Reports in cedar rapids this month monthand pushes the citys total so far this year to 95. This time last year there were 96 reports of shots fired. That comparesto only 56 in 2013. The police depepment says the term shots fired doesnt necessarily mean there is a shooting victim. But it usually includes discovery of shell casings or property damage. People across the country and ththcorridor corridortomorrow will be walking to honor victims of gun violence. Socalled orange walks will mark the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook School massacre that left 20 Elementary Students and 6 Staff Members dead. Here in the corridor theres a walk in iowa city starting at 10 am at the iowa city public library. A walk in cedar rapids will start at noon outside first lutheran churur. Cclapping . Clapping . Right now, the Cedar Rapids Police department has of the rapids rrional Police Academy y aduated today at Veterans Memorial coliseum. The recruits started their 17weeks of training back in august. T
Four critical areas workforce, Economic Development, the simplification of taxes and infrastructure. The biggest challenge for cedar rapids, she says, is workforce. How do we continue to attract more people here, how do we help those that are here that want opportunities, get opportunities and have the skillslsnd thenenow do we work with our schools to make sure that the pipeline of potential workers is in alignment ith what employers need. Baird says there e eds to be more dialogue on immigration to help with the workforce shortage. She wants to make sure the corridor is a welcoming community thats positive about what immigrants can bring to the local, state and national economy. If you just look around our community, weve had a loloof success with people that have come here through various walks of life for Different Reasons and different backgrounds that have actually settled here and grown businesses hhe. On the other r side of the corridor, the icad group, an Economic Development
Your house . Yes. Now shlt, the arrest brought clothes a search that lasted for several hours. It all began at 6 30. They tried to tried to pull it over for speeding. All of the folks in that car, all five of them, they bailed out and started to run. This is an area that is rather secluded. There are ai lot of houses here. They are set far apart. They are set far from the road. There are woods in the area as well as a number of out buildings. The police have one person in custody. The other four knocked on a nearby home, said they had had run out of gas and needed a ride to a gas station. The homeowner took them there where they fled on foot. Police do not believe they pose any kind of threat. Police are investigating a homicide in the 1400 block of southern avenue. They rushed the victim to the hospital. Police are working to figure out a motive. Right knnow, more and more concern that the russian crash in egypt is terrorism. They have Just Announced they are suspending flights to and
Stations today. At least one train had to be offloaded. This latest incident comes as d. C. Officials react to the news that the majority of the citys firefighters are not specifically trained to respond to emergencies on metro. News4s Mark Segraves spoke with the mayor today and the fire chief. Hes live at the dupont station. Mark . Reporter jim, dozens of firefighters responded here to Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park for what turned out to be a brake on fire on a metro train today. It was just a few weeks ago we had that deadly accident at lenphant plaza. And while todays accident turned out to be minor and no one was hurt it once again raises concerns that the d. C. Fire department is not doing enough to train its nearly 1,700 firefighters for incidents just like this. Today it was a ma meth row cars brakes that caught fire to fill the car and station platforms with smoke. Last month smoke in a metro tunnel claimed one life and sent 80 to the hospital. At a council meeting, the pub
Daughters may be alive today only because they were away at boarding school. The best lead police are disclosing, this very grainy video of someone apparently running behind a building. Police say theyve been getting lots of tips, but they need even more. Neighbor tom hester says he noticed some suspicious construction workers. People are reporting a vacuum cleaner salesman and someone pounding on a door. Mine was along those lines. Reporter sources tell wusa 9 that there was money missing from the home. Investigators suspect the killer stole the familys porsche and set it afire near a church in Prince Georges County. Just four miles from american ironworks where Savos Savopoulos was ceo. The savopoulos family and american ironworks have been involved in lawsuits. Its unclear if any of that is relevant. There is no sign that the killer broke in to the home. Theres also a scene in Prince Georges County where someone torched that belonged to the savopoulos family. Police chief cathy lani