edward cusic iaccused of killing himother nearly three years ago at their home on old mmion road in cedar rapids. throughout his trial today cusic sat emotionless as the prosecution and defense made their opening statements. the prosecution played the 911 call that cusic made the night his mom was found dead. dead.coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news at six, how the medical examiner says hi mother died. an infant and toddler are safe tonight after being rescued from a terrifying situation. police say they were found in a home that is now the scene yesterday afternoon, des moines police got a call saying someone had been shot at a home on center street. they arrived to find 36-year- old dryon howard and 31- year-oldhhther beliue dead but police have not yet released *how they were killed. we *do know that police took the toddler and infant as well as several dogs from the home. they are looking for a person of interest in the case. speculation is stirring in alaska, where the newly elected mayor of juneau was found dead in his home. stephen "gre fisk was found yesterday by his son who had c

a man accused of killing his mother three years ago will inveveigators say 44-yeaeaold edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68-year-old mother at their home on old marion road.an autopsy shows she died% of blunt force trauma.if he's convicteteof first degree mumuer -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. we'll hope you'll switch over to fox 28 right now for a packed show on fox 28 morning live.we're really excit about this - four star fate is joining us in the stio today. they have some big things coming up, including a big release today.we're talking with them, and getting a special performae. peormance.special performance. it is tuesday, december 1st, 2015.. welcome to "cbs this morning". the first major snowstorm of the season slams the mid-west. whiteout conditions cause hundreds of crashes. >> only on "cbs this morning," hillary clinton outlines her plan to destroy isis and defends her relationship with wall street. popular toy maker exposes photos

court.the case of edward cusic is now in the hands of linn county jurors. jurors.cusic is the 47- year-old man charged with first degree murder for crowbar three years ago. ago.both sides delivered closing arguments tuesday. prosecutors say cusic knew what he did on the night of his mother's murder.cusic's defense team points to a psychologist's diagnosis that he was mentally impaired at the time.cbs 2 news will have the latest from the courtroom if a verdict comes today.check our facebook page and website for the latest updates. in another corridor court case, the 14-year-old boy who killed 15-year-old aaron richardson this summer has pleaded guilty. guilty.as part of a deal -- robert humbles pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.he was originally charged with first-degree murder.humbles will be held in a juvenile detention center until he's 18 -- then -- he could be moved to prison. a trial date has been set for the man charged in a delaware county bus crash. crash.authorities say on october first, monte klink didn't yield at an intersection near manch

yesterday the prosecution played the 911 call...today they brought in witnesses to detail the night edward cusic is accused of murdering his mother one by one different witnesses took the stand. on the night of the murder officer ryan harrelson drove mr. cusic down to the precinct. he said mr. cusic seemed very tired. prosecutors shared audio from that police ride with the courtroom. audio recording: she ran to me with a dagger in her hand. so i ran to the garage for a crow very tired, bobbing up and down and as you can see his speech was slow. slow.at this point in the trial the jury is trying to understand mr. cusic's state of mind on the night of the murder. and if ms. cusic- was the aggressor. tomorrow, court will resume at 8:30... stephanie johnson cbs2 news live at 5. des moines police have made an arrest after a double homicide earlier this week. on monday afternoon, police found bryon howard and heather beliue dead in their home. officers suspected a man who had also been living there may have killed them. last night, after a pursuit and an hours-long standoff in perry, they arested mich

stand.on the day of the murder--edward cusic's neighbor, jeff ray said ed suffered from a seizure but regained consciousness.his brother warren cusic ---who also goes by andrew ---said his brother was prescribed medication in high school after he ssfered from concussions while playing football. he says he was also prescribed more medication when he was hurt on a job site. andrew also said he witnessed his brother abuse medications "more times then he could count". the psychologist took the stand and spoke about cusic's mental state at the time of the murder. psychologigi: he suffers from neurocognitive disorder....sub stance abuse...psychologist: was not legally insane of the event. the psychologist also id cusic ttk several prescription drugs which included zenax and valium on the day of the murder. the psychologist testified that cusic thought his mom was tryiyi to attack him that t night but now thinking back he realizes that was not the case. cbs2 news will be in court tomorrow as they continue discussing cusic's mental state at the time of his mother's death.in cedar rapids...ste

we are now into the we are now into the second week of the edward cusic murder trial. the 47-year-old is accused of killing his mother in their cedar rads home. home.the jury heard about cusic's s mental state from a prosecution witness on monday. doctors showed the results of two tests were administered ten months apart from eaeh another. cusic's score ffered slightly between the two. based on the tests, a doctor concluded cusic does not suffer from long term brain damage. "well my opinion about that is h behavior during that call is fficiently coherent and organized and linear but he does not appear to be majorly intoxicated at that time." time."testimony will resume later this morning. the teenager charged with killing another teen in cedar rapids is expected to take a plea deal today. day.investigators say 14-year-old robert humbles shot 15-yeararld aaron richardson on park avenue in september.richardson died at the hospital.humbles is taking the plea deal in adult court, but will be sentenced at the juvenile level.it's expected he wililgo to prison when he turns 18

