The teens and 20s on a cold morning. Coming up this morning on abc9 news. After two years. We are hearing from Jonathan Neunaber for the first time. We begin a special series on steven avery. The subject behind the smash hit documentary Series Making a murderer. Part one is up ahead and. Well have the heart warming story of how some nebraska state troopers are helping one of their own. These ories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Good morning and thanks for starting your day with us. Im lukas voss. Its been nearly two years since esther and Donald Neunaber were found dead in their rural akron home. Her son johnathan has now finally agreed to plead guilty to the murder of his 80 time he is speaking publicly about what happen on at july day in 2014. Abc9 News Reporter elisa raffa has the very latest. I struck my mother, more times than i wanted to says Jonathan Neunaber, pleaded guilty to murder. Shocking testimony today as Jonathan Neunaber pleads guilty to one count of Second Degree murder and one count of willful injury in connection withthhe 2014 death of his mother, 80 year old esther. According to court records, Esther Neunaber suffered more than fourty blows to the head. In july of 2014, both of neunabers parents were found dead in rural plymouth county. It was later determined that his father, donald, died of Natural Causes but his mothers death qas deliberate. Neunaber specifically intended to cause serious injury to Esther Neunaber when he struck her with that district court. Neunaber originally faced first degree murder charges. As part of the plea agreement to lesser charges. Neunaber admitted guilt and detailed his crime in open court. When dad died, i did not know what to do next. I was not prepared to be the man of the houou says Jonathan Neunaber, pleaded guilty to murder. I took some pills, with the idea that we could all be buried together. Obviously that did not work, im still here says Jonathan Neunaber, pleaded guilty to murder. Neunaber could turned into a meth bust in spencer over the weekend spencer policece saying 31yeararld Blaine Stockwell of laurens tried to get away from police after they tried to pull him over on sunday. Stockwell le them on a High Speed Pursuit before crashing into a ditch in rural clay county. After he was arrested, stockwell was charged with possession of driving and several other charges. Lukas for the last several months. The world has been captivated by the plight of steven avery. A wisconsin man in prison for Sexual Assault and murder. His story has been covered in netflixs documentary Series Making a murderer. And this week. We will have a number of special stories about the case. And its effects on the community where avery is from. Reporter nate stewert kicks off our series on the impact y y might have not seen a once peaceful county in northeast wisconsin. nats protests . Has become the center stage for controversy, alleged corruption. And chaos we just have a feeling that brendan and steven are both innocent and that they deserve new trials and that they should also be aware of what they have going on in this town as far as their government goes its not just the protestors here in manitowoc that over the country. This after netflixs making a murderer was released late last year capt. Larry zimney Manitowoc Police dept. Absolutely were in the national spotlight, i mean. This avery issue is going to be on dateline tonight in 2016 alone, the Manitowoc CountySheriffs Office received credible bomb threats for the first time. Closing down streets, evacuating buildings and putting the public on high alert. The caller claimed. It was because of avery. Capt. Larry zimney Manitowoc Police dept. This situation has not died down yet. As far as for some people. Theres a lot of polarization either way for whether youre pro avery or antiavery People Living in michicot, the community where the avery auto salvage property is located, say that avery had a bad rep and wasnt respected. And that the documentary has divided the county curtis busse green bay this man was tried. He was convicted. And now all of a sudden theres shambles and hes innocent and i just dont think thats right tim police i think its just a shame that people are judging this town without even being here and meeting the people to help prevent the negativity from expanding. Resident s created the hashtag love manitowoc, to shine some light on the positivity surrounding the county despite what outsiders see and hear we try so hard to let everybody know at this is a great place to live even as manitowoc hopes to rebuild its reputation. And while some will continue to fight for averys innocence. One thing is certain. The violent and tragic loss of teresa halbach. In manitowoc wisconsin, nate stewart reporting and coming up later on in the show. Well have part two of our series. Looking at the woman behind the now famous photograph in the investigation. Thats coming up in our six oclock hour. Lukas a train vs semi accident in sioux city has left the semitrucks trailer torn in half and its load all over the grou. Yesterday afternoon. An 18 wheeler turning off lewis boulevard and into the kent feed location was literally cut in half after being hit by a Northbound Union pacific train. The driver of the semi was not injured traffic had to be rerouted for a short period of and crews were still on the scene late last night working to clean up the mess left behind. The accident is still being investigated and charges are pending coming up. The boys club of sioux city is making some big changes starting this summer. Details on whats coming up. After the break scott well have. Youre watching abc9 news this morning. With. Lukas voss. And