Because he suffers from a mental disorder. His attorneyiled for a competency hearing last week. A judge granted that request, and scheduled the hearing for april 4th. Police say betwell attacked krapfl while she was walking near her home backn september. They say betwell admitted to raping and killing her, because he had Nothing Better to do. He faces life in prison if convicted. Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from the newton correctional release center. They say Michael Amodeo and jessy foley were missing from a routine inmate count last night. Amodeo is serving a 10 year sentence, and foley is seseing a 27 year sentence on drug related charges. An operation quickfind is still in effect for 17year old leslie pettie. Cedar Rapids Police says she was last seen thursday morning at her home in the 39 hundred block of falbrook drive northeast. Shes 5 foot 9, and weighs about 130 pounds. Police a Dodge Stratus with the license plate duk 126. If you know where she is,
Mayor its like telling my son your approved to go to college and he said great dad, how much money are you going to give me so i can go to college . Upsetting situation for many who live and work within the flood zone cg l pierson co owner piirsons flower shop its very frusterating to this neighborhood and to my buisness to know that it might be 20 years before we have protection. Mayor corbett told me today although we need those federal dollars we cant wait for them so for now thth city is taking some steps. They are incorporating flood downtown. Weve got you covered live in cedar rapids, kristin rogers. Kwwl news. The city originally planned to build protection from the north the south, for now, without the federal dollars they have decided to Start Building from the lowest points up, one of those points is the newbo area, levys will be constructed there this summer. A beautiful weekend in store but theres snow in the forecast following it. Snow. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather t
Good friday. Well start out the day with a mostly cloudy sky, but clouds will decrease leading to a mostly sunny sky for the aftetenoon hours. Highs will be in the middle 30s to low 40s with a wsw wind 510. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the 20s. Saturday we will get a taste of spring with highs in the lower to middle 50s with a mostly sunny sky. We are tracking a system that could bring stray shower on sunday, but most of us stay dry. Temperatures will be mild through monday. After our taste of spring, reality sets back in early next week. We are tracking the potential for snow in parts of iowa and the midwest tuesday. Ririht now, model guidance s been giving us several Different Solutions during each run, and we are not getting much consistency. What we do know there will be a major storm in the midwest that could potentially havvan impact on our weather. The exact placement of the storm will determine our temperatures, and therefore, the type of precipitation. We will con
Following a dinner at jamesons. According to witnesses amy was in the cross walk. Her husband john molseed is with amy right now at university of iowa hospitals and clinic. John says he is disappointed the driver was not cited. This was not something that neighborhood i think its very important drivers are held accountable in circumstances like this. John says amy is currently in the intenstive care unit in iowa city. At last check she is stable but brain swelling is expected to peak and then go down within the next 48 hours. An iowa driver is killed after being hit by a piece of debris. It happened in davenport off of i 80. Iowa state patrol say debris on the road went through the drivers windshield, causing them to crash their car. The drivers name hasnt been under investigation. Cedar rapids mayor ron corbett says the city risks never receiving money from the federal government for flood protection. Federal money has always been a part of the citys plan. Now the city is revamping so
Vidcycle manager jacob burns says vapor users need to be cautious of their highpowered batteries. The battery starts to get extremely hot, and when that does, its a warnring sign its about to ven and blow up. Vaping experts say people need to be mindful of their devices and keep their batteries separate. Putting everything your pocket without a cheap cover is like setting off a pipe bomb. These are aftermath photos of 23yearold geoff moreheads burns whose vaping batteries blew up in his pocket in fort dodge back in january. Geoffs employer didnt allow vaping devices at work so one day he left his vapor in hhs car but put his batteries in his pocket. Moments later he was rushed to the hospital to be treated for burns. Jake burns says he stresses ecigarette safety to every buyer. nats. Battery case. just make sure you keep them in that unit. Because if they dont, exactly what happened in that video can happen to according to jake you also need to make sure your batteries arent cloned. An