Registered sex offender got his third strike yesterday. Well take a look back at what got him kicked off the mat for good. Lucas and today is super tuesday one of the biggest Political Milestones on the way to the white house. Well take a look at what to expect from the candidates and what they need to do well. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa lucas good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im lucas casey. Lucas we start in the courtroom. With the latest from the trial of alexander fazzino. Lucas he faces a first degree murder charge in connection with his wifes death. Yesterday the prosecution rested its case. They ended with two dci agents who noted emily did not overdose the day she died. Then the defense took over, bringing the fazzinos house keeper and family to the stand. Mother, aunt and testified they the influence countless times. Lucas emilys mom, took the stand, her daughter had admitted to high anxiety and addiction to opiates and pain medication. Cynthia told a jury in december of 2011 that emily wanted to keep her four day detox a secret from the community, her family, and even her husband, alex. Was cured from her drug addiction after hse left you from the four day period. Yes. You belive it today dont you. Yes. And you believe alex was involved with teh death of your daughter dont you. Unfortunately yes lucas more witnesses will testify for the defense today including alex fazzinos father. Be sure to stay with local 5 as we continue to cover this case. Lucas and the search continues for two missing inmates. But one group has an idea of what to blame for their escape lucas saturday night, correctional facility discovered a pair of inmates were missing. Michael amadeo anyone who sees them or has about their should immediately call as for their how out. The Union Employees of the department of corrections is blaming the escape on budget cuts. Simply not at the facilities. Expect more inmates will get future, because guards to inmates is too low. 1 to 150 or 1 to 100 is just not a safe ratio. And thats what our staff works with, not once in a while, but a lot. Lucas the department of corrections says they continue to investigate how the inmates were able to escape. But they did not wish to comment about the unions claims. Once again if you know anything about the whereabouts of Michael Amodeo or jessy foley. You are asked to call 911 and a new the story of the grand view wrestler has after School Leaders say he violated a code sunday night local five aired a piece about longs unlikely addition to the vikings roster. He had previously wrestled for iowa state and penn state, but was kicked off because of legal problems and criminal charges off the mat. While at penn state, he was accused of removing a womans underwear and touching her as she slept. He pleaded guilty to indecent assault and served nine months in prison. Earilier this year the grand view coach agreed to give him another chance, but with some strict rules about his behavior. One of those stipulations. No consumption of alcohol while a student. After hearing of a possible incident over the weekend, long was confronted by his coach. And admitted to violating the code. Lucas before airing longs story, we also reached out to the Iowa Coalition against Sexual Assault. They say no matter what happened with long on the mat, its important to remember there will always be a victim in this story. They remind everyone there are a number of professionals across iowa whove been trained to help survivors of Sexual Assault and trauma. The iowa sexual confidential and immediate phone counseling and referrals 24 7. You can call them at 800284 7821. Lucas and you at home have shared your thoughts on this story. And be sure to keep them coming. You can watch the entire piece on we are iowa dot com. And then connect with us on facebook and twitter to share your thoughts. Lucas in other local news a potential change coming to your work out routine if you live in grimes. Lucas the ymca in grimes will be closing in two months. Its only been open for eight years. But theres not enough money to keep it open. One grimes Council Member says hes sad to see the ymca go, because they dont have many other options for families. I would say disappointed is an understatement. We have a lot of grimes residents that are members of the ymca, have been for years, have been eagerly anticipating the new ymca being built and for those reasons, ya, its very, its not a good day for a lot of grimes the center will stay open until april 30th, and employees will help members transition to other y locations in the metro. Remember, ym ca members do have access to the other 8 locations in the area. Lucas new this morning. A positive result from the winds blowing through the hawkeye state. Lucas Governor Terry branstad announced that more than 31 percent of iowa electricity. Now comes from wind production. New data from the Us Energy Information administration puts iowa as the first. And only. State to cross the 30 growing wind attracted almost 12billion states economy. Five years. Its will move up to windproduced electricity. Lucas wind. meteorologist sam schrier joins us again sam strong