the dogs sound intimidating... but would they really keep a burglar out?... see what happened when police put these pooches to the test. teachers... farmers.. and small businesses... they're all facing an unexpected tax increase this year. good evening. i'm erin kiernan. and i'm dan winters. its usually a non-issue at the statehouse... matching state tax offered at the federal level. this year... some iowa leaders worry there isn't room in the budget for the 95-million dollars in tax breaks... political director dave price has the story. upmeyer...1730we wanted to take the opportunity to actually have you hear from people that are

the dynamics of this changed throughout the day. earlier this year, the republican governor terry branstad and senate democrats doubted the budget could afford these tax breaks. however, the governor signaled today he's open to a one-year extension.

bolkcom then came back with...that's fine...but show us how you can also properly fund schools...along with these tax breaks . we'll see how the math works on that. a company getting millions of dollars in state tax breaks is now accused of failing to pay the company that's building its new fertilizer plant. orascom broke ground on the nearly 2-billion dollar fertlizer facility in lee county in 20-13. much of that cost was coming in the form of state and local tax incentives... the department of economic development offered 107-million dollars in state tax credits. lee county added to that with 133- million dollars in local tax abatements. the department of transportation added another grant for one- point-6 million. now one of the subcontractors building it says it isn't getting paid. according to a federal lawsuit filed by maintenance enterprises

orascom owes them more than 53-million dollars for work already completed. they say they haven't been paid since october 29th of last year. they are suing for breach of contract. according to the des moines register... there are other companies orascom isn't paying. another sub-contractor.. r-w constructors has filed a 119-million dollar lein against orascom. a drunk driving suspect now faces assault charges... police arrested 22-year old daniel cruz around 2-30 this morning along southeast 14th street. they say he stabbed a man following a party. the victim showed up at this quick trip trying to get help. the victim's condition is not being released. cruz is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and drunk driving. des moines police got a break in the unsolved murder of a 71-year-old woman. it turns out their suspect is the man who was shot and killed by urbandale police a little more than a week ago. channel 13's jannay towne joins us with more. ali yahia... the same man involved in a shootout with

february 13th... is accused of breaking into norma jean mcneeleys home on january 24th. the 71 year old was brutally stabbed to death. police say yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be the victim of a crime. 09:03:34 he had , we know now, through the course of the homicide , had sustained a serious laceration to his hand. he went to the hospital with a fabricated story of a home invasion 45 mcneeley was killed at her home victim of a random robbery. investigators found a bloody scene inside. they collected samples from the away from the crime scene. then, they waited for the d-c-i crime lab to come back with the results. tests confirmed a d-n-a matched a known violent offender. police say yahias death basically closes the murder investigation.. which comes as a relief to some neighbors.

thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 norma jean mcneeley lived with her sister who is disabled. she was upstairs at the time of the murder and heard her sister being attacked, but couldn't help in time. when i spoke with her today, she told me that she was asked by police not to talk about the case. a marion county judge has removed all doubt about a clive man's record breaking deer hunt... shortly after shooting the trophy buck in 20-14.. joe franz was charged with four counts of using bait to lure the deer the judge acquitted franz of the charges today saying a salt lick placed on the property by a previous owner did not draw in the deer.

clive library... and that's a good sign. 'the library is undergoing a series of renovations to the existing space including new carpet and also some new lighting thats being put in but more extensively the re- organization of the shelving in the library and some of the spaces.' to get all of the work done.. the library will remain closed until march first. you can however still drop off any books you've checked out... and the late fees are being waived until the library reopens. in fort dodge... the closures are for a much different reason... the des moines river rose quickly overnight because of an ice jam. the water spilled into backyards and caused some minor flood damage to nearby homes. several roads remain closed because of the flooding. it will be quiet and cooler this week. this evening will remain cloudy with temperatures dropping to the low 30s. a cold front will move through during the morning on tuesday which will could bring a quick rain/snow mix through central iowa early in the day. he's the cyclones best rebounder.... but its hard to

bench... later in sports... will the big man take the court tonight against west virginia. and a shotgun... or a german shepherd... which is the best protection against burglars... right after the break... the option that convinced this convicted thief to pick a different home. that convinced this convicted thief to pick a different home. nats vo, barking is that the

dog the best solution to keeping potential burglars out of you home. in the u-s... break-in's happen once every thirteen seconds.... many homeowners know the doorlocks and deadbolts aren't enough... but as jim mertens reports... a k-9 might not be the answer either. what these dogs don't know is that we're about to break into their house. in the meantime, mazie beats out bailey for the best seat in this moline home. and roxie sits in the sun keeping watch at this house in colona. nat sound : here we go... we suit up moline police detective eddie alaniz, equipped with a camera and some dog treats to put these family pets to the test. how will they react to a stranger? as you'd expect, roxie immediately barks. nat sound: barking nat sound : hey you. you want one of these. there's coaxing with a calm voice... nat sound : how are you? how are you? and a treat... you can crack the door a bit, but roxie won't let you in... you just get a deep growl...

