kcci's mark tauscheck is live at des moines police headquarters to explain how the police made the connection. mark: today we learned the man , who police say killed mcneeley is dead, and he actually called police the night he killed her. it is a bizarre situation but , the bottom line is des moines police say they have solved the murder case. des moines police say dna evidence has linked the deceased ali yahia to the death of 71-year-old norma mcneeley. the scene matched yahia, who, 9 days ago, was shot and killed by police who were responding to a report of drug activity at this urbandale hotel. des moines detectives say yahia was a suspect within hours of mcneeley's murder, because the night of her death, yahia called police to his douglas avenue apartment, claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. police say he staged an elaborate crime scene all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand. detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeley's home earlier that night not only because of his bloody hand but also because they knew him so well. >> given his crimina

des moines police have arrested man on fire... moines is now facing charges of attempted murder and willful reports it happened saturday at a home in street. police found a man with burns... he claims it was thornton who lit him on fire. the two were apparently engaged. she is now in custody at the polk county jail. this weekend, there is potential of flooding because of ice jams... several jams were reported overnight along the des moines river basin including near fort dodge and fraser. river rises of 3 to 4 feet have occurred behind these jams and...they can lead to flash flooding of low lying areas. the jams are expected to move south down the des moines racoon river are near flood stage in des moines. slowing snow melt should slow further runoff... stopping major problems. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... meteorologist joins us now... ad lib wx quick today's weather will be relatively quiet. we will have a mix of clouds and sun and temperatures will reach the mid 40s this afternoon. winds will shift to the

eric: the des moines police department wants every uniformed officer equipped with a body camera by june. but at more than a million -- but more than $1 million do des moines residents think its worth the cost? kcci's marcus mcintosh shows us where the money is coming from. des moines police will capture of its interaction with the public. its 270 some uniformed officers are expected to be equipped with body cameras. >> our organization from top to bottom, newest officers to some of the oldest, they all support idea. live and work in des moines and learned their opinions of police are mostly positive but for some different reasons. from getting to the truth. so they will say anything to get out of being a criminal so it's a good idea to protection. -- a good idea. marcus: to protection. >> i'm for it. i think it protects everybody. having cameras on police protects me as a citizen. i think it protects everybody it protects innocent people. marcus: to an unbiased view on any encounter between the police and the public. >> it is like a third eye on the street you know. you have your witnes

des moines police are busy investigating two deadly fires this morning. the latest happened just before seven last night in the 27- hundred block of 61st street. while firefighters worked to put out the flames, they discovered a body of a man inside. police have yet to release the victim's name.. and are still investigating what des moines police say they struggled to save a man involved in a different deadly fire earlier in the morning. officers responded to a disturbance call at this home just after midnight yesterday. as they approached the home... they could see flames inside... and attempted to get 48-year old neil johnston out. instead they say he fought back... even pulling a gun on his rescuers. johnston died in the fire. investigators say he started the fire.. but are still trying to determine why. the bondurant-farrar school district says it needs more space for the growing student population. and people who live there are willing to open their wallets to help out. "for them to be assured they have a spot, a desk and correct science labs, instru

emmy: des moines police following this double murder all the way back since november. last night, police were finally able to interview their top suspect, 47-year-old barney frank in -- free again. -- barney fraaken. he is recovering from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. fraaken now faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife amy and their 16-year-old daughter amber. they were shot and killed inside their home on hull avenue after a reported domestic dispute. fraaken's step-son says amy had planned to leave her husband shortly before her death. barney fraaken is now being held inside the polk county jail. we want you to stick with kcci on air and online for the latest on this case. we -- he may make an initial appearance today and court. eric: testimony continues today in the murder trial of alex fazzino. fazzino is accused of killing on wednesday, prosecutors called police and paramedics to testify. one officer who responded to the fazzino home the night of emily's death told jurors alex would start sobbing when someone new arrived or called. return

des moines police say he's violent and warn not to approach him. if you have any information of caswell's where-a-bouts, call des moines police at the number on your screen. jack: how about these two people invlved in a fraud investigation -- have you seen them? des moines police say they used a cloned credit card at stores in merle hay mall on january 7th. the victim lost more than 3- thousand dollars. call des moines police if you know anything, at the number on your screen. jack/1shot: coming up on local 5 news at five... it's an old- fashioned big ten showdown. iowa travels to historic "assembly hall" to take on indiana. jack: but next... square off in tonight's democratic debate. "you're watching local 5 news at 5 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack/otsl: the democratic presidental hopefuls are hunkered down preparing for tonight's debate in wisconsin. meanwhile, the republican candidates are hitting the trail hard in south carolna, wh

