wellthis morning, ali yahia was identified asthe source of the blood at the scene. on february 13, yahia was shot and killed by urdandale police after opening fire on them during an investigation unrelated to mcneely's homicide. it was a d-n-a match made at the state crime lab that led to this connection. brad/wxhang weather adlib this is going to be a rather uneventful week weather-wise. no big temperature swings or weather our way until the a few snow/rain showers possible later for mainly northern counties. this slight chance will carry into tuesday as well with mostly cloudy skies expected to stick around. temperatures will start out close to 30 tuesday and reach up into the low to mid 40s depending on how much sunshine we can get. wednesday will be sunnier, but also cooler and windier with northerly winds picking up to 15-25 mph. we stay chilly into thursday with highs only in the 30s. stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. we're proud to say we are iowa... >>> breaking news tonig

the search for her killer ended yesterday, when police matched blood at the crime scene to ali yahia. yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale officers earlier this month. they say before that, yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be a crime victim 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 police say the mcneeley's murder started as a random robbery. yahia's record shows a long history of theft.... he was charged with eight different robberies in 2014. the murder trial for a boone man accused of killing his wife is underway -- with opening statements beginning this morning. 41-year-old alexander fazzino is charged with first degree murder in the death of emily fazzino. emily's body was found on the bathroom floor of their boone home in 2012. fazzino was the one who called police on the day of the incident -- saying his wife was unresponsive. he told them he thought emily was trying to kill herself, and

eric: 29-year-old ali yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police officers over a week ago. now his death has closed a murder case in des moines. kcci's mark tauscheck explains the bizarre situation. mark: when urbandale officers responded to a drug complaint at the urbandale holiday inn february 13 they encountered ali yahia who fired a shot at least one officer shot back and killed him. this morning des moines police announced dna evidence has linked the deceased 29-year-old to a murder on the south side. in january police found the body of 71-year-old norma mcneeley with her sister on pioneer road . some of the blood evidence at the scene was processed and the dna results matched yahia . mcneeley's death is essentially now closed her killer dead himself. >> the circumstances of how this case closed are definitely unique and rare. mark: des moines detectives actually had yahia on their radar within hours of mcneeley's murder because that same night after police believe he killed the woman in her home he called police to come to his douglas avenue apartment claiming he had

investigators say the man who died from injuries in the shooting is 29- year-old ali yahia, of des moines. the incident happened early holiday inn. police say the three officers were responding to a drug complaint, when a fight broke out in the lobby. that's when officers say yahia started firing a gun. police returned fire...hitting and killing him. "it'll be a long, drawn-out investigation; the county attorney is involved, dci, our people. and there's multiple aspects to that investigation - you know, there's the criminal side, we've also got our internal side as far as use of force, and did we follow all of our policies?" the case is still under investigation.... police are also investigating an apparent shoot-out in eagle grove it happened in front of this apartment building around eight p-m valentine's day. police say two people suffered gun shot wounds... one they're calling the victim.. the other the suspect. investigators are not saying if the two shot each other.. or if one shot the other and himself. police say neither person is from eagle grove... sandy 13:26:39 this is a small

but their only suspect, ali yahia, was shot and killed by urbandale police earlier this month. channel 13's jannay towne joins us now with more on how police linked him to the crime scene... it's first on 13. the brutal stabbing of norma jean mcneeley was des moines' first homicide of 20-16. police were waiting for a break in the case... and forensic evidence provided just that. des moines police say they know in the early morning hours on january 24th violently inside the home. there was a lot of blood inside 23 that bloody crime scene helped investigator solve her murder. they collected samples from inside the home... and followed a blood trail leading away from where mcneeley was killed. the d-c-i crime lab tested them and a d-n-a match led investigators to this man... police 08:57:32 that match came back to a man by the name of ali yahia- who is a known violent offender . he's the same man.. urbandale police shot and killed on february 13th... at the holiday inn. officers responding to a drug complaint say yahia pulled out a gun and started shooting. they returned fire..kil

eric: 29-year-old ali yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police officers over a week ago. now his death has closed a murder case in des moines. kcci's mark tauscheck explains the bizarre situation. mark: when urbandale officers responded to a drug complaint at the urbandale holiday inn february 13 they encountered ali yahia who fired a shot at least one officer shot back and killed him. this morning des moines police announced dna evidence has linked the deceased 29-year-old to a murder on the south side. in january police found the body of 71-year-old norma mcneeley

