evening! nikki also coming up on local five news at 5:30 des moines police are investigating an apparent overnight homicide. the victim is a 71 year old woman... nikki and, celebrities are announcing their favorite presidental candidates. see who got another endoresment. nikki also something to warm you up... a sneak peek at summer --- the ragbrai stops have been announced. we'll show you the route. "local 5 news at 5:30 in hd starts now. we are iowa " nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. nikki: a 71 year old woman has been found dead in her des moines home... her death is being investigated as a homicide... local five's jacob peklo has the latest details in tonights big story.... jacob peklo, reporting: "the des moines police department has been investigating this scene since 4:30 sunday morning. initially, they came out here after a

minutes later they determined they were investigating the city's first homicide of 2016." sgt. paul parizek, des moines police department: "right now, anything that's here that doesn't look like it belongs here is evidence. so, we've started a long process of identifying things that just seem out of place. we're just looking for anything that wasn't here before." police say they got a call from inside the home at 1413 pioneer road to check on 71- year-old norma jean mcneeley in the middle of the night. officers say a relative made the call after hearing a cry out from mcneeley's downstairs bedroom. sgt. paul parizek, des moines police department: "we can't discuss those details right now, but her death was violent." detectives found around 100 drops of blood in the area around the porch, and stretching down the street from mcneeley's home. police say mcneeley never left her house sunday morning and died inside of it as well. they spent the morning and afternoon interviewing potential witnesses, but say it'll take a little while to put everything together. sgt. paul parizek, des moines police

evidence that we first saw at the home, we were able to follow quite a distance from the home. so, as they processed the scene, it took them to an area across the street." jacob peklo, reporting: "at this time police have not named any suspects in mcneeley's death, but they do say they have some solid leads. reporting in des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." nikki: the polk county medical examiner is now assisting with the investigation as well. nikki: a new development in the escaped inmate from the newton correctional release center. 28-year-old edward shorter was apprehended last night after he turned up missing during a routine count yesterday afternoon. shorter is serving a twenty year sentence for possession of controlled susbstances... nikki: an oskaloosa man is dead after a crash on highway 92 involving a stalled car... according to highway patrol a toyota highlander stalled on the side of highway 92 two miles west of oskaloosa... investigators say 62 year old georgie crews was headed eastbound on that road and ran into the back of the stalled vehicle... forcing it to collide with a third vehicle on the road. crews was pronounced

two others were injured and lifelighted to iowa methodist hospital... the crash is still under investigation. nikki: as we look into whats ahead monday... a winter weather watch is happening in some parts of our area... let's bring in local 5 meteroligist james peterson for the latest nikki/ots: another

another celebrity is stepping up to the plate for hillary clinton. award-winning actress jamie lee curtis visited a number of homes around the metro today, starting at a house party in waukee, curtis told the crowd she felt

after seeing her performance during the second democratic presidential debate. she believes clinton is by the far the strongest candidate in the field and has the credentials to get the job done. jamie lee curtis, actress: "the president of the united states has to be someone who can make those decisions when life hinges, when something happens, with intelligence, compassion, real command, and i feel that she is the most competent in that area." curtis is making several other visits for the curtis is making several other visits for the clinton campaign today. she says at this point, she's willing to do whatever's necessary to help out. nikki/ots: the des moines area religous council held a prayer service in support of religous tolerence today. the event took place in windsor heights... fifty to a hundred people gathered to talk about faith. it was open to all--no matter their stance on religion-- they spoke on how they should not feel threatened on their religous stance. "we're in an enviornment where releigious tolerance

sometimes other faith traditions feel threatned to people so this is an opportunity to remeber that as a country we actually support each others faith tradations " nikki well some farmers typically pray for great crop weather. 2016 is shaping up to be a potentially tough year for iowa farmers. but one incentive program is hoping to get new farmers a step ahead. practical farmers of iowa is starting their sixth year of the "saving incentives program." farming familys, like the shinns, are taking part. their farm is just two years old and there's alot they want to add. the program may let 2016 be their year to grow. they're this weeks farm to family, coming up at 10. nikki: coming up on local 5 news at 5:30... iowa looks to knock off yet another top-25 team. see how the hawks performed against purdue later in sports. nikki: and.... it's time to cleanup all that snow on the east coast. we'll head to washington dc for the latest. nikki: have a story you

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nikki: welcome back the massive blizzard that blanketed the east coast is moving out. nikki/bam: but the deadly storm has left behind a record amount of snow and power outages. abc's kenneth moton is in washington dc with the latest. " this morning, blizzard 2016 proved to one for the record books... sot oh yea it's not fun, no it's not a winter wonderland overnight, the massive winter storm and its strong winds crawled

dumping more than 2 feet of snow in some parts...crippling major cities like dc, baltimore and new york where a travel ban was in effect to clear the roads. sot gov andrew cuomo(d) new york the travel ban has been lifted but doesn't mean go out and go sightseeing outside of philadelphia, incredible video...no sunday service at this church...the roof collapsed from the weight of snow. sot lee wigginscalvary fellowship church opened up the door to the auditorium....firefighte rs told us but the worst of the storm damage is happening right now on the jersey shore. sot - seaside resident oh my god the winds are horrible its cutting you up the sand and the rain more than 3 years after superstorm sandy devastated communities, there is major coastal flooding... in ocean city, chunks of ice floating in the street, homes under water in atlantic city, cars submerged... sot the water level this

sandy and just like sandy, this storm was also deadly...many of the deaths on icy roadways. now crews are working to dig out...roads, airports up and down the coast and cities buried by historic snowfall. on-cam close: exact snowfall totals are still coming in but they are expected to be record breaking. right now, cities like dc are trying to figure out if they'll be up and running for the work week. kenneth moton, abc news washington " nikki/2shot we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist james peterson is here now... james: i'll have your forecast coming up. "now, we are iowa's