winds and conditions very tough for Northern Iowa through the Morning Hours today. The bulk of snow has stayed primarily in Northern Iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. Snow the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. The winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. Highs today under the cloud cover and north winds will only be able to climb into the low 30s with lows falling to around 20 tonight. Tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. It will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. Well start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. Lucas your national headlines, with a win for tech giant apple lucas the tech company is continuing its fight against an fbi court order in california. Yesterday, a federal judge in brooklyn ruled investigators the tech company to unlock an iphone owned by a dealer. Apple faces pressure from into a phone used bernardino shooters. Both parties are expected to testify about encyption and privacy before the House Judiciary Committee today. Lucas and the Justice Department has published all it can of former secretary of state Hillary Clintons private emails. The final batch, roughly 52 thousand messages, was released monday. Over the past ten months the state department has reviewed and released emails from a private server used by clinton during her time as secretary of state. Lucas and, some big news from the Supreme Court bench, Supreme CourtJustice Clarence thomas made a comment during oral arguments last week. If youre wondering why thats news. Its because Justice Thomas during oral arguments in a decade. The case is voi sine versus the united states. Over whether a prior Domestic Assault conviction should keep someone from possessing a firearm. Lucas coming up on local 5 news midday. The girls state basketball tournament is underway. Well take a look back at last nights highlights and look ahead to todays match ups. Lucas and. A popular documentary about a murder trial has thrown a small wisconsin town into the spotlight. And now, the town is divided over the conviction. Lucas hyvee is on with a new vegetable that could make its way to your dinner table soon. kalettes Brussel Sprouts and kale crazy for kalettes no, that is not a madeup word kalettes are a blend of brussels sprouts and the made through hybridization. Kalettes to prepare and look fantastic. You can your taste buds with this nutritious vegetable that tastes sweet and nutty all at the same time. Kalettes are also great because they will appeal to everyone, whether you are a vegan, vegetarian or you just want a new veggie to add to your either the entire kalette from the leaves to the stem can be used in cooking. Why eat kalettes . Its a new vegetable to help fill your plate vegetables. Contain the same discuss why you want picking kalettes amy clark will educate viewers on what to look for and how to pick the best kalettes. Simple and healthy kalette recipe perfect for your next gathering. She will also share other ways to use this new veggie. Orange kalettes salad serves 4. All you need 5 oz kalettes, sliced lengthwise 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1 4 tsp salt, divided 2 oranges 2 tbsp extravirgin olive oil pepper, to taste 1 4 cup red onion, sliced 1 4 cup pine nuts, toasted all you do 1. In salad bowl, add kalettes and drizzle with vinegar. Sprinkle with 1 8 teaspoon salt and toss to coat. Set aside for 10 minutes. 2. Zest orange and reserve 1 teaspoon orange zest. Peel and slice into bitesized pieces. 3. In a measuring cup, combine extravirgin olive oil, reserved orange zest, remaining 1 8 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Shake or stir to combine orange pieces to the salad bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle pine nuts on top. Source kalettes. Com forecast with meteorologist sam schreier. Certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts sam weather adlib strong winds and snow are going to keep driving conditions very tough for Northern Iowa through the Morning Hours today. The bulk of snow has stayed primarily in Northern Iowa centered roughly around highway 20, and it will keep pushing eastward through the morning. Snow reports have ranged from a dusting around the metro to 4 inches up near fort dodge. The winds will remain strong through the day so even after the snow subsides we may still have low visibility and drifting from blowing snow. Highs today under the cloud cover and north winds with lows falling to around 20 tonight. Tomorrow looks cloudy again with another wave of precipitation expected to come during the night. It will likely start off again as a wintry mix turning into light snow with a general area of a trace to an inch expected across our viewing area. Well start warming back into the 40s, 50s and even a few 60s through the weekend into next week, but we also bring back a lot of rain chances with possibly a few thunderstorms thrown into the mix. Sam lucas lucas still to come on local five news midday. But next. Heartland youth choir is hosting their first annual fundraising event this lucas still to come on but next. Heartland first annual fundraising event this