and the house that bryon howard and heather belieu lived in...still has other tennants. stephanie: local 5's jacob peklo is in the digital media center with more, jacob? jacob: that's right, stephanie. one of bryon's best friends for 14 years, who only identified himself as kevin, lives there with while he's still not ready to go on camera, he told me he was the one who came home and found heather and bryon in the basement, after he heard heather's infant daughter crying. he says he and his mom are having a hard time even going downstairs, and are trying to figure out what to do with the bed that they were found on. meanwhile, family members are still trying to determine how they'll pay for funeral expenses. they've applied for the crime victim compensation program, which could potentially reimburse them $15-thousand dollars the attorney general's office confirmed to us today, that the family applied for both belieu and howard. as the office reviews their applications, they've set up gofundme accounts to help with the costs. and as always, make you research these gofundm

one of bryon's best friends for 14 years lives there with his mother. while he's still not ready to go on camera, he says he and his mom are having a hard time even going downstairs, and are trying to figure out what to do with the bed that they were found on. meanwhile, family members are still trying to determine how they'll pay for funeral expenses. they have set up a go fund me page....the funeral services for howard and belieu are scheduled for saturday. elias: turning to national headlines this morning... elias: police have released the identities of the two suspected shooters who opened fire in california office building on wednesday.. the couple 28-year old syed rizwan farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik, appeared to have targeted a workshop and training event at fourteen people were killed and more than a dozen more were injured during the shooting. authorities are confident they were the only shooters. " sot - chief jarrod burguan / san bernardino police department we are reasonably confident at this point that we have two shooters, and we h

the bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu were discovered in this home on center street monday afternoon. they were both shot to death. police identified 39 year old michael wanchanic as a person of interest in the case. wanchanic is believed to be the victims' roommate. he's been transferred to the polk county jail. that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen... it was a big relief. we had approximately 30 officers out here on scene. it's a lot of man power. and it's cold. so hope everybody's healthy family and friends are remembering the victims of the double homicide... dozens of people gathered at a bridge near belieu and howard's home last night. they held candles and shared memories. howard's mother spoke briefly about the loss... its awesome to know that my son and heather were loved so much, it just goes to show you that good people, bad things happen to good people. i know they both accepted christ.. and i think that's the only gives me comfort right now. belieu leaves behind four children. des moines police say they're closer to finding those re

they want to talk to him about the deaths of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieau. their bodies were found yesterday afternoon inside their home at 39 - 18 center street. two young children were also found inside... but they were not hurt. neighbors say they were shocked to hear about what happened... ive been here three years now and its a very pleasant neighborhood, and yeah it s just tragic to know that something like this went down, anywhere i mean these kinds of things can happen anywhere. these are the 18th and 19th homicides of the year in des moines... that's the highest number in more than 20 years. we're learning more about a man gunned down in downtown des moines... shot and killed on court avenue sunday morning. 23 year old andrew boyd was also shot... and is recovering in the hospital. police say the shooting followed a fight between two groups. city leaders are considering additional lighting and security cameras in the area... but they say the cost shouldn't fall entirely on taxpayers. i would like to see us be as aggressive as possible..the business

the bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu were discovered in this home on center street monday afternoon. they were both shot to death. police identified 39 year old michael wanchanic as a person of interest in the case. wanchanic is believed to be the victims' roommate. he's been transferred to the polk county jail. that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen... it was a big relief. we had approximately 30 officers out here on scene. it's a lot of man power. and it's cold. so hope everybody's healthy after today. and just happy it family and friends are he double homicide... dozens of people gathered at a bridge near belieu and howard's home last night. they held candles and shared memories. howard's mother spoke briefly about the loss... its awesome to know that my son and heather were loved so much, it just goes to show you that good people, bad things happen to good people. i know they both accepted christ.. and i think that's the only thing that gives me comfort right now. belieu leaves behind four des moines police say they're closer to finding thos

filed this morning- we're learning more about what exactly happened to the two victims: 36 year old bryon howard and 31year old heather belieu. local 5's claire where their murders happened with more new details. claire: stepahnie, according to these two criminal complaints-- police say michael wanchanic deliberately got a handgun out of his stepmothers room. went downstairs to the basement, then shot howard and belieu multiple times while they were sleeping with their two children. while the motive is still unclear, wanchanic's step-brother told us today wanchanic was not himself and very unhappy. pkg " " as monday's scene unfolded - you can see a confused step brother and roommate of michael wanchanic sitting next to the crime scene. he told local 5 news- off camera- wanchanic had been living with him, his stepmother, howard, belieu and their two children and was battling depression.. he said wanchanic was struggling with the one year anniversary of his fathers death when he shot and killed bryon howard and heather belieu. "probbably wont make any sense to us" according to a criminal co

