i, stacey walker. i, stacey walker. do solemnly swear. do solemnly swear. stacey walker is the newest walker yesterday morning at the linn county public service center. walker used a bible that belonged to his grandmother. he called this a tremendous experience. "59:31 it's a wonderful experience to have this opportunity to represent all of the people of the county and to do so as the first african american elected to the county board. " linda langston resigned her seat as a linn county supervisor earlier this year. even after its massive recall, samsung is still numbe to smartphone sales. those numbers in today's tech bytes. stay with tv9. dakota issued an emergency alert after a scuffle between pipeline demonstrator s and police. there is an ongoing protest going on in downtown bismarck, please avoid the downtown bismarck until and shut down traffic while more than 100 demonstrators occupied the city's business district. officials say one protester attempted to grab an officer's weapon. that's when police decided to notify the public about what was happen

to stacey walker the oakhill jackson neighborhood--is home. "they used to have a playground here but it looks kindergarden." life for him--not always easy-- "we survived on welfare and food stamps and things of that nature. when i was 4 years old sister we went to live with my grandmother." they lived in this apartment--we took a look inside--walker striving to be a role model for the kids growing up here now. "youn kwo when they grow up it''s going to be important for them to understand that they to have a seat at the table and from the neighborhood--- and beyond--a packed house--as he was sworn in to the african american do to so. nats of cheers walker--emotional hugging his mentor--a man who drove his church bus when he was a kid. a historic day he and many others won't soon forget. "i've said linn county was organized 177 years ago and now nearly 2 centuries later folks that grow up in this neighborhood folks that look like me will be able to see someone who looks like them representing their interest in county government." walker says he

walker won the only open seat -- that used to belong to linda langston -- before she left for another job.the irony lies in the fact that voters from its current five members back down to three. three.one of the main concerns with the existing board was that they were making more than 100-thousand dollars a year -- and that some people didn't think the supervisor job should not be full time. time.the supervisors were worried that only three

quality.when it was all over -- the newly elected stacey walker "that means that residents in the county are going to have fewer people representing their interests. it's also going to mean our rural communities arne'g going to have as much of a voice at the table. hopefully we can this issue in the future. after the break...our teams caught up with both first district candidates after the final votes were counted -- we take a deeper look at whats the house of represenatives wasn't in doubt in 2016 -- republicans had a stranglehold on the majority in that chamber.but locally -- iowa's first district -- in northeastern iowa -- was a more democratic voters than republicans -- and historically has been represented by a democrat -- until rod blum was elected in 2014.monica vernon tried to take the seat back -- but she says the point is to keep pushing progressive values. "i believe that we have to ahvea better economy. peopel in the middle fo the country need to make sure they ahve a fair shake at a good tomorrow. are things i believe so strongly in. education for all. social security and ho

stacey walker is the newest member of the board. kevin mckeever, the first african american district court judge in iowa, swore in walker this morning at the linn county public service center. walker used a bible that belonged to his grandmother. he called this a tremendous experience. " i was overcome with emotion. afterwards when it all kind of set in and it's a wonderful thing, a sign of the progress of to the opportunity to serve. " linda langston resigned her seat as a linn county supervisor earlier this year. president elect donald trump continues to prepare for his new job by holding meetings today at trump tower. he met with south carolina governor nikki haley... former secretary of state henry kissinger... and the prime minister from japan. possibly for the job of secretary of state. the two had a contentious relationship during the election. vice president- elect mike pence spent today with republican congress members in washington d-c. " gov. mike pence - "we're going to move an agenda that's going to rebuild our military

linn county supervisor stacey walker will be speaking. the charlotte, north carolina officer who shot and killed an man during a call at an apartment complex will not face charges. the charlotte- brentley vison were justified. the officer and the victim are black. the shooting on september 20th killed keith lamont scott. his family says he was unarmed, but surveillance video shows scott had a gun holstered on his right ankle. scott's family attorney says there is more to investigate in this case. "we still have real questions about the decisions that were made that day, in terms of how they confronted keith, how they reacted to the information that he had a brain escalation techniques to end this situation in a way that didn't result in keith scott's life." the family's lawyers say they haven't decided if they will pursue civil action. wildfires have now killed seven people in tennessee. and authorities say the origin of the fire was "human caused." it's burned more than 15 thousand acres and damaged 400 gatlinburg says city leaders are d