des moines police say ali yahia is believed to be responsible for mcneeley. mcneeley was stabbed to death in her home in the 1400 block of pioneer road at 4:30 a.m. on january 24th. today, police say blood found at the scene matches yahia's d-n-a. yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police officers earlier this month... after they were called to the merle hay holiday inn on a drug complaint. after entering the lobby, officers confronted three people and a scuffle began with yahia who opened fire. officers returned fire and yahia was hit and died at the scene. des moines police say yahia had a lengthy criminal history and was particularly dangerous. 9:04:59 'you know when we think about the reason we get into the business and putting bad guys in prison... this is the guy were thinking about. this guy was a known violent offender... no empathy for anyone else i believe he had no conscience and his actions very clearly demonstrate that he was very violent.' officials believe yahia is also cases based on evidence. jury selection is currently underway in a boon

investigators say the man who died from his injuries sustained in the shooting is 29-year-old ali yahia, of des moines. the incident happened early saturday morning at the "holiday inn" on merle hay road. police say the three officers were responding to a drug complaint, when a fight broke out in the lobby. that's when officers say yahia started firing a gun. urbandale police, polk county attorney's office and the iowa d-c-i are now investigating. a bus driver has pleaded not guilty to the charge that he hit and and killed an iowa state student, and then left the scene. ben clague was driving the bus that police say hit and killed i-s-u freshman emmalee jacobs. police say surveillance footage showed clague stopped the bus shortly after the accident to check the vehicle for damage and then continued on. clague will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on march 22nd. his trial is scheduled for april 5th. a water main break caused headaches not only for the city of ames but it could leave a homeowner with a bill for some of the damage... around 2 p-m monday...city crews responded to

the search for her killer ended yesterday, when police matched blood at the crime scene to ali yahia. yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale officers earlier this month. they say before that, yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be a crime victim himself. 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 fabricated story of a home invasion 45 police say the mcneeley's murder started as a random robbery. yahia's record shows a long history of theft.... he was charged in 2014. a piece of iowa history is at risk of being destroyed this morning... the wagon wheel bridge near logans port. tons and tons of ice flowing down the des moines river have actually bent the bridge in several places. authorities say they're now watching an ice jam in fort dodge... they say if it were to break loose, the bridge may succumb to the river completely. ice is also causing flooding in the ledges park area... the d-n-r says the jam there did break, causing water levels to recede some f

just this morning, ali yahia was identified asthe source of the blood at the scene in mcneely's home. on february 13, yahia was shot and killed by urdandale police after opening fire on them during an investigation unrelated to mcneely's homicide. sabrina: checking in with the statehouse....iow a cyclists could see a new law in their favor... sabrina: a bill focused on road safety for bicycles has survived the first funnel week of the legislative session. the bill would require drivers to change lanes in order to safely pass a bike. that driver wouldn't be allowed to return to the right side of the road until safely passing the cyclist. the idea is to prevent accidents and injuries. patrick wilson, des moines resident: "i mean it is a safety concern. it's concerning to ride down the road in fear of other people coming up behind you behind." sabrina: 37 other states currently have similar laws on the books. currently the fine for improperly passing a cyclist is $250 dollars. sabrina: today's moral monday meeting will be focusing on gun safety in the hawkeye state... the discussion will

the search for her killer yesterday, when police matched blood at the crime scene to ali yahia. yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale police earlier this month outside the holiday inn on merle hay road. they had been called there on a potential drug bust. police say the murder of mcneeley started as a random robbery. a clive hunter has cleared his name in court.. 'i think the verdict that was handed down today is a victory not only for my family and i but also for all the hunters in the state of iowa because i think its been a landmark decision.' joe franz was accused of poaching a deer on his own property back in november... the d-n-r said he used bait to lure his prize buck.... but franz claimed the mineral licks were from the land's previous owners, and he notified the dnr of it before hunting. friday, a judge decided to clear him of hunting over bait charges. that's the first time someone this type of case against the dnr. now republican lawmakers are looking at ways to avoid another situation like this, by making baiting laws less general. wauke

officials say 29 year old ali yahia, of des moines, started firing a gun. police returned fire and killed him. nobody else was hurt. the officers involved are jeff casey, anthony brooks, and justice weaver. they're on paid while their colleagues investigate. a cedar rapids man is dead and his wife is injured after their home went up in flames. firefighters were called to the mobile home this morning. ronald and karen rogers, both 72 years old, were inside. ronald died at the scene, while hospital. officials say the fire caused extensive damage, but it didn't spread to nearby homes. investigators are still trying to determine the cause. authorities are investigating a 35. a tractor trailer tipped over, south of cumming, early this morning. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the northbound lanes were closed for three hours so crews could clear the wreckage. the crash caps off a messy weekend on iowa's interstates. troopers say 34 vehicles were involved in a pileup on interstate 80, near west branch... they say drivers were going too fast on icy road

