meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, what another spectacular november day. a clear sky has been i the cards for the past several days and it looks to continue through the start of next week. after a lower 30s we jump to near 60 on sunday. dry weather and above normal conditions continue through next week. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 back to you. first responders are on the scene of a injured multiple people in linn county. it happened within the hour at southbound highway 151 and springville road - near springville. the linn county sheriff's office is telling drivers to avoid the area. we are working to find out more information. the iowa supreme court is siding with a lower close two mental health institutes in the state. the court said governor branstad acted within his authority when he vetoed funding for the centers in mount pleasant and clarinda last year. democratic lawmakers and the president of the largest state employee u

team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. consistent, constant, unvarying, predictable, stable, steady.these are just a few of the words that describe the weather through the weekend. lows will dip into the 40s with highs rebounding into the 60s to near 70. plenty of sunshine is expected as well. have a great night, a safe weekend and don't forget to fall back early sunday 5-10. low: 45 tomorrow: mostly darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. to share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot... all for just $49. the best part? we put towers in places the other guys don't. because u.s. cellular thinks you deserve a signal that works wherever you are. switch to u.s. cellular hey, ready for lunch? oh, one sec. is that the prototype drive system for the high-g rover? no, bernadette got me a fitbit so she can track how much i'm exercising. that'll teach her to care about your health. i

let's turn to the forecast and meteorologis t joe winters. joe, what a great day for november. did we break any records? changes are heading our way. after new record iowa a cold front heads east. as the front moves through the wind shifts to the west- northwest and starts a temperature drop that lasts into saturday morning. the winds will be strong from 20-40 mph and gusty. make sure you take a jacket to work and school on friday as you will be glad you did on the way home. highs for the weekend remain in the 30s and 40s with overnight lows in the teens and 20s. have a great night! tonight: partly cloudy and mild. wind: s 10-20. low: temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 bruce and beth... in a kcrg t-v nine update... today a judge sentenced a homeless man to another 50 years in prison. a jury previously convicted murder . that earned him his first 50 year prison sentence. he killed two homeless people in cedar rapids just days apart in september of last year. police say he first killed raymond ursino after the two got into a fight in downtown. authorities let him go when the l

joe winters joins us now. after all those tornado activities yesterday we're hopefully. we sure are. and many could reduce your visibility a bit. that's later tomorrow. right now we take a look at tv 9 oh doppler radar. >> coming up we'll take a closer look where we could see some light snow on weekend. well the mild fall weather we've had is definitely affecting dubuque favors offering financial incentives to landlords to accept housing vouchers than do so. jim woe part is serving as the and to 306 so far this year. police say part of th explanation are burglars are snagging check and blank checks and some from back. and that way that the person might not know that there are some missing. that give the burglar time now to forge the signatures and try to cash the checks in. and you're going to be whatever is easiest. if there's a purse laying there they're taking the checkbook forging the check, signing off scribbling a name. what have you. and actually lock the vehicle when you park it even if you don't leave anything inside of it. about all of the half the break ins in

winters... joe, what's ahead for tonight? with just six days to go till election day, another presidential running mate is election day, another presidn campaigning here in eastern iowa. today, democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine told people in dubuque how he would improve iowa's economy. and former new york city mayor rudy guiliani told people in hiawatha he thinks hillary clinton would be a bad fit as our next leader. stay with your 24 hour news race, democrat hillary clinton's running mate has been campaigning in eastern iowa today. senator tim kaine spoke at the loras college field house this afternoon. kcrg-tv9's katie wiedemann interviewed he talked about clinton's plans to improve the economy by building small businesses. he shared his thoughts on importance of early voting here in iowa and of course he discussed donald trump. about three hundred people packed into the loras college field house. that tiny building has hosted several major political candidates, including presi

winters. joe, we've had another fantastic day. a judge has refused to give a dubuque man a new trial for the murder of his dubuque man a new trial for the murder of his daughter. in september, a jury found robert stern guilty of fatally shooting his daughter in their dubuque home in june 2015. stern is 63. his daughter, kimberly, was 27 and had autism. in his appeal, stern's attorney argued there had not been enough evidence to stern's sentencing is scheduled for november 21st. police have arrested three men in connection to a robbery at dominos in iowa city early this morning. the three men are facing four counts of second degree kidnapping and one count of first degree robbery. they are corey lindsey, keyshuan hayes, and martavious junious. police say the men went into the dominos at 2:40 this morning, showed a gun and demanded money. they also allegedly forced four people into a ran from the area. after a chase, police arrested them. police found cash, a cash bag and other items belonging t

let's go to weather and meteorologist joe winters. joe, another great fall day ahead? once again tonight some patchy looks like it will mimic tuesday and burn off during in the morning as a southeast wind takes over. highs climb into the 60s wednesday with 70s possible thursday. as the area of low pressure gets closer, showers develop friday with colder 30s and 40s ahead for highs during the weekend. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear with patchy fog. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 back to you. paralyzed in a cedar rapids police shooting took their fight to the city council tonight. they attended the overflow meeting to demand the release of police dash cam video of the incident on november first, police officer lucas jones stopped jerime mitchell near coe college for a traffic violation. but police say the two men got into some kind of an altercation that led to jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell. kcrg t-v nine's phil reed reports mirchell's family wants the city to make the dash cam video public. family an

