hurt tonight when a pickup truck crashes through the front doors of a walmart in iowa. this all happening in pella -- where a 9-1-1 call came in just before 10 this morning regarding a truck that drove through the meat and grocery entrance of the store. a chaotic scene in and around the walmart. amanda/ron- authorities aren't saying much right now as it's investigation. but at this point they say they have no reason to believe the a shopping trip turning into terror. after a driver slams his truck into a walmart store. the pick-up truck ramming right through the front of this wal- mart just before ten o clock this morning. driving through the meat and grocery department-before coming to a halt right here. chief robert bokinsky, pella police department "of course it's a terrible incident. you have a number of people come to walmart shopping, grocery shopping, christmas shopping,

the holiday season is just a terrible thing." killing three people and sending the driver of the pickup truck and a victim to the hospital. a witness who works nearby describes what she heard just moments after. jackie jordan "we heard a looked over at wal-mart, saw people leaving the wal-mart, inside walmart. and then we heard over the loud-speaker that walmart announced please evacuate the building over the lo-s standing around outside." another witness headed to the store sharing this video to her facebook page. finding herself arriving to this scene of chaos instead. authorities unsure of what exactly caused the truck to crash-only saying they believe the crash was an accident. "at the time when it happened you just don't know what's happening." the shopping stop now a crime scene.

as police continue to investigate the cause of the crash. now the names of those victims have not been released but authorities did say none of them were children. elizabeth amanieh. news 7 kwwl. a spokesperson for walmart did release a statement saying, quote: "we're heartbroken by what appears to be a tragic accident. gathering information. we will continue working closely with law enforcement and emergency responders." if there's snow in the forecast..mark---it looks like next week. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: not mostly cloudy to cloudy sky with highs in the 30s. we are accumulation is possible. monday is dry with a lot of 30s. wednesday/thursday is a bit tricky at this point. the confidence in the computer model

been consistent at all for the only a 20% right now until there temperatures getting colder by the end of next week into the forecast for these two days with confidence in are the temperatures getting colder by a kwwl follow-up now -- tonight we are hearing from a a fire that happened next door that fire happening at riley's on first avenue in cedar rapids--back in september--- at the time--moose mcduffy's next door-- thought they would re-open within a week-- as it turns out--that was not the case. kwwl's kristin rogers--talking with the bar today-- who says nearly three months

that's right--initially they thought they had minor smoke damage from the fire at rileys-- i'm told they scrubbed everything down and planned to re- open just days later-- only to find out--the damage was much deeper than it seemed. demolition-- nats of demo nearing completion--as "we thought we just had a little bit of soot damage and smoke saturdated with smoke smell. photos of a busy moose mcduffy's unrecognizable today-- "we miss everybody." and still have a long side walls, floor has to be replaced, one of our bathrooms the only closing--what will end up being around five months-is certainly a hit--but they say good things will come out of re-open with an updated look and food as a new option for customers-- something keeping staff positive about the future. "we are planning on having a

if all goes smooth--the plan is to have moose mcduffy's back open great grand opening." to have moose mcduffy's back open by mid february-- we are told they will do that--with the same riley's is also being worked on-- in the meantime--they have continued buisness-- offering their menu at dailsy's garage down the street. moose mcduffy's unfortunately--has

killed in an eastern iowa mall will not be moving forward. alexander kozak -- a mall security guard -- shot and killed andrea farrington inside the coral ridge mall last year. kozak was convicted earlier this year. according to our coverage partners at the iowa city press-citizen -- the lawsuit alleged the mall failed to provide reasonable care and security for farrington. it also claimed the security provider was negligent in hiring kozak. the case was scheduled to go to trial next ar a man is facing charges tonight - accused of leading sheriff's deputies on a 45 minute chase through black hawk county. troy postel- vargason ended up in an area field after trying to avoid stop sticks. according to black hawk county officials, a deputy tried to stop a driver for blowing through a red light near dunkerton and raymond.

street and elk run road... he's now in custody. speeds over 100 miles per hour were reached there was a passenger in the car...but she is not facing charges no one was injured, and no cars were damaged an iowa high school basketball coach - facing charges, accused of drunk driving. 32-year-old justin einerson was pulled over shortly before noon on sunday mroning -- he's currently the boys basketball coach at lincoln high school in des moines. police say he was arrested after failing two breath test a former iowa businessman is now in jail... conviced of bank fraud. 52-year-old kelly freese was sentenced to three years in jail and has to pay more than one-million dollars to lincoln savings bank in waterloo. freese was indicted in 20-13 while living in brazil -- he returned to the u-s this year. he says he ran into financial trouble after buying brazilian land to farm.

more than 100- employees will soon be without of job. it's happening at transamerica in cedar rapids. they will be offering separation benefits for those laid off employees. new at six... coffee with a cop--going on in cedar rapids today cedar rapids police officers-- at the hy-vee on johnson avenue spending time with community members-- coffit officers over a cup of coffee. table and if you can sit at a kitchen table, a dining room table over a cup of coffee, you can really get to know someone better and that's what we really need." in january--there are plans to have what will be called lunch with

vying to take over the helm at an area university -- gets his turn today. plus -- deadly fires continue rage on in one part of the country -- with a growing death count tonight. and... here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar.... chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg will have your full forecast, coming up. "this is kwwl news at six. with ron steele, amanda goodman, rick coleman. we've got you

forecast on kwwl." let's check our forecast with storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: from the kwwl stormtrack

