the body of 36 year-old adam blazek was found inside the house. investigators are still working on how blazek died. elias: in the number two spot this morning... elias: a metro teacher has resigned after being accused of exposing himself at valley west mall last month. the criminal complaint states that former lincoln high school teacher michael madson alledgedly exposed himself to a female mall employee outside of the great american cookie company. local five went to his home to try and get a comment...but no one answered. the des moines school district immediately put on administrative leave after the incident and was not allowed to return to school. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashed on healthcare, labels, and campaign funding at last night's debate in new hampshire.... meanwhile, over at least two democratic precincts from the iowa caucus....with some saying their delegate was sanders...but clinton. elias: number four... el

the victims is 36 year-old adam blazek. the rest of blazek's family was not home at the time of the fire. the cause of the fire is still unclear. " "the fire itself is suspicious only because of the markings and the indicators that are there. we have people on the scene still later once we get everything together."" jack: investigators are still waiting on autopsy results to see if the fire killed adam blazek, or if it was something else. there was also a today. crews from menlo, casey, and stuart were called to a fire in the sargent custom cabinets building a little before midnight last night. two sheds were completely engulfed in flames, as you can see here, from menlo and stuart were injured after slipping on ice in the early morning fire. crews were on the scene for more than eight hours trying to put out the flames, but the building collapsed and is the cause of the fire still isn't clear. jack/ots: made in a child endangerment case in newton. you might remember this. 20-15, several children tested positive for , while

once it was safe to go inside crews found the body of 36 year old adam blazek in the basement...his wife and children were not home at the time. the fire was wide spread and took six hours to put out... it also caused significant damage to the entire home and garage.. officials are also ruling it suspicious. 'it was a fast moving fire and im calling it suspicious because it looks like there might be two locations where it started but i cant confirm that at this point.' although officials say the fire is suspicious, they don't believe anyone else is involved. an autopsy has been scheduled, and more information is expected investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that torched a business in menlo. crews responded to the five hundred block of sherman street overnight. flames were shooting through the roof of "sargent custom cabinets." it took about eight hours to get the fire under control. firefighters say paint and other flammable materials made it difficult. the building is a total loss. a former lincoln high school teacher is charged with public exposure... the des moines

.-- the victim identified as 36 year-old adam blazek. investigators there first said suspicious. but new information today -- after a autopsy, officials believe blazek died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. police say the rest of his family was not home at the time of the fire. jack/1shot and in ottumwa -- new information about what two men are accused of doing to start a deadly fire. the fire from 2006 was considered a cold case until just last month... when the sheriff's department finally arrested christopher yenger of ottumwa, and zachary allen dye, of council bluffs. both are facing two counts of felony murder. and new court documents show the men used gasoline to get the fire going, killing nathan messer and seth anderson, both from ottumwa. they died of smoke inhallation. both suspects have pleaded not guilty. stephanie/2shot coming up on local 5 news at five... we'll tell you what was really accident in new york city today. jack: but next... prepping for the we head out to for an inside super bowl trophy. stephanie: and... straight ahead on local 5 news at 5... chief

crews responding to the home early this morning in nevada the victim is identified as 36- year-old adam blazek. the home also suffering severe damage -- in what crews are calling a suspicious fire. decision 2016 coverage -- bernie sanders clashing tonight in the first head-to-head democratic debate of the 2016 election. the university of new hamprhsire after martin o'malll dropped out t n caucus night. the big theme of the night - healthcare -- on which the two (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "the republicans want to repeat the affordabe care act. i want to improve it. i want to build on t, get the wants us to start all over again." (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "let's make the everybody." bernie sanders however with some other ideas on healthcare during tonight's debate. (bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate): "i am on the health education labor mmittee. that committee wrrte the affordable care act. the idea that i would dismantle health care in america while we're waiting to pass a medicare accurate." the new hampshire primary is set for next tuesday --t