nat sound : hey bud . sheesh... joanne : i thought she'd take his arm off. i mean she doesn't let anyone in. joanne . sheesh... joanne : i thought she'd take his arm off. i mean she doesn't let anyone in. joanne : she keeps me safe. this is what i rely on. we try house number two. two dogs. as we approach, mazie's at the : she keeps me safe. this is what i rely on. we try house number two. two dogs. as we approach, mazie's at the window with the warning bark but that's all it is... nat sound : hey guys... all bark... no bite. nat sound : how ya doing. want some treats. in fact while we were breaking in... one dog broke out. our burglar actually got bailey back inside. nat sound and once inside, he could go anywhere... nat sound : show me around... only being stopped by the dogs wanting more treats. he could look over the valuables... nat sound : go cubbies, nice... he could even take a seat and rest his feet for awhile. nat sound : nice chair... but we wanted to know if a dog's bark is security enough? we asked a guy who should know. doug is a convicted davenport burglar who says he faced charges in nine felonies

countless misdemeanors. doug : we had dogs basically come up and sniff me and not bark once. and we had dogs that from the second you got up close to the house they just bark. but which dog did he think gave the best warning? doug : that's i think the best: a little dog, because they're usually prone to bark quicker. but for home burglars, a dog's bark is not the only noise that could stop them dead in their tracks. nat sound shotgun cocking... g and g retailers has seen a spike in gun sales since november. home security is one factor. kim : personally i think the best home protection is either a 12 gauge or a 20 gauge shotgun. co-owner kim smithe recommends shotguns over pistols because a pistol's bullet could fly through a wall injuring others. plus, there's that tell-tale sound of a shotgun. nat sound shotgun cocking... kim : when you rack that slide, they're gonna hear that noise. nat sound : shotgun cocking... kim : it's kinda like a dog growling! so is a gun in the house better than a dog? it depends on the burglar. a burglar like doug looked for

unlocked doors and windows. doug : i was kinda an 'opportunist criminal' you might say. he says any security system may be inadequate to a person willing to risk everything. doug : i mean, if somebody really wants to get in, they'll get in and there's really nothing you can do about that. tomorrow at six we'll have more from the convicted burglar who says the crime is all too easy... his advice to stop guys like him from breaking into your house... and what it took to stop him. it will be quiet and cooler this week. this evening will remain cloudy with temperatures dropping to the low 30s. a cold front will move through during the morning on tuesday which will could bring a quick rain/snow mix through central iowa, but accumulation is not expected. winds will pick up during the middle of the week with temperatures dropping back into the middle to upper 30s. temperatures will bump up to the upper 40s again briefly on saturday with the possibility of more snow on sunday night into monday morning.

of our lives" continues. iowa state won saturday night, but no one is talking about that. all the talk centers around the coach's decision to bench jameel mckay for the entire game. iowa state says it was not a suspension, but today on the big 12 conference call, head coach steve prohm said mckay will definitely play tonight at west virginia. mckay has not played in three of iowa state's past five games. he is the cyclones leading rebounder and shot blocker. cyclones, now ranked #17, on big monday with another quick turnaround... at #14 west virginia. cyclone star shawna johnson is away from the team. bill fennelly says johnson's with her father in minneapolis. her dad recently had a stroke. the register's tommy birch reports johnson could be back in time for iowa state's next game, wednesday. it's been an uncharacteristic season for the cyclones.

big 12. cyclones host k-state wednesday. the hawkeyes had their first bad loss of the season at penn state, and followed up with a players only meeting. the hawks also had a week off. hawkeyes host resurgent wisconsin, wednesday night at

boys substate basketball starts tonight for big schools. one team to keep an eye on, des moines north. the polar bears are having another solid season, 17 and 5 overall. in the last 2 weeks, north has beaten 2 ranked teams, ankeny and valley. the polar bears are the 2nd highest scoring team in class 4a, and can be dangerous in the postseason. polar bears host indianola tonight at 8. coming up next on the news at

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