wapello county authorities say justice has been served. today they said they've solved a double murder cold case.... yesterday, 28 year old christopher yenger and 27 year old zachary dye were arrested and each charged with two counts of felony murder. authorities say back in march of set a house on fire on this property in rural wapello county... they say the men showed up uninvited to a 21st birthday party at the house. the next morning a neighbor reported the house was on fire but two men never made it out... 20 year old nathan messer and 22 year old seth anderson died of smoke inhalation. for years the cause of the fire remained "undetermined" until recently new information was brought to the attention of authorities.. 'here recently information was brought forward that alleged the fire was started intentionally by the individuals that were involved in physical altercation at the residence.' authorities say previous interviews from 2006 reported yenger got into a fight with another party goer and was asked to leave the party. both yenge

one of iow' wapello county, may also raise its minimum wage. the proposal would increase the wage by 95 cents a year to 10-10 an hour by 2019. wapello county is in southeast iowa. the county's poverty rate is third-highest in the state. the board voted a second time monday to advance the proposal. a final vote is scheduled for september 13th. several people at the board meeting this week said the increase would hurt county businesses. supervisors say raising the wage is the best way to see that the lowest- wage including linn and wapello, there are now four counties in iowa that have either approved or are considering raising the county minimum wage. johnson county already approved its increase. polk county is also considering a raise. nearly every electronic device you have uses them. lithium batteries are in your cell phone, laptops, and even your children's toys. that's why iowa firefighters are growing increasingly worried about the number of problems they've seen with the batteries. now. brea, what is one sign of danger firefighters say pe

both dye and yenger are being held here in wapello county jail on 500,000 bond . from wapello county claire powell local 5 news we are iowa" stephanie/1shot: according to iowa courts online, both men plead not guilty jack: in your local headquarters. jack: students in marshalltown have two top presidential candidates to thank for an early dismissal from school. donald trump attended (or "is currently speking at) a 5 p.m. rally at the marshalltown high school. hillary clinton rented out the middle school for 8:30 tonight. originally when the district approved the visits, they didn't realize the chaos of all the people, the security, and the set up. so they decided to let all kids out at 1 o'clock this afternoon for safety reasons. and some parents weren't very happy about it. "tamara deubel 16:57 cancel appointments to pick up my nephew, had to rearrange to have somebody watch them so i could come get my nephew. denise 18:01 my personal opinion - i don't think they should have been let out early." jack: the school district has received a number complaints about the

she's being held at the wapello county jail on a $500,000 bond. shaina: a close call for a metro couple, as a police chase comes to a destructive end on their property. the high-speed chase ended with a van barreling through this garage off meredith. it broke through the back end kcci's ryan smith has the story. >> we thought we were part of an explosion. we thought the whole house was going. ryan: marion and alfred walk say they are lucky to be alive tonight. two suspects on the run from police plowed through the couple's condominium garage, a spot where alfred frequently works. >> i would have been dead. i often work with a sander and the saw out there and i would have been dead. >> we saw all of the garage was gone and we didn't know why. where did it go? ryan: it started as a routine traffic stop. all. the driver conor forrest led police on a high-speed chase , reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour, before ending in dramatic fashion. not even 24 hours earlier, urbandale police responding to reports to a man driving erratically. zachary senger

elias: two men have been arrested in a decade-old case in wapello county. christopher yenger and zachary allen dye face two counts of felony murder each. police say the two men intentionally started a house fire that killed two men in march of 2006. originially the cause of the fire was undetermined " " elias: police reopened the case this month after learning new information. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: donald trump says he will not participate in thursday night's debate... during his stop in marshalltown, the republican presidential frontrunner criticized fox news for "playing games" and picking megyn kelly as a debate moderator. the debate, which will be at center, is the last before the iowa caucuses. elias: changes could be on the way for a deadly stretch of street in des moines... elias in three months... three people have died on the road... now the city has a plan to make it safer the most recent accident...a pedestrian was hit and killed last month.. in november, a crash involving an intoxicated driver left two people dead. people

and the two people a wapello county cold case isn't cold anymore... this is where two people were killed in a deadly fire in 20-06... this week police finally arrested two suspects. the iowa division of criminal investigation says the fire was intentionally set... and two people now face murder charges. for years the cause of the fire remained 'undetermined' and the case went cold until some new information came to light... that information led to the arrest of these two men... 28 year old christopher yenger and 27 year old zachary dye. both were arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of felony murder each. authorities say back in march of 2006, the two intentionally set a house on fire on this property in rural wapello county... they say the men showed up uninvited to a 21st birthday party at the house. the next morning a neighbor reported the house was on fire but two men never made it out... 20 year old nathan messer and 22 year old seth anderson died of smoke inhalation. with no cause of the fire the case eventually went cold until new inf

