des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder, because the night of her death, yahia called police to his douglas avenue apartment, claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. police say he staged an elaborate crime scene all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand. detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeley's home earlier that night not only because of his bloody hand but also because they knew him so well. >> given his criminal history he is a longtime well known violent offender, both with the burglaries and some robberies. we can speculate he went there to commit one of those crimes. mark: police tell me this afternoon that with the only suspect now dead the mcneeley , murder case is closed. steve: urbandale police say they have found a teenager they wanted in connection with the yahia's death. investigators issued a material witness warrant for 17-year-old kiara olson last wednesday. olson turned herself in to police and has been questioned. stacey: des moines police found a stabbing victim outside a convenie

almost three weeks after it's believed he killed mcneeley. neighbor 02:02:40 it's just a horrible thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 the 71 year old lived with her sister...who is disabled. police dont know of any connection between mcneeley and her killer. police 09:00:45 we don't know why he targeted that house. it's really anybody's guess

is accused of breaking into norma jean mcneeleys home on january 24th. the 71 year old was brutally stabbed to death. police say yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be the victim of a crime. 09:03:34 he had , we know now, through the course of the homicide , had sustained a serious laceration to his hand. he went to the hospital with a fabricated story of a home invasion 45 mcneeley was killed at her home victim of a random robbery. investigators found a bloody scene inside. they collected samples from the away from the crime scene. then, they waited for the d-c-i crime lab to come back with the results. tests confirmed a d-n-a matched a known violent offender. police say yahias death basically closes the murder investigation.. which comes as a relief to some neighbors. thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 norma jean mcneeley lived with her sister who is disabled. she was upstairs at the time of the murder and heard her sister being attacked, but could

almost three weeks after it's believed he killed mcneeley. neighbor 02:02:40 it's just a horrible thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 the 71 year old lived with her sister...who is disabled. police dont know of any connection between mcneeley and her killer. police 09:00:45 we don't know why he targeted that house. it's really anybody's guess may provide a motive. his arrest record includes assaults, break-ins and robberies....the kind of person law enforcement wants off the streets. police 09:04:59 when we get into the business and think about putting away bad guys. this is the guy that we're thinking about. this guy was a known violent offender. police say yahia acted alone.. when he broke into mcneeley's home and stabbed her death. so his death all but closes the murder investigation. neigbhor 02:02:15 it would sure ease my mind if he was the guilty party the night of the murder, yahia showed up at the hospital with a serious cut on his hand. he told o

urbandale police just last weekend - to the gruesome, stabbing murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley here at her home behind me. in the early hours of january 24th- 71 year old norma jean mcneeley was found stabbed to death in her des moines home. blood trials and footprints led police outside, down the street, then disappeared. "well over 100 pieces of forensic evidence, muhc of it was blood evidence" that same day- des moines police say ali yahia showed up at lutheran hospital, suffering from a severe cut on his hand. police say instead of confessing to the murder, he told them a fabricated story about being the target of a violent home invasion. "what he was telling us, matched the evidence of that house the next day, police found survielleance video from a nearby business- showing a car yahia was known to drive- leaving a parking lot near mcneeleys house. that led detectives to a second pool of blood and more footprints. here to dci's crime lab- where we got an inside look. the blood was entered into their combined dna indexing system. a place where all felons and crime scene dna

in january police found the body of 71-year-old norma mcneeley with her sister on pioneer road . some of the blood evidence at the scene was processed and the dna results matched yahia . mcneeley's death is essentially now closed her killer dead himself. >> the circumstances of how this case closed are definitely unique and rare. mark: des moines detectives actually had yahia on their radar within hours of mcneeley's murder because that same night after police believe he killed the woman in her home he called police to come to his douglas avenue apartment claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. >> we investigated that. he staged a pretty well thought out elaborate crime scene. mark: police found a pool of blood on his floor splattered on the wall all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand that required treatment at the hospital. that night detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeley's home earlier that night, not only because of his bloody hand, but also because they knew him so well. >> given his criminal history, offender both with burg

