When rescue crews finally found her, they placed her on a back board. Fire fighters above ground used a tripod to pull her out through a nearby man hole. A rescue effort some city leaders say could have been avoided. Other people had to put themselves in harms way in order to be able to rescue someone from that space. City leaders from several departments will meet later this week to ways to keep people from trying to explore the mine shafts. In dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news. That dangerous old mine shaft in dubuque is not alone. The Us Department of agriculture says iowa has about 27 hundred of these mine shafts across the state. About six months ago, some des moines homeowners discovered one under their house when a sinkhole opened in front of their home. Historians say it dates moines coal company. The usda said an air shaft in the old coal mine probably eroded over time and caused the collapse. Meteorologist joe winters joins us now with our first alert forecast. Joe, a lit
Ellis harbor in cedar rapids. Samantha, youve talked to one association thats seen success from a Neighborhood Watch . Even the boat houses here in ellis harbor need protection. And i spoke to the president of the Neighborhood Association who says the key to success is neighbors keeping an eye out for neighbors. We had a crime spree about three years ago that crime spree didnt last long because of a we came close to catching him the first time and he came back about a week later and we caught him the second time because barry was very attentive and figured it out and called police. As president of the ellis harbor Neighborhood Association don steichen works closely with police, and he says its made a big difference in safety. 20 04 12;06 we have a monthly meeting and we have a them. He gives us the statistics of our neighborhood, the problems that occurred in that neighborhood and around town and gives us advice like making sure our doors are locked and putting stuff away Cedar Rapids