marcus: march 5, 2006, the day when the home that once stood here in rural wapello county burned to the ground. i saw the fire up across there -- >> i saw the fire up across there and the further i drove the more i realized it was a house fire. marcus: he says once on scene he immediately called 911. -- later learned 20-year-old nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson were trapped on the top floor and died in that house fire. lyon learned early this afternoon two men now 28-year-old chris yenger and 27-year-old zachary dye were arrested and are being held in the wapello county jail each charged with two counts of felony murder for the deadly 2006 house fire. an investigation involving the one below county sheriff, -- wapello county sheriff, the iowa division of criminal investigation and state fire marshall led to mondays arrests of yenger and dye. dci special agent mike motsinger says this was a cold case not a forgotten case. >> it just goes to show when people think they get away with murder we are always there, always willing to look at things and hopefully everyone is looking o

the day that the home that once stood here in rural wapello county burned to the ground. >> i saw the fire up across there and the further i drove the more i realized it was a house fire. marcus: he says once on scene he immediately called 911. he would later learn 20-year-old nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson were trapped on the top floor and died in that house fire. lyon learned early this afternoon that two men, now 28-year-old chris yenger and 27-year-old zachary dye, were arrested and are being held in the wapello county jail, each charged with two counts of felony murder for the deadly 2006 house fire. an investigation involving the wapello county sheriff, the iowa division of criminal investigation, and state fire marshall led to mondays arrests of yenger and dye. dci special agent mike motsinger says this was a cold case, not a forgotten case. >> it just goes to show, when people think they get away with hopefully, everyone is looking over their shoulders because we do take homicide seriously and will find them. marcus: lyon says his thoughts are now with the familie

steve: yenger and dye are now being held in the wapello county jail on a one-half million dollar cash bond. demolition is continuing right now on a fire-damaged warehouse in fort dodge. a crew is now taking the building down with sledgehammers. they have to do the work by hand because of a crack in the common wall between the warehouse and the building next door. the warehouse was damaged on january 18. the cause of the fire has not been determined, but officials have ruled out arson. stacey: a des moines home smashed by a dart bus during a crash yesterday is fenced off because it's not structurally safe. the bus crashed into this home at e et douglas and cambridge last night around 5:00. that's just north of park fair mall. the front of the bus crashed into the corner of the home and came to rest about six feet inside the living room. dart officials say the bus driver may have had a medical issue. bus because it's an older model. next at 5:00, 8 issues/8 weeks. sally: i'm sally kidd in washington. political polarization is at a 20 year high. can the next president be a unifying force

stephanie: a decade-old cold case just heated up today in wapello county. the sheriffs department arrested christopher yenger of ottumwa, and zachary allen dye, of council bluffs today. both are facing two counts of felony murder. police say the two men intentionally started a house fire that killed nathan messer and seth anderson, both from ottumwa, died of smoke inhilation. police reopened the case this month after learning new information. originially the cause of the fire was undetermined, but now officials say they can bring the families closure. "" just goes to show when people think they get away with murder, we're always there and look at things" stephanie: both dye and yenger are being held in the wapello county jail on five hundred thousand dollar bonds. according to iowa courts online, both are expected to plead not guilty. jack/ots: we have new details on the death of a local architect found over the weekend. kirk blunck was found dead inside a building at 500 east locust in downtown des moines around 4 in the afternoon sunday. blunck is a well-

supporters are signing an online petition to fire an iowa sentence for a wapello county man. kraigen grooms pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child, who was one, earlier this year in wapello county. grooms is 19. judge randy degeest gave grooms a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release monday. he must also register as a sex offender. a post on a website called 'the petition site dot com' is gaining signatures asking to remove a cedar rapids woman has reached major milestones in her recovery, after a crash that almost killed her. kelsey cummings was driving on zika avenue on the northwest side of cedar rapids in march of 2015. she says was almost home when she hit a patch of ice, and crossed the center line of traffic. she hit a hollow pipe gate, that went through her lower body. cummings told t-v nine that she had a drink earlier that evening but says she wa cummings was in a wheelchair for about a year after the crash. this past march, she had hip replacement surgery, and has since been able to walk with crutches. cummings says she's now focuse

one of iowa's poorer counties, wapello county, may also raise its minimum wage. the proposal would increase the wage by 95 cents a year to 10-10 an hour by 2019. wapello county is in southeast iowa. the county's poverty rate is third-highest in the state. the board voted a second time monday to advance the proposal. a final vote is scheduled for september 13th. several people at the board meeting this week said is the best way to see that the lowest- wage workers are paid fairly. including linn and wapello, there are now four counties in iowa that have either approved or are considering raising the county minimum wage. johnson county already approved its increase. polk county is also considering a raise. parents of a dubuque toddler who accidentally shot himself in the face will not get jail time -- but they will get probation. both raven harris, who is 26, who is 30, pleaded guilty to having a gun despite being prohibited. police say on january 3rd, their son, jeremiah horsley, was playing with a handgun when it went off, wounding him in his jaw. he was only 2 a