eric: police have identified the victim as 29-year-old ali yahia. officers were called to the holiday inn on merle hay road on a drug complaint early saturday morning. kcci has learned authorities have had 253 interactions with the three officers involved in administrative leave. the dnr is calling two fishermen "heroes" for rescuing a man from near-freezing waters. craig oberbroeckling: he's a hero, he saved his life. damian bell: i think it's just and what normal people should do for each other. eric: richard rauzi is recovering this morning after falling through the ice sunday while taking wildlife pictures. two ice fisherman heard his cry for help, and rushed across the lake. damian bell used a canoe and tie strap to rescue rauzi. dnr officials plan to nominate the two for the governor's lifesaving awards program this summer. elizabeth: the iowa supreme court plans to hold a special evening session tonight for the estate of late slipknot member paul gray. gray's estate says a lower-court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against for

investigators say the man who died from his injuries sustained in the shooting is 29-year-old ali yahia, of des moines. the incident happened early saturday morning at the "holiday inn" on merle hay road. police say the three officers were responding to a drug complaint, when a fight broke out in the that's when officers say yahia started firing a gun. police returned fire...hitting and killing him. urbandale police, the polk county attorney's office and the iowa d-c-i are now investigating. police are also investigating an apparent shoot-out in eagle grove it happened in front of this apartment building around eight p-m valentine's day. police say two people suffered gun shot wounds... one they're calling the victim.. the other the suspect. investigators are not saying if the two shot each other.. or if one shot the other and himself. police say neither person is from eagle grove. sandy 13:26:39 this is a small town. everybody gets along. everybody knows everybody. i was really surprised. 50 dci 16:10:02 this was a very isolated incident between two individuals. we do not feel like the

it happened after a fight broke out in the lobby and 29 year ali yahia opened fire at three officers. they returned fire and killed him. the three officers are now on paid administrative leave which is standard procedure. university of iowa police say they have located a person of interest in connection to a case of sexual misconduct on campus. yesterday, the school sent out an alert that officers received a report of someone videotaping a female student while in the shower in burge hall. charges are pending at he's used to battling for wins and losses on the field. but it's a community softball coach's career in another uniform that's slowly killing him... channel 13's justin surrency explains how he's battling to live longer fire department... marshalltown community college softball coach garland shirley is used to defeating opponents... "my softball players are like family, they've helped my focus and get through alot of things."becoming a des moines firefighter in 2004 was a passion fulfilled... "the camaraderie , having the ability to help people when they are on their worst day,

that's where all the height -- ali yahia was killed in a shootout with police. officers were called to the hotel on reports of a drug deal. eric: several deals are under consideration in the state house including one that would raise the speed from 70 to 75 miles an hour. lawmakers passed it through the first subcommittee of the house on tuesday. representative gary worth and says the dot told him the average speed people drive on the interstate is already 72 miles an hour. he says increasing the speed limit is 75 isn't a huge change. rep. gary worthan: if you're not going to enforce 70 to slow that traffic down. lets make it legal. eric: the iowa dot does not support raising the speed limit, saying it will cause an increase in the number of deaths on iowa roads. also at the statehouse, hundreds using tanning beds by minors. the house bill being considered would ban tanning until the age of 17 and require parental consent until 18. lawmakers who supported the bill said there are too many health risks associated with tanning and bill has to go through committees

officials say 29 year old ali yahia, of des moines, was the firing a gun. police returned fire and killed him. no one else was hurt. the officers involved are jeff casey, anthony brooks, and justice weaver. they're on paid administrative leave while their colleagues investigate. some people in ames have some major cleaning up to do today... "it was coming into the back door, the laundry, the kitchen, part of the living room, the garage." a water main break yesterday had water surrounding marsha osting's home. it happened on 12th street between clark and wilson avenue. crews had to shut down several streets... but an estimated one million gallons flowed out before they were able to bring it all to a stop. now osting says the city is asking her to pay for the damage. "lady from the city told me to call service master and get them here to clean it up and then she came back in and said the city isn't necessarily going act of god." the city's risk manager will look into the damage today... meanwhile residents may see rusty water, but officials say it is not harm

it happened after a fight broke out in the lobby saturday morning, and ali yahia showed a gun. police exchanged gunfire with yahia, and he was killed. three officers are on paid administrative leave. sac county deputies want your help finding a man charged with attempted murder... 36 year old jeremy werneburg is accused of intentionally hitting a man with his vehicle sunday night. it happened in carnarvon, but deputies say he has ties to ida grove, humboldt, carroll, and wall lake. the victim is hospitalized with serious injuries. the iowa supreme court is taking up the wrongful death case of a former rockstar... paul gray of "slipknot" died from an overdose in 20-10. his family claimed doctor daniel baldi over prescribed pain medications to him. baldi was cleared of any wrongdoing but gray's widow is now appealing the decision. arguments will be heard in a special supreme court session tonight. it the state is scheduled to transition to a privately managed medicaid system two weeks from today. ...and today lawmakers want to know if the state is ready. iowa's medicaid program s