for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: not much change in the weather through saturday with mostly cloudy to cloudy sky with highs in the 30s. we are tracking a transition from rain to snow sunday as temperatures fall through the day. minor snow accumulation is possible. monday is dry with a lot of clouds. tuesday has a slight chance of a rain/snow mix with high temperatures in the upper 30s. wednesday/thursday is a bit tricky at this point. the confidence in the computer model guidance is low right now. the models seem to be all over the place with a storm and i mean all over. they have not last 4-5 days. i am going to leave a chance of snow in the forecast for these two days with only a 20% right now until there is more confidence. the one the end of next week into the week of december 12. not much change in the weather through saturday with to snow sunday as temperatures fall through the day. minor snow accumulation is possible. monday is dry with a lot of clouds. tuesday has a slight chance of a rain/snow mix with high temperatures in the upper 30s. wednesday/thursday is a bit tricky at this point. the

models seem to be all over the place with a storm and i mean all over. they have not been consistent at all for the last 4-5 days. i am going to is more confidence. the one thing i do have more confidence in are the temperatures getting colder by the end of next week into the week of december 12. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather stormtrack 7 weather team: not much change in the weather through saturday with to snow sunday as temperatures fall accumulation is possible. monday is dry with a lot of clouds. tuesday has a slight chance of a rain/snow mix with high temperatures in the upper 30s. wednesday/thursday is a bit tricky at this point. the confidence in the computer model guidance is low right now. the models seem to be all over the place with a storm and i mean all over. they have not forecast for these two days with only a 20% right now until there is more confidence. the one into the

weather through saturday with mostly cloudy to cloudy sky with highs in the 30s. we are tracking a transition from rain accumulation is possible. monday is dry with a lot of clouds. tuesday has a slight chance of a rain/snow mix with week of december 12. weather here in iowa -- much of the southeast is dealing with severe weather this week. the worst is happening in tennessee. there -- wildfires continue to burn across the gatlinburg area tonight. so far ten people have been killed and at least 50 more injured in the fires -- which crews now say appears to be human-caused. the path of destruction has been substantial --- more than 700

in the wildfires. a large part of the area remains in an evacuation zone tonight -- but crews are now saying they don't expect the fire to spread as quickly moving forward. continuing coverage now -- the search for university of northern iowa's next leader in its final days -- with the third and final candidate on campus with his vision for uni. kwwl's macleod hageman joins us mac? doctor mark nook is no stranger to iowa -- graduating from iowa state university with his master's degree in astro-physics. the montana state university billings chancellor says he's excited to be back. (nats... thanks for the introduction.i appreciate it.) wearing university of northern iowa colors -- presidential candidate doctor mark nook addresses curious students and faculty -- discussing challenges, opportunities, goals, and what it means to

public good to higher education, up." adding there's more to a university than enrollment numbers and going to class. "first is their educational goals, that's why they're here. we also have to help them meet all of into their career." has more than half the student "i came in that july, and that september, and we knew we had to take $900,000 out of that budget that year, and the spending authority was gone right now, and we announced four budget principles. first, limit the impact on students. the second was to engage all of our shared governance units in that shared discussion. the third was to be open and transparent in all of our

don't make accross-the-board cuts, because they violate principle." i talked to board of regents president pro-tem katie mullholland process -- and counting down the days a finalist is named. live in cedar falls -- macleod hageman -- news seven -- kwwl. according to the board of regents -- they're hoping to make a decision by next tuesday. the board has a scheduled meeting on monday and tuesday in cedar falls. you can visit our website at kwwl dot come to learn more about the other two candidates for the top job on

james wohlpart is u-n-i's current interim president -- he hosted a public forum yesterday. another finalist -- neil theobald was on campus earlier this week. he's the former president of temple university in philadelphia. coming up... iowa state star receiver allen lazard set to make a big annoncement on his football future... and the 19th ranked iowa state basketball prepares for a tough test tonight at hilton colisium. and as a remde - or if you have pictures or video to share... you can do that by going to our page on facebook. you can also "like" our page to stay up to date on breaking news and

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the 19th ranked iowa state cyclones are back in actiona tonight at hilton colisium. the cyclones host the cincinnati bearcats in a game that tips off at 8 o'clock. the five and one cyclones will be playing for the first time since losing their first game of the season on sunday to eighth ranked gonzaga. the cincinnati bearcats also enter tonight's game five and one... with their only loss of the season coming three weeks ago on the road at number 21 rhode island... iowa state football fans are praying the clock has not struck midnight for star receiver allen lazard. today on twitter... lazard said... big announcement tomorrow...stay tuned. it is expected that lazard will announce he will return to ames for his senior season. allen lazard is coming off a junior campaign where he led the cyclones with 69 receptions for one-thousand - 18 yards and seven touchdowns. despite being bowl eligible for the

head coach kevin wilson...but the hoosiers are only 26 and 47 in six seasons under wislon. the school will be holding a press conference to make the announment wilson's dismissal could also mean former iowa hawkeye player and uni assistant bill inge could be without a job. inge is the hoosiers' linebacker coach and special teams coordinator. anin volleyball tournament---the northern iowa panthers rally from down two sets--to tie the match with creighton at two sets a piece.... right now its in the fifth and decisive set... and in another first round match--the purdue boilermankers sweep the iowa state cyclones---ending iowa state's season at 18 and 11. tiger woods playing his first competitive golf tournament in 15 months today at the hero world

tiger putts in on the third green for a birdie. it's tiger's first birdie since august, 2015. woods birdied four holes and bogeyed one on the front nine, he was tied for first place for a time but has since imploded--finishing the first round at one over par... tiger finishes ahead of just one golfer in the 18 man field---

the holiday season. iowa police departments are remembering officers who died this year. two iowa companies created this christmas tree to honor them. the tree skirt displays the names and badge numbers of the five fallen officers. thank you for joining us for the k-w-w-l news at six. we'll see you back here at ten

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