stand.on the day of the murder--edward cusic's neighbor, jeff ray said ed suffered from a seizure but regained consciousness.his brother warren cusic ---who also goes by andrew ---said his brother was prescribed medication in high school after he suffered from concussions while playing football. he says he was also prescribed more medication when he was hurt on a job site. andrew also said he witnessed his brother abuse medications "more times then he could count". the psychologist took the stand and spoke about cusic's mental state at the time of the psychologist: he suffers from neurocognitive disorder....sub stance abuse...psychologist: was not legally insane of the time of the event. event.the psychologist also said cusic took several prescription drugs which included zenax and valium on the day of the murder. the psychologist testified that cusic thought his mom was trying to attack him that night but now thinking back he realizes that was not the case. cbs2 news will be in court tomorrow as they continue discussing cusic's mental state at the time of his mother's death.in cedar

trial....where jurors heard testimony in the case against edward cusic. cusic.he's accused of killing his mother wi a crow bar nearly three years ago. wednesday, prosecutors played audio from a police car cusic rode in after the killing.the jury also heard@from an officer who witnessed cusic's behavior after his arrest. audio recording: she ran t tme with a dagger in her hand. so i ran to the garage for a crow bar defend myself.he seems very tired, bobbing uuand wn and as you can see his speech was slow. slow.see his speech and as you can up and down tired, bobbing he seems very myself.he seems very tired, bobbing up and down and as you can see his speech was slow. slow.cusic's attorneys admits he killed his mother, but plan to argue that it was in self-defense. voters i iwaterloo made history this week when they elected their first african american mayor. quentin hart won the run-off election over tim hurley by hart put together a diverse coalition of supporters from different age groups -- different neighborhoods and different ethnic backgrounds. he says

testimony resumes this morning in the trial for edward cusic. cusic.he's the man accused of killing his mother in cedar rapids mother in cedar rapids three years ago.on thursday - the prosecution wrapped its case and the defense called their first witness.cusic's brother told jurors the defendant was taking medication after suffering several concussions in high school and work injuries.a psychologist also took the stand to discuss cusic's mental state at the time of the murder. i found that edward cusis does in deed have several psychiatric diagnosis, and these involved in having what would be called a neurocognitiv e imparament. imparament.i also found him to have depression. i also found him to have a substance abuse disorder. said cusic took several prescription drugs the day of the murder, including zenax and valium.once the defense wraps up its case, the prosecution is expected to call a rebuttal witness before closing arguments begin. it's still to come on cbs 2 this morning - the interesting place in kentucky that's getting in on all of t

ago.prosecutors say 47-year-old edward cusic violently beat his mother with a crow-bar to steal and abuse her prescription drugs.cusic's attorney doesn't deny his client killed hisisther -- but says the drugs had nothing to do with it. "and the defendant repeatedly struck his mother, over and over at least eight tiues. mother until she was dead." dead.""so which theory, as you listen to this evidence, makes more sense? that the defendant just decided to kill his mother to get some prescription ugs? or that he did it because he was out of his mind." mind."testimony is expected to continue through the rest of the week.if convicted of first degree murder -- cusic wouou face a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance for parole. this morning -- two local elections have finally been decided.two black hawk county & mayoral races from november went to a runoff runoffwe b bin in waterloo with an open mayoral race paired down to two candidates. quentin hart will become the next mayor of waterloo, defeating former mayor tim hurley.hart received 59 percent of the vote yesterday.y. in ceda

ago.prosecutors say 47-year- old edward cusic violently beathis mother in order r abuse her prscription drugs. cusic's attorney does not deny that his client killed his mother, but argues drugs had nothing to do with . "and thedefendant repeatedly struck his mother, over and over at least eight times. absolutely unleashing on his mother until she was dead." dead.""so which theory, as you listen to this evidence, makes more sense? that the defendant just decided to kill prescription drugs? or that he did it because hehes out of his mind." mind."testimony is expected to continue through the rest of the week.if convicted of first degree murder, cusic would face a mandatory sentence of lili in prison with no chance for parole. now an update to a story out of anamosa. anamosa.records show that prison inmate wesley egler has been punished for his role in a cell phone smuggling ring uncovered at the state pennitentiary.ziegler was punished in october with confinement and transferred back to kansas, which was paying iowa to house him on& robbery and kidnapping convicons. nvictions.ziegler r the

testimony resumes this morning in the trial for edward cusic. cusic.he's the man accused of killing his mother in cedar rapids three years ago.on thursday - the prosecution wrapped its case and the defense called their first witness.cusic's brother told jurors the defendant was taking medication after suffering several concussions in high school and work injuries.a psychologist also took the stand to discuss cusic's mental state at the time of the murder. i found that edward cusis does in deed have several psychiatric diagnosis, and these involved in having what would be called a neurocognitiv e imparament. imparament.i also found him to have depression. i also found him to have a substance abuse disorder. disorder.the psychologist also said cusic took several prescription drugs the day of the murder, including zenax wraps up its case, the prosecution is expected to call a rebuttal witness before closing arguments begin. after a rocky start to his tenure, new u-of-i president bruce harrled is reaching out to the public. public.he's now kicking o