kcci's marcus mcintosh is just back from wapello county. marcus, how did investigators make the connection after all this time. marcus: authorities tell us new information led them to revisit the cold case, a case they did not forget, nor did the first person on scene. the day that the home that once stood here in rural wapello

one of iowa's poorer counties, wapello county, may also raise its minimum wage. the proposal would increase the wage by 95 cents a year to 10-10 an hour by 2019. wapello county is in southeast iowa. the county's poverty rate is third-highest in the state. the board voted a second time monday to advance theal. a final vote is scheduled for september 13th. several people at the board meeting this week said the increa businesses. supervisors say raising the wage is the best way to see that the lowest- wage workers are paid fairly. including linn and wapello, there are now four counties in iowa that have either approved or are considering raising the county minimum wage. johnson county already approved its increase. polk county is also considering a raise. nearly every electronic device you have uses them. lihium batteries are in y cell phone, laptops, and even your growing increasingly worried about the number of problems they've seen with the batteries. kcrg tv9's brea love joins us now. brea, what is one sign of danger firefighters say people can look out for? chr

elias: over in wapello authorities have made an arrest in a decade-old case... two men now murder each...connected to a 2006 house fire. the sheriffs department christopher ottumwa, and zachary allen bluffs. two men intentionally started a house two men in march nathan messer and seth from ottumwa, inhilation. the case this month after learning new information. originially the cause of the fire was undetermined, but now officials say they can bring the families closure. "" just goes to show when people think they get away with murder, we're always there and look at things" elias: both dye and yenger are being held in the wapello county jail. according to iowa courts online, both are expected to plead not guilty. elias changes could be on the way for a deadly stretch of street in des moines... in three months... three people have died on the road... now the city has safer the most recent accident...a hit and killed last month.. in november, a crash involving an intoxicated driver left two people dead. and work in the not safe. monday night the city unveiled a pro

iowa, jefferson, keokuk, lee, louisa, mahaska, van buren and wapello counties. medica have agreed to sell policies to people living in the cedar rapids, des moines and quad cities areas. 55-thousand iowans bought individual insurance policies for 2016 through the affordable care act. most had incomes low enough to qualify for tax credits. firefighters in cedar rapids are pulling double-duty when it comes to saving lives. they fight fires, of course, but now they're also helping people fight cancer... all with some pink once again tonight the sky fills with clouds and a shower and storm chance develops. the morning activity looks scattered, with more widespread activity holdi afternoon and evening. heavier rains could fall with some of the stronger storms along with some gusty winds. the cold front sweeps across the area friday dragging down cooler, drier and windy weather. highs fall into the upper 50s and lower 60s of showers and storms late. wind: se 5-10. low: 60 tomorrow: showers and storms likely, especially in the afternoon and evening. wind: se 5-15. high

work site just makes sense for iowa companies.joe huisinga new tonight - a break in a cold case in wapello county. right now - two people are under arrest.the division of criminal investigation announced today that 28- year-old christopher yenger and 27-year-old zachary dye have been charged with murder. back in 2006, a birthday party was held at a home in ottumwa - after the party, someone lit the home on fire. 20-year-old nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson both died. the case went cold - but was reopened this month after evidence surfaced showing there was a a ght at the papay involving yenger. authorities say they uncovered enough evidence to charge yenger and dye with two counts of murder. there is no sign of a shooting at a san diego navy center. that's the word from authorities after the medical center was put on lockdown today. today.reports of an active shooter were sent out all over social media. the center issued an alert tellinpepele to run and hide - or r fight if once the chaos died down - and police searched the building - they found no evidence of a shooting or a gu

kraigen grooms pleaded guilty to lascivious acts with a child, who was one, earlier this year in wapello county. grooms is 19. judge randy degeest gave grooms a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release monday. he must also website called the petition site dot com is gaining signatures asking for degeest's removal from office. dozens of people in monticello still can't go back to their homes and businesses today because of a major gas leak. we just talked to monticello police chief britt smith right before this newscast he said crews are working on a by-pass, but people will probably still have to stay out of their homes and businesses for another couple hours. it happened in the area along south main street, south maple street, o drive and east south street. people in 25 to 30 businesses and homes had to leave, and can't go back to their homes even for things like medications or other personal items. emergency responders took people affected to the monticello community building. remember, whenever you see news happening, you can let us know by calling our newsline

wapello county approved raising its minimum wage. the first hike goes into effect this january, jumping in 95 cent increments over three years, to top out at 10-10 an hour. it applies to businesses in the unincorporat ed areas of the county and within municipalities that don't opt out. tonight the iowa city board of adjustment will consider an appeal against reid and sandy carlson want to build the 7,500 square foot replica in the manville heights neighborhood. neighbors are challenging the building permit citing parking problems and safety concerns. now, one last look at this morning's weather, justin. mostly sunny skies are taking over and our temperatures are comfortable. highs should end up generally in the lower 70s. quiet weather continues into tomorrow with clouds increasing later in the day. it'll be about five degrees warmer, though. showers and a few thunderstorms arrive tomorrow friday, winding down late friday evening into friday night. the weekend looks like another winner with sunshine and highs in the 70s. seasonable 7