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todd: des moines police release new details in a late night shooting. it happened around 10:30 last night at 1422 east 17th court. 22-year-old dustin lee curtis of des moines told police he was visiting his child and girlfriend. he walked outside to his car and heard a pop sound, then felt pain in his stomach. police say the incident is suspicious and believe curtis' wound may be self inflicted to gain sympathy from his girlfriend. the case remains under investigation. stacey: right now two inmates , are missing from the newton correctional release center. the iowa corrections department says michael amodeo and jessy foley weren't present at inmate counts saturday night. amodeo is serving a 10 year drug sentence. foley is serving a 27 year prison term. in johnston, police have

sabrina: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because last weekend yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at crime. 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

moines police chief: and a county to be on the radar for national events. in less than two months, we're going to have the ncaas here." will cost about $220- from the city, county and others. local restaurants and bars had invested in security in the past, but now local hotels and residences are on board as well. christine hensley, city council: "i think that's what makes des moines so unique is the fact that you have all these stakeholders and partners coming together to address this issue." jacob peklo, reporting: "the nine cameras will be rather obvious to anyone who's downtown. authorities say the effect is not meant to be like big brother, but to promote a higher level of safety all around. in des moines, jacob peklo, local five news. we are iowa." stephanie: and this weekend on local 5 we'll tell you why a local electronic company made a big donation to this project. jack: new charges in a crash that killed two and severely injured two last august it happened when an r-v hauling a trailer ran the stop sign at the intersection of g-76 and highway 69 in

a des moines police officer spots a car driven by this man, 25 year old austin allen. parizek 12:02:20 the car didn't have any license plates on it. the driver's behavior was somewhat suspicious in a residential neighborhood . it almost seemed like he was trying to avoid the police officer just as the officer flipped on his lights, the driver took off and the chase was on... with speeds reaching almost 80 miles an hour down southwest 14th. as the suspect veered off onto casady drive..he lost control and came to a stop. parizek 12:02:48 the officer got out of his car to begin the arrest process, the suspect suddenly put the car back in gear, drove directly at the officer. the officer was concerned that his life was in danger and he fired three rounds 00 officer christopher brockerts three but he wasn't hurt and neither was the officer. jerri 13:44:41 i don't know what time in the morning that was and i did not wake up 44 but the gunfire did wake up jerri faulkner's husband. jerri 13:44:45 he just said either a boom or gunshot or something police say allen still wasnt do

two men are now in custody after leading des moines police on two separate chases overnight... the two happened just minutes apart. the first... on des moines east side... reached speeds of 100 mph on the interstate. it ended at e 21st and university with a crash. just minutes later... a chase began on des moines' west side. this ended when the driver got out and started running. officers caught up to the man just a short while later in a garage. people in eagle grove are responding this morning to news of an apparent shoot-out. sandy 13:26:39 this is a small town. everybody gets along. everybody knows everybody. i was really surprised. 50 it happened in front of this apartment building around eight night. police say two people were shot... one they're calling the victim.. the other the suspect. investigators are not saying if the two shot each other.. or if one shot the other and himself. police say neither person is from eagle grove, both are now hospitalized in des moines in critical condition. the iowa supreme court is taking up the case of a former rock star... former slipk

des moines police dead following an overnight fire. firefighters responded to the home of 25-hundred 59th street just before 1 a-m. that's where channel 13's josh nguyen joins us live now. fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldn't come out, they had to get back. fire started responding... fire fighters encompassed the meanwhile, investigators are trying to find the cause of a deadly house fire in marion county... police responded to this home after 11-o'clock sunday night... they say the fire injured 79-year old ronald henning... but he made it outside. the first two sheriff's deputies on scene tried using a fire extinguisher to reach his wife... but heavy flames once firefighters put it out, they recovered the body of 77-year old patricia henning. 'anytime there is a loss my sympathies go out to the family on losing a loved one and the family needs to know that the fire departments my deputies who arrived on the scene did everyt

police wake up a des moines neighborhood with gunfire. we're live at the scene this morning to tell you what happened... and whether anyone was hurt. it's wednesday february 10th. i-235 @ guthrie i-235 @ mlk first on 13... police woke up a des moines neighborhood with an officer-involved shooting overnight.... they say it started around 2-30 this morning when a traffic stop, turned into a chase. it came to an end indianola road. that's where we find channel 13's josh nguyen this morning. the results are piling in this primary vote. new hampshire's primary has yet to be called officially, but the winners are clear. here's a look at where things stand now... with about 90 percent of locations reporting. vermont senator bernie sanders has already been declared the democratic winner... the race wasn't even close. sanders pulls ahead of clinton by 22-points. no doubt on the republican side either.. donald trump soars above all others with 35 percent. behind him, ohio governor john kasich -- who finished eighth here in iowa. ted cruz finishs wit