mcneeley was found inside her home on pioneer road in january. on monday police announced the dna at the scene of the murder matched that of ali yahia. yahia was shot and killed police as they were responding , to a report of drug activity at the holiday inn on merle hay road. des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder. that night he called police to his douglas avenue apartment claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. des moines police say they were immediately suspicious that he had been at mcneeley's home. the city of des moines is cracking down on daycares this morning. daycare providers in des moines are just learning of a 33-year-old city ordinance that limits the number of children they can have in their homes. state law allows up to 12 children the city only allows six. the des moines city manager says the ordinance to have only six children in a home is only enforced if a complaint is made. but one complaint is now forcing the city to look at nearly 500 day care operations. the city council

police say the murder of mcneeley started as a random robbery. a clive hunter has cleared his name in court.. 'i think the verdict that was handed down today is a victory not only for my family and i but also for all the hunters in the state of iowa because i think its been a landmark decision.' joe franz was accused of poaching a deer on his own property back in november... the d-n-r said he used bait to lure his prize buck.... but franz claimed the mineral licks were from the land's previous owners, and he notified the dnr of it before hunting. friday, a judge decided to clear him of hunting over bait charges. that's the first time someone this type of case against the dnr. now republican lawmakers are looking at ways to avoid another situation like this, by making baiting laws less general. waukee students will soon start their day a little differently... last night the school board decided to require all high school students to begin their day with the pledge of allegiance. the issue was brought up by a parent who questioned why the requireme

detectives actually had yahia on their radar within hours of mcneeley's murder because that same night, after police believe he killed the woman in her home yahia called police to come to his douglas avenue apartment, claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. >> we investigated back. he staged a pretty well-thought out, elaborate crime scene. mark: police found a pool of blood on his floor, splattered on the wall. all to aparently justify a large knifewound on his left hand that required treatment at the hospital that -- the hospital. detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeley's home earlier that night, not only because of yahia's bloody hand but also because they knew him so well. >> given his criminal history, he is a longtime well known offender both with burglaries or robberies, we can speculate he went there to commit one of mark: prosecutors don't know why yahia picked mcneeley's home. they can't find any evidence they knew each other and likely now will likely never know. stacey: urbandale police say a material witness in that officer-involved shooting has t

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

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

police say the murder of mcneeley started as a random robbery. a clive hunter has cleared his name in court.. 'i think the verdict that was handed down today is a victory not only for my family and i but also for all the hunters in the state of iowa because i think its been a landmark decision.' joe franz was accused of poaching a deer on his own back in november... the d-n-r said he used bait to lure his prize buck.... but franz claimed the mineral licks were from the land's previous owners, and he notified the dnr of it before hunting. friday, a judge decided to clear him of hunting over bait charges. that's the first time someone has won this type of case against the dnr. now republican lawmakers are looking at ways to avoid another situation like this, by making baiting laws less general. potholes are the cause of headaches for many drivers... but luckily, it is officially the metro... josh nguyen joins us now live to tell us how construction workers aren't the only ones who can help make our ride to work smoother. waukee students will soon s

detectives say yahia is the only suspect in the mcneeley homicide case. an iowa man is behind barssfter using counterfeit money. police say this man is accused of using counterfeit bills at a number of places since august. he would use the fake money and give the bills to others - then run away when confronted about it. he's charged with eight counts forgery and other crimes. des moines officials are re- examining a little- used city rule that could eliminate nearly two thousand home day cares. the city rule limits home day cares to@six children - however, if city officials enforce the current six-child limit, about 1,800 of the approved 4,700 home day care slots in des moines will be eliminated. everyone is safe following an overnight fire in iowa city. firefighters went to 11 arthur street just after two- thirty this morning they saw fire coming from a second story window. everyone got out of the apartment on their own -- they're now being helped by the red cross. the fire caused about 10-thousand dollars in damage. the cause is still being investigated

