First on 13. Were 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 and thorton near the dunkin donuts. Police arent saying whether an arrest was made or what charges theyll face. The victim was sent to an area hospital. No word on their condition this morning. A series of delays is over this morning for a boone murder trial. After being postponed five times, jury selection finally begins today in the case of alexander fazzino. Fazinno is facing a first degree murder charge. Hes accused of killing his wife, emily in the couples home in january 2012. Authorities found emilys body in the bathroom. Fazzinos trail has been delayed five times. Most recently so he could care for his daughter as she recovered from a bone marrow transplant. His trial has been moved to winneshiek county. Jury selection is expected to begin as early as this morning. Police say an uber driver is responsible for a deadly shooting rampage in michigan over the weekend. Police say jason dalton was involved in three separate night. Hes suspected of shooting a woman in a parking lot at an apartment complex. Then later shooting two men at a car dealership. Police also believe he shot five people at a Cracker Barrel parking lot. They say dalton had ties to the community and did not have a criminal record. Investigators think dalton continued to pick up riders between the shootings. We dont know anything about a motive right now. Right now our common denominator is him. Six people were killed in the attacks. Two are in Critical Condition this morning. Des Moines Police are looking into a woman accused of setting a man on fire. 47yearold amy thornton of des moines is now facing charges of attempted murder and willful injury. The Des Moines Register reports it happened saturday at a home in the 1900 block of east walnut street. Police found a man with burns. He claims it was thornton who lit him on fire. The two were apparently engaged. Polk county jail. Were tracking the potential for ice jam flooding this morning. 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 River. Already, it and the racoon river are near flood stage in des moines. Luckily, cooling temperatures and slowing snow melt should slow further runoff. Stopping major problems. Warmer temps this weekend had many thinking ahead to gardening season. But one tool gardeners rely on will be a little harder to find this year. Channel 13s josh nguyen is live this morning from cherry glen learning farm in polk city to tell us about the drastic in iowa and the role they play in our gardens and produce. Good morning josh. Bees help with flower reproduction. Without flower reproduction your plants wont grow as well and fruits can taste drastically worse. Rusty patch bumble bee is now extinct in iowa. Still around 100 different kinds of bumble bees. Ticks or mites are attacking hives in the winter. Also, pesticide in the spring and summer kill bees. More diverse food supply is needed to help keep bees going. Drop of 75 percent of total bees in iowa over a 10 year stretch. Native pollinators are now being rented to farms to help. Losing all sorts of crops. Classes are growing because people want to help. Also, the push for thousands of active and retired Union Workers are facing unexpected futures this morning. Last night the local teamsters chapter came together in des moines. To discuss looming pension cuts. The Central States pension fund is expected to go bankrupt within workers at risk of having their pension cut by up to 70 percent each month. The cuts which go into effect july first will impact more than 6 thousand iowans. Union members say it all came out of nowhere. And with no warning. I worked 50 60 hours a week and thats what all of us had to do. It was good money but thats how you got what you got and then to see it go away like that. Its pretty depressing critics say corruption and misuse of money is partially to blame. Senator Chuck Grassley is now investigating the issue. Union members will vote on the cuts proposal sometime between now and july. Book worms are facing a closure in the metro this morning. The Clive Library is closing its doors to patrons starting today. Its only for a week though. Theyll be getting new carpets and a newly reconfigured layout. Returns can still be made to the outdoor drop box. The Library Reopens to the public next it will be quiet and cooler this week. Today is going to be mostly cloudy with temperatures still above average for this time of the year, with highs in the 40s. A cold front will move through during the morning on will could bring a quick rain snow mix through central iowa, but accumulation is not expected. Winds will pick up during the middle of the week with temperatures dropping back into the middle to upper 30s. I80 35 meredith i235 42nd still ahead. You may remember the craze over attractive mugshots. Well now a different kind of unlikely sex symbol is emerging. And hes no spring chicken. Giving your week a kick start. Heres whats buzzing online this morning. Maybe youve seen this phrase circling the internet this weekend hashtag freekesha. 