moines. what we know so far from police. jam time... warm temps could pose a threat to central iowans today. we'll tell you where ice issues already have waters rising this morning. bee business... some all-important spring workers are in jeopardy here in iowa. hear how people in the metro are getting ready to bring back the bees.. before gardening season hits. and why if they don't, it could mean big bucks for all of us. it's monday, february 22nd. first on 13... we're following a developing story on des moines' south side this morning. des moines police are now investigating an overnight stabbing there... it happened just before 2:30 ... a person who had been stabbed showed up to the quiktrip on se 14th... just minutes later, police tracked down a vehicle they believe belongs to the suspect... that was at southeast 13 and thorton near the dunkin donuts. police aren't saying whether an arrest was made or what charges they'll face. the victim was sent to an area hospital. no word on their condition this a series of delays is over this m

police say he's believed to be living in the des moines area. anyone with information on his whereabouts are encouraged to contact hamilton county crime stoppers at the number on your screen, 515-832-8437. and urbandale police are trying to track down a teenager 17-year-old kiara olson. , officials believe she has information in saturday's deadly officer-involved shooting at the holiday inn on merle hay road. with police. officers were called to the hotel on reports of a drug deal. a bill that would increase iowa's interstate speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour is being debated this week at the iowa state house. state lawmakers passed the speed limit bill through the first sub-committee in the iowa house on tuesday. representative gary worthan says the dot has told him that the average speed people drive on iowa interstates is already 72 miles an hour, so increasing the limit to 75 isn't a huge change. the dot officials say they do not support raising the limit, fearing it would cause an increase in the number of traffic deaths. we asked wha

west des moines police are investigation, but it doesn't look like any traffic laws were broken. a man is now being questioned in relation to the death of a prominent following the death of kirk blunck police have released a photo of a man and woman that were in the area at the time... and the couple has since come forward...and now the man is being questioned blunck's body was found on january 24th...at the bottom of a stairwell in the teachout building located in the east village. the hundreds of journalists in town covering the caucuses are scrambling to find a way back home this morning... "yeah, i'm a little nervous but my flight hasn't been canceled yet." luckily for that writer from new orleans, his flight was able to take off before the snow hit. only a handful of cancellations were reported at the des moines international airport. airport officials say they were prepared for the weather because extra staff was already scheduled to help handle the caucus crowd. they will continue to monitor the weather, but they hope it doesn't get any colder. "ice, would be the worst decr

a des moines police officer spots a car driven by this man, 25 year old austin allen. parizek 12:02:20 the car didn't have any was somewhat suspicious in a residential neighborhood . it almost seemed like he was trying to avoid the police officer just as the officer flipped on his lights, the driver took off and the chase was on... with speeds reaching almost 80 miles an hour down southwest 14th. as the suspect veered off onto casady drive..he lost control came to a stop. parizek 12:02:48 the officer got out of his car to begin the arrest process, the suspect suddenly put the car back in gear, drove directly at the officer. the officer was concerned that his life was in danger and he fired three rounds 00 officer christopher brockerts three rounds hit the stolen car allen was driving. but he wasn't hurt and neither was the officer. jerri 13:44:41 i don't know what time in the morning that was and i did not wake up 44 but the gunfire did wake up jerri faulkner's husband. jerri 13:44:45 he just said either a boom or gunshot or something police say allen still wasnt done

des moines police say someone was shot near a southside elementary school last night. what detectives know so far about what happened. summer job... why the city of des moines is already hiring for the warmer months... and who they say should apply. it's wednesday, february 24th. first on 13... results are still morning from nevada. results are nearly counted at this clear winner. donald trump easily tops the field with 46 percent. in third, iowa's caucus pick -- ted cruz. he comes in just under rubio, with 21 percent. then ben carson and john kasich at a distant fourth and fifth. here in iowa, trump's name is making waves in an unlikely setting... high school basketball games... fans at monday night's dallas center game started chanting the politician's name at the opposing team -- perry. players say it was to target several latino team members... they say talk surrounding trump's alleged disdain for illegal immigrants was the fire behind it all. "things like trump, trump, trump, trying to intimidate us with the things mr. trump has said that he's going to do with immi