a jury found edward cusic of cedar rapids guilty of second degree murder today for beating his mother to death yeyes ago. he faces 50 years in prison. police say cusic called 9-1-1 on december 7th of 2012 admitting he beat his 68 year old mother in self-defense. the prosecutor says cusic was a drug addict and killed her over her prescription drugs. sentencing is set for february 1st. meteorologist joe winters joins us now with your first forecast. joe, another mild night ahead? the brighter sky from wednesday will see an increase in clouds as a weak storm heads east. rainfall from this system will be minimal and stays well to the north, across minnesota and wisconsin. with a stronger southwest flow of air beginning to develop, we are in for a warmup pushing highs on thursday into the middle 50s. prepare for a wet weekend with rain develeling late friday. tonight: partly cloudy low: 35-41 winds: s 5-15tomorrow: partly sunny, mild high: 52-58 winds: w 15-25 republican presidential candidate donald trump is not backing down from his proposal to block all muslims from entering the united

testimony is underway again this morning in the trial for edward cusic. cusic.he's the man accused of killing his mother in cedar rapids three years ago.on thursday - the prosecution wrapped its case and the defense called their first witness.cusic's brother told jurors the defendant was taking medication after suffering several concussions in high school and work injuries.a psychologist also took the stand to discuss cusic's mental state at the time of the killing and said he took several prescription drugs that day.the defense is expected to wrap its case today, but the prosecution is expected to call a rebuttal witness before closing new at noon the owner of a lisbon bar will pay a fine after being accused of assaulting a customer. this past summer, customer charles russell said daron rubner attacked him and kicked him out of whitey's bar and grill when russell brought his service dog inside.rubner says that wasn't the case and situation was sparked by a drunk patron. charges were filed after police reviewed surveillance video from the bar. court recor

cbs 2 news and we'll ep you updated on this story as it we're now into the second week of the edward cusic trial. cusic is accused of murdering his mother tee years ago on old marion road. last week we learned abououcusic's mental health as well as his suicide attempt. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson was in the courtroom today. stephanie, what happened? throughout tt trial today cusic barely made any eye contact with anybody. he did speak to his attorney when the prosecutors brought up thr witness, dr. trel. tranel.dr. tranel did not personally interview cusic but he reviewed cusic's mental history and gave his expert opinion. he talked about cusic's iq test and showed results of the test for the jury. he compared cusic's iq results from two different psychologists. both tests were given ten months apart from one another. cusic's sce differed slightly between the two tests. based on the tests, dr. tranel suffer from long term brain damage. sot: well my opinion about that is his behavavr during that call is sufficiently coherent and organized a linenr but he does not appear to be majo

edward cusic's mental state was the focus today at his murder trial. cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar three years ago at their home on old marion road in cedar rapids rapidscbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at the linn county courthouse. where she's been following the trial all week, stephanie? a psychologist took the stand for a second day. he spoke about cusic's mental state. state.he said cusic was a longterm substance abuser. he also mentioned cusic being admitted in and out of treatment facilities . in 2010 he was admitted to the harrisburg medical center for depression and suicidal thoughts. and he was admitted again in 2012 for suicidal and employee for the state public defender's office also took the stand and talked about how cusic attempted suicide in the shower at the cedar rapids jail facility. witness: has blade with him in the shower (11:07-11:08) witness: begins to cut the right side of his neck (11:09) (11:09) that night in the shower cusic cut both sides of his neck. court let out early today b

but first - it's a guilty verdict in the edward cusic murder case. a jury found cusic guilty of *second degree murder thihiafternoon at the linn county courthouse courthousecbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has been following the case and joins us live. cusic was accused of murdering his mother in cedar rapids three years ago with a crowbar. the jury took less than a day deliberating this case. case.cusic was originally charged with first degree murder. however, the jury decided the evidence was enough to find him guilty of murder in the second degree. the verdict means the 47 year old will have to serve a mandatory 35 years behind bars before he's eligible for parole. cusic showed no "the form of verdict reads 'we the jury find the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree'. the oreman has signed form of verdict number two." two."the victim's family released a statement thanking the cedar rapids police partment nd saying they believe the facts of the case supported murder in the first degree but they respect the jury's decision.cusic's sch

yesterday the prosecution played the 911 call...today they brought in witnesses to detail the night edward cusic is accused of murdering his mother one by one different witnesses took the stand. on the night of the murder officer ryan harrelson drove mr. cusic down to the precinct. he said mr. cusic seemed very tired. prosecutors shared audio from that police ride with the courtroom. she ran to me with a dagger in her hand. so i ran to the garage for a crow bar defend myself.he seems very tired, can see his speech was slow. slow. at this point in the trial the jury is trying to understand mr. cusic's state of mind on the night of the murder. and if ms. cusic- was the aggressor. tomorrow, court will resume at 8:30... stephanie johnson cbs2 news live at 5. thousands of pigs are dead after a major fire at a hog confinement in wellman. wellman.the washington county sheriff's office says the fire broke out just before ten last night in the 14-hundred block ofginko avenue. avenue.several fire departments responded.it took nearly three hours to put out the blaze.brenneman pork owned the facility, they