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First on 13. Were 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 arent saying whether an arrest was made or what charges theyll face. The victim was sent to an area hospital. No word on their condition this a series of delays is over this morning for a boone murder trial. After being postponed five times, jury selection finally begins today in the case of alexander fazzino. Fazinno is facing a first degree murder charge. Hes accused of killing his wife, emily in the couples home in january 2012. Authorities found emilys body in the bathroom. Fazzinos trail has been delayed five times. Most recently so he could care for his daughter as she recovered from a bone marrow transplant. His trial has been moved to winneshiek county. Jury selection is expected to begin as early as this morning. A newton man must face a judge today on attempted murder charges. 50 year old john britton faces three counts of attempted murder. His plea hearing is scheduled for this morning in Jasper County court. Police say he rammed his car into another car. Carrying his estranged wife and their hes also accused of hitting their son. No one was seriously hurt. Were tracking the potential for ice jam flooding this morning. 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 quick flash flooding of low lying areas. The jams are expected to move south down the Des Moines River. Already, it and the racoon river are near flood stage in des moines. Luckily, cooling temperatures will likely slow melting. Stopping major problems. A metro ymca is struggling to measure up this morning. Each year their annual fundraiser gives about 400 thousand dollars in Financial Aid to its members. But each facility is on its own to reach their own dollaramount. And the south side of des moines is coming up dollars. And only have until thursday of this week to meet their mark. Because not everyone sees it they see the dollars, but they dont necessarily see the person who lost 200 pounds because of it. Or the person who lost their mother but is able to be here and have a good, Solid Foundation of adult support. The ymca has about 25 thousand dollars to go, if you want to contribute to the campaign. Weve put a link on our website. Whotvdotcom meanwhile some young iowans are using their limbs to campaign for better water. University of iowa dancers are planning an upcoming performance inspired by water. The show is called water works and its based on Water Quality issues seen here in des moines and in flint michigan recently. Des moines water works is currently involved in a lawsuit over rural drainage tiles. Theyll take the show across the state this spring. Water works ceo has agreed to warmer temps this weekend had many thinking ahead to gardening season. But one tool gardeners rely on will be a little harder to find this year. Channel 13s josh nguyen is live this morning from cherry glen learning farm in polk city to tell us about the drastic decline of the bees in iowa and the role they play in our gardens and produce. Good morning josh. Bees help with flower reproduction. Without flower reproduction your plants wont grow as well and fruits can taste drastically worse. Rusty patch bumble bee is now extinct in iowa. Still around 100 different kinds of bumble bees. Ticks or mites are attacking hives in the winter. Also, pesticide in the spring and summer kill bees. More diverse food supply is needed to help keep bees going. Drop of 75 percent of total bees in iowa over a 10 year stretch. Native pollinators are now being rented to farms to help. Losing all sorts of crops. Classes are growing because people want to help. Also, the push for organic honey is driving up it will be quiet and cooler this week. Today is going to be mostly cloudy with temperatures still above average for this time of the year, with highs in the 40s. A cold front will move through during the morning on tuesday which will could bring a quick rain snow mix through central iowa, but accumulation is not expected. Winds will pick up during the with temperatures dropping back Metro Locations 3 locations now 2400 block of woodland w b 7000 block of fleur n b 2800 block of easter lake e b 8000 nw 37th st ankeny so, let me get this straight u. S. Cellular has the phone youre looking for, a network thats built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys dont, and 6 gigs for only 40 a month. Thats a lot less than verizon and at t. So, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for 40 a month plus get 300 back. Our top story. Overnight ice jams could cause problems for those along the Des Moines River. Several jams were reported overnight near fort dodge and fraser. Theyre now expected to move south down the Des Moines River. Flash flooding of low lying areas is possible, but cooler temps should