Need in the appropriate shelters. And if need be, they will open an overflow shelter at an offsite location. The shelters say the first goal is to keep people safe, and the second is to provide some longterm help. As many as 2,000 people in cedar rapids are in and out of homelessness each year. For many, its unexpected. This is the case for ja far khenti 3 and half weeks ago. Khenti says a friend recommended he try willis dady. He says he felt welcomed immediately. 12 32 they give you a lot of resources. And you go out there and try to find some resources. Plus they help us try to get an apartment of our own. As cooler temps roll through, willis dady says balancing safety and outreach can be a challenge. Trepp 8 42, we struggle with the balance of providing a true term solutions, which we know is housing. Thats why the Community Overflow Weather Shelter system was formed just last year. Organizers pushed for more funding, so they can open once temperatures are freezing. Trepp 4 48, the
Rain continues today with totals generally approaching a half inch to three quarters of an inch in most spots. Later today, the rain comes to an end, but the clouds remain, and these clouds will be part of the weather story going through the rest of the week. Plan on highs around 40 for thanksgiving and not much better for friday. There remains a chance of flurries on friday morning as well. Saturday should be dry, but our next trough of low pressure looks to arrive on sunday and should lead to widespread rain by sunday g at the latest. This could saion sundayafternoon. Had day todayshowers likely,especia the morning. Wind nw 515. High 43 tonight cloudy. Wind nw 515. Low 32 tomorrow cloudy and ol tom. Night chance of flurries or light snow, mainly north. Wind se 510. Low 31 thanks kaj. Emergency shelters in cedar rapids say a small change could have a big impact on how many people they help. As kcrgtv9s jordee kalk and potentially an overflow location available when temperatures drop b
Looks to arrive on sunday and should lead to widespread rain by sunday night at the latest. This could sneak in on sunday afternoon. Have a good day today showers likely, especially in the morning. Wind nw 515. High 43 tonight cloudy. Wind nw 515. Low 32 tomorrow cloudy and cool. Wind w 510. High 40 tom. Night chance of flurries or light snow, mainly north. Wind se 510. Low 31 thanks kaj. During a traffic stop in cedar rapidsearlier this month has the support of his union. The Police Bargaining Union says it fully backs officer lucas jones and feels confident that a grand jury will officer jones pulled over Jerime Mitchell early on november 1st. The stop led to some kind of altercation, where officer jones shot mitchell. Mitchells vehicle eventually crashed in a parking lot on the coe college campus, not far from downtown cedar rapids. His family says mitchell is paralyzed from the incident. In a statement, the cedar rapids Police Bargaining Union said it doesnt have more information t
Some of the heavier foods this holiday. Youre watching kcrgtv9. Now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrgtv9 news morning news. First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Rain continues today with totals generally approaching a half inch to three quarters of an inch in most spots. Later today, the rain comes to an end, but the clouds remain, and these clouds will be part of the weather story going through the rest of the week. Plan on highs around 40 for thanksgiving and not much better for friday. There remains a chance should be dry, but our next trough of low pressure looks to arrive on sunday and should lead to widespread rain by sunday night at the latest. This could sneak in on sunday afternoon. Have a good day today showers likely, especially in the morning. Wind nw 515. High 43 tonight cloudy. Wind nw 515. Low 32 tomorrow cloudy and cool. Wind w 510. High 40 tom. Night chance of flurries or light snow, mainly north. Wind se 510. Low 31 the office
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