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, what is the latest on yesterday's tornadoes? clouds have been slowly building low pressure swings through. this storms system has been producing snow showers across the plains on tuesday and will do the same for us on wednesday. when those snow showers move through visibilities could be reduced from time to time. a cloudy and cooler trend then moves into the state as we begin the month of december. the next chance for precipitation holds off until the start of next week. have a great night! tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: w 5-10. low: 31 tomorrow: chance of light snow. little to no accumulation. wind: w 15-25. high: 38 wind: w 10-15. low: 32 thursday: cloudy and cool. high: 37 low: 32 friday: cloudy. high: 36 low: 30 saturday: mostly cloudy. high: 37 low: 24 sunday: chance of rain/snow. high: 39 low: 29 monday: chance of rain/snow. high: 39 low: 28 tuesday: mostly cloudy. high: 38 low: 28 wednesday: partly cloudy. high: 37 low: 25 bruce and beth... a head-on crash has left two injuries. the black hawk county sheriff's office says

meteorologist joe winters. joe, we have a chance of some rain moving in? an area of low pressure and associated frontal systems moves across the state bringing some rain. the best chance for rain is across the southern two thirds of the state develops late tonight and continuing on wednesday. rainfall amounts of 0.5" are possible with much lighter amounts to the north. after thesis system exits the state we are in for a great stretch of weather that is expected to last into wind: ne 5-10. low: 55 tomorrow: showers and isolated storms likely, mainly south of highway 20. wind: ne 5-15. high: 61 bruce and beth... new polls show the race for the white house is tighter than ever. as the f-b-i urgently reviews new emails belonging to one of hillary clinton's closest aides, the democrats are trying to make up lost ground. and republicans are looking to jump on this new momentum. a-b-c's maggie rulli has the latest. just in case there weren't enough october surprises during this year's eleectin season - we can thank the calendar for gifting us an entire week in no

turning to weather and meteorologist joe winters. joe, it feels more like september than democrat hillary clinton's race for the white she's faced email scandals, health questions and more this election cycle. still, she and republican donald trump are in a tight race with just days to go. supporters to find out why they say "i'm with her." if you would have asked lance wilson who he was voting for before the iowa caucus, he wouldn't have said clinton--"berni e was the first candidate who spoke... right to my heart. everything he had to say i agreed with. i've never experienced that with a candidate before." wilson had a problem with clinton's connections to super pacs and major corporations. but, he begrudgingly changed from feeling th push to curtail climate change and work with sanders to create a progressive platform had wilson satisfied. one more thing, too-- "how unfit i believe donald trump to be as president of the united states. he's too unstable."ther e are many others who feel similar. pew found in august, among clinton's

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with your first alert forecast. joe, it's really hard to accept that thanksgiving is next week with these temperatures. once again tonight some patchy fog is possible. it looks like it will mimic tuesday and burn off during in the mornn over. highs climb into the 60s wednesday with 70s possible thursday. as the area of low pressure gets closer, showers develop friday with colder 30s and 40s ahead for highs during the weekend. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear with patchy fog. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 one former rival of donald trump likely won't serve in the president- elect's administration . ben carson's top adviser says carson can best serve a trump administration in an advisory capacity. new jersey governor chris christie told trump if he is asked to serve he would consider a but christie also says he has "every intention" of staying on as governor until 2018 when his term ends. as trump puts together his cabinet, protesters in iowa city are again rallying- b

let's go to weather and meteorologist joe winters. joe, how long can we expect this through the upcoming weekend. light winds swing to a more southerly direction and pick up to bring highs tomorrow well into the 60s. a cold front swings through the state friday, resulting in slightly cooler weather. the moisture is not available for this front so it remains dry. an early outlook into the weekend gives a frosty start to saturday with 60s back in the forest for sunday. have a great night! tonight: clear. wind: sw 5-10. low: 35 tomorrow: sunny and a little breezy. wind: sw 10-20. high: 64 the university of iowa is investigating a racist message someone wrote on a student's door in a residence hall. the university says someone saw it this morning at the staff. that prompted the university to issue a statement condemning the hate speech. last month, someone put up racist posters at the university's afro- american, latino, native american, and l-g-b-t-q resource centers. the poster was also on a bulletin board in a residence hall. and remem