also in cedar rapids, rapids,week two of the edward cusic murder trial is now underway.today, the jury heard about his mental state. state.doctors spoke about cusic's two i-q tests.cusic's score differed slightly between the two. based on the tests, doctors concluded that cusic does not suffer from long term brain damage.the killing his mother in their cedar rapids home.trial continues tomorrow. new details tonight from vinton. vinton.police have now released the names of five people arrested today.some of them are facing drug charges. police served warrants on east eighth street and west 14th street earlier today. today.42-year-old martin lundvall and 41-year-old edward finley face meth charges.37-year-old kathy johnson and 36-year-old jonathon franklin face drug paraphernalia charges.another man was arrested on an outstanding warrant. in cedar rapids, a back- and-fourth dispute involving a trucking company and a federal agency, will now go before the nation's highest court.the u-s supreme court granted a petition by c-r-s-t to review a decision by a federal appeals court, saying the

affective in iraq, and they in cedar rapids, cbs 2 news continues to follow the mumuer trial of edward cusic. cusic.he's accused of killing his mother with a crow bar nearly three years ago.today, $ prosecutors played audio from a police car cusic rode in after the killingngtheheury also heard from an officer who witnessed cusic's behavior after his arrest.cusic's attorneys admits he killed his mother, but they plan to argue cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.the iowa city mmunity school district wants your opinion.the district is considering the addition of a magnet school. school.cbs 2 news reporter mellaney moore is live from van allen elementary in north liberty with where the project ststds right now. the iowa city community school district says this is a discussion that started in the fall of 2014.now they want to know how much interest there is in making it a reality. reality. some parents in the iowa city community school district are interested in learning more coming magnet school.katie andernacht, coralville mothehe 09:2:233 i have

jury selection proceedings for 47-year-old edward cusic began this morning at the linn county courthouse. courthouse.investigators say cusic used a crow bar to beat his mother, 68-year old anita labkon, at thier home in 20-12. court documents show cusic called 9-1-1 and told the operator that he killed labkon because she threatened him with a knife.if he's convicted of first degree murder, cusic will spend the rest of his life behind bars. 3 billion dollars in sales. sales.that's how much online sale experts expect companies to make on cyber monday. monday.cbs 2 news reporter corridor companies are getting in on the sales. shoppers today will not have to leave their desk or devices behind to snag some of the hottest deals online.but as companies collect cash on cyber monday, there's also a way your dollars can help others. others. the biggest online shopping day ever - comes after a weekend dedicated to bargain... bargain... "every year we have more and more response to the online specials that we do." after bargain. bargain."you can either pay through paypal or through our website."on c

the jury heard closing arguments today in the edward cusic murder trial. the defense stressed cusisis memeal alth at the time of ago while prosecutors played cusic's 911 recording again for the jury. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has been at the courthouse a a day yand joins us live, stephanie? prosecutors argued today why cusic should be convicted of first degree murder. murder.prosecutors said cusic was well aware of what he did on the night of his mother's murder. prosecutors said cusic *thought* about it while he walked to the garage to get the crow bar that they say he used to kill her. the prosecution also played cusic's 911 call, showed footage of cusic in the back of the police car and showed a picture of anita cusic-labkons body for the jury. prosecutors reminded the courtroom what cusic had done and what he admitted to in the -11 call. cusic's lawyer denied the prosecution's claims that he *intentionalal* committed such psychologist's diagnosis. defense attorney) test shows he has neurocognitive impairment 12:06 12:08 ed cusic was not abo

juvenile detentntn centnt until he's 18, at which point the first-degree murder trial for 47-year-old edward cusic is now in the hands of jurors. jurors.cusic is charged in thehe death of his mother three years ago after allegedly hitting her with a crowbar. crowbar.cbs 2 news reporter the latest. prosecutors argued today why first degree murder. murder.prosecutors said cusic was well aware of what he did on the nighghof his mother's murder. prosecutors said cusic *thought* about it while he walked to the garage to get the crow bar that they say he used to kill her. the prosecution also played cusic's 911 call, showed footage of cusic in the back of the police car and showed a picture ofofanita cusic-labkons body for the jury. prosecutors reminded the courtroom what cusic had done and what he admitted to in the 911 call. cusic's s wyer denied the prosecution's claims that he *intentionally* committed such psychologist's diaosis. test shows he has neurocognitiv e impairment cusic was not about to form specific intent this idea that he thinks.... is ludicrous the jury started deliberations today but

psychologist took the stand to testify about edward cusic's mental state nearly three years ago when he police say he killed his mother. mother.cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbarprosecutors say it happened because cusic wanted to steal his mother's prescription drugs.his attorneys argue that he didn't know what he was doing.the defense called an employee from the public defender's office to talk about how cusic attempted suicide while in custody.testimony will resume monday morning. now to a disturbing story out of black hawk county. county.a cedar falls man is in custody tonight for fondeling an eight-year-old.police tell cbs 2 news, officers were called to the am-vets building on october second.they were told 72-year-old ronald nielsen took the child into a closet where the alleged incident happened.officers say the child's father walked in now ten at ten continues with a look at tonight's other stories across the corridor. in lisbon, a bar owner will now be paying a fine for assaulting a customer. cbs 2 news first told you about the incident last summer

