Downtown development. Some new living space is opening up in an historic des moines building. When theyll be available to buy. Winter break. Some ways to keep your kids busy while theyre out of school. Without spending any money. Its wednesday, december 23rd. First on 13. A black lab in fort dodge is recovering from severe burns this morning. And Authorities Say one of the owners intentionally tortured the dog. Channel 13s Justin Surrency tells us how the other owner is seeking justice. It just makes me sick while still healing. Year Old Black Lab is unimaginable. Dogs cant speak they cant tell us and thats just horrible. In mid november, the Webster CountyAttorneys Office says 52 year old gary wilson allegedly threw hot grease on the dog. Three days with 3rd degree burns to your face, skull, nose around the eyes with no relief. It went untreated until chasity came to pick up bob, who she coowns with gary. Bob looks at me and i was like what happened and he said i poured hot grease on him. Matter of factly, just like that. After filing an arrest warrant early tuesday the Webster CountySheriffs Office arrested gary in the evening on the charge of animal torture an aggravated misdemeanor offense under iowa law the only way to have a repeat offender. Currentl y going through a divorce and separated for over a year chasity says its not his first violent act, just first to an animal. A history of Domestic Violence and animal abuse now. Kind of go hand in hand. We are going to get justice for this, i dont intend to stop. The road to recovery will be long for bob he gets a little better everyday, his spirits are still a little down. But not without hope. Dear santa i want you to help poor bobby because hes in so much pain because my dad poured hot grease on him and he has 3rd degree burns so can you please help him so he does not suffer anymore. From santa to devyn. Deputies say wilson has posted bail. But he could face up to two years in jail and a fine of more than six thousand dollars. Separate crashes on iowa roads. The first happened along highway one 46. North of grinnell. Around 4 yesterday afternoon. Troopers say 45 year old james harris. Of tama. Was driving when his truck crossed the center line and struck an oncoming semi. Harris died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. The same goes for another crash. In rural walcott. Around five30 last night. Officials say the driver went into a ditch off of 220th street. Near the iowa 80 truck stop. The vehicle rolled several times. The driver died at the hospital. No names have been released. The man accused of vandalizing a courthouse is about to return to the crime scene. 30 year old daniel swick is charged with felony burglary and criminal mischief. The case will be tried in Webster County court. Where police say he sprayed extinguishers throughout the second and third floors. Officers had to shut down the building for six days to clean it all up. Swick also faces charges in a there are some new developments inside an old Downtown Des Moines hotel. The Kirkwood Hotel was built back in 1930. Over time it was converted to apartments. Now its getting ready for another conversion. Into dozens of condos. Tim schutte is overseeing the project. He says the first units hit the market in just a few days. And thats keeping crews busy. Theres about 6 to 8 vacancies right now that were trying to get painted and ready for the market to hit that beginning of january the units start out at more than 150 thousand dollars. Not every project in Downtown Des Moines is going as smoothly. This was supposed to be an aquatic center. The project at the well mark ymca is stalled because of a lack of funding. Supporters are now turning to the city. Polk county. And donors to finish it. Today the prairie meadows board will consider donating another 200 thousand dollars. Thats in addition to the one million the the Madrid Community will gather to remember a legendary football coach. Randy hinkel died of a heart attack over the weekend. Hes been a fixture on the madrid sidelines for the past 26 years. Making the playoffs nearly all of them. A visitation will take place in the high school gym. From four to seven tonight. Hinkels family is asking everyone to dress in tiger orange and black. Iowa state wins again on the court after being upset over the weekend. The cyclones challenged number 22 cincinnati on the road last night. The team took an early lead. And held it well into the second half. But with 15 seconds to go. Abdel nader sinks a three pointer. Bringing i su up by two. Final score. 81 to 79. And the coach calls it a good win. Merry christmas. Im just really proud of our guys. Obviously we suffered a tough loss saturday. Obviously they road especially here in this environment then lead until the last three mintes, lose the lead, and its almost like you wanted that to happen to find out the resolve of our team. The cyclones are back at Hilton Coliseum next week. For a game against coppin state. Tip off is set for 7 pm. Meanwhile iowa outscores another opponent on the court. The hawkeyes took on Tennessee Tech at home last night. It was a back and forth battle for most of the game. But ended up a runaway. Thats partly because freshman Nicholas Baer pitched in 19 points. Final score. 