Right now on cbs 2 this morning. The family of the iowa man that drowned in south the family of an iowa man who drowned in missouri last year has been awarded millions. Find out what he is next for the trooper facing charges in that death. The suspect in the Des Moines Police officer shootings actually wrote a letter to police days before the christmas. Why that letter is causing confusion among investigators. How local businesses are using a shopping holiday to continue Recovery Efforts after flood 2016. Welcome to morning. Im jenee ryan. Happy pry to you. You made it through the week. Lets start off with the cbs 2 weather first forecast with justin. It is a very nice morning but were getting the cold temperatures. It will bring us from the 60s now to the 40s later this right now a massive snow storm is making its way into minnesota its expected to hit later this morning but before making its way toward the twin citiesthe system wreaked havoc in denver. It blocked a major interstate c
Right now on cbs 2 this morning. How to survive thanksgiving after a very ho after a divisive election. What you can do to get past politics at the dinner table. A new List Software company and a substitute teacher in and court. What they are arguing about days before the trial. Welcome to solon for. Take you for waking up with us. Everyone needs to know. This is the day before thanksgiving. He is busy. We have something to debut here. Yes. He is working on a new graphic. Im focused on at. Lets focus on the weather. We have like rain and drizzle. As you head out and travel, a lot of people were doing that. You can see the temperatures rain instead of snow today. We see light showers. Were going back up to manchester and independents. Look at the rain in cedar rapids. It is 40 degrees right now as we start the day. The temperatures are on the board. It is 40. It is 42 in iowa city and 36 into core nucor. Real quick, i want to show you the satellite radar. The good news is, it moves out
Alliance is announcing plans for a mega Industrial Park that will be a game changer for the court or economy. The Big Cedar Industrial Center will be located near the airport. Reporter scott, this will be the largest Industrial Park anywhere in iowa and actually the one of the largest in the midwest. Take a look. Right now it is cornfield an distance from hi and interstate 380. There is a rail line right next to it and easy access to the airport just one mile away. It also brings opportunity to attract the kinds of Mega Industries the corridor could never accommodate before. It really puts us in a Competitive Position as companies are looking to maybe expand their footprint around the United States or it could ted for cedar rapids and the region is a growing vibrant tax base. People may wonder why Alliant Energy is leading the charge on this Industrial Park and whether it could have any impact on our utility bills at home. The answer is yes well explain that tonight at ten. Matt hammil
Two others were sent to the hospital including the driver. It happened in pella authorities tell us that an older man was behind the wheel of a pickup truck when it slammed into the buildings entrance. Police there say the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed and they do wheel of a pickup when it slammed into the buildings entrance. The truck was traveling at a high rate of speed and they do believe the crash was an accident. Post police chief says everyone was rattled by what happened. We had a people were being asked to stay away from the scene. New details this morning on a deadly standoff in tacoma, washington. A man who shot and killed a veteran Police Officer was using children as shields. To two separate chills that were being held for the officers. Reginald gutiirrez had been working for the Police Department for 17 years. A Memorial Fund has been set up through wells fargo bank. We love our Police Officers and we know that every day when they go to work theres a chance
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