police say the search for a des moines murderer is over this morning... 71-year old norma jean mcneeley was found beaten and stabbed to death inside her home last month. the search for her killer ended yesterday, when police matched blood at the crime scene to ali yahia. yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale officers earlier this month. they say before that, yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be a crime victim himself. 09:03:34 he had , we know now, through the course of the homicide , had sustained a serious laceration to his hand. he went to the fabricated story of a home invasion 45 police say the mcneeley's murder started as a random robbery. yahia's record shows a long history of theft.... he was charged in 2014. a piece of iowa history is at risk of being destroyed this morning... the wagon wheel bridge near logans port. tons and tons of ice flowing down the des moines river have actually bent the bridge in several places. authorities say they're now watching an ice jam in fort dodge... they say if it were to break loose, the bridge ma

last month, authorities found 71 year old norma jean mcneeley violently murdered. investigators now say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahi to the crime. yahi was shot and killed by urbandale police just over a week inn. police strongly believe him to be possible suspect. elias: know before you walk out the door... elias: today, the obama administration will present a plan to shut down the president has long-vowed to close the prison facility. congress has opposed previous plans to shut gitmo down. the current proposal involves transferring most of the detainees to other countries. those too held in the u-s. sabrina: number four... in flint, michigan, eight-thousand lead pipes are present in the city's water system. now that officials have an idea of the extent of lead pipes, the process now begins in removing them. finding the problem pipes has been difficult, as researchers had to comb through decades old city records that didn't clearly identify which pipes were lead. elias: and finally in the top five... elias: a date has now been set for a final decision on the

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

they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley before he was on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " sabrina: yahia is the only possible local five reached out to urbandale police to see if this impacts their investigation... they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. three officers remain on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. elias: new this morning...a date has been set for a decision on the bakken pipeline by iowa officials.. elias: after months of public hearings and researching the project, the iowa utilities board has set a date for giving their final decision. iowa is the only remaining state that hasn't given approval on the pipeline, which would connect north dakota to pipeline, which would connect north dakota to illinois....passing diagonally across the hawkeye state. the iowa utilities board will meet either on march 9th or

they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " stephanie: strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. they're not sure why he killed mc-neely, but say it may have been a robbery. stephanie: now we did reach out to urbandale police to see if this will impact their investigation into the officer- involved shooting where yahia was killed. they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. these three officers are all on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. jack: in national headlines, america gets its first good look at the kalamazoo shooter. jack: jason dalton is charged with murder after a shooting rampage in kalamazoo that killed six people and injured two. police say the 45 year old opened fire in the parking lot of an apartment complex saturday night. he's a

is accused of breaking into norma jean mcneeleys home on january 24th. she was brutally stabbed to death. police say yahia tried to cover be the victim of a crime. investigators found a bloody scene inside. they collected samples from the home and followed a bloody trail away from the crime scene. tests confirmed that d-n-a matched a known violent offender. police say yahias death basically closes the murder investigation.. which comes as a relief to some neighbors. 02:02:40 it's just a horrible thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they were just so vulnerable and the crime was just so atrocious 52 norma jean mcneeley lived with her sister who is disabled. the murder and heard her sister being time. a des moines woman is accused of fire. 47 year old amy thornton is charged with "attempted murder" and "willful injury." police say she lit the man on fire while they were arguing originally claimed it expected to recover. thornton remains in the polk county jail on a 110 thousand dollar bond. jury selection is underway for a his wife. inv

they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. .. "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " lucas: police say they strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. local five urbandale police to see if this impacts their investigation... they told us they hope this new evidence brings closure to the mcneely family, but didn't mention their investigation. three officers remain on leave right now while that shooting is investigated. lucas: it may just be a matter of months until des moines police have body cams.. lucas: after more than a year of planning, the chief says they're taking an aggressive approach to have them quickly. they've already purchased a server to hold the video files, and have also developed a lengthy policy with rules and regulations. and now the department has set a goal date of this june to have the cameras in place. the equipment will cost more than a million dollars,