85 to 63. The hawks play at home again next week. Against top ranked michigan state. Tip off is at 8 pm. Winter break can be full of fun. And learning. For students in the metro. The Des Moines Public Library is hosting a variety of activities over break. Organizers say students can always find crafts, legos, and story times at the library. There are also specialized programs. Like winter survival. Which brings in a naturalist discuss how animals settle in for the winter. But if theyd prefer some peace and quiet. Theres always books. Books and books. Read with your child, read to your child, let your child read to you. We even have a therapy dog, percy, whos coming in for kids to read to. Thats a lot of fun for quiet kids. Thats a lot of fun for them to read to a therapy dog. Most Library Locations are open every day. Besides holidays. For more information visit praised as one of americas best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. Bernie sanders passed more amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member. Cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans healthcare. Bernie sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. Heavy at times this morning with around 1 possible. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s through the morning but will begin to drop back to the 30s late this afternoon and evening. Some of the rain lingering in northwest iowa may transition briefly to snow this evening. A cold front will pass through on Christmas Eve morning. This may also bring a few light snow showers to parts of central iowa early thursday morning, but no accumulation is expected. The weather will be quiet Christmas Eve through christmas day. More active weather returns this weekend with rain chances on saturday morning and possibly whats a guy to do when theres no Christmas Lights . Dress up like a Christmas Tree, of course well show you that and much welcome back. Some of us are preparing to pull up a chair at the christmas dinner table. Thats right. And were here to make sure you have plenty to talk about. Lets take a look at whats trending online. President obama is brushing up on his golfing skills while on a Family Vacation in hawaii. Take a look as the commander in chief sinks a 40 foot chip shot. Then tips his cap to the press. Past reports say he isnt the best golfer. Especially for a guy who spends a lot of time on the links. But it looks like the proved them all wrong. This cruise ship probably wont float. But its definately making the holidays brighter. A group of architects built a model of the carnival triumph with only canned goods. Its portofcall. A street by the super dome. Where it stands 10 feet high and 30 feet long. One the ship is broken down. Itll be used to serve 75 thousand meals to the hungry. Santas sleigh has new upgrades that allow it to run on good Old Fashioned jet fuel if the reindeer fail. Well, officials crunched the numbers. And found santa would need 45 million gallons of gas to make his rounds. That much jet fuel dollars. Santa will travel about 226 million miles to deliver all the presents to the worlds children. The very first time i drove it, so many people were honking, and smiling, and giving me thumbs up a tennessee man created a replica of the griswold family Station Wagon from National Lampoons christmas vacation. It comes complete with a broken blinker. A Christmas Tree on the roof. And even that pesky squirrel. He says hes had people follow him around for miles. Just waiting for him to pull over so they can take a picture with it. Last christmas i gave you my heart but the very next day, you gave it away. Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like some christmas music. Song over and over and over again. An austrian dj played whams version of last christmas 24 times in a row. He even locked himself inside the studio to make sure no one coulds top him from completing his mission. Annoyed listeners flooded the station with calls. Including his own daughter. A man in tokyo is spreading christmas cheer in his own unique way. The man is dressing up as a chirstmas tree. And running through the streets of japans capital. He takes his act to parts of the city that are not lit up with christmas decorations. He says he likes to make people laugh and smile where they abuse investigation. Police say a pet owner is in trouble abuse investigation. Police say with the law for torturing his dog. Why the dogs other owner is responsible for getting justice. Back and forth. Its a war of words between the two president ial frontrunners. Hear Hillary Clinton criticize Donald Trumps rhetoric against isis at an Iowa Campaign stop. Winter break. Some ways to keep your kids busy while theyre out of school. Without spending any money. Its wednesday, december 23rd. First on 13. A black lab in first on 13. A black lab in fort dodge is recovering from severe burns this morning. And Authorities Say one of the owners intentionally injured the dog. That owner is 52 year old