courtroom...edward cusic's first degree murder trial is back in session.monday - the jury heard about cusic's mental state from a prosecution witness.jurors also saw results from two i-q tests, which differed slightly. based on the tests, a doctor concluded cusic does not suffer from long term brain damage.cusic is accused of ago.he faces life without parole if found guilty. the two shooters in san bernardino had target practice within days of the attack that killed 14 people, this comes from the f-b-i. f-b-i.they also believe the two had both been radicalized for some time, but aren't sure exactly when or how.the new inforamtion comes as county employees in the area returned to work monday.investigators also said they found 19 pipes in the couple's home, that could have been turned into bombs. an international group is detailing where isis has gathered most of its arsenal. arsenal.amnesty international says most of the weapons the terror group has were taken from the iraqi army.the report, which came out today, says decades of reckless arms trading and poorly regulated arms flowing i

the case of edward cusic is now in the hands of linn county jurors.he's the 47- year-old man charged with first degree murder for killing his mother, anita years ago. ago.closing arguments were delivered earlier today. prosecutors said d sic was well aware of what he did on the night of his mother's murder. his defense team impairment. this is compmper science education week and to promote the subject, the cedar rapids community school district is partnering with imagination iowa to teach code.thrououout this week, hundeds of students from several schools have the opportunity to participate in what's called hour of code. organizers say while coding is easy for some, it's a challenge for others. nevertrtless, the l lguage of computer science is an all-around important topic. "so it looks like a game and it looks like it's just fun but the reality is there is a lot of learning happening. so you can see the code thth's ing written and really connect the dots." dots."the students are also getting the opportunity to go on tours of local businesses and receive guidance for their college pl

climbing from 29 at 8am toto6 at 3pm 3pm opening statements are underway in the murder trial of edward cusic. he's the 47-year-old man accused of killing his mother cedar rapids. rapids.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson was in the out. throughout his trial today cusic sat emotionless as the their opening statements... statements... and the defendant repeatedly struck his mom over the head overernd over at least eight time absolutely unleasing on to his mother until she was deadthe prosecution argued the woman was defenseless when she diedthey also said cusic was addicted to drugs and attacked his mom to get her medicinethe defense argued cusic was addicted to druks but instead suffered from mental illness which theory as you listen to the evidence makes more sense or that he did it because he was out of his mindthe chief medical examiner also took the witness stand today she said cusic hit his mom at least eight times before she dieded the iowa chief medical examiner also took the stand today. she said ms. cusic was hit with a crow bar 8 times before she died from her injuries.trial will

rapids man is waiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. 47-year-old edward cusic beat his mother to death with a crow bar three years ago. it happened at her home on old marion road ne. he faces up to 50 years in prison. police say he admitted beating his 68 year old mother at the time, but he claimed it was self-defense. he was on trial for first degree murder, but the jury found him guilty on the lesser charge. members of a charitable organization in iowa city say someone stole 2 flags and some rigigng from outside their building. members of the fraternal order of eagles noticed that a u-s flag and a fraternal order of eagles flag were missing tuesday night. the group's building is on highway 1, a block from riverside drive. iowa city police say they have not heard any report from the eagles about the missing flags. new cameras installed in the jones county sheriff's office prisoner transport van are helping deputies keep an eye on offenders. this van is similar to what maryland, used when they arrested freddie gray last april. gray died from a spinal injury whi

week.investigators say 44-year- old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- ononold marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 - telling the operator he killed his mother because *she threatened *him with a knife.an autopsy shows she died of blunt force trauma.if convicted of first degree murder, cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. cbs 2 news is learning new details about the man who went on a shooting rampage at a colorado ssings planned pararthood clinic. robert dear made his first court appearance today.he's accussed of killing a university of colorado police officer, an iraq war veteran and a mother of two.police say dear also planned to ignite two propane tanks left outside his car.he surrendered to police after a five-hour standoff.a motive for the killingswas not discussese today.dear will be back in court next week. baltimore's police chief says "the future of the city is at stake" as the *first trial in the death of fredd gray gets underway.*six police officers have been indicted in april 19.the 25-year-old died while in police custody. ju

clear clear mostly sunny weather is expected again saturday with readings climbing from 33 at edward cusic's mental state was the focus today at his murder trial. cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar three years ago at their home on old marion road in cedar rapids. cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson is live at the linn county courthouse. where she's been following the trial all week, stephanie? a psychologist took the stand for a second day. he spoke about cusic's mental state. state.he said cusic was a longterm substance abuser. he also mentioned cusic being admitted in and out of treatment facilities . in 2010 he was admitted to the harrisburg medical center for depression and suicidal thoughts. and he was admitted again in 2012 for suicidal and homicidal thoughts. an employee for the state public the stand and talked about how cusic attempted suicide in the shower at the cedar rapids jail facility. witness: has blade with him in the shower (11:07-11:08) witness: begins to cut the right side of his neck (11:09) (11:09) that night in the shower cusic cut both si