two men face attempted burglary charges after leading des moines police on an overnight high speed chase. it started around midnight after police responded to an attempted home invasion in the 600 block of park. police eventually put down stop sticks and the car spun out in a ditch at 63rd and park. officers arrested the two men in a the driver also faces a charge of a felon in possession of a firearm. a new hospice program is providing care to all types of people nearing the end of life.... even those behind prison walls and still paying for their crimes. channel 13's sonya heitshusen has more on the program comforting men who say they don't deserve it. a cold, winter sun is trying to press through the clouds over the iowa medical and classification center... while the wires and fence contain those inside. when george menter was young... he broke the wildest horses and drove the fastest stock cars. these days, his body is frail... his hands unsteady . david freeman is georges roommate. he was also his cellmate at a prison in clarinda. both were diagnosed with cancer last year. they were

moines. what we know so far from police. jam time... warm temps could pose a threat to central iowans today. we'll tell you where ice issues already have waters rising this morning. bee business... some in jeopardy here in iowa. hear how people in the metro are getting ready to bring back the bees.. before gardening season hits. and why if they don't, it could it's monday, february 22nd. today in iowa starts now. i-235 @ 7th street i-80/35 @

police have identified the man hit and killed by a car in west des moines... it happened in the seven thousand block of ashworth road on monday. police say the victim is 69 year old richard carstensen. the driver hasn't been ticketed. police don't believe he violated any traffic laws, but they're continuing to investigate. officials are at odds over how to improve safety on iowa's rural roads... it's on the heels of a spike in severe crashes at uncontrolled intersections. contrary to popular belief, engineers say installing more stop or yield signs isn't the answer. they claim it's because it can cause drivers to ignore critical signage where it's essential. a 2005 iowa state study found no difference between safety at intersections. sometimes the only way to stay safe on four wheels... is to park them. last night i went home and got halfway up the hill in the country, and had to leave it there. gary green says, as an iowan, driving in the snow and ice is nothing new. but he says last night was a first... green abandoned his truck minutes from his home in stanh

fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldn't come out, they had to get back. fire started responding... fire fighters encompassed the

stephanie: we're learning more today about a west des moines pedestrian death. police identified the victim today as 69 year old richard carstensen he was killed, hit by a truck crossing ashworth road in front of a caucus site on monday night. there is not a crosswalk in this area, and police say no traffic laws the driver who hit carstensen. jack/lam: on the campaign trail today, they're dropping like flies! rand paul and rick santorum both suspended their presidential bids. and some nasty allegations are flying against the winner of the iowa caucuses: ted cruz. today- donald trump- once again on the attack- tweeting- (gfx tweet) ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. (gfx tweet)..calling for a "new election" in iowa after the cruz campaign sent out this e-mail to supporters- falsely suggesting doctor ben carson was leaving the race. trump telling boston herald radio - he plans to file an official complaint. sot "its fraud..when you think of it and he picked up a lot of those votes and that's why the polls were wrong." cruz- responding - sot: it seems his reaction to

what police found on the scene all next on >> you are watching kcci 8 news. waking up to overnight news. a man stabbed in des moines. what police found at the scene. chilling details. he picked up passengers during his shooting spree. customers of an uber driver in michigan reveal the suspect's behavior. this weekend's presidential among the gop candidates. what could happen this week this good morning everyone and i'm eric hanson. elizabeth: im elizabeth klinge. after a pretty nice weekend, headed for a quiet week, weather-wise here it -- weather-wise. metinka: nothing to concern you for your morning drive. 33 now. we are waking up to clouds. no-fault in the city. -- no-fault in the city. those kiddos are going to need to bundle up with coats. temps around 39 to 40 degrees. right where temperatures should be. looking pretty quiet in pretty cool. elizabeth: new stories this morning, des moines police are investigating an overnight stabbing. officers were called to the quik trip on southeast 14th around 2:30 this morning. that's where they found the right now we haven't heard any information on the extent of his inj

west des moines police have finally made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run case . early in the morning of august 23rd of last year, daulton holly was hit andd killed while walking along raccoon river drive when he was and killed. after months of forensic testing police positively identified the vehicle that hit him ... and now have arrested the driver of that yesterday 37-year old ronald hauser of van meter surrounded to police. he is charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death and o-w-i. police say the wait was worth it to ensure they had the right man. 30:36 a long investigation, a lot of detail to it, a lot of forensic evidence that the iowa dci lab assisted with 30:48 and