the fire yenger and dye are 11612 140th street in rural wapello county on march 5th, 2006. it was called in to officials around 6-30 a.m. after a neighbor saw the smoke and flames. firefighters were able to put nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson died of smoke inhalation in the fire. this morning the d-c-i held a press conference to announce the break in the case. they say back in 2006 they didn't have enough information and couldn't determine a cause for the fire. but just this month,new information about an altercation at a party held at the home the night before the fire, caused investigators to take another look at the case. late hours of march 5th into the a 21st birthday party that was hel at started around 7am and approximately 3-5am the party 21 years old 6:30 neighbors observed smoke and flames coming from the residence. both men are being held in the wapello county jail on cash only bonds of 5 hundred thousand dollars. it's the final sprint before the first in the nation caucus and candidates are on the road today pulling out all the stops across iowa... m

the first year is agreeable to most places but then it's how they feel where do they go from here " wapello county, including e ottumwa, could be next with a final minimum wage hike vote set there for tomorrow. polk county could take a final vote next month and lee county is actively kcrg tv9 news. it's a great start to the work week joe. will the sun stick around for this evening? an increase in clouds tonight signals the approach of a cold front from the west. overnight showers and storms develop and stick showers and storms continuing while wednesday and thursday are looking good. by thursday night clouds thicken once again with the next rain chance ahead for friday. once again we will need to watch closely to see if any friday night light football games are impacted by rain. have a goodnight. tonight: mostly cloudy. showers move in late in the night. wind: s 5-15 low: 63 tomorrow: mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few storms. wind: w 5-10. high: 73 alo: 70 bruce and beth... who shot himself at jefferson high school, has died. students reported hearing the sound of gunfire frida

both yenger and dye are being held in the wapello county jail.. each on a 500- des moines police are still following up on leads in the city's first homicide of the year. police found the body of 71-year old norma jean mc-neeley in her home on pioneer road early sunday morning. they're not saying how they believe mcneeley died... but the police report indicates nothing was taken from the home. police say they're conducting interviews and processing evidence... but do not have a suspect at this time... we're awaiting autopsy results in the death of a prominent des moines architect police are trying to determine if 62 year old kirk blunck's the death was an accident.. or a criminal act. blunck and his firm are credited with several historic renovations in des moines... including the teachout building in the east village where blunck died. his body was found sunday. an autopsy was performed this morning... but the results have not yet been released. the snow moved in yesterday but rain could be on the way.. along with warmer temps... meteorologist br

(sheriff mark miller/wapello co. sheriff's office)"these things are never out of our mind." both yenger and dye are facing two felony murder charges for starting that deadly fire. police say on march fifth, yenger got into a fight at a party messer and anderson were having, then was kicked off the property.by 6:30 the following morning, nenehbors flameses.anderson and messer, who were sleeping on the second floor, never made it out.(mike motsinger/iowa division of criminal investigation)"it just goes to show when people think they get away with murder, we're always there and look at things"both families said they're heartbroken by the news and to hear what *actually happened all those years ago.(sheriff mark miller/wapello co. sheriff's office)"glad this case is going the direction it is. its about real closure for families" 3 it's been years in the making. this saturday the u - s - s sioux city will be launched from a shipyard in northern wisconsin... and siouxland news will be there.our own siouxland news reporter (yet - ska) jetske (wah - ron) wauran will go back to marin

in southern iowa, county supervisors in wapello county are taking steps to raise the wage. the board voted for the 2nd of 3 times yesterday night to raise the wage to $10.10 an hour by 20-19. wapello county's poverty rate the the 3rd- highest in iowa, and the county's per-capita income is the second- lowest. last year johnson county was it's now at $9.15, and the final step will take it to $10.10 an hour next year. renovations on the knutson building in downtown cedar rapids will likely start soon. city council members are holding a special meeting today to talk about the project, and hobart historic restoration's role in it. last month, the council picked a proposal from hobart to turn the building into apartments and office space. council members liked the idea of immediately stabilizing the building. initially, the council considered a plan to turn the building into a magnet school. but the cedar rapids school district says it will likely find another location. that same development group finished renovations in the neighboring mott building earlier this year. the hobart

