KFXA Top Stories http://www.kgan.com RSS feed for stories from the "Top Stories" section of KFXA. en-us Copyright 2012, Sinclair Broadcast Group Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:50 CDT Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:50 CDT SBG WCM - Story Module http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Special Report: Fairfield Iowa's Key to Education Success]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11222.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:54:29 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11222.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Wellington Heights Problem Spots Torn Down to Drive Out Crime]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11221.shtml?wap=0
"With it gone it's going to inspire some hope," says Terry Bilsland, Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association President. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 21:36:11 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11221.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[1930's Film Reels Reveal Iowa City's History Repeats Itself]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11220.shtml?wap=0    On Thursday (5/17) the Johnson County Historical Society in Coralville presented two films to the public for the first time. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 21:24:45 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11220.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Interstate Loop Closures Cause Headaches for Drivers]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11219.shtml?wap=0
“Everyone’s kind of confused and there’s a lot of traffic backup,” Sarah Witchek, a Tiffin resident.

The confusion is caused by the loop closures along the 380/ 218/ and I-80 interchange that went into effect Tuesday night. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 18:13:49 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11219.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[80/380 Confusion - How to Get Around it]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11218.shtml?wap=0    I-DOT shut down two of the loops for reconstruction Wednesday night, the other two shut down Thursday night - and they'll remain closed through mid July. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:52:09 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11218.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Wireless Emergency Alert Service Is Rolling Out]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11217.shtml?wap=0 You're used to hearing your weather radio go off during sever weather.  But what do you do to stay informed of developing situations when you are out and about?  Thanks to a new program, this will no longer be an issue. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:05:04 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11217.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Romney to Run First General Election TV Ad]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11216.shtml?wap=0
Romney told reporters Thursday that it will be a positive spot introducing him to voters. Separately, sources familiar with the ad buy told The Associated Press that the spot is slated to run next week. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:45 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11216.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[President Obama to Speak on Economy in Iowa Visit]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11215.shtml?wap=0
The Thursday visit will be Obama's third trip this year to Iowa, a state he carried in the 2008 election. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 15:29:43 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11215.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Cedar Rapids "S" Curve to get New Surface]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11214.shtml?wap=0
The Iowa Department of Transportation says it will use a high-friction surface treatment to fix an "s-curve" identified by a road safety audit in 2008. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 13:41:19 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11214.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Parents in Iowa City say Kid's Walk to School is Too Far]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11213.shtml?wap=0
The district says they received four identical letters Wednesday from families expressing concerns that the walk to Horn is too far, and unsafe. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 13:38:07 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11213.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[UPDATE: Man Injured in Police Custody Still Clinging to Life]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11212.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:04:36 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11212.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Students March Against Bullying]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11211.shtml?wap=0
(KGAN) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – There is a growing movement to get kids moving outdoors but for students in the College Community School District, it’s not about exercise, it’s about leaving the days of bullying behind.


“People are just being selfish and they won’t be kind to others, so if we do this they will,” said Amelia Zabokstrsky, a 3rd grader at Prairie View Elementary School. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 12:45:05 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11211.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Spring Chill Damages Iowa Crops]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11210.shtml?wap=0
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that horticulture and agronomy experts say up to 80 percent of the apple crop in eastern Iowa has been ruined. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 12:16:58 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11210.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Iowa Homeowners Behind on Mortgages Catching Up]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11209.shtml?wap=0
A survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association says 4,169 fewer Iowa homeowners were past due on their monthly payments at the end of the first quarter. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 10:23:43 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11209.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[State of Iowa Spending More for Outside Lawyers]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11208.shtml?wap=0
Thursday the Iowa Executive Council authorized spending nearly $1.5 million for private attorneys. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 10:22:15 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11208.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Buffalo Running Wild in Northeast Iowa]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11207.shtml?wap=0
The animals have since been spotted in five counties -- Lyon, Osceola, Sioux and O'Brien counties in Iowa and Nobles County in Minnesota Lt. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 08:48:42 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11207.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Closing Arguments Set in UI Research Dispute]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11206.shtml?wap=0 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:44:31 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11206.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Cedar Rapids Woman Admits Role in Loan Fraud Scheme]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11205.shtml?wap=0
Federal prosecutors say 27-year-old Brenda Cortez pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges. ...]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 08:43:33 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11205.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Virtual Soldier Winning the War in Iowa City]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11204.shtml?wap=0 The latest military innovations aren't happening on the battlefield anymore.  They're happening inside computers.  And some of those computers are located in Iowa City.  It's shaping what America's military will look like tomorrow.

Deep inside a research lab at the University of Iowa, we're shown a place where real people have created a virtual man. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:42 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11204.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[UIHC Fellow and Resident Physicians Question Cut to Healthcare Benefits]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11203.shtml?wap=0 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:27:27 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11203.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[UPDATE - Tama Volunteer Firefighter and Son of Fire Chief Accused of Arson]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11196.shtml?wap=0    You can still pick out the left-overs from the life that once filled the house in the debris. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:11 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11196.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Iowa City School District Puts "Hold" on Rezoning Plans]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11202.shtml?wap=0
“We have a high school bursting at its seams,” said parent Terry O’Donnell Parsons who has children at three Iowa City schools. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 20:25:04 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11202.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[UPDATE: Police Explain Why No Dashcam Video of Saldivar Arrest]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11201.shtml?wap=0
CBS 2/FOX 28 spoke exclusively with the family Tuesday night, as they spoke about their difficult decision to remove him from life support and their desire for justice for Paul. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:16 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11201.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[First Responders Simulate Terrorist Attack at the University of Iowa]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11198.shtml?wap=0
“They had us kind of act like we were involved in a weapon of mass destruction,” said Adrienne Scheaks who was playing the role of a victim. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:01 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11198.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Notice of Appeal Filed in Iowa Discrimination Case]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11199.shtml?wap=0
Attorney Thomas Newkirk announced Wednesday he had filed a notice of appeal, and would ask the Iowa Supreme Court to reinstate the lawsuit. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:17:07 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11199.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[UPDATE - County Attorney: Manchester Couple Shot to Death]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11197.shtml?wap=0
The couple's grandson, 17-year-old Isaiah Sweet, is charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:52:03 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11197.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Road Closed in Cedar Rapids After Gas Line Breaks]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11193.shtml?wap=0
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says a utility crew cut into a gas line at the intersection of Blairs Ferry Rd. NE and Windy Meadow Lane NE just after 9 a. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 11:11:43 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11193.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Energy Drinks Bad for Kids Teeth]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11200.shtml?wap=0
Findings by a new Academy of General Dentistry study showed the drinks do some serious damage to young teeth. The study said the high level of acid in those drinks destroys tooth enamel leading to decay and cavities. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:18 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11200.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Family Pulls Life Support, Questions Injuries of Loved One Arrested by Cedar Rapids Police]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11187.shtml?wap=0
"He was a good friend to most people who knew him," John Saldivar says.

Paul Saldivar has been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week after a run-in with Cedar Rapids police. ...]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 21:24:11 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11187.shtml?wap=0 <![CDATA[Iowa DNR says Beware of Deer in May]]> http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11189.shtml?wap=0
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says fawns are being born and does are running off their young bucks. ...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:22:46 CDT http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_11189.shtml?wap=0