stories.the trial of edward cusic will resume tomorrow morning.he's accused of killing dis mother at their cedar rapids home nearly three years ago. ago.in court today, cusic sat emotionless as the prosecution and defense delivered their oping statements.jurors heard graphic dedeils about how cusic attacked his mother with a crow bar.if convicted of first degree murder, he faces life behind bars. the anamosa inmate at the center of a cellphone smuggling investigation isisow ck in kansas tonight. tonight.wesley ziegler is behind bars for a robbery and kidnapping. he was serving time in anamosa as part of a transfer agreement program. last year, officials und his cellphone, prompting a lengthy investigation. prosecutors say he worked with a guard to smuggle phones in for money. fouruards have pleaded guilty to charges - nine their jobs. chicago's mayor has fired the city's top cop. cop.rahm emanuel announced today the resignation of police superintendent garry mc- carthy.his ouster follows community unrest over the police shooting of laquan mcdonald. the teen was shot 16 times by offic

right now, the trial of edward cusic is into its ssond week. week.the 47-year-old is charged with first degree anita labkon, three years ago

it's a guilty verdict in the edward cusic murder case. a jury found cusic guilty of *second degree murder this afternoon at the linn county courthouse courthousecbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has been following the case and joins us live. cusic was accused of murdering his mother in cedar rapids three years ago with a crowbar. the jury took less than n y deliberating this case. case.cusic was originally charged with first degree murder. however, the jury decided the evidence wa enouoh to find him guilty of murder in the second degree. the verdict means the 47 year mandatory 35 years behind bars

edward cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar prosecutors say it happened because cusic wanted to steal his mother's prescription drugs.his attorneys argue that a tech town hall will bring voters from iowa and new hampshire together -- to question some presidential candidates.candidates will simulcast between the two early voting states through a live video feed from both states.iowa voters will be meeting at the hotel kirkwood in cedar rapids.the event is free but you need a ticket.you can get one at our website -- cbs 2 iowa dot com. johnson county supervisor rod sullivan *will seek re- election.sullivan made the announcement sunday in an email.he says during his time in office -- he's been successful dealing with flood response and recovery, as well as raising the minimum wage. going forward, he says he'll make affordable housing a priority.voting will take place next year. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have a look at some of if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours

for the second day, a psychologist took the stand to testify about edward cusic's mental state nearly three years ago when his mother died. died.cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbarprosecutors say it happened because cusic wanted to steal his mother's prescription drugs.his attorneys argue he didn't know what he was doing.the defense called an employee with the public defender's office to talk about how cusic attempted suicide while in custody. i can see that he has an can't be for certain but i'm assuming that's the blade at this point. he begins to cut his neck as he looks into the mirror and that's when he makes the first cut and that is on the right side of his neck. neck.the judge called an end to today's proceedings early. testimony will resume monday morning. now to a distrubing story tonight out of cedar falls. within the hour, police in cedar falls announced an arrest after they say an eight year old child was sexually assaulted. assaulted.tonight, 72-year-old ronald nielsen stands accused of sex abuse and lascivious acts with a child. investigators

trial....where jurors heard the first full day of testimony in the case against edward cusic. his mother with a crow bar nearly three years ago. wednesday, prosecutors played audio from a police car cusic rode in after the killing.the jury also heard from an officer who witnessed cusic's behavior after his arrest. audio recording: she rano me with a dagger in her hand. so i ran to the garage for a crow bar defend myself.he seems very tired, bobbing up and down and as you can see his speech was slow. slow.cusic's attorneys cusic's attorneys admits he killed his mother, but defense attorney's plan to argue that it was in self-defense. washington county authorities are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a hog confinement in wellman.the fire broke out late wednesday night on ginko avenue.it took nearly three hours to put it out.breenneman pork tells cbs thousand, 25-pound hogs in tt fifi. voters in waterloo made history this week when they elected their first african american mayor. quentin hart won the run-off election over tim hurley by morehan 15-hundred votes. hart pu

week.investigators say 44-year- old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- year-old mothth at their home on old marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 - telling the operator he killed his mother because *she threatened im with a knife.an n topsy shows she died of blunt force trauma.if convicted, cusic could spend the rest of his life in prison. in fayette county... county...a west union man has bonded out of jail after authorities say he attacked a sheriff's deputy. deputy.53-year-old terry mork faces several charges including assault on a pce officer, interferrence and tresspassing.investigators say mork caused a disturbanceceon ananher person's property the night before thanksgiving. officers claim mork resisted deputy who was later treated for minor injuries.mork was taken to the fayette county jail and latererpostst an 85- hundred dollar bond. in colorado today, the man accused of going on a shooting rampage at a planned parenthood clinic went before a judge. judge.but authorities are not revealing any *new detatas on *why the suspect allegedly

court.the case of edward cusic is now in the hands of linn county jurors. jurors.cusic is the 47- year-old man charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his mother with a crowbar three years ago. ago.both sides delivered closing arguments tuesday. prosecutors say cusic knew what he did on the night of his mother's murder.cusic's defense team points to a psychologist's diagnosis that he was mentally impaired at the time.cbs 2 news will have the latest from the courtroom if a verdict comes today.check our facebook page and website for the latest updates. in another corridor court case, the 14-year-old boy who killed 15-year-old aaron richardson this summer has pleaded guilty. guilty.as part of a deal -- robert humbles pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.he was originally charged with first-degree murder.humbles will be held in a juvenile -- then -- he could be moved to prison. a trial date has been set for the man charged in a delaware county bus crash. crash.authorities say on october first, monte klink didn't yield at an intersection near

