esther neunaber, however died of blunt force e trauma with over fourty strikes to the head. today, a judge ruled that these actions were done with malice of fore thought. " actions were intentional, they were deliberate and they were th malice of fore thought. the court would further find that based upon the manner in which he used the pipe, the pipe would be considered a dangerous weapon under iowa code" jonathan neunaber could prison, fifty for sixty years in prison, fifty for the murder count, and ten years for willful injury. neunaber must serve at least seventy percent of his sentence before he is elligible for parol. elisa coming up tonight at six we'll hear neunaber admit to his crime and detail what happened that night. reporting live in studio, elisa raffa.. abc9 news tim: a routine traffic stop turned into a high speed chase sunday afternoon in spencer. just after 4:30 in the afternoon yesterday, spencer police attempted to stop a ford ranger pickup for a seatbelt violation. the vehilce initally pulled over for police but as the officer approached, the car sped awa

jonathan neunaber has already pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. in july of 2014 the bodies of esther neunaber and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes, but that jonathan neunaber killed his mother. he's expected to agree to a plea deal with prosecutors at a hearing this afternoon at 1:30 in plymouth county district a 90-year-old norfolk, nebraska woman has died of injuries she suffered in a car accident last week. marilee thorburn died at an omaha hospital on friday from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last tuesday night, according to norfolk police. the crash happened at the intersection of queen city boulevard and benjamin avenue. police say say thornburn's car was struck in the intersection by a car driven by 21-year old dino alai of norfolk. police say there were three people total in the two cars, all of whom were hospitalized. they also say thornburn was not wearing a seatbelt. the accident remains under investig

plymouth county judge ruled neunaber was mentally competent to stand trial for the killing of esther neunaber, back in july of 20- 14. lukas: also set for court is a storm lake man facing kidnapping the trial for scott banks has been set to begin on may 17th. he's accused of keeping the iowa human services department from taking custody of his children. he entered a plea of not guilty monday, court documents indicate banks kept his two children from the department in december and lied under oath the same day. lukas: after a year long lotto mystery that ended up bringing down one person for lottery fraud ... a new lawsuit has been filed in polk county. eddie tipton manipulated the hot lotto system so he would win... another person however, from webster city, says he was deprived of a very big jackpot. here's his story. "just last year, eddie tipton, former security security director at the multi state lottery association was convicted of fraud for rigging the hot lotto jackpot. tipton tried claiming the 16 million prize for himself back in december of 2010. the main evidence - this quik trip v

an autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes.jonathan neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day and more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years.our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? 3 larry... the blizzard has come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginng. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernado claren have found a positive outlook on the task."been out shoveling about 14 inches of snow. it's a lot of fun we get a good workout of it hence the reason we don't buy a snow blower because we do get a good workout. ." siouxland experienced snow in some places that reached over a foot causing people to come out with snow bl

more than a year after the death of esther neunaber, jonathan neunaber told a judge what he did during the summer of 2014. "when dad died i did not know what to do next. i was not prepared toto be the man of the house to do household repairs you knowand leases file taxes things like that." neunaber says he didn't think he was ever going to be ready. "so i struck my mother more times then i wanted to, but it took me many more times then i wanted

jonathan neunaber is charged with first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. one person is dead after an accident on highghy 75 three miles sosoth of hull, iowa. 56-year-old james waldner was driving southbound and passed a semi-truck. that's when he collided head on with 63-year-old lynn bleeker. both were trapped in their @ vehicles. waldner was pronounced dead at the scene. bleeker suffered serioux injures and was flown to a sioux falls hospital. major damage at a norfolk, nebraska business that was hit by fire this morning. ktiv us-92's eric mcmcy with the << the norfolk fire division was dispatched to a fire at the pat a cake boutique on the 300-block of norfolk avenue at around 9 a.m. friday. fire chief scott cordes says pat a cake's owner opened her door for business friday morning and was greeted with smoke billo

an autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes. neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day at more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years. 3 our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginning. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernado claren have found a positive outlook on e task."been n t here for a good hour and half shoveling about 14 inches of snow. it's a lot of fun we get a good workout of it hence the reason we don't buy a snow blower because we do get a experienced snow in some places that reached over a foot causing people to come out with snow blowers and shovels earlier this

he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. lukas: and now to the latest on the spread of the zika virus in the united states. the centers for disease control saying they are investigating 14 new reports of the virus in the country, suggesting these new cases were transmitted sexually. zika's been confirmed in 23 u-s states including here in iowa. lukas: and as a response center is springing to action to protect their blood supply. the center has announced precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the local blood supply by requiring donors who have been to zika affected areas in south america to wait at least 28 days before donating blood. "our normal screening questions would rule out anyone who did happen to have zika. we need all of our donors to be healthy and so if someone came in and did have symptoms, we would catch those, they wouldn't be able to donate. if your or someone you know is interested in donating blood, you can schedule an appointment on their website or call the number on your screen.. lukas: the orange

"did esther neunaber die after your first strike of her with that pipe...after one strike...correct...no your honor." neunaber said he intended to cause serious injury to his were intentional. tonight at 6, heararxactly what happened, explained from neunaber. and, hear the violent history of the case. thanks tommie. four people linked to a series of robberies in sioux city have pleaded not guilty. 16-year-old jamaal ferguson, 19-year-old justin ferguson, 20- year-old robert seaberry and 16-year-old austin bulizak have all pleaded not guilty. they have been charged with first-degree robbery related to the shooting of a sioux city police officer at a sioux city apartment complex on february 7th. theheuspect, 18-year-old isaiah mothershed, is charged with two cous attempted murder. mothershed is also charged with five counts of first-degree robbery in incidents dating back to december 7th, 2015. a laurens, iowa man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase around spencer, iowa faces a long list of charges. spencer police say they pulled 31-year old blaine stockwell over for a seatb

jonathan neunaber is charged with first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. sioux city has broken a more than a century old record with low 70's today. but, how long will this heat wave last? for that we'll toss it outside to meterologist t.j. springer to siouxland yet again! with that, we've officially broken a record here in sioux city that was set back in 1895. this 121 year old record was 66 and we have climbed above that with a temperature of the 73. this also makes saturday the 2nd warmest day on record for february. sadly, this warmth will evade us as we close out the weekend. a weak cold front will be swinging through the upper mid-west and this will bring us cooler temperatures and a chance of a morning shower for sunday. your 7-day forecast is coming up in 10 minutes cattle prices have dropped more than 32% du

he is charged with first degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. he has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january he was found competent to stand trial. nebraskans who oppose the death penalty are launching a statewide campaign. the group retain a just nebraska will announce the next phase of its campaign tomorrow at the capitol. they will ask voters to reject a proposal that would keep the death penalty legal in the state. lawmakers abolished the death penalty in may, but supporters responded with a petition that would bring the issue to the public in november for the general eleciton. the iowa house passed several bills expanding gun rights in the state. would allow children under 14 to use handguns with parental supervision. the house voted in support of five gun bills now headed to the senate. transgender advocates protested at the south dakota capitol today. they urged governor dennis daugaard to veto a bil

jonathan neunaber is charged with first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. a sioux city man has been arrested for sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.. facing sexual abuse charges after, police say, he e xually assaulted a young rl who visited his home. the victim said these acts happened multiple times. police say scott told the victim not to tell anyone about the assault or scott would come after her when he got out of jail. scott is a registered sex offender and has been convicted of sexual assault twice. new details on the credit card skimming incident in sioux city yesterday. a credit card skimming device was found on a gas pump at cubby's, on south york street, near singing hills. police say it was found inside a gas pump when a technician was contacted about an atm reader that wasn't working. "it's got a little c