police say he shot and killed heather belieu and bryon howard... who were his roommates. wanchanic's being held in the polk county jail... without bond. a mass shooting that killed 14 people... and hurt 17 others... is under investigation. it happened yesterday afternoon... at a center for people with developmental disabilities in san bernardino, california. police say syed farook and tashfeed malik were at a holiday party at the center... before leaving... then returning to open fire. they died in a gun battle with officers yesterday. police haven't determined their motive... but say they haven't ruled out terrorism. oscar pistorius has been found pistorius shot reeva steenkamp through a bathroom door on valentine's day in 20 - 13. he says he mistook her for an intruder. but the judge ruled the paralympic gold medalist should have foreseen that his firing of the wouldn't killed whoever was behind the door. that's regardless of whether he thought it was an intruder or steenkamp. the court overturned the previous conviction of culpable homicide. his jail term is yet to be

how they are remembering bryon howard and heather belieau, tonight at ten. before we go... a little boy in indiana slept through is first picture with santa... but meeting was still memorable. 6-month-old zeke walters dozed off while in line with his parents. santa told them to let him sleep-- then pretended to nod off with him... dad posted the pictures on his facebook page... and it has now been shared more than 500-thousand times. the walters went back to the mall to

inside, they found 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu dead. police have not released how they were killed. but tonight, heather's family opened up to us- describing what she was like as a mother of four, as a sister and daughter. "had that fun loving, big smile" for heather belieu's brother, ryan, yesterday's crime scene was nothing short of a nightmare. "told me heather was gone, sister was gone of course first apart, both heather and ryan have four kids each and were always close growing up. "i dont know any other words to put it in, as far as picture perfect brother and sister bond.it was amazing we always had each other, always close growing up. "i dont know any other words to put it in, as far as picture perfect brother and sister bond.it was amazing we always had each other, she was that girl that lit up the room you know" ryan said his sister began dating bryon howard more than 5 years ago and they had two fantastic children together- the latest just this march. "she raised her kidswith manners and respect to you know, just an amazing g

heather belieu and bryon howard were engaged to be married... and together leave behind five children. funeral services for howard will take place at 10:00 saturday morning at hamilton's funeral home. belieu's will follow at one.. also at hamiliton's. wanchanic's arrest still leaves two murder suspects on the run... 20-year old da shawn smith was shot and killed outside the evolution nightclub on northwest sixth drive on november eighth. police are yet to make an arrest.. or at least publicly.. identify a suspect. then on sunday 21-year old edmanuel perez was shot and killed along court avenue. a second person was also shot and is recovering in the hospital. because of the violence... the court center organization is hiring two police avenue... the increased security will begin tomorrow. the two officers will then be on duty from 11-30 p-m to 2-30 a-m thursday, friday, and saturday nights. "this is in response to the incidents over the weekend. we are wanting to maintain the public's sense of safety over the court avenue area, until the city of

these are the bryon howard belieu. for the couple are saturday... sabrina: and now we know the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping police track wanchanic... chris charron was on woodward academy high basketball elias: the beige dodge grand caravan everyone had been looking for. local 5's claire powell has his story. <<(ever since mondays double homicide, chris charron has been playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried out, i keep playing that back" thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention to the radio. "thats when i heard the description of the cars license plate" that was until wanchanic's van ended up right in front of him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i just dont remember reading the individuals, i saw the dmr 234 and it instantly holy cow thats the guy" shaking, charron dialed 911 and until he stopped at this caseys in woodward- thats when police took over and charr

bryon howard. they were found dead on monday inside a home on center street. two children were also found in the home ... unharmed. wanchanic was arrested tuesday night after a four hour standoff in the middle of a highway in dallas county. his next court appearance is scheduled for december 14th. memorial services will begin visitation for both will be held at hamilton's highland memory gardens tomorrow between five and eight p-m. howard's funeral is on saturday at the funeral home at ten a-m. belieu's funeral will follow at one p-m. bryon howard is survived by his three children ... healther belieu is survived by her two children. the iowa state patrol has the advantage of plenty of horse-power in their squad cars, but this morning they took a look back at their humble beginnings. this was the re-dedication ceremony for the original 19-35 ford tudor patrol car in front of the state capitol. the state patrol and the department of public safety worked with the group "keep iowa beautiful" to restore it. students in the automative program at des moines central c