in linn county -- new supervisor stacey walker made history by being the first african american elected to the board of supervisors.but he had plenty of people there to share it with him. him.after the ceremonty -- walker shared a few hugs and tears with henry dawson -- who was the deacon at stacey's childhood church -- and was raised walker.stacey's mother was killed when he was a small . child.the judge who did the swearing in was kevin mckeever -- he's the first african american judge on iowa's 6th judicial district court.walker says seeing that is really great for the large group of african americans students in the audience. "this is a historic say and it's not about me, it's about the folks in the audience watching who know if they want to be a judge, that is a live they can achieve. if they want to be an elected official here in linn county, that is a life they can achieve. senator joni ernst is getting answers for another soldier suicide in iowa.she sent another letter to the deparment of veterans affairs after curtis gearhart from ankeny committed suicide.that follows brandon k

stacey walker won the election for the district two supervisor. the cedar rapids native has served on an area task force trying to reduce poverty as a method of decreasing violence. a wartburg college senior is now the newest member for the bremer county soil and water commission. and he was a write in candidate. jesse kielman campaigned for just 10 hours on election day. he says he was interested in the position, until his mom called and told him she wrote him in. so, kielman decided to ask his friends to do the same. "33:37, i had a lot of people tell me maybe if you ran campaign that was mire 10 hours i would vote for you, that's a fair criticism i'll take that " kielman will join the commission after the first of the year. he won't be able to vote because there's already a commissioner from his ward, but he will have input. leaders for the next legislative session. linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions about w

stacey walker--was just elected yesterday to replace supervisor amy johnson-- he will be sworn in on tuesday-- all other members will stay until the next election, and could also vye for one of the just three seats in 2019. live in cedar rapids--kristin rogers news 7...kwwl. three spots will be somehow split into districts--or if they will go back to serving the county at large--- coming up on kwwl -- a crash and a fire are tied to one another over the weekend -- and now a man is in custody following the original collision. and there was a big surprise at the state volleyball tournament in cedar rapids as several area and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... full forecast, coming up. "this is kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg and sports with rick coleman. we've got you covered." "now your storm track 7 a little warmer tonight. let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your full forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen infor

the linn county board of supervisors welcoming in the first black member today-- stacey walker--was born and he was sworn in this morning-- in front of a room full of supporters-- getting emotional--hugging a longtime mentor and friend-- walker spent his childhood in the oakhill jackson neighborhood-- where kwwl's kristin rogers caught up with him on this historic afternoon. "i've said linn county was organized 177 years ago and now nearly 2 centuries later folks that grow up in this neighborhood folks that look like me will be able to see someone who looks like them representing their interest in county government. among many things--walker wants to address the poverty in some of the core neighborhoods and rural areas. little food pantries are starting to pop up across the cedar valley. they're like little free libraries - but instead of books, there's food inside - people can take it if they need, or they popping up in eastern iowa. kwwl's taylor bailey with one of the pantries will be located right here at the jesse cosby neighborhood center. two more pantries will also be placed in t

linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at the benefit tonight. it's at the african american museum in cedar rapids from five until nine tonight. the money will support mitchell's family. the unitypoint clinic urgent care facility in cedar falls is set to move to a new location. the new facility will open at 5100 prairie parkway and will be available for patients 7 from 8 a-m until 8 p-m. the urgent care clinic will offer walk-in and after-hours care for non-emergency situations. other clinics, like family medicine, o-b-g-y-n, and a pharmacy will open at the facility within the next 6 weeks. foster and adoptive families open their hearts and homes to hundreds of children each year in iowa. according to iowa kids net, 400 people in the area are creating safe, permanent connections between kids and families. but the group says that's not enough. looking for more families? chris and nicole, they're looking for homes from benton county to the missouri state line. that area includes 16 counties across iowa. there's 160 families in linn county and 71 in

years.democrat stacey walker says he tried hard not to make the election about race, but he's proud to carry the title. walker defeated republican adam jensen by nearly five thousand votes.while walker celebrated the victory - he says another issue on the ballot means supervisors will have to work harder.voters approved a plan - to reduce the number of from five to three. "that means residents in the county are ging to have less people representing their interests.. it's also going to mean that our rural communities won't ghave as much of a voice at the table so i think we really have to work hard .. the three supervisors have to roll up their sleves and work hard and hopefully we can re-visit this issue in the future. " walker says the work is just beginning to make linn county more prosperous and he wants to engage more people to help change. also in linn county - voters approved a 40-million dollar bond measure for water quality. the public measure - will protect sources of drinking water - and the water quality of rivers and streams.it will also give money to improve parks and biki