his latest work, "we fight" collaborated with local schools and the des moines police department, as a way to promote unity. will keeps, des moines artist: "i'm ready to start saying these names of all the bad cops, the bad blacks, the bad whites, the bad whoever. i'm done with people saying everybody." natural sound from video: "show that you're good." keeps' "wake up iowa" video caught the attention of the police chief: "this seemed like an interesting way to further that outreach, and will's heart is in the right place and obviously, he's very very talented." keeps says he met wingert about five years ago, when their daughters played sports together. and after a five minute acting crash course, wingert was ready to help his old friend. dana wingert, police chief: "it's sad, it's tragic, it's pointless, and it has lasting impact on communities and families and that's kind of the message in the video." and as he looks back on who he was, keeps wants his story to show others it can get better. will keeps, artist: "you can come up out of anything. if i can do it, you could do it." jaco

elias: west des moines police have made an arrest in a hit and run case from august of last year... that's when the body of 21-year- old daulton holly from tennessee was discovered on raccoon river drive. 37 year-old ronald hauser from van meter turned himself in to police...and faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and o-w-i. sabrina: and finally in the top five... sabrina: during the last day of his trip to mexico, pope francis held mass in the border city of juarez. the pointiff began by praying and giving blessing at the american border, where a group of migrants living in the u-s had gathered to be part of the event. pope francis called the forced migration of immigrants a humanitarian crisis. elias: new this morning, some residents in offensive images allegedly created by the town's top cop. elias: an investigation by the mayor's office found racist and pornographic pictures from police chief john emswiler were transmitted to a shared city computer drive. the denison city attorney confirmed the lewd images were created on emswiler's private compu

police linked him to the crime scene... it's first on 13. the brutal stabbing of norma jean mcneeley was des moines' first homicide of 20-16. police were waiting for a break in the case... and forensic evidence provided just that. des moines police say they know in the early morning hours on january 24th violently inside the home. there was a lot of blood inside 23 that bloody crime scene helped investigator solve her murder. they collected samples from inside the home... and followed a blood trail leading away from where mcneeley was killed. the d-c-i crime lab tested them and a d-n-a match led investigators to this man... police 08:57:32 that match came back to a man by the name of ali yahia- who is a known violent offender . he's the same man.. urbandale police shot and killed on february 13th... at the holiday inn. officers responding to a drug complaint say yahia pulled out a gun and started shooting. they returned fire..killing him... almost three weeks after it's believed he killed mcneeley. neighbor 02:02:40 it's just a horrible thing and it would be horrible to happen to anybody, but they

okay this afternoon after shooting at a suspect driving towards him.the des moines police department says just before 2-30 this morning, a man lost control of his okay this afternoon after shooting at a suspect driving towards him. des moines police department says just before 2:30 am a man lost control of his vehicle and came to a stop while officers pursued. when an officer got out of his car, the suspect began driving at him. the officer fired his gun while the suspect drove away only to be captured later. police are not releasing any names but the suspect had several warrants. >>> a man now faces life in prison for helping his mother dustin jefferson of aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of kerry o'clair jefferson in 20-13. 13.prosecutors argued that ginger jefferson could not have acted alone and that dustin jefferson had his fe's blood on h h clothes.in iowa, aiding and abetting murder carries a life sentence. dustin jefferson will be sentenced in april.his mother is already serving life for in cedar rapids tonight... tonight...the eastern iowa heroin

police say the driver took off. they were pursuing this man, 25 year old austin allen. he was in a stolen car and wanted on felony warrants in kansas and west des moines. speeds reached around 80 miles an hour down southwest 14th. police say allen lost control and went off the road in the 19-hundred block of casady drive. when officer christopher brockert got out of his squad car to arrest him, allen is accused of driving right at him. that's when brockert fired three shots at the car.. 12:04:52 it was definitely a scary situation for him. he very easily could have died. the fact that he looks like it meets the standards of the law and our policy. his life was in danger and that's pretty clear cut 06 no one was hurt. police caught up with allen a short time later and he was arrested without incident. he's now in the polk county jail... facing assault with a weapon on peace officers, eluding, multiple theft charges, and robbery. a mother and her two children are homeless tonight after a fire destroyed their rural madison county rental home this morning. 'when she got up this morning, when the baby was ready to be fed she found it was burning all around

right now, des moines police are investigating an early morning stabbing. it happened around 2:30 this morning near the quik trip on southeast 14th. police reported that one man had been stabbed. we are not sure of the extent of his injuries but this morning, police did stop a possible suspect in the area. a michigan man will be arraigned today in connection with a seven-hour shooting spree saturday night that left six people dead. >> it's crazy to think that someone could have gone out and just done all these horrible things and came to work straight-faced, like he's just going to work doing his job. shaina: that's a passenger of uber driver jason dalton police -- dalton. police say he picked up passengers in between the shootings. eight people were shot at three different locations all at random. police say one of the survivors helped save the lives of several 12-year-old girl. >> he shot her once, and she was still running, and then he shot her again, and she fell, and she was asking, joi, help me. shaina: dalton, a married father of two, had no prior cri