the bodies of 36-year old bryon howard and 31-year old heather belieu were discovered in this home on center street yesterday afternoon. family members and friends of both victims held a candle light vigil near their home... bryon howard's mother spoke 38:20-38:35 its awesome to know that my son and heather were loved so much, it just goes to show you that good people, bad things happen to good people. i know they both accepted christ.. and i think that's the only thing that gives me comfort right now. heather belieu leaves behind four children. a federal investigation is also underway in the metro... today drug enforcement agents served three search warrants.. including one at this home on northwest 63rd place... the u-s attorney's office would not say what investigators were searching for... or what they seized from any of the three locations. new emails show hillary clinton isn't a fan of the caucus process used by iowa and 12 other states... the e-mails from clinton's time as secretary of state were released this week... blumenthal clinton writes, ""if mittens can't beat grinch in

he tells us belieu had been dating the other victim, bryon howard for years, and the two had just had a baby in march. both were remembered during a candlelight vigil held last night on the center street bridge. i just love that they got so much love and support out here it just doesnt make any sense to leave two babies like that without any parents sabrina: how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: local five will continue to follow this story, look for more information throughout today... at ((time check)) we'll take a short break, but have more good morning iow ahead.. sabrina: coming up, with a chance at the college football playoffs on the line, we get a preview of saturday's big ten championship game. ten championship game. elias: but first...for those traveling into polk those traveling into polk county...be safe this morning... the sheriff's office has automated traffic enforcement vehicles at two locations.... one at the ...13- hun

des moines police have now identified the victims as 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu. both their bodies were found yesterday afternoon. police have not released a cause of death. investigators want to talk to a man who also lived at the house. 39-year-old michael wanchanic is described as 5-feet-10-inches tall 150 pounds. he may be driving a beige 2002 dodge grand caravan, with iowa so what was the connection between wanchanic and the 2 victims found inside the home? stacey: kcci's kim st. onge is live with this exclusive story. kim: we have seen quite a few people walking in and out of this home on the 3900 block of center street. this is where heather belieu's mom, deanna dunn, tells me 8 people live. it was heather, her fiance, and also their two children along with heather's other child, an 11-year-old. the other people the letter also included the homeowner, the homeowner son, and the homeowners stepson michael wanchanic, who is the person of interest in this case. take a look at this video from yesterday. you can see officials carrying heather and bryon's

kim: friends of the victims tell me heather and bryon were engaged and had two young children together. who we saw officials carrying outside the home yesterday, wrapped in blankets. the baby and child did not have any obvious injuries, but were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. man, 39 year old michael john wanchanic in connection with the case. according to iowa courts online, wanchanic has a criminal record, including charges of theft, harrassment and fugitive from justice. and a new twist to this story, county records show wanchanic is the son of the registered owner of the victims' home. the owner died last year on november 30th, a year to the day of the double homicide. here's another look at wanchanic. he is the person of interest. he is 5 foot 10, approximately 150 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. he's believed to be driving a beige 2002 dodge grand caravan with the license plate dmr 234. police say if you see him call 911 and do not approach him. live in studio, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. mollie: thank you very much. mollie: also in des mo

kim: michael's stepmother, who owned the home, and stepbrother also lived there along with heather, bryon and 3 children. >> she never did nothing to him for him to do that. i know she didn't. she wasn't that type of person. kim: deanna admits she's still in shock that her daughter is dead, but feels thankful her last words to heather sunday night were, i love you. >> she was very beautiful and she's gonna be missed a lot. kim: no word yet on a cause of death. i want anyone more picture of the person of interest right now michael wanchanic. ,is described as 5'10" brown , hair and brown eyes. he was last seen driving a beige 2002 dodge grand caravan with police say if you see him, call 911 and don't approach him. by the way, i checked into his criminal background, he does have some charges but nothing serious. live in des moines, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. stacey: there is a vigil tonight at 7:00 for heather and bryon at the bridge near their home at 42nd and center. everyone is welcome. steve: a west des moines dentist is now under investigation after federal drug agen

meanwhile, he confirms his sister and bryon howard had been dating for years, and just had a baby in march. while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or why. did knows that they got the chance to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " elias: police still have not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside. heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. elias: now, this case stretched into story county as well. sheriff's deputies were asked by des moines police to conduct a welfare check in connection to the double homicide. on monday, they checked a home on the 100 block of 1st avenue in slater for peggy reed. reed's familys confirmed she is the ex-wife of wanchanic...and was picked up monday evening by the suspect just an hour after police discovered the double homicide. the dallas county sheriff returned home safe sometime last night before wanchanic was involved in the police chase