wapello county supervisors have taken another step toward raising the minimum wage in the county to 10.10 an hour by 2019. the county's poverty rate is third-highest in iowa. the board voted a second time yesterday to advance the measure. a final vote is scheduled for september 13th. several people at yesterday's board meeting said this proposal would hurt county say raising the minimum wage is the best way to see that the lowest-wage workers are paid fairly. there are now four counties in iowa that have either approved or are considering raising the county minimum wage. johnson county already approved their minimum wage increase. linn county supervisors will vote three times on a proposal, with the first vote tomorrow. polk county is also considering a raise. mosquitoes in ames are carrying the west nile virus. the state public health department and iowa state researchers found them in a city park. at night this week. so far this year, two people have caught the west nile virus here in iowa. both are from sioux county. the annual farm progress show has made its way to central iowa. the s

the others are johnson, linn and wapello. people in dubuque now have an easy way to get information about police calls, arrests, and more. the website, "police to citizen," involves the dubuque police, fire department, dubuque county sheriff's office, and the 9-1-1 center. people can use the learn about service calls, police reports, and even information about wanted suspects. "now hopefully with this new website they can just jump on from the convenience of their home or place of business and have access to virtually everything they would have access to in the lobby." because all of this information is public record, you can still find it in the lobby of the dubuque law enforcement center, but they might eventually phase that out. you can find a link to the site with this story on kcrg dot it's been almost three decades in the making and today it's finally happening. the 189 million dollar southwest arterial project in dubuque is now underway. it's a project that the city council hopes fixes traffic issues on highway 20. kcr

both men are linked to a house fire in wapello county that killed two men in 2006. officials say new information from recent interviews points to a fight at the house, and that the fire was started intentionally by yenger and dye. the two victims killed in the fire were 20 year old nathan messer and 22 year old seth anderson. stephanie: and we have new details on the death of a local architect found over the weekend. kirk blunck was found dead inside the building at 500 east locust in downtown des moines around 4 in the afternoon sunday. blunck is a well-known architect, and has work in the east village. he was 62 years old. the case remains under investigation. jack: the democrats are outlining their budget for the state of iowa -- and it's lower than the governor's. jack: democratic leaders in the senate released their ideas for the state budget. it calls for a lower amount than the state's spending limit. here are the democrats want a budget of 7.398 billion dollars, that's 4.7 million dollars under the state's 99 percent expenditure limit. democrats say they wan

johnson, linn, wapello and polk counties have all approved their own measures. coming up in sports... taking a look back at perhaps the biggest upset of the kirk ferentz era at good evening, i'm rick coleman hawkeye nation is still in the glow of the iowa hawkeyes 14-13 upset win of third ranked michigan. it is perhaps the biggest upset of the kirk ferentz era at iowa. hawkeye freshman kicker keith duncan player of the week after nailing a 33 yard field with no time left to give iowa the victory. hawkeye defensive lineman jaleel johnson had a monster game with nine tackles ---a sack and safety. earning him big ten defensive player of the week. and iowa true freshman manny rugamba is named the big ten freshman of the week after his performance... johnson talks about the difference a week makes. i don't know we really didn't do what we needed to do against penn state...michigan wew knew out agressively nd tight games and everybody is sick about penn state that is a big loss but everybody is sick of it and guys were really eager to get back out there again and givi

at the same time it also gives some closure suspects---both yenger and dye are being held in the wapello county jail on a 500-thousand dollar bond each. des moines police are still following up on leads in the city's first homicide of the year. police found the body of 71-year old norma jean mc-neeley in her home on pioneer road early sunday morning. they're not saying how they believe mcneeley died... but the police report indicates nothing was taken from the home. police say they're conducting interviews and processing evidence... but do not have a suspect at this time... we're awaiting autopsy results in the death of a prominent des moines architect. 62 year old kirk blunck died sunday. an autopsy was performed this morning. police say they are trying to determine if blunck's death was an accident.. or firm are credited with several historic renovations in des moines... including the teachout building in the east village where blunck died. a former band teacher has pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse. benjamin thompson was accused of assaulting a 15-year old in charles city

eric: wapello county authorities arrested chris yenger and zachary dye on monday. both are charged in the 2005 fire that killed 20-year-old nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson. authorities say the two were involved in an altercation at the house and were asked to and believe that may be the reason the pair set the deadly fire. des moines has unveiled new plans to fix the east euclid and hubbell intersection. the area is well known for crashes. plans call for re-working the intersection and swapping stop signs for stop lights. the plan also calls for a median along hubbell in the area of east euclid to stop drivers from turning. they hope the whole project will be done by 2018. elizabeth: you still have to bundle out there this morning. metinka: folks down in western iowa, it is a little chilly. 24 in des moines. we are waking up to clouds moving out and we will see sunshine. temperatures will respond nicely to a gusty southwest wind dragging and warmer temperatures. highs near 35 although we cannot and we do have a great trend of whether heading our way tem