the controversial group, return of kings, is canceling a metro meeting, after a warning from des moines police.. the group's leader is a blogger who has been described as "pro-rape". organizers were planning to meet in des moines and cedar rapids this week. police warned the community about the gathering and said they were monitoring the situation... a few hours later, the group announced the cancellation on it's website. senate democrats are working on a bill to repeal governor branstad's plan to privatize medicaid. gronstal 46:10 we gave it the benefit of the doubt, probably given them the benefit of the doubt for too to them in the first place, but here we are a year after they assured us they can make it work, and they are not even half way on they providers yet. that's just absurd. 46:25 senate study bill 30-81 would immediately terminate plans with the three private managed care companies... the switch was originally scheduled to take place on january first but federal officials say the state was not ready. the date was pushed back to march first. democrats say there are still too many p

des moines police have issued a safety alert about a group advocating violence against women. the group, "return of kings", is planning a meet up in des moines later this week. it was started by a blogger who has been described as "pro- rape". similar events are being planned all across the country. police say they're monitoring the 11:57:53 his comments that he's made in the past are obviously disturbing and disgusting. when you start advocating violence about anyone, you're definitely going to get our attention and it's something that we're going to continue to monitor 07 des moines police say this is the first time the group has tried to organize here. according its website, another meet up will take place in cedar rapids. it just snowed... but summer school was a topic of discussion at the state capitol today. the director of the department of education was joined by classroom teachers to talk about third grade literacy. iowa students who are not reading at their grade level by the spring of third grade will be required to repeat that grade. that initiative starts in 20-17.

des moines police are investigating a shooting that happened near an elementary school last night. police say they found 18 year-old darrius colton shot in the leg at 3141 southwest 7th street around eight thirty p-m. officers searched the area near park avenue elementary school to gather evidence. no arrests have been made. police believe there may be two suspects. neighbors told officers they heard at least three gunshots. another shooting around the same time took place in eastern iowa. cedar rapids police say it happened at the cedar valley townhouses on j street southwest around 9-30 last night. kwwl says a 25 year old victim from chicago was found dead on and a 21 year old was found shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital. police have not arrested any suspects at this time. the testimony for a boone man accused of killing his wife continues this afternoon. alexander fazzino is charged with first degree murder for his wife's death. his wife, emily fazzino was found dead in the couples bathroom floor four years ago. both sides say that his wife did struggle with addiction

mollie: every uniformed des moines police officer will soon be wearing body cameras. chief dana wingert says he wants to see the cameras in place by this june. the body camera system will cost around 1.4 million dollars. some of the money will come from donors the rest from department budgets. mollie: the uber driver accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in kalamazoo michigan over the weekend is expected to be arraigned this afternoon as investigators look for a motive. police say 45-year-old jason dalton shot 8 people at three different locations, killing six. kenneth craig reports from the county courthouse in kalamazoo. kenneth: investigators say 45-year-old jason dalton picked his victims at random, killing six people and seriously reentering two others. the uber driver began a shooting and then killed a 17-year-old and his father at a car dealership and then gunned down four women at a cracker barrel. surveillance video led to his arrest early sunday morning. he is a former insurance adjuster and father of two being arraigned here at the county courthouse m

stephanie: police inching body cameras. the des moines been talking about purchasing body cameras for more than a year. now the chief says they're taking an aggressive approach to have them as soon as this summer. local 5's claire powell has more. claire: body cameras are a hot topic that police know will soon become a necessity. des moines police have been working on purchasing body cameras and developing a policy since mid- last year. they're currently accepting bids from multiple camera companies- trying to choose which to buy. they've already purchased a server to hold the footage and have also developed a lengthy policy with rules and that policy has gone through multiple revisions and committees. and now the department has set a goal date of this june to have the cameras in place. "right now evaluating the cameras how they work with our exsisting camera system, durability and history on how they perform and what the actual video looks like coming out of those " sgt. paul parizek- dmpd claire: they're calling that date "aggressive" b