jonathan neunaber is charged with first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. a few years ago, the u.s. preventative task force put out a new set of recommendations for cervical cancer screening. ktiv's sheila brummer shares insight from one local expert for all women in tonight's healthbeat 4. << "hi, it's doctor hay. how are you?" good health is important to jodi netley and that includes an annual checkup. :59 "it's no big deal. i come in guidelines say jodi's annual checkup no longer requires a yearly pap smear. 8:57 it's a good screening tool, it's not the end all be all. but, it's a good tool to have in our box so people don't get cancer," said dr. danielle hay, siouxland women's health care. 9:04 obgyn, dr. danielle hay agrees with the new recommendation for cervical screening every three years. 1:11 "that's kind of

he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. tim: usually getting a traffic ticket isn't a pleasant experience. not for those issuing and receiving a ticket. jenna: but today council bluffs police got a pleasant when they got a note from a driver ticketed for running a red light. the department posted the note on twitter the driver saying "clearly, i was not paying attention. a ticket is minor if i consider that i could have hurt or killed someone. i generally think i am a good, safe driver, but now i see i need to be much better." tim: research shows iowa has some of the highest rates of colon cancer in the nation... and those numbers spike in northwest iowa. doctors say they aren't sure why..... but they do know that getting screened with a colonoscopy significantly reduces the risk of getting the often fatal disease. with that in mind, i recently agreed to get my first colonoscopy and dr. jeff michalak and the folks at dunes surgical hospital agreed to let abc9 bring cameras in for the procedure. at ten, we'll show you why th

murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. he has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january he was fod competent to stand trial. iowa regulators say it'll be next month before they make a decision on the bakken pipeline. texas-based dakota access wants to bury 346 miles of pipe underground from the northwest corner of the state to the southeast corner. it would carry north dakota oil to a terminal in illinois. and... one year ago, today, a sioux city couple's lives changed forever. jeremy and lisa cotter learned that one of the twin girls that lisa was carrying had died. but, the cotters turned that grief into an act of generosity. today, they donated a "cuddle cot" to unitypoint health st. luke's. it's actually a cooling unit that lies in the bassinet. that slows the body's changes after death. that's a look at your just home headlines. (sheila) mouthwatering meals were mpting tastebuds at the siouxland center for active generations. (matt) ktiv's own t.j. springer was there taste testing some of the food featured during "cruise sail to greece to judge some of th

scheduled just last month, a plymouth county judge ruled mentally competent to stand trial for esther neunaber, his mother back in july of 20-14. tim: a trial date for a facing kidnapping set. the court date for scott banks has been set to begin on may 17th. he's accused of keeping iowa human services department from taking custody of his children. plea of not guilty court documents kept his two children from teh department in december and lied under oath the same day. tim: after a year long lotto mystery that wound up catching one person in lottery fraud, a new lawsuit has been filed in polk county today. eddie tipton manipulated the hot lotto system so he would win, but another person, from webster city, says he was deprived of a very big jackpot. "just last year, eddie tipton, former security security director at the multi state lottery for rigging the hot lotto jackpot. tipton tried claiming for himself back in the main evidence - this quik trip video surveillance showing tipton buying the ticket himself. "he was caught, if that video didn't exsist, who kns if hed be there and this now the

whose body was discovered along with that of neunaber's autopsy determined esther neunaber died of blunt- force trauma to the head... while donald neunaber had died of natural causes.jonathan neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found... and later charged with murder. 3 one day and more than a foot of snow later... siouxland is trying to get back to normal after the biggest snowstorm we've seen in a couple years.our nick popham joins us now after a day observing the cleanup...nick... is there anything particularly special about this dig out process? 3 larry... the blizzard has come and gone which means the real work for local residents is just beginning. 3 that work involves clearing their driveways and yards of the massive amounts of snow. but some people like fernado claren have found a positive outlook on the task."been out here for a good hour and half shoveling about 14 inches of snow. it's a lot of fun we get a good workout of it hence the good workout. ." siouxland experienced snow in some places that reached over a foot causing people to come out with

