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Dropping below zero and the windchill could get dangerously cold. Windchill advisories already in effect and they are in effect until tomorrow at 9 00 a. M. Wind chills could get as cold 20 temperatures have been falling through the night, single dig digits across all of iowa. 9 in iowa city and the winds are taking at around 9 Miles Per Hour now and they will pick up later on tonight. Gusts could get as high as0 Miles Per Hour. So that will lead to a wind chill below zero. 17 below in 10 below in cedar rapids right now. We are also tracking some snow, though, in the area for tomorrow. Ill bre...

Crews assisted as well. Mauricio Marin the good news here no injuries were reported and there was never any threat to the public. There were also big traffic backups as a result. Its friday night and a lot of people travel to and from the casino town. The traffic has calmed down tonight. Reporting live from laughlin, Mauricio Marin. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier mauricio, has nv energy said what caused the transformer to blow up and extent of the damage . Mauricio Marin no word yet on what caused that explosion, dave. Thats under investigation. As far as damage. Theres no dollar figure at this ...

Schools other than washington. Grant worked on a project at jefferson high in 2013. I was the person installing the fire detectors and getting it hooked up. The only separating us from the abatement crew was a yellow piece of caution tape. Reporter Cedar Rapids School district efficient Officials Say they work hard to keep everyone safe. We want to make sure things were done properly. It is a little concerning that the gentleman waited this long tosay anything. Reporter things have to change so this doesnt happen again. If they would have had proper had exposure at all. The district terminated...

A pedestrian was stuck and killed by a vehicle. In this particular case, the driver actually fled the scene but later came back and turned himself in. Investigators say that alcohol was a factor. Its also important to note that the pedestrian was not using a crosswalk at the time so he was jaywalking. Metro says that this is the 14th fatality this year. 6 of those have involved pedestrians. 2 have been motorcyclists slash bicycles and the other 6 were automobiles. Investigators say they are begging pedestrians to use crosswalks sgt. Richard strader, metro fatal detail pleading as i have done h...

Jefferson high. There are signs stating asbestos was in the area but according to brent the sign and the red tape or not ough to reduce e risk. It should not have happened the way it did. We shouldve had proper shooting up an hepa filters to keep that from being spread. Reportererdr. Brad bok isisthe superintendent at the School District in cedar rapids that he only found out about the mishap. A look at the pictures anan nt have the expertise. In an email he contacted the Department Months ago. Reporter he called common iowa dnr and left a detailed voicemail, neither toto nor anyone else bothe...