we're getting some new information about an overnight stabbing on des moines' southeast side. police say the victim called them from the quik trip on southeast 14th street. the man told officers he'd been in a fight at a nearby party. police say the man's injury is minor. officers arrested daniel cruz . he's charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. cruz was also wanted on a previous warrant. steve: ice jams are causing flooding concerns here in there is a flood warning in boone county. kcci's vanessa peng reports. we'll, crews are putting up a fence to keep people away. this, after an ice jam upstream of the des moines river in fraser rammed a kink into the bridge. >> at that ice flow came down and hit the bridge it actually , tilted a couple of pilons. vanessa: ice jams form in bends and shallow areas of rivers. large pieces of ice stick together on the river, creating a dam of ice. and like dams, ice jams keep water back. >> ice jams are hard to predict . where they're going to be and if they are going to happen. vanessa: and once they break free, like this weekend in central

awarded the iowa high school association's character counts one person is hospitalized and des moines police are searching for the gunman who put him there... police say the victim was shot in the upper leg shortly after eight o'clock near park avenue elementary school. officers focused on that area.. searching by flashlight for evidence and bullet casings. police have not released the victim's condition. police say an iowa city man has a history of secretly videotaping students. police arrested 23-year old robert hightower last week for reportedly recording a female university of iowa student as she showered. police say he got into the bathroom using keys stolen from a dorm room. a check of his phone turned up two other videos of unsuspecting students showering. hightower faces multiple charges and the possibility of nine years in prison. a mental health patient is back in a waterloo hospital tonight, police say he crashed through a closed garage door in a stolen ambulance to make his escape... its just really unusual for that to happen on a tuesday morning. and that seems to be what every

nikki des moines police have upgrades are coming to court avenue... it's all to improve the feeling of safety downtown.... they're talking adding more police officers.... security and better lighting... as well as a tool local 5's jacob peklo got a first look at today... he's here now with more. jacob nikki, one local electronics company is stepping up, to help out its community with this security. electronic engineering is donating nine high definition cameras and the storage infrastructure to keep things up and running. the company recently assessed the streets with this equipment you see you right here on your screen. this measured the amount of light and the quality of the picture that would be available at each spot. city leaders are still finalizing where exactly these cameras will go on the streets, but they feel it'll be quite comprehensive and will create a greater level of safety all over the district. mark clark, electronics engineering president: "the city is on such a roll that there doesn't need to be any incidents. if there's an incident

they're withholding the 17-year des moines police are stepping in to cancel a metro meeting. 11:57:56 when you start advocating violence about anyone, you're definitely going to get our attention and it's something that we're going to continue to monitor the group "return of kings" is known for shaming victims of sexual assault. its leader is a blogger who has been described as "pro-rape". organizers were planning to meet here in des moines at the v-a this week, but after a warning call from police, they swiftly canceled. organizers announced the cancellation on their website last night. another meeting in cedar rapids has also been canceled. summer fun is the topic of discussion at the state house this week... lawmakers have moved a bill forward that would legalize the sale of fireworks in iowa. yesterday it passed a senate committee, after a long discussion. currently, iowans can only buy novelties like sparklers. this would allow them to buy full fireworks suck as firecrackers and roman candles. thinking of spring... but others are still stuck on winter fun. channel 13's josh nguye

fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldn't come out, they had to get back. fire started responding... fire fighters encompassed the blizzard conditions have shut down an 80 mile stretch of interstate 35 this morning... here's a look at the closure... it stretches from highway 30 in ames all the way to clear lake. and you can see why that is.... crews struggled to keep up with drifting snow yesterday... and this was the result... numerous crashes north of ames. five semi-trucks and two cars were involved in this one in hamilton county. troopers say it was about the worst they've ever seen... 405149 :00 - 08 talked to one of the sargeants up there and he says it's the worst he's seen it right around the boondocks and highway 20 / i 35 exit so the iowa d-o-t made the call yesterday afternoon to shut it down completely... the interstate remains closed in both directions this morning. no word on when it will reopen. on to election 2016 news... the first in the na

the second deadly fire nearly cost a des moines police officer his life. officers were called to a disturbance at this home just after midnight... as they approached the home... they could see flames inside... and attempted to get 48-year old neil johnston out. instead they say he fought back... even pulling a gun on his rescuers. 22:09:26 the resident in that home, resisted all their efforts to rescue him from that home. he had threatened officers and they attempted to force entry into the home to pull him out, but they were forced back johnston died in the fire. once it was safe for firefighters they were able to quickly put the fire out. investigators say johnston started the fire.. but are still trying to determine why. two fire stations are no longer enough in ankeny... city leaders are considering a five- million dollar bond referendum to build a third station. it would be located near northeast 36th street and otter creek park. the city says its needed because calls to the fire department have gone up 30-percent in the past five years. the polk coun