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, we're at mid november and another mild day. any change tonight? we hold onto a few more days of mild november continues to keep our weather quiet through thursday. highs gradually rise into the middle to upper 60s by late week. a strong area of low pressure slides across the state friday. highs fall, behind this system, into the 40s for the upcoming weekend with lows dipping into the teens and 20s. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: some clouds early, then turning mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15 high: 61 bruce and beth... today a man in northeast iowa pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges involving a 14 year old girl. scott franzen pleaded guilty. he's 39 and from saint lucas in fayette county. court documents show franzen admitted to sexually abusing the girl. franzen faces up to 20 years in state-run care facilities do not inform residents or their families when a convicted sex offender is placed in them. but officials with the iowa department of human services say notifying people would vi

let's check out the forecast with meteorologis t joe winters. joe, another night without a real freeze? we hold onto a few more days of mild november continues to keep our weather quiet through thursday. highs gradually rise into the middle to upper 60s by late week. a strong area of low pressure slides across the state friday. highs fall, behind this system, into the 40s for the upcoming weekend with lows dipping into the teens and 20s. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: some clouds early, then turning mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15 high: 61 back to you. dubuque police are still looking for a man they say robbed a convenience store. it happened around 10 o'clock friday night at the oky doky food mart on hill street. police say a man used a hand gun to threaten store employees. he got away cash. this fayette county man is awaiting sentencing for sexually abusing a girl who was 14 years old. scott franzen, who is 39, pleaded guilty today to sexual abuse charges. he faces up to 20 years in prison. remember, w

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, we've also heard about a tornado near montezuma. why are we getting these so late in the year? after a mild monday the mercury falls the next weather reminiscent of december. the storm which brought rain on sunday and monday is still close enough to bring some clouds throughout the state along with a lingering shower chance on wednesday. highs fall into the 30s for the start of meteorlogic winter on thursday with dry conditions to start the weekend. have a great night! tonight: gradual clearing. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 49 iowa unveiled new state flood maps today, eight flooding that hit cedar rapids and other parts of eastern iowa in 2008. those floods devastated areas that people didn't people who experienced flooding then know if they're still in the path of danger. the six-year effort to create and update maps... ...started in 2010. the program costs 15 million dollars. and the u-s department of housing and urban development funded most of it. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us fro

let's now turn to weather and meteorologis t joe winters. joe, can we expect warm and breezy weather to continue? breezy and warm conditions build for our thursday. thursday marks the 21st straight day of above normal temperatures. however, an area of low pressure and associated fronts promise to put an end to the streak saturday. after highs in the 70s tomorrow, colder the 30s and 40s for the weekend. wintry weather stays to our northwest with this storm and we foresee a seasonable weather week ahead as we approach thanksgiving. have a great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 10-20. low: 49 tomorrow: partly cloudy, breezy, and mild. wind: s 15-25. high: 72 back to you. some drivers want the iowa department of transportatio things like not wearing seat belt or speeding. the drivers, who each face traffic tickets, filed a motion in court yesterday. they're doing this after a polk county judge ruled the d-o-t doesn't have the authority to issue tickets for most traffic violations. that case involved a 16- year-old who was fighting a speed

live in parkersburg, jordee kalk, let's check in now with meteorologist joe winters. joe, november tornadoes are rare, but, as we learned today, they do happen. after a mild monday the mercury falls the next several days, bringing more weather reminiscent of december. the storm which brought rain on sunday and monday is still close enough to bring some clouds throughout the state along with a lingering highs fall into the 30s for the start of meteorlogic winter on thursday with dry conditions to start the weekend. have a great night! tonight: gradual clearing. wind: sw 5-15. low: 35 tomorrow: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. high: 49 back to you. we want to remind you to stay there's severe weather. you can get the latest updates and also submit your pictures and videos. just download the first alert app from the apple app store or from google play. a judge is hearing the case of a galena man who faces charges after a deadly fight. the bench trial for james peters, who is 52, got underway today. he faces one count of involuntary manslaughter and two police say peters fou

let's go to meteorologis t joe winters. joe, how does the travel forecast look? after a day of sunshine, low pressure makes its way east bringing clouds and rainfall. the clouds increase tonight with rainfall, across eastern iowa, developing through the day tuesday. rainfall totals could be near 0.5", with the best as the low moves east on wednesday to near chicago the rainfall comes to an end bringing quiet travel conditions through thanksgiving day. have a great night. tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: breezy with showers likely. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 back to you. tonight, investigators are still at the scene of a school bus crash in tennessee that killed at least six children. the bus left the road in chattanooga and crashed, wrapping itself around a tree late this afternoon. the bus was carrying 35 children, ranging from went to the hospital. there's no word yet on what caused the crash. police are questioning the driver. here in iowa, police have identified the driver who died in a one car crash in cedar falls this afternoon. he was

meteorologist joe winters joins us from the edgewood road hyvee in cedar rapids this evening. joe, a holiday tradition is beginning. happy veterans day and thanks to all who serve. after a super weather week, the weekend is looking up as well. saturday is the coolest day as we begin the day in the 20s and 30s. this is due to light winds and a clear sky. sunshine is abundant both days helping temperatures on sunday rebound to could bring more typical november weather back to the midwest. have a great night and a safe weekend. tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 bruce and beth... who law enforcement say sent suggestive photos of herself to a boy. marion county attorney ed bull has threatened to charge girl with sexual exploitation of a minor or child pornography. she is 14 and from knoxville. bull says she can avoid the charge if she signs an admission of guilt, performs community service and temporarily gives up her laptop and cellphone. the american civil liberties union of iowa filed the lawsuit. it says the photos didn't a