edward cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar prosecutors say it happened because cusic wanted to steal his mother's prescription drugs.his attorneys argue that he didn't know what he was doing. a tech town hall will bring voters from iowa and new hampshire together -- to question some presidential candidates.candidates will simulcast between the two early voting states through a states.iowa voters will be meeting at the hotel kirkwood in cedar rapids.the event is free but you need a ticket.you can get one at our website -- cbs 2 iowa dot com. new high tech eye wear promises to help the visually impaired see better than ever before.hena daniels shows us how it works. works. (nats/justin dj'ing) music (track)for the first time in his life, 17 year old justin crilly feels like most other kids(sot/justin/11:19:06) :06-:08i'm able to do a lot more things on my own(track) things like helping his mom in the kitchen, (clip 3474/nats) come on(track)or walking the dog and being able to see street signs or people's faces and expressions.when justin was three months old he su

week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to used a crowbar to murder his 68-year-old mother at their home on old marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 -- telling the operator he killed his mother because *she threatened *him with a knife.an autopsy shows she died of blunt force trauma.f he's convicted of first degree murder -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. a johnson county sheriff's deputy is now being blamed for causing an accident.the iowa city-press citizen reports it happened over the weekend at the intersection of highway six and highway 109 near oxford.the sheriff's office said the deputy pulled out in front of another vehicle -- causing the crash that sent one person to the hospital -- they're expected to o okok. in fayette county... county...a west union man has bonded out of jail after authorities say he attacked a sheriff's deputy. deputy.terry mork faces several charges including assault on a peace officer, interference and trespassing. investigators say mork caused person's property the night before thanksgiv

governments do have leeway in deciding how to regulate we are now into the second week of the edward cusic murder trial. the 47-year-old is accused of killing his mother in their cedar rapids home. ho.today, the jury heard about cusic's mental state from a prosecution witness. doctors spoke about cusic's iq tests and showed results s the tests for the jury. . o tests were administered ten months apart from each another. cusic's score differed slightly between the two. based on the tests, a doctor concluded that cusus doesesot suffer from long term brain damage. sot: well my opinion about that is his behavior during coherent and organized and linear but he does not appear to be majorly intoxicated at that time 11:22:03-11:22:20 11:22:03-11:22:20testimony will resume tomorrow morning. fox 28 news s learned a dispute involving a cedar rapids trucking company and a federal agency, will now be headed to the country's highest court. court.the supreme court will review a deicionsnssaying the company can not recover four-point-seven million dollars in legal fees.those fees will come from the u-s e

we a a now into the second week of the edward cusic murder trial. the 47-year-old is accused of killing his mother in their cedar rapids home. home.the jury heard about cusic's mental state from a prosecution witness on monday. cusic's i-q tests for the jury. two tests were administered ten months apart from each another. cusic's score differed ightly between the o. based on the tests, a doctor oncluded cusic does not suffer from long term brain damage. "well my opinion about that is his behavior during that call is sufficiently coherent and organized and linear but he does not appear to be majorly intoxicated at that time." time."testimony will resume later this morning. the former car salesman shot by police in cedar rapids, will spend the next six months behind bars. bars.a judge sentenced 27- year-old kyle orth monday.in march, officers spotteteorth drdring a dealer-owned car the wrong way on 12-th street northeast.officers then began chasing him and opened fire after orth accelerated towards them.the officers involved in the shooting are not fa

rapids man waiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. 47-year-old edward cusic beat his mother to death with a ow bar three years ago. it happened at her home on old marion road ne. he faces up to 50 years in prison. police say he admitted beating his 68 year old mother at the time, but he claimed it was self-defense. he was on trial for first degree urder, but the jury found him guilty on the lesser charge. members of a charitable organization in iowa city some rigging from outside their buiing. members of the fraternal order ofofagles noticed that a u-s flag and a fraternal order of eagles flag were missing tuesday night. the group's building is on highway 1, a block from riverside drive. iowa city police sayay they have not heard any report from the eagles about the missing flags. new cameras installed in the jones county sheriff's office prisoner transport van are helping deputies keep an eye on offenders. this v v is similar to what t police in baltltore, maryland, used when they arrested freddie gray last april. gray died from a spinal injury while in poli

rapids man is waiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. 47-year-old edward cusic beat his mother to death with a crow bar three years ago. it happened at her home on old marion road ne. he faces up to 50 years in prison. police say he admitted beating his 68 year old mother at the time, but he claimed it was self-defense. he was on trial for first degree murder, but the jury found him guilty on the lesser charge. members of a charitable organization in iowa city say someone stole 2 flags and some rigging from members of the fraternal order of eagles noticed that a u-s flag and a fraternal order of eagles flag were missing tuesday night. the group's building is on highway 1, a block from riverside drive. iowa city police say they have not heard any report from the eagles about the missing flags. new cameras installed in the jones county sheriff's office prisoner transport van are helping deputies keep an eye on offenders. this van is similar to what police in baltimore, maryland, used when they arrested freddie gray last april. gray died from a spinal injury while

