young suspects had hit other homes in the area before. Marilyn Mcphun neighbor a house in the corner is an easy target. Patranya Bhoolsuwan Marilyn Mcphun says she was shocked to see police tape around her neighborhood when she came back from running errands wednesday morning. Marilyn Mcphun my son has a gun actually. When i saw i thought maybe somebody broke into my house and my son shot somebody. it turned out another homeowner on the 14hundred block of daybreak drive. Shot 17 year old Manquise Adams whom police say broke into a house with another teen. Manquise family spoke out to 8 news now wednesday night. Saying they wish the situation had turned out differently. bobbies adams teens grandmother they were fearing for their life. I can
Hit the midsouth today but despite that workers here say, peoples generosity has been absolutely amazing. In holly springs, brix fowler. Authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from the Yankton Community work center overnight. Minimumsecurity state prisoner, dustin emery, walked away from the unit just before midnight last night. The 26yearold is 5feet9 inches tall and about 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Emery is serving time for grand theft and possession of a controlled substance out of yankton county. If you know where he is, youre asked to call authorities. After our little burst of snow across siouxland on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day will remain relatively quiet with overcast conditions and temperatures in the 30s. Another storm system will move its way out of the four Corners Region this afternoon which will give us our next chance of wintry weather this evening into the overnight hours tonight. Minor accumulations are possible with good bet of 13 i
They sang Christmas Carols to the patients. Fernandez says the gig started when she and a group of employees wanted to sing carols but nobody wanted to put on the suit. So she stepped to the santa plate, and the rest is history. We used to have a nurse in our Employee Health that used to do this, and then, somebody used to dress like santa and one year they wouldnt put on the santa suit, so i said next year if nobody puts on the suit ill put it on, and ive been wearing it since, ok, and thats 30 years. Fernandez says she will keep up the saint nick tradition until she retires. Overseas, us. Troops that keep us safe celebrate christmas at a military base, including troops in kuwait. William hickman, u. S. Army central Deputy Commanding general of operations helped serve a christmas meal to the troops stationed at camp in kuwaait in a move to express his recognition of their military service. Well as we know our army, our been whole military has been employing for over the last fifteen y
Charlotte police say the deadly shooting inside a mall on Christmas Eve was not a random act of violence. Sarah hagen reports from North Carolina. Well an active shooter by the offduty officer who shot the armed man is now on paid administrative leave police say the man who was killed Daquan Westbrook has a long rap sheet, including a charge for shooting a 12year old a few years ago. Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the november 13th terrorist attacks in paris that killed 130 people, bringing the total number of arrests in belgium to nine. The arrest took place tuesday on a street in the belgian capitals Central Business district. The man was identified as a spokesman said prosecutors delayed announcing the arrest to avoid alerting potential accomplices. Prosecutors said abdoullah c. Was suspected to have been in contact with the woman killed in a police raid in saintdenis, france, days after the paris attacks. He was detained on suspicion of terrorist murders and