meteorologist scott larson. This is abc9 news this morning. Scott good morning siouxland. We had a east. Our Road Conditions arerelick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Lets get a check of your stormcast hd where were going to have a quiet and cold tuesday. Tomorrow evening, a system bearing some light rain and snow will venture through with minimal accumulations. S. Overall, this week will be on the warmer side of normal. Todays high is 32 with a few early flurries then partly cloudy skies. Itll be cold tonight falling to a low of 16. Tomorrows high is 47 with mostly cloudy skies and a handful of sprinkles flurries. Heres your extended 7 day forecast. Lukas scott pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Lets get a check of your stormcast hd where were going to have a quiet and cold tuesday. Tomorrow evening, a system bearing some light rain and snow will venture through with minimal accumulations. Overall, this week will be on the warmer side of normal. Todays high is 32 with a few early flurrieseshen partly cloudy skies. Itll be cold tonight falling to a low of 16. Tomorrows high is 47 with mostly cloudy skies and a handful of sprinkles flurries. Shing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so b bcareful tempererures are in the teens and 20s on a cold mornini. Lets get a eck of your stormcast hd where were going to have a quiet and cold tuesday. Tomorrow evening, a system bearing some light rain and snow will with minimal accumulations. Overall, this week willlle on the warmer side of normal. Todayyhigh is 32 with a few early flurries t tn partly cloudy skies. Itll be cold tonight falling after 79 years, the boys club of sioux city is set to welcome girls to the club. And theyre not ststping there. Theyre inviting anyone age 7 to 18 in the siouxland area to apply abc9 News Reporter jess plue brings ushe story weve had many young ladies over the years say why cant we come here, why cant we have this place and you know what, now theyll actually have that opportunity, says eldon bensen, chief professional officer at the boys club of sioux city. As of june, the boys club of sioux city will be known as theboys and girls clulu of s suxland, joining over four thousand other ys and girls clubs across the country. The need for integration came after noticing the rising amount of students having nowhere to go after school, so the boys club came up with a solution let to make sure that we are doing the best as possible to serve all the kids of siouxland, says eldon bensen, chief professional officer at the boys club of sioux city. When speaking of all the kids, chief ofessional officer bensen rerely does mean all, including those identifying in the lgbtq cocounity. We have a unisex bathroom that we have here thats a single stall that we use in those cases so the bathroom issues isnt an issue. Staff here have gone through training to accomodate people that have different needs and different life styles so that we can make sure that the youth are more accepting and tolerent of those kids, says eldon bensen, chief professional officer at theheoys club of sioux cityty bensen says the programs that theyve offered for years are 95 gender neutral so integrating girls wont be a sweat. There will however be a program offered for only girls called smart girls which focuses on female development and another for only guys called passport to manhood. Both are nationally offered programs from the boys and girls club of america. As for what t e boys think of their sisters being able to join them . I think itll be fair since some people dont ve a place to go, says ernesto theyre actually being very mature about it. So are you programs, eld trips, educational classes along with other perks. Lukas when we come back. Ill tell you why these adorable new born babies are so special. Lukas and. Believe it or not. This man is actually a teenager ill explain. Up next. We wcelebrate your babys first birthday here on abc9 news this morning we will be showing your babys picture right here on our newscast. Everyone is invitedto send in a photo of your kiddos first birthday. You can email that picture to firstbirthdayat kcautvdot com. Please be sure to include your childs first and last name along with a guide on how to pronounce their name. Along with their date of birth. And we will air their picture right here during our morning show lukas imagine having to celebrate your only birthday once every four years . Well several siouxland parents gave birth to leap day babies yesterday. Nats baby crying trisha boltjes and Andrew Knight welcomed baby zoey at Unity Point Health st. Lukes. Zoey is seven pounds, eight ounces and arrived two days early. Trisha didnt exactly want to deliver on leap day, but zoey. And dad. Had other ideas. He wanted it to happen today and i was hoping. Its just unique. It is unique, im liking it now that it actually happened. But its really cool, it does make it special for her. Says trisha boltjes. Andrew and trisha plan to celebrate zoeys birthday on the 28th every year and might plan Something Special on her leap year birthday. Five babies total were born at Unity Point Health st. Lukes on monday. Lukas day may technically be younger than theyre actual age. They havent found the fountain of youth. That includes one man from missouri. Whos still technically a teenager. Reporter brad douglas has his story. Leroy wheeler has a leap year birthday. If you only count his birthdays, hes only 17yearsold. He says along with having a birthday every four years, he keeps young by walking his dog six miles a day in loves dalmatians and johnny cash. Leroy says he thought about acting his age once, but he said he didnt want to slow i