meteorologist joe winters joins us now from k-m-r-y. joe, donation's are coming in? breezy and warm conditions build for our thursday. thursday marks the 21st straight day of above normal temperatures. associated fronts promise to put an end to the streak saturday. after highs in the 70s tomorrow, colder northwest winds blow into the area friday afternoon dropping highs into the 30s and 40s for the weekend. wintry weather stays to our northwest with this storm and we foresee a seasonable weather week ahead as we great night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: se 10-20. low: 49 tomorrow: partly cloudy, breezy, and mild. wind: s 15-25. high: 72 back to you. police in coralville are trying that person set a fire in a condo in the 400 building at the oakwood village condominiums. it happened about 9:30 p-m on october 25th. anyone with information should call the coralville police. an eastern iowa driver died after swerving to miss a deer and crashing. the benton county sheriff's office says laffite pierre was driving on 21st avenue south of blairstown around 6:50 yesterday mo

in clarksville phil reed kcrg-tv9 news" meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, it's feeling a lot chillier after a day of sunshine, low pressure makes its way east bringing clouds and rainfall. the clouds increase tonight with rainfall, across eastern iowa, developing through the day tuesday. rainfall totals could be near 0.5", with the best chance tuesday afternoon and evening. as the low moves east on wednesday to near chicago the rainfall comes to an end bringing quiet travel conditions through thanksgiving day. have a cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: breezy with showers likely. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 bruce and beth... the red cross helped 10 families across the state this weekend after their homes caught on fire. the fires impacted 26 adults including cedar rapids, waterloo and des moines. red cross volunteers helped them with shelter, food, clothes and medications. the organization says it comes as colder weather is moving into the state. they say heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths. that's why the red cross is

but first, let's turn to meteorologist joe winters and the first alert forecast. joe, what a beautiful election day. tonight's weather ends very quietly with a clear sky a lows into the lower to middle 30s bringing a frosty start to our wednesday. sunshine then takes over for the rest of the weekend after brief cool down the mercury responds nicely as a ridge of high pressure reestablishes itself with highs in the lower to middle 60s on thursday. have a good night!tonight: clear and cooler. wind: nw 5-10. low: 34 tomorrow: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 57 awaiting results in races across the state. they're hoping to pick up another seat in congress and win full control of the state legislature. kcrg t-v nine's forrest saunders joins us live from the marriott in downtown des moines. putting a lot emphasis on the senate race tonight? will grassley have another six years. that's what a lot of the republicans heading here tonight will wait to see. the u.s. senator from new top 25 longest- serving senators in american history. if grassley gets a seventh term, he'll be iow

winters. joe, it looks like mild conditions are going to stick with us? a frontal system slides southeast of the state tonight. this allows drier air a path to move into the state along with a ridge of high pressure. quiet weather is the result with a return to more sunshine in the sky. highs stay in the lower to middle 60s through the first weekend in november, continuing our above normal trend. no changes in our election day forecast meaning no weather excuses not to get out and vote. have a good night. patchy fog possible late. wind: n 5-15. low: 44 tomorrow: sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 64 back to you. both presidential campaigns are stressing the role swing states will play on rallies in those states, encouraging people to get out and vote. and the chicago cubs and the cleveland indians are tied at six in the game seven of the world series. this is a live look at the crowds gathering at wrigley field in chicago, hoping for a win. both presidential campaigns are before voters head to the po

t joe winters. joe, will these showers be with us for a while? an area of low pressure travels east our rain showers come to an end around midday on wednesday. the wind shifts behind the system bringing drier and cooler weather for thanksgiving day. clouds hold tough with highs near 40 for an after lunch walk. black friday shoppers welcome some flurries or light snow are possible early, mainly north. holiday weekend some rain for sunday. have a great night! tonight: showers likely. wind: se 10-20. low: 39 tomorrow: showers likely, especially in the morning. wind: nw 5-15. high: 45 instead of murder, a waterloo native has pleaded guilty to lesser charges for fatally orlando moore junior is now awaiting sentencing for voluntary manslaughter and first degree robbery. prosecutors had originally charged him with first degree murder. they say he shot and killed anthony gardner during an argument on a waterloo street. moore faces up to 35 years in prison. in dubuque, this man has taken a plea deal for trying to abduct and sexually assault a girl who was

meteorologist joe winters joins us from the edgewood road hy-vee in cedar rapids this evening. joe, a nice night for the salvation army to kick- of its red kettle campaign. happy veterans day and thanks to all who serve. after a super weather week, the weekend is looking up as well. saturday is the coolest day as we begin the day in the 20s and abundant both days helping temperatures on sunday rebound to near 60. the late part of next week shows signs of a stronger storm system that could bring more typical november weather back to the midwest. have a great night and a safe weekend. tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 bruce and beth... eastern iowans in many and women who've served in the military. a crowd of several hundred people sang patriotic songs and saluted the colors at this annual metro area veterans council observance. organizers typically look to find the oldest veteran in attendance. in this case, it was a 95- year-old army air corps member who joined before world war ii even started. only about six world war ii v