on january 1st, wapello county's minimum wage will rise to 8.20 an hour from the current state minimum of 7.25. it will rise to 9.15 in 2018... ..and 10.10 in 2019. towns have the option of opting out. supervisors voted to raise its minimum wage. johnson county supervisors voted a year ago to raise the wage. and polk county is considering it. should a house resembling kinnick stadium go up in a residential area of iowa city? the city's board of adjustment could decide that at a meeting starting in just a few minutes at 5:15. reid and sandy carlson want to build the 75- hundred square foot home in the manville has already issued a building permit for the house that would resemble the hawkeye football stadium. the group, "neighbors of manville heights association," and some property owners are trying to stop that. they fear big parties there, plus fire safety and other concerns. the board has the final decision unless someone takes the issue to court. one linn county flower shop spread kindness today through the gift of six roses. pecks in hiawatha hosted its annual good neighbor dy. six

wapello county followed suit just days later -- becoming the third iowa county to approve a plan for a higher minimum wage.on january first -- they're setting their at 8-25 an hour -- up from 7-25.the next year -- it goes to 9-15 -- in 20-19 -- it'll be 10-10 an hour.cities within the county can also decide to "opt-out" week two of the n-f-l continues in justa few hours -- but iowa lawmakers are getting ready to tackle fantasy sports in the state. state.right now -- when you go to sites like fan-duel -- you get an error message because it's not allowed in iowa.even just playing for cash can be out of line -- but some lawmakers are trying to create regulations to govern -- and they say the iowa racing and gaming commission would oversee it all "we realize it's gambling -- but we want to make sure it's regulated and it's done properly -- we want to make sure people who are playing have the means to play and are not in debt..""we know that there is a very strong corelation between online gaming and fantasy sports leading too the potential to having a gambling disorder." before -- we hea

almost a decade after two people were killed in a house fire in rural wapello county... investigators now say the victims were murdered. police arrested chris yenger and zachary dye on monday in connection to the fire. officials say yenger crashed a birthday party at the house the night of the fire in 2006... and was asked to leave. that's what they believe led he and dye to start the fire... that killed 20-year-old nathan messer and 22- year-old seth anderson. des moines city officials unveiled new plans last night to fix a dangerous stretch of unveiled new plans last night to fix a dangerous stretch of hubbell avenue on des moines' east side. the area near east euclid and hubbell is well know for being a hot spot for broadside crashes. the city wants to rework the intersection and swap stop signs for stop lights. along hubbell to stop drivers from turning. jennifer mccoy: it keeps the corridor moving. however, it helps address those broadside and left hand turn crashes because you don't have a lot of in and out activity along a wide varity of points along the corridor. eric: the cit

reported back in january that after 10 years of no movement on the case, the two men were arrested by wapello deputies for the murders of nathan messer and seth anderson. the initial investigation was unable to pinpoint a cause of the fire. new information told police that the fire was started intentionally. jack: -- should the u-s be able to force a tech company to hack its own code? jack: a federal judge wants is ordering apple do just that. the fbi wants apple to create software to help crack an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. the bureau has been unable to get into sayed farook's iphone 5c. after 10 unsuccessful attempts, the phone would automatically erase key data and make the phone permanently inaccessible. but apple says creating the hack, which doesn't exist now, would endanger the data security of all of its customers. "josh earnest:they are not asking apple to redesign its product or to create a new backdoor to one of their products. they're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device." jack: investigators want to get the information

she was transferred to wapello county jail this month. >> there were several medical experts consulted, and additionally the ottumwa police dedpartment did a thorough investigation of the memorial described him falling down. kim: these are two letters i got from the courthouse. they say that tucker wrote to the courthouse saying she never killed anyone, and wants to know why this is going on. he's being held tonight at the jail on a $500,000 bond. stacey: crews started to tear down a tire warehouse in fort dodge destroyed by fire monday. fort dodge's fire chief says the walls had to be torn down because the building was structurally unsound. investigators are still looking for what started the fire. but say right now it doesn't look suspicious. a firefighter who was injured in steve: curtis is here with the today. kurtis: a beautiful day, a beautiful sunset and al gore -- in elder. the evening. overnight we could get some very light snow. best. about .75 inches. noon tomorrow, mostly cloudy. 23 degrees. overall those cool temperatures remaining across the region. we will see a little b

authorities say the two started a fire that killed two people in wapello county in 2006. the two victim's are 20-year-old nathan messer and 22-year-old seth anderson of ottumwa. the case was reopened this month after authorities learned about a fight at the home shortly before the fire. drivers will be happy to know low gas prices aren't going anywhere anytime soon -- according to gas prices seen as low as a dollar and 66 cents a gallon in parts of eastern iowa right now. experts say the fuel prices should stay below three dollars throughout the year. and drivers are excited to see the low numbers at the pump. (chaun henley/waterloo) "it's good. i mean, it saves a lot of money, and, i mean, it's kind of getting back to the older days when i was younger. my mom and them used to enjoy getting cheap gas." experts did say prices will peak around march -- when refineries aren't producing as much gas. while gas prices are low -- home prices are doing just the opposite. prices rising up five and a half percent in november compared to october. the housing recovery is in full swin