officers found the body of norma mcneeley inside her home on january 24th. urbandale police shot a man in a later. detectives say that man is the only suspect in the mcneeley homicide case. a lifetime deal -- does not last. a 97-year-old woman is being evicted from a home she's lived in for more than six decades. marie has lived in this california house for 63 years. could stay in the home for the rest of her life. but now the new landlord is kicking her out... "no, i love this old house. look at all this nice stuff." the new landlord says they were "unaware" of the lifetime agreement. a farmer's nightmare becomes very real. a sinkhole opens up right in the middle of a field. authorities say beneath the surface in texas -- is a form of rock that can dissolve easily in fact -- a similar one popped up six years ago -- which is now about 20 feet wide. if you want a birds-eye view in iowa, you'll have to spend a little time in the classroom. every one -- so volunteers are being recruited... we want to get people outdoors, too many people are sitting in their liv

in january police found the body of 71-year-old norma mcneeley

norma jean mcneeley was found dead in her home on january 21st. police still aren't saying how the 71- year old died ... and no suspects have been named in the investigation. and des moines police also have no information in the investigation of the death of architect kirk blunck. the 62-year old was found dead in the "teachout building" last month. earlier this week two potential witnesses to his death were interviewed. his death is being called suspicious ... but isn't being classified as a homicide. we learned today that a father and son died while ice fishing in southern iowa over the weekend. it happened on little river lake near leon in decatur county. the sheriff's office there says 63-year old david adair and his joe fell through the ice while fishing on sunday. rescue teams were not able to safely venture onto the ice and had to wait for boats to arrive. by that time it was too late to save them. the sheriff's office says both men were familiar with the lake and had ice fished there many times. and then there were nine. today two more rep

matched yahisa's blood with evidence found at a murder scene from last month. 71-year-old norma jean mcneeley was found dead at a home on pioneer road on january 24th. the des moines register reportrtyahisa is thehe only suspect in her m mrder. two people face charges after a weapon and drug raid at a waterloo home. a police tactical unit served a search warrant at home at 720 west 9th street yesterday. officers found marijuana packaged for sale inside the house. 19-year-old keyon garner faces several charges including marijuana possession and intent to deliver. a minor was also charged conspiracy to possess marijuana and intent to delivery. police did not release his name or age. one person is in jail for arson after a shed fire in cedar rapids. police and fire crews responded to 314 30th street drive se just after midnight for a report of a shed fire. no one was hurt. fire and police arrested richard alatalo for arson and public intoxication. officers found him shortly after the fire started. alatalo was arrested for arson last october. a high-profile trial is underway in decorah for a man

last month, authorities found 71 year old norma jean mcneeley murdered. investigators now say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahi to the crime. yahi was shot and killed by urbandale police just over a week ago at a holiday inn. police strongly believe him to be the only possible suspect. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: >>> welcome back to "gma" and that is something you cannot see very often. a rhino on safari at the ngongoro crater in tanzania. well. amy is there this morning all morning long. we've gotameras all acrosss that crater for the great migration and we're going to bring you more in discuss a little bit. >> we'll talk to amy in just a bit. >>> also right now donald trump with the harsht words yet for ted cruz accusing his campan of spreading lies as ready. >>> camille cosby responding to questions abo her husband during a seven-hour deposition. march. moment. back to amy and her crew on safari in africa. how is itt going, amy? you are seeing live exactly what

police say the search for a des moines murderer is over this morning. 71-year old norma jean mcneeley was found beaten and stabbed to death inside her home last month. the search for her killer ended yesterday, when police matched blood at the crime scene to ali yahia. yahia is the same man who was killed in a shoot-out with urbandale officers earlier this month. they say before that, yahia tried to cover up the murder by pretending to be a crime victim himself. a clive hunter has cleared his name in court.. joe franz was accused of poaching a deer on his own property back in november... the d-n-r prize buck.... but franz claimed the mineral licks were from the land's previous owners, and he notified the dnr of it before hunting. friday, a judge decided to clear him >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here is willie geist. >> good morning. in just a moment president obama will make a statement from the roosevelt room at the white house. we expect him to put forth a plan for closing the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. this is something the president has vowed to do since