independent weather experts" weatherrate the experts" james/wx wall relief from the clouds remain mild under that blanket in the upper 20s. winter weather advisory in effect 6am monday until 12am of west and north does not include polk county. the overcast way to precipitation out in the low-to-mid central iowa will likely see the freezing drizzle overnight, as patchy fog develops. the freezing drizzle will turn into rain late morning and then into

eventually everything will switch over to snow and the winds will really ramp up. low snow accumulations are expected. northwestern iowa could see 1" to 2", the metro currently looks to stay under an inch, and snow amounts continue to lessen to the southeast where the precip looks to fall mainly as rain. winds will be out of the nw gusting to 20mph, so there will be drifting and blowing snow likely on the roadways. freezing drizzle will also add to the dangerous driving conditions during the commute home from work or up to ames for the big

enjoy your sunday evening! nikki: swithching to warmer thoughts many central iowans continuing to celebrate some good news today after the ragbrai route was announced last night. nikki: swithching to 20s. winter weather advisory in effect 6am monday until 12am tuesday for portions of west and north iowa. the advisory does not include polk county. the overcast skies will finally give way to precipitation tomorrow as highs top out in the low-to-mid 30s. central iowa will likely see the precipitation fall as freezing drizzle

freezing drizzle will turn into rain late morning and then into a mix in the afternoon. eventually everything will switch over to snow and the winds will really ramp up. low snow accumulations are expected. northwestern iowa could see 1" to 2", the metro currently looks to stay under an inch, and snow amounts continue to lessen to the precip looks to fall winds will be out of the nw gusting to 20mph, so there will be snow likely on the roadways. freezing drizzle will also add to the dangerous driving conditions during the commute home from work or up to ames for the big game. drive slow and be safe! enjoy your sunday evening!

warmer thoughts many central iowans continuing to celebrate some good news today after the ragbrai route was announced last night. the nearly 420 mile trip starts in glenwood and ends in muscatine. three central iowa towns...shenand oah, creston and ottumwa... are stops along the way. this year, the committee is celebrating a number of relative new faces to the ride. organizers say it will be the third shortest and the 15th easiest route in its history. they believe it's another great mix of places to visit. t.j. juskiewicz, ragbrai director: "we go to some great, great traditional iowa towns with center squares, towns like centerville and leon have got a really neat downtown, so ragbrai is going to feel really welcome there. " nikki: more than 100- thousand people are expected to participate in the ride. ottumwa and shenandoah are each breaking 13 year droughts

nikki/three shot the iowa hawkeyes back at home with another big game... jordan: earlier this month they beat purdue, now the boilermakers looking for some payback... coming up on local 5 sports, see if iowa can make it 13 straight big ten wins...highlights and reacton up next.

jordan: ever since their december 10th loss to iowa state, the iowa hawkeyes have hit another gear, winning 8 straight, 3 over top 15 teams and that includes their win over then #1 michigan state. but in my opinion, it was the game at #14 purdue that really showed the true potential of this squad, down as many as 19, before rallying for a 70-63 win... this afternoon the two met, in the rematch! 1st half, iowa with another great start. jarrod uthoff nails back to back three balls! hawks up 10-4.

the lead as johnny hill hits aj hammons for the slam. and the boilermakers catch fire from three. pj thompson good from three-land. part of a 12-2 run. hawks down 2 at the break. but they jump out quick in the 2nd. anthony clemmons comes up with the steal and finishes with the bucket. then it's mike gesell, his first score of the game is a three. then who else, but uthoff seeing triple! you like that?! but uthoff wasn't done, on the drive. dunk you very much! then the hawks start sizzling. brady ellingson in the corner. 3! then it's ellingson to nicholas baer. tres! ellingson to nicholas baer. tres! now from dom uhl. trois! hawks with three straight triples to go up 15! purdue cut into the lead, but the hawks make it it 9 straight and 13 big ten wins in a row dating back

"jarrod uthoff, mike gesell and adam woodbury react to iowa's win over purdue." jordan: over on the ladies' side, it was the same two teams, just ladies' side, it was the same two teams, just 325 miles apart. the iowa women head to west lafayette to take on the boilermakers. pick it up in the 2nd quarter, boilermakers up 13! but the hawks start to rally. christina buttenham spots up drains the three. then from the same side, tania davis sinks the triple. and one more from alexa kastanek. hawks within 6! then it's kastanek down

they'd trail by that margin at halftime.. 2nd half, iowa cuts it to 1 as whitney jennings drops in the floater. but that's as close as they would come. dominique mcbryde with the score. she had 14 of her 18 points come in the 2nd half... hawks lose their 3rd in a row, 90- 73. jordan: the uni and drake men, may wanna take some notes from their female counterparts. the panther and bulldog women have been on fire, both sit atop the valley with 5-1 records! today one team would take the outright lead in the mvc....... former uni stand out jacqui kalin now a coach with the bulldogs... panthers up as many as 14 in the 3rd... madison weekly steps back and drains 3 of her game high 25! uni up 6 going into the 4th. but that's when the bulldogs woke up! caitlin ingle ahead to sara rhine. lotta contact no foul. bucket is good, lead down to 4. then it's ingle to rhine again. dogs within 2! and one more from rhine as this bucket gives drake the lead. she had 22 points

but uni answers back. amber sorenson with a huge three! that would put the panthers up 2. and they would hold on from there. uni takes over the outright lead in the valley with the 79-73 win. jordan/2shot nikki: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 5:30 james:

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