thought about joining the Senior Citizens center when i turned 60, over there with the men and play pool, but that didnt sound too exciting. So, i got me a dog, said leroy wheeler, leap day birthday. Leroy and johnny cash plan to celebrate his birthday for the next four years lukas scott lukas and scott are birthdays, hes only 17yearsold. He says along with having a birthday every four years, he keeps young by walking his loves dalmatians and his dogs name is johnny cash. Leroy says he thought about acting his age once, but he said he didnt want to slow wn. I thought about joining the Senior Citizens center when i turned 60, over there with the men and play pool, but that didnt sound too exciting. So, i got me a dog, said leroy wheeler, leap day birthday. Leroy and johnny cash plan to celebrate his birthday for the next four years lukas birthdays, hes only 17yearsold. He says along with having a birthday every four years, he keeps young by walking his dog six miles a day in downtown joplin. He loves dalmatians and his dogs name is johnny cash. Leroy says he thought about acting his age once, but he said he i thought about joining the Senior Citizens center when i turned 60, over there with the men and play pool, but that didnt sound too exciting. So, i got me a dog, said leroy wheeler, leap leroy and johnny celebrate his lukas and scott are chatting about leap day births. Lukas and scott are chatting about leap day births. Lukas and scott are chatting about leap day births. Scott good morning siouxland on this lukas and scott are chatting about leap day births. Lukas and scott are this activity is pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Heres a check of the dayplanner where were headed for highs in the lower 30s. Scott heres a quick chekc outside on this activity is pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Dot traffic cams here at. Many folks still waking up and starting their workday. Please drive safely everyone. Scott now youll want to watch your. Police will be running radars, here. S lewis blvd. And on lincoln way. So again. Mind that speed. Lukas thanks scott. Still to come. Ill show you how a number of Nebraska State Patrol officers are coming together to help someone who has helped them for decades. An active duty member of the navy has received the medal of honor. Senior chief special Warfare Operator edward byers, jr. Is a member of the navys famed seal team 6. In 2012, he participated in a daring raid that rescued an american hostage in afghanistan. President obama has presented byers with the nations highest military honor, calling him a consummate quiet professional. My entire life i lived a very quiet and discreet life. So withthis award is not something i asked for, its something that a group of people put me in for and thought that my actions that day were deserving of this awardwith that comes some obligations. Byers was the second navy seal to enter the building with the hostage inside. The first was shot and killed. 36 year old byers is the sixth seal to receive the medal of honor, and the eleventh Living Service member to receive it for actions in afghanistan. Lukas a dedicated dispatcher for 35 years. Is now the one needing help. And the people she looks out for every day in a nebraska community. Are returning the favor. Kristyna engdahl has the story. nats each basket. Packed with care. Donations, that will be prizes. At an up coming benefit. For a woman. Who may work, behind the scenes. But is often a first call. At the first sign of danger. barb , 35years i couldnt ask for better people to work for. My troopers mean the world to me. And barb klinetobes troopers cherish her. So when she found out. She has cancer. Help, wasnt far behind. cj alberico state trooper shes the calm on the other side of the phone. tom grove state trooper shes been there, before i became a trooper. Shes always been there. Barb says her cancer, spread. Its treatable. Cureable. Is still a question. But she says shell fight. barb klinetobe dispatcher , 35years i have all my troopers, i feel like i cant let them down. I have to be there for them every day, to make sure they go home every night to their families. Families like brea nelsons. Her husband is a state trooper. brea nelson benefit organizer there are times where shell call me and say hes going to be late, but hesok. Shes also a two time cancer survivor. So she rallied the troops, you see here. To help with hospital bills. So barbs focus. Is getting better. brea nelson benefit organizer shes done so much to keep everybody, not just the troopers but the public safe as well. And barb says. Shes not done serving. Shes not done fighting. And seeing this support. Encourage s her, to keep going. brea nelson benefit organizer its amazing. Its amazing. I cant say thank you enough. Lukas later today. The orange city will find out if it will be able to make imprements to their faciliities. People in orange city are voting on a bond issue for the 2point7 Million DollarFire Department will find out if it will be able to make improvements to their faciliities. People in orange city are voting on a bond issue for the 2point7 Million Dollar project. Fire Department Officials say theyre in need of upgrades to equipment as well as Expansion Projects at their five stations. If the vote passes, upgrades are expected to be done by november 2017. Lukas coming up. Today is super tuesday. And frontrunner donald trump is facing heat yet again. This time for one of his new endorsements. The poltical beat is up ahead. Scott lukas scott through the region. This activity is pushing away to the east. Our Road Conditions are slick, so be careful temperatures are in the teens and 20s on a cold morning. Let