arson.the case involves the deaths of two men in a 2006 house fire in rural wapello county.seth anderson and nathan messer, who were sleeping on the second floor killed.today, authorities arrested zachary dye and christopher yenger. investigators reopened the case this month when they discovered the house was intentionally set on fire after an altercation at a birthday party.both dye and yenger are now charged with felony murder. right now, cedar rapids rapidspolice need your help finding a man who is using a stolen credit card to make purchases.take a look at these photos.police tell cbs 2 news, the suspect was last seen riding in a white s-u-v.if you know this man or have seen him, you're asked to call the cedar rapids police department or linn county crime stoppers. if you've ever been to a government building or a state university, you've probably come in contact with a bench, desk or other item made by prison inmates. their talented handiwork has come a long way from punching out license plates. tonight in a story you will see only on cbs 2 news, i show you how a new program at is c

arson.the e se involves the deaths of two men in a 2006 house fire in rural wapello county.seth anderson and nathan messer, who were sleeping on the second floor of the home were killed. killed.today, authorities arrested zachary dye and christopher yenger. investigagtors reopened the case this month when they discovered the house was intentionally set on fire after an altercation at a birthday party.both dye an yenger are now charged with felony m mder. new tonight at six - cedar rapids police policeneed your help finding a man who is using a stolen credit card to make purchases. the department tells cbs 2 news, the suspspt in these surveillance photos was last seen riding in a white s-u-v. if you know this man or have the cedar rapids police department or linn county crime stoppers. happenininnow - 200 prison inmates across the state are learning new skills - building to a better future. back in 2014, the department of corrections started a program at t anamosa prison that allows offenders to learn and work at a trade, while incarcerated. it was so successful that by the end of last ye

jefferson, louisa, mahaska, keokuk, wapello and iowa.the carrier is a minnesota-based health insurer called medica. one state official tells cbs 2 news the number of counties on this list could go up next year. dozens of people have been hit cedar rapids. cbs 2 news reporter joe huisinga found outtells us year. >>> dozens of people have been hit by car so far this year. joe huisinga >>> joe huisinga looks at where the problems live . >>> in cedar rapids -- area is along first between saint lukes and 15th street.we were out there for just a few minutes today and saw plenty of people dodging traffic outside the cross walks.cedar rapids police say anytime you're walking make the effort to use the cross walks follow signals and pay attention to traffic. " in the last several months they've written five citations for jaywalking really our message isn't about receiving a citation the citations like 25 bucks then with court costs there is a little bit of a financial impact but again it's not about the law violation as much as the safety risk. 19." 19."its recomended whenever you have a side

police say the two intentionally set a this house on fire in rural wapello county. nathan messer and seth anderson died of smoke inhalation. the fire's cause couldn't be determined, so the case went cold until new information surfaced... here recently information was brought forward that alleged the fire was started intentionally by the individuals that were involved in physical altercation at the residence. the suspects are being held in thousand dollar bond. charges are now filed in a deadly crash into a clermont business. police say 38 year old james tackett crashed into this business over the scene. a 5 year old girl in the backseat at the time is expected to recover. officials say she's the daughter of tackett's girlfriend, 27 year old hillary upton... they say upton let her spend time with him, knowing he was a registered sex offender. upton is now charged with "child endangerment." toyota held onto its title of "top selling automaker" in 20-15. the japanese automaker sold more than 10 million cars last year. this, despite the fact it's been caught up in a mas

according to iowa courts online, both are expected to plead not guilty during the arraignment at the wapello county courthouse. sabrina: new this morning...iowa could have a big hole to fill... sabrina: with the hawkeye state be heading toward a possible dentist shortage. university of iowa researchers say that the number of dentists in the state that are nearing retirment has doubled between 19-97 and 20-13. data shows that during that time, the number of iowa dentists aged 55 and older went from 23 percent to 42 percent. the study also says that rural areas would be shortage. that are available in also seeing a trend from solo to group more group practices areas."" sabrina: researchers didn't offer any fixes to the potential problem, but said their data simply suggests preparation is needed. they plan to share findings with the iowa dental association. plus, help rural communities understand the data and in turn develop strategies for the future. sabrina: also new this morning, ames officials want to talk to citizens about a community program... sabrina: today will be the first of two publ

she was arrested in utah in december, and moves to the wapello county jail this month. letters tucker wrote to a judge read, " i have not killed anyone nor harmed. i would like to know why this is going on." kim: you believe you have the right woman behind bars charged with the appropriate offense? >> correct. we would not file the charges or pursue the prosecution if we did not believe that. kim: authorities do not think that tucker went to utah just to avoid arrest, but instead to be with her boyfriend where he lived. yesterday authorities filed a charge of child endangerment resulting in death in addition to her first-degree murder charge. tonight of a chase in urbandale. it happened last night when an officer tried to stop the driver. two minutes later the car crashed into a dart bus. no one was injured. 23-year-old zachary senger of wisconsin is now charged with eluding and owi. here's some new video of another chase and crash in urbandale. it started after an officer attempted to pull over a van for a seat belt violation. it ended at 84th and meredith where the va