the benefit for jerime mitchell started about an hour ago at the african stacey walker is set to speak at that benefit. he's the first african american to serve as a linn county supervisor. kcrg-tv nine's forrest saunders is live at the museum tonight. forrest, how much do family and friends hope to raise? organizers tell me as much as they can. which could be a lot. about 300 have rsvp'd to this fundraiser and dinner. five dollar free will donations at the do bucks. add to that a silent auction which is in place. the dollar's will go back to mitchell and his wife. family says mitchell was paralyzed from the neck down after being struck by a bullet. he's currently in rehab and the dollars here will go toward paying all those bills that are sticking up.

stacey walker won the election cedar rapids native has served on an area task force trying to reduce poverty as a method of decreasing violence. a wartburg college senior is now the newest member for the bremer county soil and water commission. and he was a write in candidate. jesse kielman campaigned for just 10 hours on election day. he says he was interested in the position, but didn't really consider it until his mom called and told him she wrote him in. so, kielman decided to ask his friends to do the same. "33:37, i had a lot of p campaign that was mire 10 hours i would vote for you, that's a fair criticism i'll take that " kielman will join the commission after the first of the year. he won't be able to vote because there's already a commissioner from his ward, but he will have input. today, dozens of people plan to speak in front of the iowa utilities board about the dakota access pipeline and alleged problems with construction. some claim that crews left behind debris, released cattle from grazing areas, and disrespected their land. members of iowa citizens for community imp

linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at from five until nine tonight. the money will support mitchell's family. when thieves break into businesses, cars and homes in cedar rapids, they're looking for your check book. police say burglars are now taking checkbooks and writing checks. the number of counterfeit and forgery cases in cedar rapids is up from 171 through mid november last year to 306 so far this year. several eastern iowa police departments caught thousands of dollars rapids police say that accounts for the early increase in counterfeitin g cases. but later, investigators noticed more people stealing blank checks and checkbooks. "they're just going for whatever is the easiest, people put their checkbook in the glove box they're just taking the checkbook, forging the checks... signing off scribbling a name what have you so the banks will take it." police say if you are missing checks, call changes to your account. installing sufficient locks on your home and keeping valuables out of sight in your car can also make a difference. for the first tim

stacey walker won the election cedar rapids native has served on an area task force trying to reduce poverty as a method of decreasing violence. republicans in the iowa house will keep their top leaders for the next legislative session. linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there's been no formal discussions of what republicans will focus on next year. but they expect issues to include tax cuts, water officials believe voters are hungry for change. " people were frustrated with washington. in iowa we want to fight against the same type of environment. " "what my voters told me may be different, we'll come and put it together, listening to folks in our own districts. " the next legislative session two state legislators say iowa needs new laws regulating prescription pain medicine. it would be part of an effort to stop the state's heroin epidemic. the centers for disease control and prevention say people with addictions to prescription pain killers are 40 times more likely to become addict

stacey walker-- was born and raised in cedar rapids-- he was sworn in yesterday in front of a room full of supporters-- a historic day he and many others won't soon forget. "i've said linn county was that grow up in this neighborhood folks that look like me will be able to see someone who looks like them representing their interest in poverty in some of the core celebrating getting closer to finishing its renovations. the terminal project is a 55 million dollar endeavor. the second phase of renovation focuses largely on the public areas of the airport. there will be a new lobby waiting area, ticket counters, baggage claim -- and a new heating system... "we're completely tax-empted, or tax-free excuse me. we recieved no local tax dollars whatsoever from the community so we'rer of that. all of this project is being done without the use of local tax dollars." the third phase of renovations includes expanding two more jet ways and security areas. a woman got a rare gift for her birthday last week. the kentucky couple welcomed quintuplets into the world. they share the same birthday as their

linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at the benefit tonight. it's at the african american museum in cedar rapids from five until nine tonight. the money will support a prosecutor say the two brothers accused of conspiring to fix lottery games in 2010 across 5 states, including iowa, had rigged even more drawings and planted software to let them fix even more games. the trial for former lottery computer technology official eddie tipton is in february. his brother tommy tipton, of texas, goes to trial in january. they're charged with ongoing criminal conduct. prosecutors say eddie tipton hid a false number generating program on lottery computers. that helped him fix the games -- more than $2 million in winnings. attorneys for the tiptons say the state can't prove the charges. foster and adoptive families open their hearts and homes to hundreds of children each year in iowa. according to iowa kids net, 400 people in the area are creating safe, permanent connections between kids and families. but the group says that's not enough. kcrg-tv nine's bre

stacey walker won the election for the district two supervisor. the cedar rapids native has served on an area task force trying to reduce poverty as a method of decreasing violence. a wartburg college senior is soil and water commission. and he was a write in candidate. jesse kielman campaigned for just 10 hours on election day. he says he was interested in the position, but didn't really consider it until his mom called and told him she wrote him in. so, kielman decided to ask his friends to do the same. "33:37, i had a lot of people tell me maybe if you ran campaign that was mire 10 hours i would vote for you, that's a fair criticism i'll take that " after the first of the year. he won't be able to vote because there's already a commissioner from his ward, but he will have input. republicans in the iowa house will keep their top leaders for the next legislative session. linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be majority leader. they say there have been no formal discussions abou

the linn county board of supervisors welcoming in the first black member this week-- stacey walker--was born and raised in cedar rapids-- he was sworn in on thursday--in front of a room full of supporters-- getting emotional--hugging a longtime mentor and friend-- walker spent his childhood in the oakhill jackson neighborhood. "i've said linn county was folks that grow up in this representing their interest in county government." among many things--walker wants to address the poverty in some of the core neighborhoods and rural areas. a foster child grows up to help others like her... recognizing a problem... the eastern iowa woman decided t she started kaden's kloset... an organization in iowa that donates new or gently used clothes to foster and adoptive families.. the organization started last spring... and now there's already eight "closets" in different iowa locations... "i remember going to school day in and day out, and just not because shen you're carrying a garbage bag with you it tells you that's where your worth kaden's kloset are donated by people in the community... last mon

democrat stacey walker says he tried hard not to make this walker defeated republican adam jensen by nearly 5,000 votes and while walker celebrated that victory another issue on the ballot means supervisors like himself will have to work harder. voters approved a plan to reduce the number of board members from five to just three. >> that means that residents in the county will have less people representing their interests. it's also going to mean our rural communities aren't going to have as much the table so i think we really got to work hard the three supervisors have to roll up their sleeves and work hard and hopefully revisit this issue in the future. >> walker says the work is just beginning to make lynn county more prosperous. he also wants to engage more people to help him bring about positive change. >>> it is now 6:14, good wednesday morning to you, if you're in fairfax it is 34 degrees. washington d.c. could soon be some minimum wage laws are changing and new laws on hunting are just a few of the other things voted on last night we'll give you all those details. >>> mother

linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at the benefit tonight. it's at the african american museum in cedar rapids support mitchell's family. the unitypoint clinic urgent care facility in cedar falls is set to move to a new location. the new facility will open at 5100 prairie parkway and will be available for patients 7 days a week. their hours are from 8 a-m until 8 p-m. the urgent care clinic will offer walk-in and after-hours care for non-emergency situations. other clinics, like family medicine, o-b-g-y-n, and a pharmacy will open at the facility within the next 6 weeks. foster and adoptive familie children each year in iowa. according to iowa kids net, 400 people in the area are creating safe, permanent connections between kids and families. but the group says that's not enough. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us. brea, where is iowa kids net looking for more families? chris and nicole, they're looking for homes from benton county to the missouri state line. that area includes 16 counties across iowa. there's 160 families in linn county and 7

stacey walker is sworn in as a linn county supervisor -- the first black memember of the board. kwwl's kristin rogers spent some oakhill jackson neighborhood--is home. "they used to have a playground here but it looks like it'so easy-- "we survived on welfare and my mom was murdered in buffalo new york, and the case was never solved. so i moved in me and my sister we went to live with my grandmother." they lived in this apartment--we took a look inside--walker striving to be a role model for the kids growing up here now. "you know when they grow up it''s going to be important for them to understand that they to have a seat at the table and from the neighborhood--- and beyond--a packed house--as he was sworn in to the linn county board of supervisors--the first african american do to so. nats of cheers walker--emotional hugging his mentor--a man who drove his church bus when he was a kid. a organized 177 years ago and now nearly 2 centuries later folks that grow up in this neighborhood folks that look like me will be able to see representing their interest in county government."