gary wilson. Deputies arrested him early yesterday morning. Hes charged with animal torture. An aggravated misdemeanor offense. Under iowa law the only way to have a more serious offense is if you have a repeat offender. Deputies say wilson threw hot grease on bob. Back in november. The dog experienced third degree burns all over his body the burns went untreated until wilsons estranged wife picked him up. And she says its not the first time wilsons acted violently. A history of Domestic Violence and animal abuse now. Kind of go hand in hand. We are going to get justice for this, i dont deputies say wilson has posted bail. But he could face up to two years in jail and a fine of more than six thousand dollars. Two people are dead after two separate crashes on iowa roads. The first happened along highway one 46. North of grinnell. Around 4 yesterday afternoon. Troopers say 45 year old james harris. Of tama. Was driving when his truck crossed the center line and struck an oncoming semi. Harris died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. The same goes for another crash. In rural walcott. Around five30 last night. Officials say the driver went into a ditch off of 220th street. Near the iowa 80 truck stop. The vehicle rolled several times. The driver died at the hospital. No names have been released. One of the six soldiers killed in an afghanistan suicide 45 year old joseph lemm was killed on monday. Near bagram air base. Lemm grew up in bernard. And his father still lives in new vienna. Lemm was a 15 year veteran of the new York City Police department. This red, white, and blue bunting was hung outside the 50th Police Precint in the bronx in his honor. He leaves behind a wife and two kids. Donald trump is blaming the media for his war of words with Hillary Clinton. His numbers are still strong. But if he falls, ted cruz is waiting in the wings. Tracie potts has more. Its important to stand up to bullies wherever they are and why we shouldnt let anybody bully his way into the presidency. Thats Hillary Clinton. After Donald Trumps crude and explicit references to bathroom break at saturday nights debate and her 2008 failed president ial bid. This morning, trumps tweeting that the biased media incorrectly defined his words. But clintons not the only one president ial candidate 28 34it is so easy for billionaire cowards like trump to pick on poor people. Polls are mixed. A new reuters poll this morning shows trump with triple the support of number two ben carson. President ial candidate 41 46 some people have expressed concern that i would quite because my numbers have gone down, im not a quitter. But quinnipiac puts him just four points ahead of ted cruz. President ial candidate 50 58people are waking up there is an awakening and spirit of revival sweeping this country. That quinnipiac poll found half the country would be embarrassed for trump to be president. Audio outcue tracie potts, nbc news, washington. The quinnipiac poll also found nearly six in ten republicans may not stick with the candidate theyre currently supporting. Clintons democratic rival is wrapping up a three day swing in iowa. Bernie sanders has just two stops scheduled throughout the day. The first is in red oak at 10 am. For a meeting in the red coach inn. Then at noon. He heads to earlier this month. A Des Moines City Council woman cast the deciding vote in support of her measure to extend the citys tax abatement program. And she did it despite concerns of a perceived conflict of interest. Christine hensleys extension allowed projects outside of targeted areas to qualify for tax abatements. The potential conflict of interest. Hensley works for midwest housing equity group. A Syndication Firm that buys and reinvests tax credits for developers. i have a legal opinion from our city legal, indicating i do not have a conflict of interest and again, remember were voting on an amendment to the urban revitalization plan, we are not voting on projects. shes right. The legal opinion did say that her vote wouldnt violate any laws. However it also came with a warning. It reads, in part, there are are significant factors due to your mheg Board Membership and consultant appearance of a conflict or the potential for a conflict that should be taken into serious consideration in determining your participation in discussion of and voting on ifa applications. The legal opinion recommended that hensley abstain from voting in order to prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest. Davenport is using a new tool to keep geese out of some city parks. Its called dj the migrator. And it works similar to a Remote Control airplane. Crews built it themselves. Theyre using it to chase geese away from places like golf courses and ball fields. Thats where they say the birds can leave a mess behind. So the golf course staff out here would have to be constantly out here cleaning off the greens and that sort of stuff, so were looking to kinda help that a little bit so that our users dont have to deal with the remnants or the stuff the geese leave behind. Winter break can be full of fun. And learning. For students in the metro. The