according to these criminal complaints filed this morning- wanchanic deliberately shot bryon howard and heather belieu multiple times while they slept downstairs in the basement of the house they all shared. belieu was even holding her eight month old infant in her arms when she shot. the complaint says wanchanic went into his stepmothers bedroom, grabbed a gun and shot and killed the victims. he then hid the gun in his room, grabbed a different 9 mm handgun, stole the victims van and left for slater. while we know the details, the motive is still unclear. but in an off camera interview- wanchanics wanchanic was depressed and having difficulty handling the first anniversary of his fathers death. he believes wanchanic just snapped. claire: again, wanchanic is being held on a two million dollar cash only bond in polk county jail. he'll have his first appearance before a judge tomorrow morning - we'll bring you the latest updates. stephanie? stephanie: thanks claire. jack: with the recent shootings in the metro, how safe is the city? jack: let's take a look at the number of homicides in th

police found the bodies of 36- year-old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu at a home on the 39- hundred block of center street monday afternoon. neighbors say they're confused about the kids because they've never seen kids near the property. investigators are currently looking for a person of interest...35- year-old michael john wanchanic. sabrina: in the number in the number two spot this morning... sabrina: the safety of downtown des moines is in question after sunday's shooting in the busy bar district of court avenue another injured. police tell us they think they know who the shooter is. but they aren't ready to name that person. authorities say the incident has not chanced the safety of the neighborhood. elias: the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door... elias: over to paris, where the "conference of parties" has brought 150 world leaders together with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas worldwide. spoke at the summit monday, saying the u-s is prepared to act but also stressed this must be a global has been point in climate change. sabrina: number

on monday, police say 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu were killed in their home on center street in des moines. the criminal complaint alleges wanchanic took the gun from his stepmother's room, then shot howard and belieu multiple times while they were asleep in bed. their 5-week-old baby was asleep in heather's arm when she was killed. several negotiators helped to end a standoff with wanchanic tuesday night. his van broke down after a short chase on highway 141 near woodward, northwest of des moines. officials say even though he had a gun, that was not a big threat and they say there was time to >> we're listening to what this person has to say and we're listening to what they say and trying to give them positive alternatives to end a situation peacefully. elizabeth: the standoff did end peacefully. wanchanic gave up because he was cold. and have you gotten your letter yet? this week, des moines residents finally started receiving letters about the franchise fee refunds. the letters are being sent out to people who were midamerican customers between september 1

one of bryon's best friends for 14 years lives there with his mother. while he's still on camera, he says he and his hard time even going downstairs, and are trying to figure out what to do with the bed that they were found on. meanwhile, family members are they'll pay for expenses. they have set up a go fund me funeral services a go fund me for howard and scheduled for saturday. this recent has raised some questions of metro... let's take a look at the numbers... des moines' homicide rate averages about 12 a year. this year there have been 19 to date. the good news? des moines police say they typically solve about 90 percent of homicides. elias:/lam of course, cops are trying to figure out how to stop murders from even happening. des moines police and city leaders don't argue that there has definitely been a surge in crime. their main focus now is how to stop it before it happens. once city council member admits the recent drive bys and killings have him keeping an extra eye out. he says this is a result of a change in times and easy access to guns. 21

the bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu were discovered in this home on center street monday afternoon. police identified 39 year old michael wanchanic as a person of interest in the case. wanchanic is believed to be the victims' roommate. he's been transferred to the polk county jail. that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen... he joins us with details about the handgun was the only thing found in his possession when he got out, and the vehicle will be taken back to the des moines police department and family and friends are remembering the victims of the double homicide... it still seems unreal. and i just love the fact that they got so much love and support. dozens of people gathered at a bridge near belieu and howard's home last night. they held candles and shared memories. some also took the opportunity to push for change... let's try to corral this violence that has taken over our city. try to call on someone or something to step in and do something about the violence that has taken over our city. belieu leaves behind four children. the iowa di

eventually got too cold, threw a handgun onto the highway, and surrendered around 10:30 p.m. 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu were the victims in monday's double homicide. their friends and family came together last night for a candlelight vigil at the pedestrian bridge at 42nd street in des moines. howard's mother says she is overwhelmed by the support for her son and his fiance. dawn marks: it's hard to make sense of anything like this but i know god's in control and i know my son is wrapped in the arms of jesus. he was an awesome son and an even better father to his kids, grow up without him. elizabeth: again, the person of interest in the case, 39-year-old michael wanchanic is in custody. officials say he lived in the home with the victims but was not related to them. eric: des moines police are also still investigating a deadly shooting on court avenue. 21-year-old edmanuel perez was shot and killed early sunday morning. 23-year-old andrew hurley boyd was wounded. police have not yet found a suspect in this case. this shooting is one of a number of incidents sparkin

