First on 13. A nearly four hour standoff in Dallas County has come to an end. And a man police linked to two homicides in des moines is in custody. The bodies of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old Heather Belieu were discovered in this home on Center Street monday afternoon. They were both shot to death. Police identified 39 year old Michael Wanchanic as a person of interest in the case. Wanchanic is believed to be the victims roommate. Hes been transferred to the polk county jail. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen. It was a big relief. We had approximately 30 officers out here on scene. Its a lot of man power. And its cold. So hope everybodys Healthy Family and friends are remembering the victims of the double homicide. Dozens of people gathered at a bridge near belieu and howards home last night. They held candles and shared memories. Howards mother spoke briefly about the loss. Its awesome to know that my son and heather were loved so much, it just goes to show you t
Morning. Thats because the Winter Weather could create some headaches on iowa roads. Heres a look at the department of transportations Road Conditions map. As you can see. Some roads up north are completely covered with ice. And others are partially clear. But could be slick in spots. Channel 13s roger riley is giving us the dash camera perspective. In now to our other top story. An overnight shooting in des moines. Police say one person was shot. After already being the target of another crime. It all started in the 29 hundred block of Cottage Grove avenue. In the drake neighborhood. Police say at least one suspect invaded a home there. Around 11 p m. The homeowner chased them out and down the street. Before the victim was taken to the hospital. No word on any suspects in the case. The incident prompted a drake bulldog alert. Thats when drake sends out alerts to students living nearby. Des Moines Police are following up on some leads in a deadly downtown shooting. This occurred just a
First on 13. On black friday. Shopping is not just acceptable. Its expected. Crowds are already taking over stores and malls in the metro. Channel 13s josh nguyen beat the shoppers to valley west mall. It was really busy to begin with and the crowds tapered off from the 2 a. M. To 6 a. M. Time period. I think all it really did was move the sales earlier in the day instead of at the midnight retailers are expecting, is that people are probably not going to spend more money with more hours. It will just span Small Businesses are also getting ready for the Holiday Shopping season. Tomorrow is Small Business saturday. Encouraging people to shop local. Nearly 74 million americans took back in 20 12. Some Small Businesses in iowa say theyve been preparing for it for months. They say what happens tomorrow and in the next few weeks. Could set the tone for how business goes next year. Everything that were doing here is homemade, from scratch, and so i think that people who are either foodies or
Light rain is falling in spots early this morning. Temperatures will be cooler north and west of des moines and this is where it will be icy. A winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm in between atlantic and mason city. The city of metro is under an advisory until 6 pm. This morning a mix of some snow, freezing rain, and rain will fall in central iowa. The precipitation will be all snow in northwest iowa through the day. We may see some slushy snow mix in with the precipitation on and off through the day in des moines, especially north and west of the metro. But overall, the afternoon for the city of des moines looks to be primarily rain. Less than an inch of snow may fall in des moines by the time the system pulls out tuesday morning. Northwest iowa is were the snow will accumulate and is where 3 to 6 is possible. Only rain will fall in southeast iowa. The rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s for daytime highs. Drivers should allow
Sabrina and iowa state has a new head football coach we;ll take a look at what coach campbell had to say at his announcement yesterday in the heart of cyclone country. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina new details this morning in a des moines Death Investigation sabrina police have identified the two people found dead inside of a home monday on the 39hundred block of center street. Investigators found 36year old bryon howard and 31 yearold Heather Belieu dead. Right now they do have a person of interest. They want to interview 39 yearold Michael John Wanchanic we have local 5s Claire Powell is on the scene claire authorities removed two children from a home monday, after the discovery of two people dead inside the house. A 911 call of someone being shot, sent Des Moines Police to the who the 911 caller was or how the children are related to the people found dead. Those chil