he's been identified as 36 year-old adam blazek. blazek's family was not home at the time. the cause of the fire is still unknown. " "the fire itself is because of the indicators that are on the scene still processing it. we'll make a determination later once we get everything together."" jack: investigators are still waiting on autopsy results. jack/1shot: two firefighters from menlo and stuart have been injured in an early morning fire in menlo. crews from menlo, casey, and stuart were called to a fire in the sargent custom cabinets building a little before midnight. two sheds were completely can see here, crews were on the scene for more than eight hours trying to put out the flames, but the structure collapsed and is a complete loss. the cause of the fire still isn't clear. jack/1shot: senate democrats will make a bold move to stop governor branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. local five's chief political correspondent amanda krenz was at the statehouse today to get the latest, amanda? amanda: jack, since the governor announced plans to change over the state's medicai

once the fire was out, firefighters found the body of 36-year adam blazek. a preliminary autopsy shows he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. investigators think he set the house on fire because it was started in two different locations. no one else was hurt, university of iowa hospitals are warning 17-hundred patients about possible exposure to a deadly bacteria... according to the cedar rapids gazette... the bacteria can be spread by a bypass machine used for major heart and lung surgeries. the hospital says one patient already tested positive for the bacteria. the hospital has since replaced the bypass machine and is improving how it disinfects and maintains students at north high school are rallying behind their drama teacher... in order to save money... the district wants to convert the full time position to part time. students are trying to prevent the cut. they are holding a public meeting next week. the district blames a lack of state funding for the cut. iowa lawmakers are already supposed to have school funding finalized for the next school yea

the body of adam blazek was found inside the home thursday. investigators say it looks like blazek poured flammable liquids throughout the house, then set it on fire. police say blazek then shot himself. stacey: a chicago man found guilty of murdering his own three-year-old daughter in bedford. 26-year-old charles hall found guilty of both murder and child endangerment. back in may, the taylor county sheriff found the girl unresponsive in hall's home. hall's girlfriend was also guilty to child endangerment causing bodily injury. steve: the iowa supreme court plans to hold a special evening session on february 16, to hear the case of the estate of the late slipknot member paul gray versus gray's former doctor, daniel baldi. gray's estate says a lower court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against baldi. gray, the bassist for the des moines-based heavy metal band slipknot, died of a drug overdose back in may of 2010. the lower court ruled that gray's wife could not sue, because she missed the two-year deadline. and gray's child cou

release from the nevada public safety department says the victim has been identified as 36-year-old adam blazek. an autopsy has been ordered. as suspicious and it remains under investigation. fire later this afternoon. you can look for additional details today on the news at website, kcci.com. turning to news from around the state. a charles city man is scheduled to be resentenced today for killing his 3-year-old cousin. edgar concepcion jr. was 14 when he killed krystel banes in 2009 and later was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. the iowa court of appeals later upheld his convictions but overturned his sentences. the u.s. supreme court has ruled that such life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional , so concepcion must be resentenced. three people are dead after a crash this morning along highway 30 just west of cedar rapids. the accident happened just before 6:00 this morning. the iowa state patrol says that road conditions were clear in some spots but icy in others. officers say they think those conditions were to blame for a hitting another vehicle. they

firefighters found the body of 36 year old adam blazek in the basement. no one else was home during the fire. officials say they consider the fire to be suspicious. im calling it suspicious because it looks like there might be two locations where it started but i cant confirm that at this point.' although they say the fire is suspicious, they don't believe anyone else is involved. autopsy results indicate that blazek died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. some state lawmakers say they're closer than ever to legalizing the sale of fireworks in iowa. 13:09:52 "as a firefighter myself, it's time, when it comes to fireworks, to balance both economic freedom and public safety. we do that with a host of consumer products that have associated risks with them. and fireworks is the only product that we treat the way we do." :01-:22 the bill would permit iowans to buy things like firecrackers, bottle rockets, and roman candles... senator jeff danielson introduced the bill in the senate state government committee. but he plans on fighting against an amendment tha