one of two wapello county men charged in a cold case murder says he's not guilty.. zachary dye and christopher yenger are each charged with two counts of first degree murder... police say the two set fire to home in 20-06.. killing two people inside. the case was initially closed when the cause of the fire was undetermined. investigators say new information in the case led to this week's arrest. dye has entered a written plea of not guilty. he'll be in for a preliminary hearing. yenger is yet to enter a plea. meanwhile polk county medical examiner greg schmunk is calling the death of a well known arcitect suspicious. 62-year old kirk blunck was found dead sunday. police say he fell down a flight of stairs at the "teachout building" in the east village. police say there was no indication he had been assaulted. a chinese national has pleaded guilty to stealing plants from iowa cornfields and sharing those trade secrets with an ag company from china. mo hailong is a naturalized u-s citizen. authorities say he is one of six chinese nationals who stole plants from dupont

we have a crew in wapello county right now. look for an update on this story later in the newscast, as well as at our website kcci.com. turning to commitment 2016 news, a new quinnipiac university poll released this morning shows donald trump with a very slim lead over ted cruz. trump at 31%, cruz at 29%. marco rubio is in third with 13%. no other candidate is above 7% on the gop side, but the poll shows these likely caucus-goers may not be entirely committed to a candidate. 39% of those who named a candidate say they still might change their mind before the caucus. the time for polls and mud-slinging is almost over as the iowa caucuses are now less than a week away. edward lawrence has more on what the candidates are doing to win over last minute supporters. edward: with just six days to go until the first votes are cast can see the finish line. >> we're in the final sprint. >> this is now crunch time, this is crunch time right. edward: the latest poll out this morning shows donald trump has now regained a lead in iowa but ted

how many in wapello clacks >> we have 20 to 3122 of 22 for the republicans and democrats. it is run by all volunteers, so here we've got two for every precinct. so we've got 5,000 or more people working the caucasus. it's pinnacle hundred 25,000 republicans in 2012. how many do you expect from the county clacks >> we are expecting to hit 850 actual votes total for the straw poll and we are looking closer to 1,005 actually will vote. many people will come in to serve, we will have children, we try to make this a family event because it is important for the children to know the democratic process and how better to come to the caucuses. >> caucasus. >> this is really face-to-face. >> you get a chance to talk to them and ask them the question that's important. >> the chair of the republican party in the county, largest employer in wapello county is the meat packing about 2400 or so employees. there was a group here -- thank you. there was a group sitting in the front row and these ladies got here early wearing matching shirts, i'm not sure if it is a dance crew or what. >> it'

police first noticed the vehicle on the east side...that had been reported stolen in wapello. when they tried to initiate a traffic stop, the driver sped up on university avenue toward pleasant hill. police say the driver ran over stop sticks...but continued going, through a neighborhood and then to highway 65. they finally caught up with the driver on interstate 80 after they say she crashed the truck she was driving. paramedics took her to the hospital. police say the 17 year old is expected to face charges after she is released from the hospital. fort dodge police are investigating an incident that had two victims held at gunpoint. it started in the 6-hundred block of north 23rd street police say the suspects forced one of the victims into his car and then drove him and another person to oleson park at gunpoint. the driver says he and another person were assaulted, and his vehicle was intentionally damaged by the suspects. police say only one weapon was involved. police now have four suspects in custody. two are minors...the others are ricki riley and dakota marnach. both h

expected to iowa courts online, both are expected to plead not guilty during the arraignment at the wapello county courthouse. sabrina: turning to national headlines and the latest in the cosby defamtion lawsuit... sabrina: today the comedian's wife is scheduled to give her desposition in the defamation suit... the comedian has been figting to stop the lawsuit.. eight women sued cosby claiming he protrayed them as liars after they publicly accused him of sexually assaulting them. they are among the 50 women who have made such claims, which cosby has denied. cosby faces separate criminal charges of sexual assault in pennsylvania. sabrina: and a man faces charges in michigan after a weekend shooting spree that left six people dead. police say 45 year old jason dalton opened fire at three different locations across dalton was an uber driver. the company says he passed a background check and police say he has no criminal history. sabrina: and finally, the u-s supreme court will be back in session today...the first time since the sudden death of justice antonin scalia. chief justice john roberts

its something two wapello county men learned this week... find out how police were able to break open a nearly ten-year old cold case. six days to go and a third of iowans haven't picked a candidate. why it could lead to a surprise on caucus night... and how candidates are trying to win over the undecideds. and donald trump takes the stage in marshalltown... him... and the endorsement he