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 a

police say dna at the scene matched that of ali yahia, who was shot and killed by urbandale police at the holiday inn on merle hay road. detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder. he actually called police to his invasion. police say he staged an elaborate crime scene there and trail. today at a local cemetery. jennifer fletcher: they'll be there first thing in the morning, taking care of business. eric: this video was posted online showing an area where workers recently dug a new grave site at laurel hill cemetery by the fairgrounds. a path shows machine tracks rolling over multiple grave sites. the cemetery is owned and maintained by the city's parks and rec department. today, crews will be out there, making sure the flat stones are cleaned. the city assures it won't happen again. elizabeth: new numbers out this morning. in 2015, the city of des moines saw the largest amount of money spent on new construction projects, ever. kcci's alyx sacks joins us live from downtown. how much money are we talking about, alyx? alyx: elizabeth, the city struck a ground b

victim as 29-year-old ali yahia. officers were called to the holiday inn on merle hay road on a drug complaint early saturday morning. kcci has learned authorities have had 253 interactions with yahia in polk county since 2006. the three officers involved in the shooting are now on paid administrative leave. elizabeth: the iowa supreme court plans to hold a special evening session tonight for the estate of late slipknot member paul gray. gray's estate says a lower-court made a mistake when it threw out their lawsuit against former doctor daniel baldi. they ruled that gray's wife could not sue because she missed the 2-year deadline. prosecutors charged baldi with involuntary manslaughter in connection with gray's death, but a jury found him not guilty. gray died of a drug overdose back in may of 2010. a boone man is set to go on trial next week in the death of his wife. alexander fazzino is charged with killing emily fazzino in the trial has been moved from boone to decorah. the winneshiek county sheriff wants extra se

ali yahia was shot and killed police. >> apple is vowing to fight a federal court order to hack into an iphone. the phone belonged to one of the san bernardino shooters. ceo tim cook says the case would have lasting privacy implications. and president obama's standing his ground saying he intends to pick a qualified candidate to replace supreme court justice antonin scalia. he says republicans have no constitutional grounds to refuse a vote on a supreme court nominee. he is calling on congress to rise above day-to-day politics. >> i'm alyx sacks, we are in the heart of the well where thirsty athlete seven working all week long to be right here the state wrestling tournament starts this morning. they will be hitting the mats at 9:00 it creston athletes already showing up, way into begin at 8:00. this is leading up to individuals that start tomorrow. big changes for individuals are saturday night. chevy virtual team will be tonight. $10 of the door. will fill this arena over the next four days. eric: always an exciting week. weather-wise, folks are getting -- coats early today. it will

investigators say during a fight, ali yahia fired at officers... police returned fire...hitting and killing him. three officers are now on administrative leave. a 36-year old ida grove man is wanted on attempted murder charges. the sac county sheriff's office says jeremy werneburg hit another man with his car on sunday night in carnarvon. paramedics took the victim to the hospital with serious injuries. werneburg has ties to the ida grove, wall lake, carroll and humboldt areas. a dog gave his life to save its owners during a robbery in the weekend. a waterloo couple says a group of men broke into their home early saturday morning. one of them hit the woman... and that's when the dog stepped in to protect her. one of the intruders shot the dog... which later died... but the woman's boyfriend credits the dog for saving them. an indianola man had a brush with death...after falling through the ice at lake ahquabi over the weekend. rick rauzi was snowshoeing and taking pictures of geese sunday morning... when the ice gave way. it took 20 minutes for nea

this afternoon we learned the shooting victim's name is ali yahia ... a 29-year old from des moines. the three officers involved in the shooting were sergeant jeff casey ... and officers anthony brooks and justice weaver. all three are on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. that is standard protocol for any officer involved shooting. the bus driver accused of killing an iowa state university student last december is entering a formal not guilty plea. online court records show benjamin clague entered a written of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. he was due in court today to make that plea in person. clague is accused of the hit-and-run death of isu freshman emmalee jacobs. jacobs' body was found on lincoln way at the intersection of ash avenue in early december ... last month the investigation lead police to clague. they say he hit jacobs with a cyride bus and didn't stop ... even though cameras on the bus show he was aware he hit something. his next court appearance is scheduled for march 22nd. tomorrow nigh

