Ordering the removal of tigers and lemurs from a northeast iowa zoo. The ruling is considered a victory for a group of plaintiffs that sued the cricket hollow zoo outside of manchester under grounds that the animals live in dirty enclosures and given dirty water. While also having inadequate medical care. The suit claimed that the poor five tiger deaths at the facility since 2013. The judge has ordered that the animals be transferred in the next 90 days. An update on the Iowa Legislature today, the Senate Passed a bill to stop the privatization of medicaid of iowa. The bill aims to end contracts with the companies et to take over management of the states medicaid program. Governor branstad insists handing over care would improve it passed the senate this morning but likely wont make it in tt republicanled house. Civil Rights Groups are making sure lawmakers hear their concerns. The naacp and other groups pushing for criminal justice reforms in iowa. Ththre backing m mtiple bills. One w
Two people are dead and another is in the hospital this morning after a crash in lee county. One car was heading south in the northbound lanes near the 31hundred block of highway 27 around 9 oclock last night. Thats when it hit a car going north and two others crashed behind it. Authorities have not released the names of the people with recent terrorist attacks from islamic extremist groupup many have misconception s about the religion of islam. So says an iowa city mosque leader who is reaching out to the community. Kcrgtv9s Forrest Saunders is live in the newsroom thth morning. Forrest, how did this leader reach out to the community . Well brady, he held a forum yesterday afternoon at the iowa city pupuic library. There he spoke to people about the terrorists groups and how they do not represent his religion. Imam molhim bilal explained the islamic faith and its purpose. He compared the definition of terrorism to the faiths beliefs of peace. That was to show that all of the recent vi
City to take out 2 of 4 sets of cameras on interstate 380 this past february and move the other 2 sets. The city appealed the decision and is now taking the dot to court to keep the cameras. Kcrgtv 9s brea love joins us live now. Brea, the city says the cameras are all about safety but the dot disagrees. Brea chris, the city collects three Million Dollars a year from its Traffic Camera most of that from the four on interstate 380. The city says data shows those cameras have made the scurve much safer. But the iowa dot says its test shows otherwise. Iowa is the only state in the nation with permanent speed cameras on the interstate. But gary hughes is suing to take them down. Its unconstitutio nal. Section six of the state constitution says all laws have to be applied equally. His main argument centers on enforcement. Noting if a car has a bike rake or other object covering the license plate, that car would not get a ticker. Hughes says the cameras are more about money than safety. I th
Mid50s likely. Tonight into tomorrow, dry weather is anticipated with temperatures still well above normal. Our storm system is still on track to impact eastern iowa this weekend with light rain as early as friday night. For at least the entire weekend, precipitation will stay in the form of rain in all areas, and that rain may be heavy at times. Thunderstorm s are also possible saturday night into sunday. Rainfall amounts of at least 12 are likely with higher amounts approaching 3 in any areas that see repeated heavy rainfall. Creeks and streams will likely respond with rises on the smaller basins likely. Next week, the weather trends cooler, with any remaining moisture going to light snow later monday, if our temperatures can drop fast enough. Today partly sunny, mild high 5258 winds w 1525 alo 54 dbq 55 iow 57tonight partly cloudy low 3440 winds sw 515 alo 35 dbq 36 iow 38womorrow slight chance of rain late high 5157 winds se 515 alo 52 dbq 52 iow 54tomorrow night chance of showers
Of the year in the spotlight. Wiwi Bffs Jennifer lawrence and amy schumer go headtohead . Who will go home golden . Good morning, america. Here we go. Award season is kicking off this morning with the golden globe nominations on the road to the oscars and, michael, do you have your speech readadfor magic mimi. Im getting my outfit together. Maybe with that movie i dont need an outfit. May be about that. That might guarantee the nomination. Guarantee a lot of things, george, that we really dont want to go into. Okay. Well, well get to that in a little bit. Right now donald trump still dominating the headlines. We have his rival candidate rco rubio standing b blive. We begin with the fbis intense search for answers in that terror attack. The head of the agency says the killers were radicalized before they even met. Now the feds trying to unlock compmpers. Abcs matt gutman starts us off in San Bernardino, good morning, matt. Reporter were learning the couple h h Encryption Software on its