jonathan neunaber is charged with first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. authorities arrested a man they say got into a scuffle with a minnesota police officer. then stole multiple vehicles from northwest iowa as he made his way to kansas. ktiv's sam curtiss has more. << parked his semi and trailer. as you can see, no truck. "i heard our trucks engine come to life," said casey willer. out his lawton farm window, willer saw this around noon on friday: a pizza ranch van parked in it's place. "i was kind of curious as to why the hired man was driving a pizza ranch van," said willer. turns out, it wasn't his hired hand. the van had been stolen from a pizza ranch in sheldon that morning. authorities say 26-year- old ivie popplewell of winona, minnesota, scuffled with police outside a worthington hospital. then worked his

jonathan neunaber is charged with first degree murder in the death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. neunaber has pleaded not guilty in the case. bills expanding gun ghts in the state. this includes legislation that would allow children under 14 to use handguns with parental supervision. plus, they're looking to legalize sound suppressors. they are currently legal in 41 other states. . wmakers also passed a plan to allow someone on an atv or snow mobile to carry a loaded gun. the house votein support of five gun bills now headed to the senate. nebraskans who oppose the death penalty are launching a statewide campaign. the group "retain a just nebraska" will announce the next phase of its campaign tomorrow at the capitol in lincoln. they will ask voters to reject a proposal that would keep the death penalty legal in the state. lawawkers abolished the death penalty in may. but, supporters responded with a petition that would bring the issue to the p

jonathan neunaber is charged death of esther neunaber in july of 2014. the bodies of both esther and her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes. jonathan neunaber has plded not guilty in the case. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. a sioux city man has been arrested for sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. 68-year-old evert scott is facing sexual abuse charges after, police say, he sexually assaulted d young girl who visited his home. the victim said these acts happened multiple times. police say scott told the victim not to tell anyone about the assault or scott would come after her when he got out of jail. scott is a registered sex offender and has been convicted of sexual assault twice. still to come... grab the popcorn, because we're going to the movies after the break. we'll take you to the siouxland film festival, next. warming began today but it's certainly not done yet. saturday will bring another day of with a stronger southwesterly wind temperatures will warm to almo

we now know what happened the night esther neunaber died... at the hands s her son. jejea: jonathan neunab entered guilty plea... in his first appearance in court after being g deemed mentally fit to take the stand. jenna: neunaber was arrested back in july of 2014. his mother, esther, was found dead alongside her husband, who was found to have died of natural causes. earlier this year,the 45-year-old wafound competent to stand trial d today accepted a plea deal. for the first time, we're learned what happened the day his parents died. tim: abc9's elisa raffa was at the plea hearing and has more. elisa: jonathan neunaber plead guilty to one count of murder in the second degree and one count of willful injury for continually striking his mother with a steel pipe after she had already sustained injuries and today we found out why in

plymouth county judge ruled neunaber was mentally competent to stand trial for the killing of esther neunaber, back in july of 20- 14. lukas: also set for court is a storm lake man facing kidnapping charges the trial for scott banks has been set to begin on may 17th. he's accused of keeping the iowa human services department from taking custody of his chilen. scott entered a plea of not guilty monday, court documents kept his two department in december and lied under oath the same day. after a year long lotto mystery bringing down lottery fraud ... been filed in polk eddie tipton hot lotto system so he would win... another person however, from webster city, says of a very big jackpot. here's his story. "just last year, eddie director at the multi state lottery association was convicted of fraud for rigging the hot lotto jackpot. tipton tried claiming the 16 million prize for himself back in december of 2010. the main evidence - this quik trip video surveillance showing tipton buying the ticket himself. "he was caught, if that video didn't exsist, who knows if hed be there and this still going