des moines police say dna evidence has linked the deceased ali yahia to the death of 71-year-old norma mcneeley. the scene matched yahia, who, 9 days ago, was shot and killed by police who were responding to a report of drug activity at this urbandale hotel. des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder, because the night of her death, yahia called police to his douglas avenue apartment, claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. police say he staged an elaborate crime scene all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand. detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeley's home earlier that night not only because of his bloody hand but also because they knew him so well. >> given his criminal history he is a longtime well known violent offender, both with the burglaries and some robberies. we can speculate he went there to commit one of those crimes. mark: police tell me this afternoon that with the only suspect now dead the mcneeley , murder case is closed. steve: urbandale police say they have found a teenager they wanted

police think she may have information about saturday's police- involved shooting. 29-year old ali yahia was killed by officers after they say he opened fire on them inside the urbandale holiday inn. today's warm weather brought a lot of melting for us to enjoy... but tomorrow morning... that could chief meteorologist ed wilson is keeping tabs on the re- a des moines man walked out of the hospital today... and there's one place you'll never find him again.. 03:19:38 i gave my wife my solemn vow that i would not go on the ice again 44 the last time 58 year old rick rauzi was on ice... he was just minutes from death.... he crashed trough the ice at lake ahquabi near indianola on sunday... two fishemen managed to reach him... but even then rauzi wasn't sure if he would survive. 03:13:26 i was afraid to let go of the ice because i'd gone down twice. i slipped off twice and went down over my head and the last time i did it, i knew if i indianola fire fighters helped pull rauzi to safety and rush him to the hospital. he is still regaining feeling in his hands... but doctors say they are amazed

january 24th... 71-year old beaten and stabbed to death inside her found inside the home belonged to ali yahia. 09:03:34 he had , we know now, through the course of the sustained a serious laceration to his hand. he went to the hospital with a invasion 45 police say yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale officers earlier this month. 9:04:59 'you know when we think about the reason we get into the business and putting bad guys in prison... this is the guy were thinking about. this guy was a known violent offender... no empathy for he had no conscience and his that he was very violent.' but that didn't stop the court him. in 20-14 he was charged with but was sentenced to probation as part of a plea deal. he was sentenced to probation on second... charges. a des moines motorcycle rider failed in his attempt to outrun police this afternoon... they tried puling the man over near east 26th and university because the license plates didn't match the bike. police say the man took off... but crashed just a few blocks away. he was hospitalized with minor injuries. his name.. a

police 08:57:32 that match came back to a man by the name of ali yahia- who is a known violent offender . he's the same man.. urbandale police shot and killed on february 13th... at the holiday inn. officers responding to a drug complaint say yahia pulled out a gun and started shooting. they returned fire..killing him... almost three weeks after it's believed he killed mcneeley. neighbor 02:02:40 it's just a horrible thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 the 71 year old lived with her sister...who is disabled. police dont know of any connection between mcneeley and her killer. police 09:00:45 we don't know why he targeted that house. it's really anybody's guess may provide a motive. his arrest record includes assaults, break-ins and robberies....the kind of person law enforcement wants off the streets. police 09:04:59 when we get into the business and think about putting away bad guys. this is the guy that we're thinking about. this guy was a known violent offender. police say yahia acted alone.. when

des moines police say d-n-a old norma jean mcneeley points to this man -- ali yahia. but yahia is already dead. he was shot and killed by urbandale police just last weekend during a confrontation at a holiday inn hotel. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the crime. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. " "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're atlking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " jack: police say they strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. their not sure why he killed mc-neely, but say it may have been a robbery. stephanie: but, one of the main components that helped d-c-i and des monies police identify yahia as the suspect in this case was bloodwork and through the state's advanced combined d-n-a indexing system. we got an inside look today. paul j bush- criminalist supervisor dci "if youre convicted of specific crimes, have to give dna sample for

today, police say dna at the scene matched ali yahia. yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police responding to a report of drug activity at the holiday inn on merle hay road. des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder. that night, yahia called police claiming he had been the victim police say he staged an elaborate crime scene, all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand. stacey: a vigil in kalamazoo, michigan tonight for the people killed in saturday's shooting rampage. police say uber driver 45-year-old jason dalton opened fire at 3 locations over the course of nearly 7 hours. six people were killed two others wounded. police and prosecutors say the shootings were random and have not revealed a motive. in commitment 2016 news the mud , is flying on the eve of tuesday's republican caucuses in nevada as the top 3 candidates in the polls spent the day attacking each other. ted cruz fired his communications director monday, after rick tyler posted misinformation about rival marco r