"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 has been stored for more than 10 years "if youre convicted of specific crimes, have to give dna sample for our data base, we're around 10,000 samples per year from people we're databasing" but on february 13th, before the dna results were in and in a dangerous turn of events, yahia was shot and killed in an altercation with urbandale p

des moines police say someone was shot near a southside elementary school last night. what detectives know so far about what happened. summer job... why the city of des moines is already hiring for the warmer months... and who they say should apply. it's wednesday, february 24th. first on 13... results are still pouring in this morning from nevada. last night's republican caucus point, but already, we have a clear winner. donald trump easily tops the field with 46 percent. behind him, marco rubio -- with 24 percent. in third, iowa's caucus pick -- ted cruz. he comes in just under rubio, with 21 percent. then ben carson and john kasich at a distant fourth and fifth. those numbers weren't even half tallied when candidates began hitting the stage to address voters... :07 - :15 "we won with young, we won with old, we one with highly educated, we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated.":26 - :32 "we are one step closer to turning the the pages on the failures on the obama-clinton disaster.":37 - :40 "i am a conservative that can unite this party." trump was hig

stephanie: a bizarre twist helped des moines police to solve the city's first homicide. solve the city's first homicide. it's a tale of two crime scenes... an unsolved case in des moines from last month where an elderly woman was violently murdered. and in urbandale, where police shot and killed a man in a hotel lobby. how are they related? today we found out. stephanie: des moines police say d-n-a evidence has linked ali yahia to the murder of 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. but he won't be charged... because last weekend yahia was shot and killed by urbandale police at a holiday inn. police say it took a couple of weeks to match yahia's blood at the scene of the crime. they say he stabbed norma jean mcneeley several times before he was caught leaving on security video. . "think about the reason we get into the business, this is what we're talking about. no empathy for anyone else, no concious, his actions clearly demonstrate he was very violent " " stephanie: strongly believe yahia is the only possible suspect. they're not sure why he killed mc-neely, but say it may ha

suspect continued in the vehicle and was finally arrested at 227 this morning according to des moines police. after attempting to flee on foot. we do know more about the suspect this morning. i talked to the police in the coming this on the the suspect did have outstanding warrants for his arrest and the vehicle he was driving was stolen. in des moines, alyx sacks. elizabeth: an update now on a breaking story you saw last night at 10:00. a deadly house fire in des moines, the second in less than 24 hours. it happened on the 2700 block of 61st street. firefighters say a man and a wheelchair was found dead inside the home. they have not yet determined how that fire started. meanwhile we have learned the identity of a man who was killed in a fire early tuesday morning police say they sent several men in trying to convince neil johnston to come out of his home but he refused and threatened have a gun. officers tried to break in but the heavy smoke made it too dangerous. by the time the firefighters put out the flames, johnston was already dead. no one else was inside. eric: the results are in an

west des moines police announce an arrest in a deadly hit and run. with the story. vanessa, this crash happened back in august? vanessa: yes, stacey, investigators spent days looking through evidence, and 6 months later, they say they know what happened to daulton holly. loved ones that put this memorial together now have some closure. >> any investigation like this is challenging, when someone left the scene. vanessa: west des moines police say, in 37-year-old ronald august, hauser was driving here on raccoon river drive in front of west grand golf when he hit and killed 22-year-old daulton holly. they say hauser drove off, but left behind some evidence. >> once we determine where it happened, we start kind of going out from there and talking to anybody that may have any information as to what happened up to the time it happened. vanessa: holly was from troy, tennessee. he came to iowa, working to save some money for his upcoming weweing. >> we wanted to do a very there wasn't a time constraint here, so we wanted to take the appropriate steps, do it methodically. v

stacey: a crash involving a des moines police car will cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. back on april 27, 2013, a des red light without its lights and sirens on, hitting another car. three women in the car sued, and back pains linked to the collision. a jury awarded the women $422,000. the city is considering whether to appeal. urbandale fire investigators looking for what caused a vacant house to catch fire. the fire broke out at 3:30 a.m. at a home on the 3200 block of 78th street. the house was vacant at the time of the fire, but was for sale. no one was hurt. steve: it is a little chilly out there, but we don't have to worry about it for very long, do we? kurtis: northwest winds keeping the chill in place. 32 is your highest summit, and we are going to cool down tonight into the 20's. you factor in the wind even though it will slowly go down as the night goes on. when chills in the teens. out of the southwest, noon 33, 4 p.m., 49 degrees. it's going to feel oh, so good, and the weekend even warmer. next week. stacey: many drivers speeding down interstate 235 wound u