heather belieu and bryon howard were engaged to be married... and together leave behind five children. funeral services for howard will take place at 10-a-m saturday at belieu's will follow at one o'clock.. also at hamiliton's. tonight des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides.... 20-year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside the evolution nightclub on northwest sixth drive on november eighth. police are yet to make an arrest.. or at least publicly.. identify a suspect. then... on sunday 21-year old edmanuel perez was shot and killed along court avenue. a second person was also shot and is recovering in the hospital. because of the violence... the court center organization is hiring two police officers to patrol court avenue... the increased security will begin tomorrow. the two officers will then be on duty from 11-30 p-m to 2-30 a-m thursday, friday, and saturday nights. the number of homicides in des moines now stands at 19 for the year 20-15... that's the most murders in the capitol city since 1996... and the y

they say he shot and killed heather belieu and bryon howard, who were his roommates. wanchanic's being held in the polk county jail. his next court appearance is scheduled for december 14th. the number of homicides in des moines now stands at 19 for the year 20-15... that's the most murders in the capitol city since 1996... and des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... police still haven't identified a suspect after 20 year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police are also trying to solve a deadly shooting last weekend. they say 21-year-old edmanuel perez was killed along court avenue on sunday. a second person was also shot... and is recovering in the hospital. police officers across the country are on high alert, following several police involved shootings. and here in iowa, there's a new effort to better prepare iowa's law enforcement. "it's a holistic approach and it's continual. it's not just something that we send you to a two hour class and how you've received your tr

authorities were looking for him after the bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu were discovered in a home on center street monday afternoon. wanchanic is believed to be the victims' roommate. he's is now that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen... he joins us with details ab and where ion stands. police spotted the suspect at woodward convenience store yesterday around 6 p.m. then chased him down highway 141 to mile marker 136. eventually catching up to him just before 10-30 p-m last night. police say the suspect did not threaten them, but did threaten to commit suicide during the "our detectives... with murder in the 1st." he is expected to appear in court tomorrow morning at 8-30. a gun, is that the weapon used in the murders? josh- police are not sure at this with the forenif that shooting that left o and another injured. the avenue sunday morning. police say it followed a fight between two groups. 21 year old edmanuel perez died from his injuries... 23 year old andrew hurley boyd remains hospitalized. officers are interviewing several witnesses...

these are the two victims -- bryon howard and heather belieu. funeral services for the couple are saturday... sabrina: and now we know the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping police track down wanchanic... tuesday night chris (share-roan) charron was on his way to a woodward academy high school basketball elias: but whileon his way, he noticed the beige dodge grand caravan everyone had been looking for. local 5's claire powell has his story. <<(ever since mondays double homicide, chris charron has been playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried out, i keep playing that back" thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention to the radio. "thats when i heard the cars license plate" that was until wanchanic's van ended up right in front of him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i just dont remember reading the individuals, i saw the dmr 234 and it instantly holy cow thats the guy" s

investigators found 36-year- old bryon howard and 31- year-old heather belieu dead. right now they do have a person of interest. they want to interview 39- year-old michael john wanchanic we have local 5's claire powell is on the scene-- claire: authorities removed two children from a home monday, after the discovery of two people dead inside the house. a 9-1-1 call of someone being shot, sent des moines police to the who the 911 caller was or how the children are related to the people found dead. those children -- an infant and a toddler -- were unharmed but were taken to the hospital to be checked out. authorities want to interview 39-year-old michael john wanchanic in connection with this investigation. he is believed to be driving a beige- colored 2002 dodge grand caravan, iowa license plate dmr 234. as a general cautionary advisory, if mr. wanchanic or the above described vehicle are seen, we urge the public to immediately contact law enforcement and to not approach him or the vehicle. sabrina: removed two children from the home monday, after the discovery of tw

year old michael wanchanic was wanted as a person of interest in the deaths of heather belieu and bryon howard. police charged him with two counts of first degree murder after questioning him. the victims were found shot to death at this home on center street... monday afternoon. police say wanchanic was living with the couple... engaged to be married... and several children. officers eventually caught up to him... thanks to a tip from a maxwell man. i didn't have to slam on my breaks but his rear end of the car was literally in front of my face and thats when i saw the plates. police chased wanchanic down highway 1 - 41... before his van broke down... sparking a four hour standoff. he eventually gave up cold. he's being held in the polk county jail... without bond. this morning des moines police are still working to solve two other homicides... 20 year old dashwan smith was shot and killed outside "evolution nightclub" on northwest 6th drive last month. police still haven't identified as suspect in the case... the same goes for a deadly shooting last weekend. police say 21 year old edm

michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of bryon howard and heather belieu. it happened earlier this month. the couple was found shot to death in their bed at a home they shared with wanchanic. today -- wanchanic's next court appearance was set. he'll be arraigned on january 13th. jack: meanwhile -- a school bus driver accused in assaulting a student on his school bus gets a trial date. you might remember robert scarbrough from this video. he's charged with assault and child endangerment for the incident posted bond -- and will be in pretrial january 15th -- with a jury trial set for february 5th. stephanie/1shot with the latest star wars movie set to hit theaters later this week -- fans aren't the only one showing their excitment. the iowa d-o-t is using star-wars themed signs for their message mondays -- like these. they asked for suggestions for messages related to the movie premier, and said they couldn't just pick one. you'll be able to little signs here in iowa, in utah, arizona and colorado. . stephanie/2shot time for a quick break. --

year old michael wanchanic was wanted as a person of interest in the deaths of heather belieu and bryon howard. that changed once he was questioned about the killings... at the conclusion of the interview they felt they had enough for probable cause to file him appropriately with murder in the first. the victims were found shot to death at this home on center street... monday afternoon. police say wanchanic was living with the couple and several children. officers located wanchanic they chased him down highway 1 - 41... before his van broke down... sparking a four hour standoff. he eventually gave up because he was cold. he's being held in the polk county jail... without bond. a maxwell man played a role in helping officers find the double murder suspect... i had the radio on and heard the description and some reason the numbers stuck with me. chris charron spotted wanchanic's van.. and immediately called police. he then followed the van until it pulled into a woodward gas station.. charron says he had one thing on his mind. i just kept seeing the video of the kids being carried out and

bryon howard in their home on monday. wanchanic was living at the home. he was arrested the next day following a chase and 4-hour standoff in dallas county. another agency issued an arrest warrant for wanchanic the day he was arrested for those murders. he was wanted on a probation violation.. for a crime he allegedly committed just two days prior to the killings. channel 13's jodi whitworth two weeks ago -- he plead guilty to first degree harassment after threatening to burn down a woman's house with her and her children inside. that women was wanchaneic ex - girlfriend.she filed a report from her home in melcher dallas in june of this year. according to a police report the threats and harassment lasted for weeks. police say wanchanic would call and text his ex -- hundreds of times a day, show up at her work and even damage her property. marion county sheriff jason sandholdt says wanchanic is a danger to society and is glad he's behind bars. 494800 - its a serious issue. its a mental health issue, the subject is not stable. if its a repetitive nature typ

toto.wanchanic is now charged with the murders of bryon howard and heather belieu.they were found dead at a home in des moines monday afternoon. police say they had been living with wanchanic, but they were not related to him. in cedar rapids... rapids...testimony has started in the trial for a man charged with killing his mother. moer.he defense and prosecuction gave their opening statements yesterday in the case of edward cusisi violently beating his mother to death with a crowbar wle trying to steal her medication three years ago.his attorney doesn't deny cusic kilild his mother -but says the drugs had nothing to do with it. testimony is expected to continue through the rest of the week.if convicted of first degree murder - cusic would get life in prison with no chance for parole. new this afternoon... afternoon...a rock island man is in custody for a robbery last week at credit union in dubuque.shawn cade was arrested yesterday in illinoisis cade is accused of robbing the du-trac credit union on east 14th street last friday.police were told he passed a note to a tellerindicating,he

on monday, police say 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu were killed in their home on center street. the criminal complaint alleges stepmother's room and shot them in their bed. there are five-week-old baby was in heather's arm which he was killed. negotiators helped end the standoff tuesday night. his van broke down after a short chase on highway 141 near woodward, west of des moines. officials say even though he had a gun, that was not a big threat and they say there was time to talk instead of shoot. >> we are listening to what this person has to say. we are trying to give them positive alternatives to end the situation peacefully. elizabeth: that standoff ended peacefully. he gave up because he got too cold. have you gotten your letter yet? des moines residents start receiving that is about the franchise fee refunds. the letters are being sent to people who were mid-american customers between september 1, the move comes after a long battle focusing on the city charging gas and electric customers an additional fee that was not allowed. those wanting a refund will

police have not yet released his name: ((bryon olow/mars: when we see fatality, all of us hang our heads, we say a prayer. we pray for the families, the hurt ones, the loved ones, the friends, the riding family, i mean, it affects all of us, it who rides, everybody who is part of the riding community, it hurts all of us. )) ((brian loftus)) this is the 125-th traffic fatality who was killed this year in metro's jurisdiction. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > more than 18 million people in 13 states along the rising mississippi river..are bracing for historic and dangerous flooding. as don champion reports.. missouri so hard.. that parts of the state are now under water. gov. jay nixon/ d- missouri: "missouri is in the midst of a very historic and dangerous flooding event." missouri governor jay nixon called in the national guard -- as the state grapples with deadly flooding. volunteers throughout saint louis worked late tuesday night, laying out sandbags. the situation was dire at this water treatment plant in the town of high ridge. its reserves only contain enough water for up to four days