years.democrat stacey walker says he tried hard not to make the election about race, but he's proud to carry the title. walker defeated republican adam jensen by nearly five thousand votes.while walker celebrated the victory - he says another issue on the ballot means supervisors will have to work harder.voters approved a plan - to reduce the number of board members from five to three. head of the department. nearly three quarters of linn county chose to keep him as sheriff. his opponent - rick stewart - took home 26-percent of the votes. big news in the state's capitol - democrats lost control of the state senate. but liz mathis held on to her s. seat.last night voters re- elected her to senate district 34. she and opponent renee gadhela battled over the seat -- clearly seen in television ads. mathis went home with 56- percent of the vote. a corridor town will soon be looking for a new mayor.that's because - north liberty mayor amy nielsen won her bid for the iowa house. the city will now have to select a new mayor or hold a special election to finish out her current term. don't forge

stacey walker and add an -- adam jenson are vying for the seat. >> some of the supervisors will be at the black sheep social it's not the first time we've seen this. if this is the don't troy versey -- controversy that won't die, you are right. you can reduce the board of supervisors, it's not a full- time job and voters didn't realize the supervisor's salaries would jump to over $100,000 a year. >> the cameras for videotaping the meeting, they spent all that americany but they can't afford to turn it off a on. but they can afford to give themselves pay raises. >> on the other side ben rogers om3 to 5. they are against tonight- scott back to you. a long-time incumbent hoping to retain his congressional seat is iowa congressman dave l. loebsack.the congressman has served iowa's second district for a decade now.doctor christopher peters is looking to claim the seat.the second leaning johnson county. we are also tracking races that could upset the balance of power in washington.right now - 246-republicans and 186- democrats make up the u-s house of representatives.one of the hotly contes

linn county supervisor stacey walker will talk at the benefit tonight. it's at the african american museum in cedar rapids from five until nine tonight. the money will support mitchell's family. the unitypoint clinic urgent care facility in cedar falls is set to move to a new location. the new facility will open at 5100 prairie parkway and will be available for patients 7 days a week. the urgent care clinic will offer walk-in and after-hours care for non-emergency situations. a look at your first alert on the rest of the week. in addition, we are still on track for a few snow showers, primarily this afternoon and evening. accumulation will not be much of an issue, though areas north of i-80 will be at risk for a quick quarter inch in any moderate bursts of snow that occur. the wind will be blowing as likely. plan on clouds to hold on tight through saturday with our next area of low pressure set to arrive on sunday. accumulating snow is possible with that system over parts of the area. have a good day! today: chance of light snow. little or no accumulatio

stacey walker won the election for the district two supervisor. the cedar rapids native has served on an area task force trying to reduce poverty as a method of decreasing violence. a look at your first alert forecast in 2 many areas this afternoon as temperatures warm into the 70-75 range. plan on gusty south wind to accompany the warm air. tonight, a remarkably mild night continues to look likely with lows around 60. however, this will not last as our powerful cold front makes progress through the area later tomorrow morning. we will likely fall to around 40 by sunset, so ensure you have a jacket with you in a car w morning . in the wake of this front, the coolest air of the season will pour into the region as lows fall well down into the 20s and highs struggle to make 40 both saturday and sunday. today: partly cloudy, breezy and mild. record highs possible. wind: s 15-25. high: 74 tonight: partly cloudy. very mild. wind: s 10-20. low: 60 tomorrow: windy with showers possible with falling ? happy thanks for giving! thanks for giving lien the str

but you won't believe how they got him stacey and gerald ellis pull into their driveway after a night out... to see the light on in their apple cider as protection gerald tackles the suspect to the ground...but he pulled out a b-b gun... then stacey takes the cider....wholloping the thief over the head until police arrived if you plan to shop for the holidays while you're on the job and should be working... you won't be alone. according to a new study by career-builder, more people plan to shop online this year while at work more than half of workers say they'll spend some time shopping over the internet while on the job. the rv work still to come on the k-w-w-l news at five... some fortunate fowl...coming straight from iowa --------- --------- about everyone is in the holiday spirit including governor branstad...pardonin g two iowa turkeys and the best part? they're named after the chicago cubs (terry branstad) "so now carving knives and gravy from this thanksgiving day." turkeys bryant and rizzo - will retire to living history farms for the rest of their days thanks for watc