week.investigators say 44-year-old edward cusic used a crowbar to murder his 68- on old marion road.court documents show cusic is the one who called 9-1-1 -- telling the operator he killed his mother because *she threatened *him with a knife. an autopsy shows she died of blunt force trauma.if he's convicted of first degree murder -- cusic will spend the rest of his life in prison. a johnson county sheriff's deputy is now being blamed or using an accident.the iowa city-press citizen reports it happened over the weekend at the intersection of highway six and highway 109 near oxford.the sheriff's office said the deputy pulled out in front of another vehihie -- using the crash h at sent one person to the hospital -- they're expected to be okay. in fayette county, a west union man has bonded out of jail after authorities say he attacked a sheriff's s deputy. deputytyerry mork faces several charges including assault on a peace officer, interference and trespassing. investigators say mork caused a disturbance on another person's property the night before thanksgiving.officers claim mork resisted

what's happening outside -- --has your cbs 2 weather first testimony resumes this morning in the edward cusic murder trial. trial.the 47-year-old is accused of killing his mother in their cedar rapids home. home.the jury heard about cusic's mental state from a prosecution witness on monday. doctors showed the results of cusic's i-q tests for the jury. two tests were given ten months apart and his score differed slightly between the two. based on the tests -- a doctor says cusic does not suffer from long term brain damage. the teenager charged with killing another teen in cedar rapids is expected to take a plea deal today. today.investigators say 14-year-old robert humbles shot 15-year-old aaron richardson on park avenue in september.richardson died at the hospital.humbles is taking the plea deal in court, but will be sentenced at the juvenile level.it's expected he will go to prison when he turns 18. the former car salesman shot by police in cedar rapids, will spend the next six months behind bars. year-old kyle orth monday.in march -- officers spotted orth driving a dealer-owned car the wron

today.testimony picked back up this morning in the case of edward cusic.prosecutors say cusic killed his motherer because he wanted to steal her prescription drugs.but cusic's attorneys say he didn't know what he was doing.if he's convicted of first degree murder -- cusic will serve a mandndory sentence o olife without parole. in waterloo... waterloo...a hearing has been rescheduled for a man convicted of murder. murder. perquondis holmes wants a new trial because facebook photos were shown during his orginal trial when he says they weren't supposed to be.the prosecutor who introduced the photos also refused to come to the stand when they were called by the defense.holmes was convicted in may fofohis involvement in the nonomber 20-13 death of dae-quan campbell.his hearing will be in january. announced an extension for medicaid's safe harbor deadline. deadline.at date now falls on april first.until then -- medicaid providers will receive 100-percent reimbursement for all services regardless of whether they're in-network under the new plan. the e gogornor's office says the extension is

edward cusic is accused of beating his mother to death with a crowbar prosecutors say it happeped because cusic wanted to steal his mother's prescription drugs.his attorneys argue that he didn't know what he was doing. johnson county supervisor rod sullivan *will seek re- election.sullivan made the announcement sununy.he says during his time in office -- he's been successful dealing with flood response and recovery and raising the minimum wage.going forward -- he says he'll make affordable housing a priority. the iowa hawkeyes were inches away from adding a big ten championship to their list of achievements in this historic season. season.even after coming up short -- hawk fans are smelling the roses.iowa was selected to their first rose play stanford on new years day. don't forget -- cbs 2 connects with you - call cbs 2 if you uee news happen.800 222 kgan. you can also email tips, pictures, and d even video --to news -- at cbs 2 iowa dot com. that's a quick look at your friay morning news.get more iowa dot com!have a gre wayne: yes! whoo! - money! wayne: hey! jonathan: it's a trip to ice

focused on a man accused of killing his mother nearly three years ago.prosecutors say 47-year-old edward cusic violently beat his mother with a crowowbar to steal and abuse her prescription drugs.cusic's attorney doesn't deny his client killed his mother -- but says the`drugs had nothing to do with it.testimony is expected to continuethrough the rest of the week. two local elections have finally been decided.two black hawk county mayoral races from november went to a runoff runoffin waterloo an open mayoral race wasa paired down to two candidates.quentin hart will become the next mayor of waterloo, defeating former mayor tim hurley.hart got 59 percent of the vote yesterday. in cedar falls, there were only twonames on the ballot for mayor, but *three e n eaeaing votes.incumbent jon crews ended his re-election rules required his name to stay on the ballot, even after endorsing jim brown.dave halterman mounted a write-in campaign to take the top post. post.jim brown sailed to an easy victory with 75-percent of the final vote. now an update to a story out of anamosa. anamosa.records show that pris

corridor murder trial could come to end today, after about a week and a half in court.the case of edward cusic is now w jurors.cusic is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his mother with a crowbar three years ago. both sides delived closing arguments tuesday.ppsecutors say cusic knew what he did on the night of his mother's murder.cusic's defense team points to a psychologist's diagnosis that he was mentally impaired at the time.check our facebook page and website for the latest updatat. in another corridor court case, the 14-year-old boy who killed 15-year-old aaron richardson this summer has pleaded guilty. guilty.as parof a deal -- robert humbles pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.he was originally charged with first-degree murder.humbles will be held in a juvenile detention center until he's 18 -- then -- he could be moved to prison. a trial date has beeeeset for the man charged in a delaware county bus crash. crash.authorities say on october first, monte klink didn't yield at an intersection near manchester. manchester.klink's vehicle crashed with a west delaware