bryon howard were found shot to death inside a home on center street monday... both funerals will be held tomorrow at hamilton's funeral home, near highland memory gardens. howard's funeral starts at ten.. belieu's is set for one. 39-year old michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder... in connection with their deaths.. authorities say he lived in the home with howard and belieu. wanchanic was arrested tuesday evening following a 4-hour standoff along highway 1-41 in dallas county. he is being held in the polk county jail a 24-year old is now in the polk county jail, charged in the deadly shooting along court avenue early sunday morning... 24-year-old dresean maurice barber was arrested just before four this afternoon.. he is charged with first degree murder... and attempted murder. edmanuel perez and andrew hurley boyd were both shot after a fight broke out. perez died from him injuries... hurley-boyd was wounded... since that incident --- business owners and visitiors say there is a need for a strong police presence in the city's ente

he's charged in the shooting deaths of heather belieu and bryon howard. they were found dead on monday inside a home in des moines. his next court appearance is scheduled for december 14th. just two weeks ago wanchanic plead guilty to first degree harassment woman's house with her and her children inside. that women was wanchanic's ex - girlfriend. according to the police report the threats and harassment lasted for weeks. police say wanchanic would call and text his ex -- hundreds of times a day, show up at her work and even damage her property. marion county sheriff jason sandholdt says wanchanic is a he's behind bars. 494800 - its a serious issue. it a mental health issue, the subject is not stable. if its a repetitive nature type thing its obvious good he is not on the street in addition to harassment charges.... wanchanic has prior arrests for theft and solicitation to commit a felony des moines police are still investigating two other unsolved murders... 20-year old da shawn smith was shot and killed outside the evolution nightclub on northwest sixt

these are the victims -- bryon howard and heather belieu. they were found dead monday. today, we learned the name of the man who played a crucial role in helping law enforcement bring in wanchanic. local 5's claire powell has his story. claire: jack, hours before the stand off between wanchanic and law enforcement agencies ever began, chris charron was heading to announce woodward academys high school basketball game like he does every tuesday and thursday night. on his way, he noticed that beige dodge grand caravan everyone had been looking for. ever since mondays double homicide, chris charron has been playing one scene over and over in his head "the video of the children being carried out, i keep playing that back" thats why on tuesday night while heading to announce a high school basketball game, he paid attention to the radio. "thats when i heard the description of the cars license plate" that was until wanchanic's van ended up right in front of him, just outside of woodward. "rear end of his car was there in front of me, saw the plate and i just do

police say he lived at the home in the street where 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieau were found dead...they also found a two year old and an infant inside the home but they were unharmed... the story county sheriff's office confirms they performed a wellfare check on wanchanic's ex- wife..a resident named peggy reed who lives in slater last night in relation to the homicides in des moines. she was not found at that location. they said they don't categorize her as missing but they are concerned about her whereabouts the killings in des moines make the 18th and 19th homicides of the year which is the most in nearly 20 years... "the thing that's unique this year is that we have had several multiple homicides so that raises the number quickly. "we are always looking for trends and patterns and things where we have to adjust our policing strategies." i did speak with a woman named roseanne who claimed to be wanchanic's mother, she says she has not spoken to her son in over two years and that yesterday was the one year des moines police say they're closer to finding

we've since learned the bodies were those of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu. postings ... howard and belieu were engaged. authorities still aren't confirming who the children in the home were ... or who their parents are. hours after the discovery of the bodies police named michael wanchanic as a person of interest and asked for the public's help in finding him. thanks to a tip call from maxwell resident chris charron...police did find wanchanic last night. wanchanic was spotted at a convenience store in woodward. when police caught up to him on highway 141 his vehicle died out in the middle of the road ... sparking a four hour standoff with police. just before 10:30 last night that standoff came to an end with wanchanic surrending peacefully. police say wanchanic was armed during the standoff but never threatened police... while police eventually arrested the man in question and charged him with two counts of first degree murder...it may not have happened had it not been for a random encounter and near accident along highway 210 near woodward... "the car kind