urbandale police fatally shot ali yahia in a holiday inn lobby on february 13. detectives say yahia is the only suspect in the mcneeley homicide case. an iowa man is behind barssfter using counterfeit money. police say this man is accused of using counterfeit bills at a number of places since august. he would use the fake money and give the bills to others - then run away when confronted about it. he's charged with eight counts forgery and other crimes. des moines officials are re- examining a little- used city rule that could eliminate nearly two thousand home day cares. the city rule limits home day cares to@six children - however, if city officials enforce the current six-child limit, about 1,800 of the approved 4,700 home day care slots in des moines will be eliminated. everyone is safe following an overnight fire in iowa city. firefighters went to 11 arthur street just after two- thirty this morning they saw fire coming from a second story window. everyone got out of the apartment on their own -- they're now being helped by the red cross. the fire caused ab

the man shot and killed in the shooting has been identified as 29-year-old ali yahia of des moines. this picture provided by urbandale police. the 3 officers involved, sergeant jeff casey, officer anthony brooks and officer justice weaver, are all on paid administrative leave during the investigation. the shooting happened early saturday morning when officers showed up at the holiday inn on merle hay road on a drug complaint. urbandale police say yahia fired a gun and officers returned fire. steve: a double-shooting in eagle grove. tell us what happened. and pay -- vanessa: steve, investigators are still piecing together what happened after two men suffer gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex in a normally quiet town. investigators say two men from the eagle grove area got into a fight here in the street of 100 block of north lucas avenue. that happened sunday night of valentine's day, around 8:00. one man ended up shooting the other. shelby tait-staley lives in the apartment complex right in front of where it happened. she says she saw one man with a gun, one man on the groun

ali yahia was shot and killed during a shootout with police. officers were called to the hotel on reports of a drug deal. steve: the monroe county arrested a man for sexually assaulting a 2-month-old baby. justin stickrod is now in the monroe county jail charged with child endangerment and first-degree sexual abuse. kcci's mark tauscheck is just back from albia. he joins us live from the newsroom. mark: this is a horrendous crime. in fact, the monroe county sheriff tells me his staff was reminded to handle the suspect the same as any other prisoner, and if they have any personal issues with this case or the suspect, to talk to a supervisor. >> i can't think of anything worse. my god, a 2-month-old baby no i -- a two-month-old baby. no, i can't even imagine. i think he should get the very worst punishment there is. he has to be one sick person. >> mark: 30-year-old justin stickrod is charged with molesting a two-month-old girl. police say the abuse happened at this albia home. the girl's mother took her to the hospital where workers called the m

stephanie: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because last weekend yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the crime. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " stephanie: strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. they're not sure why he killed mc-neely, but say it may have been a robbery. stephanie: now we did reach out to urbandale police to see if this will impact their investigation into the officer- involved shooting where yahia was killed. they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. these three officers are all on leave right now while that shooting is investigat

for kiara olson, who is 17 years old and believed to be a witness to the shooting of 29 year old ali yahia from des moines by urbandale police. it started as a drug call, around 4 a-m saturday at the holiday inn on merle hay road. three officers are now on leave while they investigate what happened. the officers say yahia fired at them first in the lobby of the hotel. none of them were hurt. jack/ots: playing politics... with a constitutional duty. there's a scathing editorial out today by the des moines register entitled: "grassley's supreme court stance is all about politics." it refers to the iowa republican senator's claim that we should wait for a new president to appoint the next supreme court justice to replace antonin scalia, who passed away over the weekend. judiciary committee, grassley would have an important role in this process. here's an excerpt from that editorial, quote: "this could have been a "profile in courage" moment for senator grassley. this was an opportunity for our senior senator to be less of a politician and more of a statesman. but he chose instead to disregard

ali yahia was shot and killed during a shootout with police. officers were called to the hotel on reports of a drug deal. friends of des moines businessman david hurd said goodbye tonight. his family hosted a special visitation in the capitol square atrium. the rotunda was filled with pictures and other memories of the former principal financial ceo. the 86-year-old took his own life february 6, after falling from his 22nd floor plaza condo. hurd was suffering from a long time illness. his funeral is tomorrow at 10:30, at the first unitarian church on bell avenue. steve: kum & go, casey's, and quick trip. iowa convenience store chains are all now renovating to keep up with competition. kcci's ryan smith is live in johnston tonight to unveil the ryan: kum & go gave kcci a first look inside its brand-new, redesigned marketplace store on 86th street. you may be surprised by what's inside. kum & go officials getting their first look inside the company's brand-new marketplace store. the most eye-catching feature -- >> we know that our customers are