jonathan neunaber has already pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of esther neunaber. in january, he was found competent to stand trial. in july of 2014 the bodies of her husband donald were found in their farm home near akron. authorities say donald died of natural causes, but that mother. << will be breezy and cool again as clouds increase and temperatures fall from the 40s to the 30s this afternoon behind a cold front moving through this morning. behind said cold front, another disturbance will move in this evening which will give the viewing area a quick round of 1-3 inches of snow tonight with the highest of those amounts north of sioux city. besides a will be dry and much coole good to be alive right about now good, good, good to be alive right about now >>> 7:30, monday morning, leap day, february 29th, 2016. what are we going to do with the extra day? the oscar red carpet has been rolled up for another year. the stands are coming down at the dolby theater. al and natalie were there up late and up early now. >> the first hour was fun to watch. i don't know what

plymouth county judge ruled neunaber was mentally competent to stand trial for the killing of esther neunaber, lukas: a family of eight has been hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident early wednesday morning in newell. that happened at a home on south madison street. authorities say that a couple and their six children were asleep when the father woke up and recognized his symptoms. he then called 911. the whole family was taken to buena vista regional medical center in storm lake, most had to be carried out of the house. police say that one of the causes of the carbon monoxide buildup was a furnace vent that was clogged with snow. lukas: one of the oldest waitresses in the country got the surprise of a lifetime this week. every weekday for the last 13- years, waitress katherine walsh arrived at work without any fanfare... but tuesday was different. walsh's co- workers at applebee's in new jersey gathered to celebrate her 90-th birthday. the great- grandmother says she works five days a week partly because she has to, but mostly because she wants to. her co-workers, who

we're learning just *what* prompted jonathan neunaber to kill his mother esther. 3 earlier this afternoon... neunaber entered into a plea agreement with plymouth county prosecutors... admitting guilt to a charge of 2nd degree murder. 3 our nick popham was in the courtroom as he explained *why* he killed his elderly mother.nick... what reason did he give? 3 larry, diana... the 45 year old essentially said his reasoning was because of a different death in his family. 3 jonathan neunaber sat before judge steven andreasen and the rest of the courtroom in >>> jonathan neunaber set before the judge in the rest of the courtroom in plymouth county courthouse leading guilty to two separate charges. the first is murder in the second degree and the second is willful injury, a classic the events. neighbor built his mother to death with a steel pipe back in june 2014 in the family home and following the death of his father neunaber had a sudden realization that became his motive to commit the crime.>> when dad died i did not know what to do next. i was not prepared to be the man of the house.>> that r

neunaber. it'll happen monday afternoon at 1 - 30 in esther (new - neighbor0 neunaber and her husband donald were found in their home out in the country near akron in july 20 - 14. autopsies found donald had died of natural causes... but esther had been killed by blunt force trauma. jonathan (new - neighbor) neunaber was arrested a few days later in wisconsin and charged with his mother's murder. 3 a northeast nebraska man is accused of murdering his wife over the weekend.police in o'neill nebraska have arrested 37 - year - old eduardo quintero on a charge of second degree murder.they say around 9 o'clock saturday night quintero and his wife... 37 - year - old guadalupe quintero were arguing when eduardo stabbed her multiple times before hurting himself.*he* was taken to a transferred to the nebraska medical center in omaha where he was arrested.he's being held on a 2 million dollar cash bond.that's all the time i have for now... have a [cheers and applause] >> announcer: today on rachael ray... >> rachael! >> announcer: it's our never have i ever show. first, "survivor's" jeff probst plays never

plymouth county judge ruled neunaber was mentally competent to stand trial for the killing of esther neunaber, back in july of 20- 14. lukas: also set for court is a storm lake man facing kidnapping charges the trial for scott banks has been set to begin on may 17th. he's accused of keeping the iowa human services department from taking custody of his children. scott entered a plea of not guilty momoay, court documents indicate banks kept his two children from the department in december and lied under oath the same day. lukas let's check in with for the weather. matt good morning siouxland. blizzard warnings blanket the area until early wednesday morning. the radar displays heavy snow dropping throughout much of siouxland. we've got visibilities being rapidly reduced and the wind is getting cranked up from the north and northeast near 2 2miles per are in the upper 20s and lower 30s. don't travel today unless it is absolutely necessary! the stormcast hd shows the evolution of the system as we'll have heavy snowfall today - especially during the morning. then this will transition over to more o