Des Moines Public Library is hositing a variety of activities over break. Organizers say students can always find crafts, legos, and story times at the library. There are also specialized programs. Like winter survival. Which brings in a naturalist from polk county conservation to discuss how animals settle in for the winter. And its also a great place to ring in the new year. Weve got some really great new years celebrations. Ones at forfest and thats for teens, and then weve got a whole family celebration going on at franklin. Most Library Locations are open every day. Besides holidays. For more information visit america is not just electing a president , were also electing a commander in chief. That choice matters. Because strengthening the economy, making healthcare more affordable, raising incomes. All of that depends on us being both secure at home and leading the world. I will get up every single day and do whatever it takes to make sure our country is safe and strong. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Hey this holiday, u. S. Cellulars giving you 15 gigs of data for just 70 [ gasps ] youre getting data. Ponysized data . U. S. Cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. Id like 100 youre getting 400 in promo cards yes switch to u. S. Cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just 70. It is going to be wet and windy today. Rain will be steady and heavy at times this morning with around 1 possible. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s through the morning but will begin to drop back to the 30s late this afternoon and evening. Some of the rain lingering in northwest iowa may transition briefly to snow this evening. A cold front will pass through on Christmas Eve morning. This may also bring a few light snow showers to parts of central iowa early thursday morning, but no accumulation is expected. The weather will be quiet Christmas Eve through christmas day. More active weather returns this weekend with rain chances on saturday morning and possibly some snow by monday. Northbound in the 4400 block of south union eastbound in the 4100 block of ingersoll westbound in the 2600 block of high street polk county locations north east 70th avenue at 10600 near mitchelville the Madrid Community will gather to remember a legendary football coach. Randy hinkel died of a heart attack over the weekend. Hes been a fixture on the madrid sidelines for the past 26 years. Making the playoffs nearly all of them. A visitation will take place in the high school gym. From four to seven asking everyone to dress in tiger orange and black. The man accused of vandalizing a courthouse is about to return to the crime scene. 30 year old daniel swick is charged with felony burglary and criminal mischief. The case will be tried in Webster County court. Where police say he sprayed extinguishers throughout the second and third floors. Officers had to shut down the building for six days to clean it all up. Swick also faces charges in a separate, but similar incident that happened last week. People in las vegas spent some of the night looking up. Take a look at this video a man captured on his cell phone. It shows a fireball streaking across the sky. Turns out. It was Russian Space debris reentering the atmosphere. Thats according to the us strategic command. The object could seen from as far away as bakersfield, california. Nasa has put its next mars mission on hold indefinitely because of a leaky instrument. The space agency the mars lander in march. From a California Air force base. To take measures of the red planets interior and its atmosphere. Instead its being sent back to its maker. Even if the leak is fixed in a few months. The lander cant be launched anytime soon. Nasa says the 2016 launch window closes march 30th. The next rose bowl fever is building across iowa as the hawks prepare to fly west. Its the teams first visit to the rose bowl in 25 years. Theyll head to pasadena tomorrow. For what promises to be a busy end to 2015. Theyll get to see plenty of southern california. But the coach stresses this is a business trip first. Everything ive learned about this setup its gonna be first class, excited but that, but it still gets down to what we do on the practice field and our meetings and the other part is how we handle the good things and again you want the players to enjoy that, theyve earned that, you know, this is something theyve earned. But you also want them to have an awareness of what it is were trying to get accomplished at the end of the day the hawks will face stanford on new years day. Well have coverage starting december 28th. A Clinton Company is making sure iowa fans look good for the big game. Ad craft print wear is making on top of that. Its making shirts for the coaches to wear on game day. The Family Business has been working around the clock to finish everything. Employees say itll be worth it. When they see their products on national television. Were working hard to get it all done. And then its time to relax and watch the game. Its neat to see what youve done on the field. 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