Through foster care. And since then, theyve adopted now five kids. We didnt go into it thinking that, but god blessed us over and over again. And over and over again theyve had the chance to hear those cheers and share these moments with a courtroom full of family and friends. Rhonda greenwood hopes other children may have this o if its for a day, a week or forever. Because every child deserves it. Emmaleas father, randy is adopted too. The greenwoods say they would like to maybe adopt one more child. Nikki newbrough news seven kwwl more than 20 children were today. In a kwwl follow up. Health officials are puzzled tonight. By an eastern iowa outbreak of mumps they are saying this is the worst outbreak in ten years in Dubuque County mumps has been spreading among students in that county. Cases now topping 30 this is more than onethird of all cases in iowa the source of the outbreak has still not been determined were learning more information about a man accused of killing two Iowa Poli
Waterloo. A high of 63 early this morning quickly dropped to 48 degrees around 11 am as we take a look at Hawkeye Community college. Tonight the temperature keeps on plummeting. This is a live look at hawkeye where it has dropped nearly 30 degrees throughout the day. It is 37 there tonight. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg weekend. From the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a wind advisory remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed by clearing overnight. Saturday and sunday is sunny and colder and low 40s. Temperatures warm a few degrees, into the mid 40s, forecast to bring rain and wind to the area tuesday and wednesday and a possible remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed
Lots of people had to bring out the shovels to clear the snow. As for back at home, the main all over the place. Lets check in with Rachael Peart, still pretty windy out there. I could hear it against my window last night. Lets go right to storm track seven meteorologist rachael le seven meteorologist Rachael Peart for a check of our forecast. Rachael. A wind advisory is in effect off with the strongest of winds, blustery. The strong winds will not help a few low 40s south of i80. It farther away from eastern iowa. High pressure settles in for the to go tonight since well be much colder today. Overnight, temperatures wont be too different. The biggest change tomorrow. Away from eastern iowa. High pressure settles in for the weekend so it will be calm. The cold continues into tonight. Lows will fall into the teens tomorrow. New this morning. One local business is hoping to find the man they saw on their take a look this is video from j and r rental in east dubuque, illinoishere you can
Ever again luerkens said the family had no time to debate what to do. That was the same day day the victim was stabbed to death at the marion hyvee. The defense has claimed both intoxication and diminished responsibility due to mental issues. Well have the testimony from the key medical expert for the defense at six. Live in cedar rapids, Dave Franzman kcrg tv9 news. In a kcrg tv nine follow up tonight. Theres some progress in efforts to find help for some of the Homeless People in cedar rapids. A group of homeless spent the night sleeping and protesting outside city hall after police had ordered them to leave a camp near osborn park. But this afternoon the people met with mayor ron corbett. Kcrg tv nines brea love was at that meeting. Brea, what is the city planning to do . When mayor corbett heard the protesters wanted to talk this morning, he made time in his schedule for a sit down meeting. After a hour long conversation an idea was brought to the table, and put into action. The ho
But steve donald also had sharp words for Nicholas Luerkens the man donald refused to call by name today in court. On friday in linn County District court, judge Mitchell Turner had no latitude in the sentence for Nicholas Luerkens this would be mandatory life in prison for first degree murder. Yet, minutes before the sentence, two statements on Lynnsey Donald, the young woman that luerkens stabbed to death in april in a marion Grocery Store parking lot. The first, a statement from donalds grandmother, read by a victims advocate, talked of the nightmares that have filled the nights of so many of her loved ones. Then steve donald, lynnseys father, took the stand to read his statement to the court. And to Nicholas Luerkens. Sot 44 19 from the first time, i met him, i knew he was a poor excuse of a man because of his limp handshake as i felt like i was shaking a young childs hand. He spoke of regret over not being able to stop luerkens from killing his daughter and also talked at length o