he found neunaber fit to stand trial in the death of his 80- year-old mother esther neunaber. scott: locally, we'll have a pretty quiet wednesday with periods of sunshine and some rain/snow cloudy skies and breezy winds gusting nearar5 miles per hour. then on friday high pressure will build in and that sets us up for a warming trend this weekend! here's your extended forecast where we'll make it to the 60s on saturday before temperatures sink back down toward normal next week. >>> welelme back to "gma." u're looking at one of the tornadoes tearing through louisiana overnight. 27 reported across the gulf states. damaging hundreds of hopes in the deadliest outbreak this year and there are new warnings this morning. >>> also right now, look who joined us, michaelstrahan. yeah, donald trump cruises to victor in the nevada gop cacaucuses a hillary clinton and bernie sanders battle for the democrats' support in south carolina ahead of saturday's vote. >>> also this morning, the centers for disease control and prevention issuing a new health alert as they investigate a least 14 cases

neunaber. it'll happen monday afternoon at 1 - 30 in le mars. the bodies of esther (new - neighbor0 neunaber and her husband donald were found in their home out in the country near akron in july 20 - 14. died of natural causes... but esther had been killed by blunt force trauma. jonathan (new - neighbor) neunaber was arrested a few days later in wisconsin and charged with his mother's murder. 3 a northeast nebraska man is accused of murdering his wife over the weekend.police in o'neill nebraska have arrested 37 - year - old eduardo quintero on a charge of second degree murder.they say around 9 o'clock saturday night quintero and his wife... 37 - year - old guadalupe quintero were arguing when eduardo stabbed her multiple times before hurting himself.*he* was taken to a hospital in o'neill... then transferred to the nebraska medical center in omaha where he was arrested.he's being held on a 2 million dollar cash bond. 3 students at an elementary school in morningside will get some specialized lessons starting this fall.spalding park elementary school will become siou

her body was found along with the body of (new - neighbor)'s neunaber's father in july of 20 - 14. an autopsy found esther (new - neighbor) neunaber died of blunt - force trauma to the head... donald (new - neighbor) neunaber died of natural causes. jonathan (new - neighbor) neunaber was arrested in wisconsin two days after the bodies were found and charged with murder. 3 3 we're seeing some criticism now of how the caucuses played out monday night. a lot of'em are focused on issues at democratic precincts in central iowa where hillary clinton was accused of voter fraud after dozens of voters vanished.yesterday... though... a *possible* issue was reported on the *republican* side at a caucus location in northwest iowa. this video shows attendees at a caucus event at dordt college... we're hearing voting started *before* the caucuses began at 7... that's against republican party rules. this happened after a professor who was selected to lead the caucus dordt students informing them of the option. there are also reports of early voting happening in orange city and hull. sioux county republican party chair m

jonathan neunaber pleading not guilty to first degree murder in the 2014 death of his 80-year-old mother esther at her home in akron, iowa. the trial is expected to begin may 10th. a man's body is found after a suspicioussfire in central iowa. fire crews responding to the home early this morning in nevada the victim is identified as 36- year-old adam blazek. the home also suffering severe damage -- in what crews are calling a suspicious fire. decision 2016 coverage -- bernie sanders clashing tonight in the first head-to-head democratic debate of the 2016 election. the university of new hamprhsire after martin o'malll dropped out t n caucus night. the big theme of the night - healthcare -- on which the two (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "the republicans want to repeat the affordabe care act. i want to improve it. i want to build on t, get the wants us to start all over again." (hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate): "let's make the everybody." bernie sanders however with some other ideas on healthcare during tonight's debate. (bernie sanders/ (d) presidential candidate): "