 Currently, the temperature in Independence is 54 degrees. Meanwhile, in Charles City, it's 55, 57 right now with fair skies in Cedar Rapids. 58 degrees this morning in Waterloo, Cedar Falls. Coming up as the KXEL Morning News continues, we'll look ahead towards bottom of the hour news, your Fox Daily Snapshot, and a Bloomberg Small Business Report all coming up within the next 17 minutes. KXEL Newstime.