prevent major problems. Currently the des moines and raccoon rivers are below, but near flood stage in des moines. Were learning more about an overnight stabbing. It happened just before 2 30 on des moines south side. Police say a fight broke out at a party near the quiktrip on se 14th. One man was received a minor stab wound and was sent to the hospital. Soon after, Police Tracked down a suspect vehicle. And arrested 22 year old daniel cruz. He is now charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Trial. After being postponed five times, jury selection finally begins today in the case of alexander fazzino. Fazinno is facing a first degree murder charge. Hes accused of killing his wife, emily in the couples home in january 2012. Authorities found emilys body in the bathroom. Fazzinos trail has been delayed five times. Most recently so he could care for his daughter as she recovered from a bone marrow transplant. His trial has been moved to winneshiek county. Jury selection is expected to begin as early as this morning. Were hearing more this morning about a series of weekend shootings in michigan. Investigators now believe the mass shooter an uber driver continued to pick up riders between the shootings. 00 02 these were very deliberate killings. 10 16 this wasnt hurried in any way, shape or form. Theyre on video. Weve watched the video with law enforcement. Police say Jason Brian Dalton carried out saturday nights over the course of seven hours. He was finally arrested sunday morning. After shooting people at four locations. Six people were killed in the attacks. Two are in Critical Condition this morning. Car wash workers are fresh off one of their busiest weekends. Warmer temperatures had people lining up to get some of the winter grime dirt off their cars. Local car wash owners say its been the busiest weekend so far this year. Workers say theyve cleaned hundreds about 65 cars an hour. The weather plays a toll. People, they dont want to come in if they think theyre gonna have some weather in the next day or two. They want to wait for a nice stretch and it looks like we got no end in sight right now workers say the rush is common any time snow melts and theres salt left no rest for the iowa state they got just one day off after saturdays win over tcu. Iowa state trumps the horned frogs, 9283. Tonight, its another very tough road game. They visit the West Virginia mountaineers who handled the cyclones in ames earlier this month. West virginia is coming off a home hawkeye women get a much needed win at home over indiana, 7673. 19 points for ally disterhoft. Iowa is 79 in the big ten and battling to keep postseason hopes alive. How about some outdoor hockey . Blackhawks and wild playing in tcf bank stadium, where the golden gophers play football. John torchetti cant lose since moving from the iowa wild to the minnesota wild. 1st period. Ryan carter, no. Stopped again. But matt dumba lights the lamp. 10 wild. Minnesota puts on a show in front of the home crowd. 61 the final. The torch now 4 and oh. Southeast polk seems to be on the verge of a wrestling dynasty. Another championship afternoon at the high school. Students, parents, fans welcomed the rams after another tournament title. Southeast polk didnt have any individual champs, but quality depth l added up to another 3a championship. The school has had three traditional wrestling team titles in four years. The school has had three traditional wrestling team titles in four years. Now heres Savannah Guthrie with a look at whats coming up next on the today now heres Savannah Guthrie with a look at whats coming up next on the today good morning. Unstoppable . With two wins under his belt and candidates dropping out of the race, donald trump in pole position for the nomination and feeling confident. Youre going to get so tired. Youre going to say please, please, mr. President , we cant stand it anymore. We dont want to keep winning. We cant stand it. And im going to say, i dont care. Were going to keep winning. Were going to make America Great again on the democratic side, Hillary Clinton reenergized with two more contests this week and super tuesday eight days away, is there anything left that could shake up this race . Facing justice. The uber driver suspected in the michigan shooting rampage that killed six people and injured two others, due in court today. Now were learning he may have picked up fares in the middle of his alleged shooting spree. I kind of jokingly said to the driver, youre not the shooter, are you . This morning, what witnesses are saying about their interactions that night. High powered pressure. The head of the fbi urges apple to help hack into the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Why he says Everyone Needs to take a deep breath. Senior moment. A 106yearold woman fulfills a lifelong dream, visiting the president and first lady. I thought id never get into
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