hes a person of interest in the deaths of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu who were found dead in a home on center street yesterday afternoon. local 5's claire powell has been speaking with belieu's family and is on the scene now. claire? claire: heather belieu's brother ryan told me earlier today he met michael wanchanic- the person of interest- just last thursday when he came here to the same house where the double homicide happened. he seemed quiet and didn't stay long. now des moines police are actively searching for him in hopes to get answers to what happened just before three yesterday afternoon. when police arrived- they found both howard and belieu dead inside of the home. currently police have not released how or a motive as to why. police also removed two children from inside- heather's family confirmed all four of her children are currently staying with family and are ok. explained his sister had been dating howard for years and the two had just had a baby in march. today, while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or w

bryon howard's funeral is saturday funeral is the same day...but at one o'clock. police say a des moines man charged in a different double homicide remains in the hospital. barney fraaken is accused in the shooting deaths of his wife...amy and daughter...amber... on november 22nd. police say after the shootings he turned the gun on himself...but survived. there is no update on his condition...but police say once he's released from the hospital he'll be taken into custody. webster county crime stoppers is offering a 1-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of a wanted suspect. torre mosley is accused of attempted murder in a shooting on friday morning. officials say he shot 25-year-old damal clayton at a bar. clayton is receiving treatments in des moines. besides attempted murder, mosley is charged with going armed with intent, felon in possession of a firearm and criminal gang participation. if you see him, contact crime stoppers immediately at 515- 573-1444. a homicide in the court avenue moines has businesses taking action to increase secur

heather belieu and her fiance, bryon howard, were found shot to death inside a home on center street monday... both funerals will take place at hamilton's funeral home, near highland memory gardens. howard's funeral starts at ten.. belieu's is set for one. 39-year old michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder. investigators say he lived in the home with howard and belieu. police evening following a 4-hour standoff along highway 1-41 in dallas county. he is being held in the polk county jail on 2-million-dollars bond.. a des moines man is behind bars this morning... charged in the deadly shooting along court avenue last weekend. police arrested 24-year-old dre sean barber just yesterday afternoon.. he is charged with first degree murder... and attempted murder. barber is accused of shooting edmanuel perez and andrew hurley boyd after a fight broke out. perez was killed... hurley-boyd is now recovering. visitors to the city's entertainment district can expect a stronger police presence this weekend with the nice weather, and the iowa hawkeyes playing in the bi

visitation for bryon howard is at the same hamilton's from five until seven... his funeral is saturday morning at ten. belieu and howard were engaged.. des moines police says an uptick in violent crimes is so far not related to on increase in gang activity.. 35:53-36:02 we are not ignoring that there is a gang presence in this city. we've trained all of our officers as opposed to just a special unit so we are effectively addressing it. activity peaked in the mid 19-90s...but started to slow down in the 2000s. that's about when the gang unit disbanded.. and the officers spread to other areas in the department. now all officers are trained to identify gang activity... sergeant parizek not all drive-bys or shooting are gang related and they are not seeing connections to gangs in recent cases. he said the department takes a prevention approach when it comes to gangs. 29:04-29:26 we have expanded our youth programs, particularly our police athletic league and our youth mentoring program. so we partner with out community groups that are out there actually making a dif

michael wanchanic, is behind bars charged in connection with monday's deadly shooting. 36-year-old bryon howard and 31-year-old heather belieu were killed where they lived in the 3900 block of center street. disturbing details of that murder revealed today in a criminal complaint. it says wanchanic allegedly took the gun from his stepmother's room, then shot howard and belieu multiple times while they their 5-week-old baby was asleep in heather's arms when she was killed. a team of special trained negotiators helped bring wanchanic into custody last night. todd magel live in studio with how that tactic works. todd? todd: a dallas county deputy, an iowa state patrol officer, even an urbandale police officer spent 4 hours talking to the double murder suspect. all are skilled negotiators who used words, not guns. >> still stopped in traffic. he hasn't got out or anything. todd: the short police chase on highway 141 near woodward ended quickly. michael wanchanic's stolen van broke down. and even though he had a gun, the law enforcement team determined that negotiation would be the best way t

stephanie: arrived to the home on center found both bryon howard belieu dead inside. not released how they died, or a motive as to why. police also removed two inside. confirmed all four of her currently family and are ok. ryan belieu, heathers brother, explained his sister had been for years and the two just had a baby in march. today, while flipping through family photos, no one can understand what happened or why. "cause anybody that did knows that they got the chanec to know her, she was a blessing. she was a really special person and she'd do anything for anybody she could" " stephanie: according to the polk county a john wanchanic owns this house. we're unsure of the relation to the current person of interest -- michael wanchanic. jack: meanwhile, a lot of people came out tonight to remember the victims. a candleight vigil was held tonight on the center street bridge. i just love that they got so much love and support out here it just doesnt make any sense to leave two babies like that without any parents jack: this case is still under investigation. these are t