saturday. Well sit down with them, after this. Lucas barbara sletto, choirs artistic director general manager and director, or me bonita crowe director of Marketing Development heartland youth choir heartland youth choir is a Nonprofit Organization that provides a performancebased program for youth, emphasizing musical literacy and character development. We are committed to providing an outstanding choral experience to as many children and youth in the central iowa area as possible. It is our goal that no one be denied membership because of financial need. Hearing from you partners in artistry an evening benefitting heartland youth choir youth featuring max wellman katy merriman. With heartland youth choir alumni. Adam dingman alan nagel megan jensen Meredith Toebben monica gagne Sean Galligan saturday, march 5, 2016 7pm cocktail hour 8pm show noce 1326 walnut street, des moines, ia 100 per person limited seating available. Order tickets at nocedsm. Com youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa lucas welcome back. Lets turn to your money now lucas spring isnt quite in the air, but it could be a good time to spruce up a budget. Or put one on paper for the year ahead. Mary moloney rounds up some tips for getting started. Reporter pkgas follows just like Spring Cleaning your home now can be a good time to tidy up a household budget. With tax day around the corner money is on the minds of many. Especially those who have received a refund. Dont let that influx of cash throw a spending and saving plan off course. Instead review your plan to make sure it still fits your needs. This includes revisiting all the basics. Creditdotcom recommends evaluating all income calculating expenses identifying the places where you can cut back and making sure over to stash in an emergency fund. America saves a campaign of the Consumer Federation of america recommends using a digital tool like a Smartphone App or spreadsheet to keep track of spending over the course of a few months to see exactly where your money is going. And then lock into a plan also look for areas that can be trimmed so you can free up more cash to pay down high interest debt. And while cleaning up a budget for daytoday expenses dont forget to make room for longer term financial goals like retirement or college funds. Lucas a documentary following a dna exoneree has thrown a community in northeast wisconsin into the national spotlight. Making a murderer is a series about steven avery. After 18 years in prison, avery was exonerated of Sexual Assault and attempter murder in 2003. But two years later, avery ended up back in prison in connection with convicted in the case. Publicity from the making a murder has raised calls to have averys case reviewed. Thoug h wisconsin officials insist the series does not present all of the evidence. The case has even divided the small town of manitowoc man itoewok where the whole story played out. Nate stewart shows us how the community is handling the attention. 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 think steven avery is innocent. Its all 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 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 spierling supports police i think its just a shame that people are judging this town without even being here and meeting the negativity from expanding. Residents 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 that 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. Lucas now through friday, well have more stories taking you deeper into Steven Averys case. Well hear from those who knew the victims, as well as the attorneys working on the avery case. Tomorrow, well get to know more about the victim, teresa halbach. From those who knew her. Lucas coming up on local 5 news midday. Johnny football is back under the microscope. Well take a look at why he may be on his last chance with the Cleveland Browns. Lucas next. Today is super tuesday and people are hitting the ballot box. What the president ial candidates are up to on the campaign trail and how theyre planning for the aftermath. Youre watching local 5 news midday in hd. We are iowa lucas good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im lucas casey. Lucas super tuesday. The first day multiple states vote for a president ial nominee looms over what has been a wild race to the white house. Early states narrowed both president ial fields but frontrunners donald trump and Hillary Clinton are hoping to tighten their grip on their parties nominations today. Abcs stephanie rahmos has more from virginia super tuesday is here . The biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. Voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today . With 16hundred and 10 delegates at stake. Hours before polls open . The candidates zig zagging across the Country Holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination. Cruz let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights. Ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about nats rubio rally you know what they say about a man with small hands. Marco rubios barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day . But at a trump rally in virginia . Tension 12 5