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, it's a beautiful day for voting. tonight's weather ends very quietly with a clear lower to middle 30s bringing a frosty start to our wednesday. sunshine then takes over for the rest of the weekend after brief cool down the mercury responds nicely as a ridge of high pressure reestablishes itself with highs in the lower to middle 60s on thursday. have a good night! tonight: clear and cooler. wind: nw 5-10. low: 34 tomorrow: sunny. wind: w 5-10. high: 57 br in other news we're following tonight... cedar rapids police have released the name of the man who died in a car crash yesterday. he was richard hartl. he 54 and from marion. his car crashed yesterday afternoon at tower terrace road and miller road northeast. police say the car landing on its roof. hartl died at the scene. today law officers from across the state gathered for another funeral for one of their own. this time it was for the second of the two des moines area police officers who died in ambush attacks last week. the funeral for urbandale officer justin ma

let's go to meteorologis t joe winters. joe, there will be veterans day ceremonies across eastern iowa tomorrow. how does the weather look? a clear days and it looks to continue through the start of next week. after a chilly start to saturday, with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s we jump to near 60 on sunday. dry weather and above normal conditions continue through next week. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 back to you. protests are continuing for a the white moines, where dozens of people gathered near the state capitol. tonight, trump responded to the demonstrations. he said he had an open and successful election, and the media was inciting the protests, which are unfair. meanwhile, trump is working to make sure he hits the ground running. today, he talked with president obama at the white house in what was their first face to face meeting. later in the day, he also met with house speaker paul ryan. in both meetings, trump says discussed

let's check in meteorologis t joe winters. joe, how does the weather look for election day? a steady increase in clouds from west to east occurred ahead of a cold front earlier today. this front has very little moisture to work with, meaning any shower chance tonight will be isolated and light. our latest polls indicate iowans head out to vote. quiet and dry weather remains in the forecast for the remainder of the week. tonight: mostly cloudy with isolated showers. wind: w 5-10. low: 48 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 58 prosecutors have charged a tipton man after his child severe head trauma. zachary hayes faces one count of multiple acts of child endangerment . the charge carries up to 50 years in prison. tipton police say a two month old child went to university of iowa hospitals with head injuries in late july. they later arrested hayes, who's the child's father, goodbyes today to des moines police sergeant tony beminio. today, family, friends and more than a thousand officers attended sergeant beminio. it was at the lutheran church of hope in west des moine

so let's begin with meteorologist joe winters. joe, what does the forecast look like? expect the clouds to continue tonight, but thankfully the rain has stopped. as the wind swings around to the northwest a cool day is also ahead with no fog worries. there is a weak disturbance that rolls through thursday night into friday any major travel impacts. saturday remains dry with low pressure heading back into the state on sunday bringing a shower chance. have a great night and a happy thanksgiving. tonight: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 5-10 high: 40 nearly a year ago a hit and run accident in ames killed eastern iowa. now the city has fired the bus driver who hit the woman and didn't report it. benjamin clague had been on paid administrative leave since than 28 thousand dollars during that time. clague also served 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to failure to report an accident. he was driving a cyride bus that struck emmalee jacobs in the morning of december 14th last year. she later died from her injuries. jacobs was 18 and from

clinton holds a two point advantage in the today's a- let's check in now with meteorologist joe winters. joe, we're well into november now, but it sure doesn't feel like it. a ridge of high pressure takes over the weather pattern. this keeps us mild and tranquil into the early part of next week. highs should be in the middle 60s with some comfortable 40s at night. precipitation is not seen in the 9 day outlook so make plans to night. tonight: clear. patchy fog possible late. wind: light. low: 41 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-10. high: 66 a three vehicle crash in linn county killed two others with life- threatening injuries. the crash happened shortly before four o'clock this afternoon at the intersection of county home road and north troy road. that's north of robins. the linn county sheriff's office says a pick-up rear-ended a car, pushing that car into another pick-up. five people were in that car. again, two of them died. the other three are now at university of iowa released their names. the drivers of the two pick-ups were not injured. the man accused of shooting and killing two des

let's go to weather and meteorologist joe winters. joe, we can expect some rain tomorrow? an area of low pressure and associated frontal systems moves across the state bringing some rain. the best chance for rain is across the southern two thirds of the state develops late tonight nd amounts of 0.5" are possible with much lighter amounts to the north. after thesis system exits the state we are in for a great stretch of weather that is expected to last into the early part of next week. have a super night. tonight: isolated showers late. wind: ne 5-10. low: 55 tomorrow: showers and isolated storms likely, mainly south of highway 20. wind: ne 5-15. high: 61 back to you. with just a week to go before democrat hillary clinton and republican donald trump are continuing their attacks on each other's characters. a-b-c's maggie rulli reports on what one poll is showing is a tight race heading into the final days of campaigning. just in case there weren't enough october eleectin season - we can thank the calendar for gifting us an entire week in november for campaigning? and both ca