the person they shot and killed is ali yahia from it started as a drug call, around 4 a-m saturday at the holiday inn on merle hay road. the officers met a group of people in the lobby, then ended up firing at yahia when they say he shot at them. none of the officers were hurt. jack: nearly two years after the veishea riots, students and faculty are still trying to find a replacement celebration. the 97 year old tradition of cherry pies made a comeback today. students are expected to sell 16-hundred pies this year -- but that's down 12 thousand from two years ago. and it means 25- thousand dollars less for scholarship fundraising. students, faculty and the community are planning smaller, spread out events instead of one big one. and that's splitting the opinions of students on campus. "i think its great we're trying to bring back the little things they were so iconic to veiseha" jack: events on the day of the spring football game. there may be a concert that night as well. but for now, many of the events are up in the air. stephanie: 2-thousand points and a chance to pass fred hoiberg

it happened after a fight broke out in the lobby and 29 year ali yahia opened fire at three officers. they the three officers are now on paid administrative leave which is standard procedure. university of iowa police say they have located a person of interest in connection to a case of sexual misconduct on campus. yesterday, the school sent out an alert that officers received a report of someone videotaping a female student while in the shower in burge hall. charges are pending at this time. with winter comes a growing concern for iowa homeowners -- radon. iowa ranks among the highest in the nation for elevated levels.... channel 13's josh nguyen is live from a home in west des moines this morning to show us how you can protect your home from the harmful gas. radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer iowa ranks among the highest in the nation for elevated radon in iowa, as many as 7 out of 10 homes test above the epa threshold you cannot see, smell, or taste radon - the only way to know the level in your home is to get your home tested if your home tests at or above the epa thres

police said that suspect was 29-year old ali yahia three officers were also named in the officer involved shooting. they are sergeant jeff casey, officer anthony brooks, and officer justice weaver. sergeant casey has 20-years of service under his belt. officer brooks has been on the force for two and a half years.. officer weaver has one year of service. all three are on administrative leave. two people were rushed to the hospital, after a shooting in the middle of a street in eagle grove. it happened last night in the 100 block of north lucas avenue. police were called on a report of a man being shot. they found two people with gunshot wounds. both the victim and suspect were taken to hospitals in des moines. police are witholding their names and conditions. d-c-i is now assisting the eagle grove police department in the investigation. we'll hear more from authorities coming up at five. a bus driver accused of hitting and killing an iowa state freshman, pleaded not guilty today. 23 year old benjamin clague is jacobs near the iowa state campus last december. today he submitted a written a

ali yahia... the same man involved in a shootout with urbandale police on february 13th... is accused of breaking into norma jean mcneeleys home on january 24th. she was brutally stabbed to death. police say yahia tried to cover be the victim of a crime. investigators found a bloody scene inside. they collected samples from the home and followed a bloody trail away from the crime scene. tests confirmed that 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. 02:02:40 it's just a horrible 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. the murder and heard her sister being time. a des moines woman is accused of fire. 47 year old amy thornton is charged with "attempted murder" and "willful injury." police say she lit the man on fire while they were arguing originally claimed it expected to recover. thornton remains in the polk county jail on a 1

lucas: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because earlier this month, yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the des moines murder. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. .. "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " lucas: police say they strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. local five urbandale police to see if this impacts their investigation... they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. three officers remain on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. lucas: it may just be a matter of months until des moines police have body cams.. lucas: after more than a year of planning, the chief say

after a weekend shooting that killed 29-year old ali yahia. officers responded road for a drug complaint early body cameras will play an important role as they investigate. they are- this look at statewide road conditions shows a few trouble spots out there... things changing a little throughout the morning. the blue is partially covered. pink means completely covered. let's first get a check on traffic! wintry mix of rain, freezing rain and snow is tracking through the southern half of the state. watch for slick spots early this morning. the precip will move out of southern iowa by noon with blustery winds building in and seasonably cool highs near 36. tomorrow will be foggy, quiet and still cool followed by a spring-like warm up for the >>> he could be introduced as the ride around the world. but here they may be lucky enough to experience it for themselves. >>> check out this happy orangutan. it liviv at the melbourne zoo and showed an unwavering smiechlt it could be excited about being on tv. why not. maybe he just likes the reporter. >> t