jack: investigators are still waiting on autopsy results to figure out of adam blazek was killed by the fire or something else. jack: 2015 was a roller coaster of emotions for the iowa state athletic department especially when it comes to basketball and football. local 5 sports director jon schaeffer sat down with athletic director jamie pollard to talk about 2015 and what we can expect for this year. " the year didn't start the way jamie pollard expected-- he suffered a heart attack which is admittedly something he doesn't think about much these days. after watching isu men's hoops claim back to back big 12 championships it was on to the ncaa tournament where the reality didn't live up to it. now the ncaa tournament didn't go hoped it would with a uab what was your disappointing for you were still living on the high of the big 12 championship and first game the you're early on thursday morning and um it was like it was over before it ever started and like a bad dream. but as you learn in athletics tomorrow comes whether you want it to or not and life had to go on and so we've put that

they say 36 year old adam william blazek did not make it out of the home and died. no one else was at home at the time. the fire is considered susicious. police say an autopsy will be conducted. firefighters from colo and cambridge helped the nevada fire department on the scene. a des mones man charged with a 24 year old troy mure junior appeared in court this morning. police say he slammed a car into a tree last month...killing his passenger 22 year old scalicity boyd back in november. but mure claims he crashed because he was being chased by people with a gun. charges of o-w-i and vehicular homicide by o-w-i were dropped against him..but he is still charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving his trial is set february 29th... a popular vietnamese restaurant re-opened its doors and is offering free food just for today... yesterday, the restaurant posted this tweet, "so who has two thumbs up and will be re-opening tomorrow night? this guy! points imaginary thumbs at imaginary self" a dong in des moines caught fire back in august... it left extensive damage..

as firefighters as firefighters the flames, they of 36 year-old adam blazek. and after a preliminary officials believe a self-inflicted police say the was not home at the time. "the fire itself is suspicious only indicators have people on the scene still processing it. we'll make a determination later once we get everything together." amanda: the investigation is still on-going. we will be sure to keep you updated as the story develops. amanda: we are also following the case of a metro teacher...who has been accused of exposing himself to a female employee of valley west mall... former lincoln high school madson has been questioned by police accusations. local 5 went to madson's home for comment on the case, but no one answered. the des moines school district on administrative leave after the incident and was not allowed to return to he resigned his tuesday. amanda: new this morning, ankeny steps to keep up with the city's growth... amanda: the city is closer to building a new library and council chambers. the project will cost between $15 and $17 million doll

the body of 36 year-old adam blazek was found inside the house. investigators are still working on how blazek died. elias: a metro teacher has resigned after being accused of exposing himself at valley west mall last month. the criminal complaint states that former lincoln high school teacher michael madson alledgedly exposed himself to a female mall employee outside of the great american cookie company. the des moines school district immediately put on administrative leave after the incident and was not allowed to return to school. sabrina: elias: well let's get a quick check of the weather with meterologist sam schreier. sam/ weather adlib: >>> welcome back to "gma." a lot of fans here at "gma" excited for the big game. >> yes. chef alex guarnaschelli and chef alelex has ice cream cookie sandwiches. they are looking so good. then george has virgin watermelon margaritas. cannot wait for this showdow coming up. but, amy, first to you. >> yes, a lot to look forward to. besides the game itself one of the most anticipated parts of the super bowl, of c

the victim is identified as 36- year-old adam blazek. police say he was likely killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. almost all the leaders of a tiny town are under investigation for allegedly taking kickbacks from contractors. they also apparently took money from a person trying to set up illegal gaming rooms. the u-s attorney's office in san antonio announcing its arrested most of the leadership of crystal city, texas. prosecutors say the mayor, city attorney and others took payments and favors to ease city decision 2016 coverage... the democratic presidential candidates square off one final time ahead of the new hampshire primary. this is the first time they've debated without martin o'malley, who dropped out monday after a poor showing in the iowa caucuses. both clinton and sanders targeted each other in a series of heated exchanges. they continued an ongoing arugement over who can be described as progressive. "do i think president obama is issues including the trade agreement. but, yes, i think he has done an excellent job." "it