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, people are hoping for good traveling weather this week. after a day of sunshine, low pressure makes its way east bringing clouds and rainfall. the clouds increase tonight with rainfall, across the day tuesday. rainfall totals could be near 0.5", with the best chance tuesday afternoon and evening. as the low moves east on wednesday to near chicago the rainfall comes to an end bringing quiet travel conditions through thanksgiving day. have a great night. tonight: mostly cloudy. wind: se 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: breezy with showers likely. wind: se 15-25. high: 41 back to you. some people in the town of are still waiting to get back inside their homes after flooding last september. kcrg-tv9's phil reed shows us what one woman is still dealing with months after floodwaters reached her home. the clarksville city clerk says there are more than 20 people still not back in their homes because their places are still damaged from september of the places right now. this is the home of amy le

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, will this great weather stick around for the weekend? consistent, constant, unvarying, predictable, through the weekend. lows will dip into the 40s with highs rebounding into the 60s to near 70. plenty of sunshine is expected as well. have a great night, a safe weekend and don't forget to fall back early sunday morning. tonight: mostly clear. wind: sw 5-10. lo: 5-15. high: 68 bruce and beth... we've learned it was two sisters, both of them teenagers, who died in that three vehicle crash yesterday afternoon in linn county. it happened at the intersection of county home road and troy road. the linn county that was carrying the two girls, their mother, and two other sisters. the impact pushed their car into another pick- up. the girls who died were 16 year old selena apodaca and her sister, 13 year old isabella severson. selena attended linn mar high school and isabella was a student at excelsior middle school. their sister, 14 year old elysia severson, is in critical condition at university of iowa hospitals. their mother and a four year o

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, it's a little rainy today, but nothing to really hold up early thanksgiving travelers? a man has pleaded guilty in a jeffrey bulechek is charged with homicide by vehicle - reckless driving and kalona. bulechek admitted to being intoxicated on december 1st of 2013 when he ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle. that crash killed brittany hochstetler, a passenger in that vehicle. she was 15 and from indiana. online records don't show a sentencing day for bulechek. have you seen news? call newsline nine. that number is 319-365-9999. shoot some horizontal video. and send it to newsroom at kcrg dot com. police say the man driving the school bus that crashed and killed five students yesterday in chattanooga, tennessee, was speeding when it happened. johnthony walker faces five counts of vehicular homicide, along with charges of reckless driving and reckless endangerment. police say he was driving well above the 30 mile per hour speed limit yesterday afternoon. his bus went o

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, it looks like mild weather will stay with us for a bit? once again tonight some patchy fog is possible. it looks like it will mimic tuesday and burn off during in the morning as a wednesday with 70s possible thursday. as the area of low pressure gets closer, showers develop friday with colder 30s and 40s ahead for highs during the weekend. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear with patchy fog. wind: nw 5-10. low: 38 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: se 5-15. high: 62 back to you. happening right now, protesters are at cedar calling for the release of dash camera video of an officer- involved shooting that paralyzed jerime mitchell. county attorney jerry vander sanden and the iowa public board have different interpretatio ns of the law when it comes to releasing the footage. vander sanden says legally they cannot release it until the investigation is over. but the board says the law clearly allows police the iowa division of criminal investigation says mitchell got into an alterca

let's go to meteorologis t joe winters. joe, we'll see temperatures dropping tomorrow? after new record highs across portions of eastern iowa a cold front heads east. as the front moves through the wind shifts to the west- northwest and starts a temperature drop that lasts into saturday morning. the winds will be strong from 20-40 mph and gusty. make sure you take a jacket to work and school on friday as you will be glad you did on the way home. highs for the weekend remain in the 30s and 40s with overnight lows in the teens and 20s. have a great night! tonight: partly cloudy and mild. showers and falling temperatures. wind: w 20-40. high: 62 back to you. iowa democrats are figuring out their next moves after disappoi election. andy mcguire is the chair of the iowa democratic party. she says she's still processing the results, which included voters re-electing republicans in nearly all of the races for federal offices, and gaining control of the iowa senate. she says there are some weaknesses the party needs to work on. " i don't think we're in shambles do we need to re

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with a look at our first alert forecast. joe, can we expect some cooler weather overnight? at least one thousand law a final goodbye to des moines police sergeant tony beminio today. beminio's funeral took place this morning at the lutheran church of hope in west des moines. just five days ago, police say a man shot and killed beminio and urbandale police suspect, scott greene, faces two counts of first degree murder. but greene was not the focus today. instead, family, friends, and fellow officers remembered sergeant beminio and his life that he had dedicated to serving others. "on almost every level, i hate that we have to do this today, this isn't right and it isn't fair. " "my heart bleeds for you and if anyone of us could take away bagpipe music as officers walk in chief "everything tony did, he did from the heart. think about the world we would be in if everyone took that approach. " "i've talked to a lot of you who say how good of a person he was, not just a police officer, but how good of a human being he was. " nat

meteorologist joe winters is here now with our first alert forecast. joe, this streak of mild a clear sky has been i the cards for the past several days and it looks to continue through the start of next week. after a chilly start to saturday, with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s we jump to near 60 on sunday. dry weather and above normal conditions continue through next week. have a great night. tonight: mostly clear. wind: nw 5-15. low: 39 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 54 bruce and beth... investigations is now calling the disappearance disappeared in april of 2000 when she went to the store. she was 23. her fiance tait purk reported her missing the next day. police say they had a rocky relationship. he is currently serving prison time for federal drug charges and is scheduled to be released next year. the iowa d-c-i says new evidence and interviews helped them determine okonski's disappearance was a homicide. anyone with information should call the iowa department of public safety. the head of the iowa department of transportatio n

