Go to a converted center that is currently excelsior middle school. And 10th through 12th graders would attend linnmar high school. Kcrg tv nines jordee kalk was at tonights School Board Meeting and joins us now. Jordee, why does this district feel this is the best plan . The district says all of its Elementary Schools are over capacity. And the middle schools are almost at capacity. I spoke with the superintendent after tonights meeting. He says hes ready to get this plan in motion. To pass a bond referendum. The Linn Mar School board unanimously voted in favor of the restructurin g plan at monday nights meeting. Superintendent quintin shepherd, and the school board, agreed capacity is at the point where something needs to change and this is the least expensive option. 18 18, we realize we have to take a whole lot of people from throughout the community and get them on board to this idea of what its going to look like figuring out a way to introduce this plan to voters. That would inc
Afternoon. Clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. In fact, many areas have a good shot at 70 degrees again by friday afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. Today isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tonight showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Windy. Wind se 1525. Low 50 tomorrow showers and a few thunderstorm s likely, mostly in the morning. Windy at mes. Wind var 1020. High 56 t. Ght most oy and cooler. Wind n Linn Mar School board Officials Say overcrowding has them contemplating space solutions. Now, district leaders have of restructurin g schools. Heres the districts idea. Preschool through fourth grade students would go to the existing Elementary Schools. Fifth through seventh graders would go to two middle schools, one of which the district would need to build. Eighth and ninth graders would go to a converted center which is
Departs on wednesday afternoon. Clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. In fact, many areas have a good shot at 70 degrees again by friday afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. Today isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tonight showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Windy. Wind se 1525. Low 50 tomorrow showers and a few thunderstorm s likely, mostly in the morning. Windy at times. Wind var 1020. High 56 tom. Night mostly cloudy and cooler. Wind nw 515. Low 42 for a second term in the us congress. Hes running against democrat Monica Vernon in iowas first congressiona l district. Kcrgtv9s Katie Wiedemann talked with blum about his bid for re election. Congressman rod blum will be the first person to tell you where he came from. I am a Small Business man whos operated in the private sector for my entire career. I ran for one reason and o
Kids should sleep in their parents bedroom up until they are one year old to protect against sudden infant death syndrome. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Slight chance at a few rain showers developing later today. The overall timing of this low pressure system hasnt changed at all and should drop most of its rain during the night and into wednesday morning. A half inch to one inch of rainfall is possible with this system by the time it departs on wednesday afternoon. Clouds should linger well into thursday with a return to much above normal temperatures by friday. In fact, many areas afternoon, with warmer than normal temperatures going well into next week as well. Today isolated showers developing late in the afternoon and evening. Wind se 1020. High 56 tonight showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Windy. Wind se 1525. Low 50 tomorrow showers and a few
Thatll hold off until late today and really get underway after sunset. Highs reach the middle 50s this afternoon. Rain and thunderstorm s are likely tonight and continue tomorrow morning. Thatll come along with some gusty winds, too. Showers wind down by tomorrow afternoon, with the best chance of at least a half inch of rain happening generally north of highway 30. Highs will struggle to hit 50 in northern iowa, but may actually reach 60 in southern iowa. Our weather turns dr temperatures staying above normal. Today cloudy with isolated showers developing late. Wind se 1020. High 56 alo 55 dbq 55 iow 57 tonight showers and a few thunderstorm s likely. Windy. Wind se 1530. Low 50 alo 48 dbq 48 iow 51 in a kcrg tv nine update. The driver of a car that crashed into the back of a Springville School bus sustained life threatening injuries and is now in the hospital. The Linn County Sheriffs Office says it happened shortly after 3 30 yesterday afternoon First Responders had to pull the driv