as firefighters moved in to fight the flames, they found the body of 36 year-old adam blazek. police say the rest of his family was not home at the time. "the fire itself is suspicious only because of the markings and the indicators that are there. we have people on the scene still processing it. we'll make a everything together." elias: inestigators are still piecing together exactly what happened inside of the home. elias: we are also following the case of a metro teacher...who has been accused of exposing himself to a female employee of valley west mall... former lincoln high school teacher michael madson has been questioned by police reguarding the accusations. local 5 went to madson's home for comment on the case, but no one answered. the des moines school district says madson was immediately put on administrative leave after the incident and was not allowed to return to school. he resigned his position on tuesday. elias: new this morning, ankeny leaders taking steps to keep up with the city's growth... elias: the city is closer to building a new library and council chamb

nevada police say the autopsy shows adam blazek died of a gunshot wound after a fire damaged his story county home. the fire is also being described as suspicious and is under investigation. a kwwl follow-up. muslim students at the university of iowa now have a place to pray. the university converted two former offices into rooms for prayer and meditation. one room is for muslim men to use and the other is for women. the university has been working with the school's muslim student a muslim needs to pray 5 times stairwell." the prayer rooms opened this week and are already being used. police find 20 dogs at a puppy mill in a home. officers in kansas executing a search warrant for drugs found the dogs. . police believe there is a second location with 20-40 dogs in wichita. the dogs are now at a humane society and will be available for adoption. a police k-9 who was set to be sold at auction will now live with his retired handler. it boils down to wording. the dog was part of the canine division...which some thought meant the department's division. therefore, the dog was city property to

police say 36-year-old adam william blazek lived in the home with his spouse and child. they were not home when the fire broke out. a preliminary autopsy report shows blazek died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. the case remains under investigation. stacey: at least three people are dead after a four vehicle crash on highway 30. the iowa state patrol says $10 people were in a minivan when the driver lost control on the icy road. a second car hit the minivan, causing it to roll. another car hit the minivan as it was rolling. victim names haven't been released. stacey: a family of eight is sickened by carbon monoxide at a home in newell, in northeast iowa. authorities say snow piled up and closed off a furnace vent in the home. two adults and six children were taken to the hospital. no one was seriously hurt. steve: a very popular des moines nearly destroyed by fire in august. , is reopening in tonight. kcci's cynthia fodor is live at a dong to show us why they're expecting a huge crowd. reporter: it is a huge crowd. the restaurant owners had announced they would offer

the body of adam blazek was found inside the home on thursday. investigators say it looks like blazek poured flammable liquid throughout the house then set it on fire. police say blazek then shot himself. a chicago man found guilty of murdering his own 3-year-old daughter in bedford. 26-year-old charles hall found guilty of both murder and child thursday endangerment. back in may, the taylor county sheriff found the girl unresponsive in hall's home. hall's girlfriend was also charged in the child's death. 26-year-old april clair pleaded guilty to child endangerment causing bodily injury. infected with the zika virus. officials say the women became infected after traveling internationally. doctors at nebraska medical center say they aren't surprised by local reports of the virus. doctors also say there isn't much reason for concern right now. >> it is spread from person to mosquito to other people, and if we don't have that cycle of transmission here we should not have any local spread. alyx: as of right now there is , no vaccine for the zika viru

firefighters found the body of 36 year old adam blazek in the basement. no one else was home during the fire. officials say they are ruling to fire suspicious. 'it was a fast moving fire and im calling it suspicious because it looks like there might be two locations where it started but i cant confirm that at this point.' although they say the fire is suspicious, they don't believe else is involved. an autopsy has been scheduled, and more information is expected following those results. a lincoln high school teacher has resigned after being arrested for public exposure this weekend. 60-year old michael madson resigned from his position on tuesday. on saturday madson allegedly exposed himself to a female employee at valley west mall. he's being charged with public exposure ... a simple misdemeanor. a des moines man... facing charges for a car crash that killed his girlfriend... was back in court today. troy mure, jr. appeared at a preliminary hearing this morning in polk county. he is charged with vehicluar homicide by reckless driving for a december car c