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, it's really starting to feel more like fall. as an area of low pressure departs, it leaves in its wake cold northerly winds. wind chills tonight dip into the teens with highs through the weekend sprinkles and flurries are possible overnight with sunshine found during the daytime hours of saturday and sunday. looking ahead at thanks giving week shows some showers on tuesday and wednesday with a dry thanksgiving day. have a great night and a safe weekend. tonight: very windy. a few sprinkles/flurries are possible. wind: nw 20-40. low: 29 tomorrow: mostly sunny, windy, and much cooler. wind: nw 15-30. high: 40 back to you. a surgeon general report shows people in the u-s is expected to develop a substance abuse problem. it also shows that underage drinking is still a problem in iowa looking at an iowa study from 2014, 23 percent of admitted to having a drink of alcohol within the past month. kcrg-tv9's phil reed joins us in the studio phil, the teen drinking numbers are down in iowa

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, are these mild a frontal system slides southeast of the state tonight. this allows drier air a path to move into the state along with a ridge of high pressure. quiet weather is the result with a return to more sunshine in the sky. highs stay in the lower to middle 60s through the first weekend in november, continuing our above normal trend. no changes in our election day forecast meaning no weather excuses not to get out and vote. have a good night. tonight: gradual clearing. patchy fog possible late. wind: n 5-15. low: 44 tomorrow: sunny. wind: nw 5-15. high: 64 back to you. democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine was in eastern iowa this afternoon with less than a week to go before the election. he spoke at loras college in live at loras college tonight. katie, you talked with kaine? yes and he had a lot of say about the two officers who were shot and killed in des moines this morning. he and president bill clinton were supposed to rally in des moines today, but cancelle

and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. as you prepare to possibly hit the roads this evening, the weather should remain quiet until later tonight. a very weak system will will create a few flurries or light snow showers, mainly in our northern counties. thanks chris. thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you are having a lovely helium. yes. yes. taylor swift. yes. pi. yes. kardashian. more specific. khloe? yes! see, i remembered if it looks kind of like kim it's kourtney, and if it looks nothing like kim it's khloe. oh. oh, that's a venn diagram, and i remember because i thought to myself, "venn is he gonna stop talking about this diagram?" what are you guys doing? oh, well, we decided to use our breakfast time to expand our respective knowledge bases. oh, let me try. okay.

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first break any records today? mercy medical center in cedar includes open heart surgery. yesterday, the state health facilities council approved the hospital's certificate of need application for the program. mercy is interested in opening the center because it says it sees a growing need for cardiovascular surgery. the already started to recruit surgeons to join the heart team. unity point - saint luke's hospital, which is also in cedar rapids, already performs cardiovascular surgeries. the u-s senate has passed a bill to improve help for suicidal veterans. iowa senator chuck grassley says the bill is more necessary now than ever for iowa veterans after recent suicides. grassley co-sponsored the senate version of the "no veteran crisis line call should go unanswered" bill. introduced the house version of that bill. it would require the development of a plan to ensure that someone calling the veterans crisis line or the backup call center gets an answer in a timely manner. two iowa veterans have committed suicide

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. joe, what a warm start to november? an area of low pressure and associated frontal systems moves across the state bringing rain is across the southern two thirds of the state develops late tonight and continuing on wednesday. rainfall amounts of 0.5" are possible with much lighter amounts to the north. after thesis system exits the state we are in for a great stretch of weather that is expected to last into the early part of next week. have a super night. tonight: isolated showers late. isolated storms likely, mainly south of highway 20. wind: ne 5-15. high: 61 back to you. authorities have named the man who a cedar rapids police officer shot this morning near coe college. the officer shot jerime mitchell, who is 37 and also goes by the name "danky." police say it happened around 1:15 a-m when an officer tried to pull mitchell over for a traffic a avenue northeast. police say mitchell got into some type of altercation with the officer that led to the officer firing his gun, wounding h

and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. tonight, but thankfully the rain has stopped. as the wind swings around to the northwest a cool day is also ahead with no fog worries. there is a weak disturbance that rolls through thursday night into friday morning. this could bring some flurries, but nothing that will have any major travel impacts. saturday remains dry with low pressure heading back into the state on sunday bringing a shower chance. have a great night and a happy thanksgiving. tonight: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. low: 32 tomorrow: cloudy and cool. wind: w 5-10 high: 40 thanks for joining us for (birds singing, insects trilling) sheldon: it's nice to get back to nature. why don't i do this more often? what a beautiful forest. (gasps delightedly) hello, little butterfly. what's your na... (screams) whatcha doing? i was enjoying some virtual reality, until you ruined it with your actual face. what am i smelling? oh, it's car air freshener. i was simulating the smell of the forest. that's not what the forest smells like. we

meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. a steady increase in clouds from west to east occurred ahead of a cold front earlier today. this front has very little moisture to work with, meaning any shower chance tonight will be isolated and light. our latest polls indicate sunshine will win tomorrow as iowans head out to vote. quiet and dry weather remains in the the week. tonight: mostly cloudy with isolated showers. wind: w 5-10. low: 48 tomorrow: mostly sunny. wind: n 10-20. high: 58 back to you. at least a thousand law enforcement officers joined hundreds of other mourners today at the funeral for des moines police sergeant tony beminio. nats of music playing they walk by beminio's casket in a west des moines church. beminio was one of two des moines area officers who a gunman shot and killed in their patrol cars last wednesday. des moines police chief dana wingert spoke of beminio's influence on other officers and the community. "god sent sergeant anthony benonio. and we're all better for it. now it' called him home. i'm a

team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. a ridge of high pressure takes over the weather pattern. this keeps us mild and tranquil into the early part of next week. highs should be in the middle 60s with some comfortable 40s at night. precipitation is not seen in the 9 day outlook so make plans to get the fall yard work finished up. have a super night. tonight: clear. patchy fog possible late. wind: light. low: 41 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-10. high: 66 thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. tonight at ten. have a great what a wonderful day, thank you. oh, we're glad you had fun. blue icees and a trip to the container store? it's like i died and went to the post-mortem, neuron-induced hallucination commonly mistaken as heaven. i still don't understand why you bought that pill caddie. you're a young man. age is a state of mind, leonard. in here i'm 90. why are you taking your bins over there? ed them. you know, she doesn't have a lot of closet space. what's wrong with your closet? uh... well, honey, you know, now that

meteorologist joe winters joins us now. joe, we can it expect conditions to get a little chilly tonight. happy veterans day and thanks to all who serve. after a super weather week, the weekend is looking up as well. saturday is the coolest day as we begin the day in the 20s and 30s. this is due to light winds abundant both days helping temperatures on sunday rebound to near 60. the late part of next week shows signs of a stronger storm system that could bring more typical november weather back to the midwest. have a great night and a safe weekend. tonight: clear and colder. wind: light. low: 28 tomorrow: sunny. wind: sw 5-15. high: 52 back to you. a woman in indianola faces a death. police arrested tori bittner on wednesday. authorities say on october 30th, medics found a seven month old boy in respiratory distress at a home in indianola. he died at a des moines hospital the next day. police say bittner lived with the baby's father. a judge set her bail at 500 thousand dollars. today people gathered in iowa city to dedicate

i love how physical he is inside and his best years are team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. more great weather continues through the upcoming weekend. light winds swing to a more southerly direction and pick up to bring highs tomorrow well into the 60s. a cold front swings through the state friday, resulting in slightly cooler weather. the moisture is not available for this front so it remains dry. an early outlook into the weekend gives a frosty start to a great night! tonight: clear. [ ping! ] the new iphone's finally here! and you can get it on any network. but why would you? u.s. cellular's got a great new plan, and we put towers where the other guys didn't -- for a strong signal, wherever you go. [ cellphone ringing ] is that you? 'cause like i said: u.s. cellular's signal is strong. so you might want to put your new iphone on silent. mother: hi, honey. it's your mother. -dude. -why is it so dark? at last, get the new iphone with a great deal -- seven gigs of data per line for just forty-nine dollars a month previously on the big bang theory... there's no poin

let's turn to weather and meteorologist joe winters. a great night for people trick-or-treating? despite the breezy conditions, halloween proved to be a treat temperature-wise throughout the state. this mild trend is set to continue into our new month of november. with more sunshine, tuesday will be a few degrees warmer than today. shower and storm chances look likely for wednesday across the southern two thirds of the state, so you day for yard work. the early polls are in and are looking good for election day. have a spooktacular night. tonight: partly cloudy. wind: sw 5-15. low: 57 tomorrow: partly cloudy and mild. wind: n 5-10. high: 72 back to you. a cedar rapids man is the third smuggling case. today, a judge sentenced ali herz to more than 28 years in federal prison on firearms and money laundering charges. the judge said he was the organizer in the gun smuggling case. adam herz, has received a 20 year sentence on similar charges. and sarah zeaiter, got more than four years. bassem herz is still awaiting sentencing. authorities arrested the four after a series of rapids, i

so we're going right away to meteorologis t joe winters for details. a grand jury will decide if a a man. linn county attorney jerry vander sanden says it would be in the public's best interest to allow a grand jury to decide if the case warrants any criminal charges. around one a-m on november first cedar rapids police officer lucas jones pulled over jerime mitchell on a routine traffic stop. that was near coe college and into some kind of an altercation that led to officer jones firing his gun, seriously wounding mitchell who was still inside his vehicle. vander sanden says the grand jury will consist of seven people they'll choose randomly, and at least five of them have to agree on any possible indictment. the process to choose the grand jury members has already started. this is the first time vander sanden has used a grand jury in a case involving a police officer using deadly force since he took office in 2010. t-v nine contacted mitchell's family attorney this afternoon. the family declined to comment. cedar rapids police say there have been no