officials say 29 year old ali yahia, of des moines, started firing a gun. police returned fire and killed the officers involved are jeff casey, anthony brooks, and justice weaver. they're on paid administrative leave while their colleagues investigate. there's still much more to come tonight.... coming up next -- picking a career can be a difficult decision the best trades in our area to give you a well-paying job... straight out of school... and later.. at 9-30.. what happens next? as funeral plans are made for supreme court justice antonin scalia.. the debate over when and how to fill his vacant seat on the high court is underway.. the latest.. from who h-d iowa's high definition leader..you're watching the our area...finding good-paying jobs can be challenging. but there are trades that let you earn while you learn... or let you step straight into a good-paying job before leaving school. choice can lead to a big eric hamer turns problem solving into a profession. "on a 45 and pulled it up." career challenges take some twists and turns. "i took a semester

in the lobby, they found ali yahia of des moines, who fire.the officers shot back, fatally hitting the 29-year- old.they'll remain on leave during an investigation. new this morning, rising tensions in the korean peninsuta. peninsula.the south korean president has warned the north faces a collapse if it does not abandon its nuclear program. program.she told the south korean parliament today the nation needs to take stronger and more effective measures to make their isolated neighbors to the north realize their nuclear ambitions will only speed up a regime collapse.she made that speech while defending her decision to shut down a jointly run factory north korea. new developments this morning morningin belgium. authorities have detained 10 people in a series of raids in brussels, linked to a recruiting network for isis.a total of 9 raids were carried out in four suburbs. right now, computers and d ll phones that were seized are being examined.the raids *aren't linked to the deadly attacks in paris last year.a judge will decide later the next primary and caucus are just days away, away,and

sabrina: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because last weekend yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the crime. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was sabrina: police say they strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. local five reached out to urbandale police to see if this impacts their investigation... they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. three officers remain on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. elias: new this morning...a date has been set for a decision on the bakken pipeline by iowa officials.. elias: after months of public hearings and resear

holiday inn on merle har road saturday morning, when an altercation led to the shooting of 29 year old ali yahia of des moines . three officers are now on leave while they investigate what happened. the officers say yahia fired at them first in the lobby of the hotel. none of them were hurt. elias: the fatal overdose of a member of iowa heavy metal band slipknot...could change the rules on wrongful death suits. paul gray was found dead in des moines from an overdose in 2010. her child growing up without one of their parents. she blames her husbands doctor -- daniel baldi for continuing to prescribe him pain pills despite evidence of drug addiction. that doctor has been cleared of any criminal wrong doing in grays death... gray's wife filed the lawsuit four years after the musicians death on behalf of his daughter who wasn't born until after he died... its the timing thats an issue here... because the statute of limitations says these types of wrongful death suits must be filed within two years. his wife's legal team tried to convince the iowa supreme court that those rules should be changed... p

holiday inn on merle har road saturday morning, when an altercation led to the shooting of 29 year old ali yahia of des moines . three officers are now on leave while they investigate what happened. the officers say yahia fired at them first in the lobby of the hotel. none of them were hurt. elias: the fatal overdose of a member of iowa heavy metal band slipknot...could change the rules on wrongful death suits. paul gray was found dead in des moines from an overdose in 2010. his wife now wants money for her child growing up without one of their parents. she blames her husbands doctor -- daniel baldi for continuing to prescribe him pain pills despite evidence of drug addiction. that doctor has been cleared of any criminal wrong doing in grays death... gray's wife filed the lawsuit four years after the musicians death on behalf of his daughter who wasn't born until after he died... its the timing thats an issue here... because the statute of wrongful death suits must be filed within two years. his wife's legal team tried to convince the iowa supreme court that those rules should be changed... peop

in the lobby, they found ali yahia of des moines, who pulled outut gun and pened fire.the officers shot back, fatally hitting the 29-year- old.they'll remain on leave during an investigation. new this morning, rising tensions in the korean peninsula. peninsula.a.e south korean president has warned the north faces a collapse if it does not abandon its nuclear program. program.she told the south korean parliament today the nation needs to take stronger and more effective measures to make their isolated neighbors to the north realize their nuclear ambitions will only speed up a regime collapse.she made that speech while defending her decision to shut down a jointly run4ftory in north korea. new developments this morning morningin belgium. authorities have detained 10 people in a series of raids in brussels, linked to a recruiting network for isis.a total of 9 raids were carried out in four suburbs. right now, computers and cell phones that were seized are being examined.the raids *aren't linked to the year.a judge will decide later the raids are not linked to the deadly attacks in paris la