Bad accident that killed his passenger will stand trial today in her death. Why he says it wasnt his fault and why a judge. Not a jury. Will decide his fate. Surprise guest. A norwalk family gets an unexpected interuption when a car plows into their house. How it happened and how the driver is doing this morning. New overnight. A shooting sends one person to the hospital overnight. Well tell you what police know this 29th. Today in iowa starts now. First on 13. Were hearing about an overnight shooting this morning. It happened around 1030 last night in the 14hundred block of east 17th court. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen this morning. Trial begins today for the man involved in a deadly des moines crash. 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Car after he spun out, slamming into a tree, back in november. The crash killed his passenger and girlfriend, 22year old scalicity perez. Police say he was speeding at the time. They also thought he may have been intoxicated. But those charges were later dropped. Mure claims he was being chased and shot at when it all happened. He says he was speeding to get away. This morning hell face a judge for his bench trial at the polk county courthouse. Today, a florida man will learn if he will be released from jail while he waits for his trial in iowa to begin. 19 year old Kevin Ramirez was indicted in federal court last week. Hes charged with two counts of enticement of a minor, and possession of child pornography. Police say he traveled to ottumwa to meet a 13 Year Old Girl in october. That triggered an amber alert. And they were later found in georgia. A hearing set for today will decide whether hell be allowed out of jail on bail. A knoxville man is recovering in his own driveway. It happened around 1 pm yesterday in the 16hundred block of oregon drive. Fire investigators say a man in his 50s was working on a truck when it suddenly exploded into flames. The fire quickly spread from the vehicle to his coveralls, and his boots. Apparently a gas line had broke and released some gas, just enough that it surrounded his foot and caught his boot and his pants on fire the mans two sons were able to help put out the fire before fire crews arrived, but the man had already suffered severe burns. He was life flighted to a burn center in iowa city. No word on his condition this morning. A norwalk family has a mess to clean up after their sunday evening took a turn for the unexpected. Police say the driver of this pt cruiser took a turn too fast on shady lane drive last night. She ended up running over the stop sign at the corner and slamming into a garage. Her passenger escaped with only minor injuries. The homeowners, along with their son were all inside at the time, but were not harmed. Charges are still pending People Living in johnston might have to leave earlier to get to work on time. Today, the city is closing northwest 70th avenue for construction. The closure stretches from nw 107th street to nw 98th street. A portion of nw 100th street will also be closed. Crews will have a detour to redirect drivers until construction is finished. That isnt expected until late this fall. Today is leap day. And people blessed with a birthday today have a special way of celebrating in the metro. Who radios van and bonnie are throwing a leap year birthday party. There will be cake and gokart races at grimes mb2 raceway. Its all just getting underway now. The party lasts until nine this again again again again . Again again General Mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. So you can love cereal. Again the new subway Spring Garden Chicken Salad sandwich. Rotisseriestyle chicken raised without antibiotics. Blended with green onion seasoning and light mayo. Topped with mild Cheddar Cheese and veggies, all on freshlytoasted bread. People arent just eating them. inhale . Theyre inhaling them. exhale it is going to be windy with temperatures falling fast this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s by noon, but another cold front is expected to pass through which will once again shift winds toward the north and bring in more clouds. This cold front will be bringing with it a chance for a rain snow mix. Most are not expected to exceed 2 in the metro, but could create slick conditions for the morning commute on tuesday. The heaviest snow will fall in ne iowa and that is where a Winter Weather advisory goes into effect at 6 pm i235 mlk still ahead. How do you say thank you for an oscar moment 22 years in the making . Plus the weekend nba moment that still has us in awe. All the details, coming up in whats all this nonsense about balls . Pink balls, blue, yellow, red. Its hard to keep the whole thing straight. And all these socalled deals . Well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. Like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. U. S. Cellular built a network and as for deals . Hows 300 back for every line you switch . 300 no ball nonsense. Get 300 per line and a stronger signal, welcome back. Oscar buzz is still circulating this morning. And if you went to bed early, you likely missed the biggest win of the night. So were gathering up all the academy talk thatll be filling up your browser today. Heres whats trending. 00 08 and the oscar goes to. Leonardo dicaprio nats cheering about this moment this morning. 22 years in the making Leonardo Dicaprio finally wins oscar best actor for the revenant nominated five times but no wins until this internet had plenty of jokes of course all night the hashtag oscars was trending. Other big wins. The revenants director, Alejandro Gonzlez irritu, won best director best picture spotlight best actress brie larson for her performance in room. Talk about a nervewracking gig. These girl scouts got their pick of the highest cookie clientele last night at the oscars. Host chris rock invited a whole troop out. Boxes in hand. In hopes of helping his daughter top her troop in sales. And, of course, the room of millionaires opened their pocketbooks to help out. 00 05 na31y nats oh what a shot from curry heres a video you could watch on repeat. And the internet has. Nba player steph curry broke his own record saturday with this incredible gamewinning shot happened as Golden State Warriors went into overtime against Oklahoma City thunder 38 feet away his 287th three pointer this season new disney pricing costs more on busy days called surge pricing on busy days, visitors will pay new disney pricing costs more on busy days called surge visitors will pay more, and on slower days, theyll pay a few dollars less. Crowds start forming those lines now. For the latest apple release. New iphone model debuting soon report says march 21st smaller trial begins. A des moines man behind the wheel in a bad accident that killed his passenger will stand trial today in her death. Why he says it wasnt his fault and why a judge. Not a jury. Will decide his fate. Safety stamp. Two iowa cities are being called the safest in the nation. Well tell you where you might want to settle down, and why police there say theyre able to keep the streets free of violence. New overnight. A shooting sends one person to the hospital overnight. Well tell you what police know this morning. Its monday february i35 oralabor first on 13. Were hearing shooting this morning. It happened around 1030 last night in the 14hundred block of east 17th court. Thats where we find channel 13s josh nguyen this morning. Trial begins today for the man involved in a deadly des moines crash. 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. This is all that was left of his car after he spun out, slamming into a tree, back in november. The crash killed his passenger and girlfriend, 22year old scalicity perez. Police say he was speeding at the time. They also thought he may have been intoxicated. But those charges were later dropped. Mure claims he was being chased and shot at when it all happened. He says he was speeding to get away. This morning hell face a judge for his bench trial at the Polk County Police say a child has died from their injuries. After being hit by a car in davenport. It happened yesterday afternoon in the parking lot of a catholic school. The child was hit by a Chevy Silverado and taken to the hospital. But did not survive. The names of both the child and the driver are not being released at this time. Police are still investigating. Two inmates are on the run this morning after escaping a newton facility. The department of corrections says Michael Amodeo and jessy foley couldnt be found during a routine check saturday night. Amodeo is serving a 10 year prison sentence, and foley is serving 27. Both were convicted on drug related charges. Anyone with information is asked to call 911. The city of ames says it has one of the safest communities in the nation. Ive lived here for 30 years in the same neighborhood, and say ive never had the perception that Violent Crime was ever a problem. Recent fbi data shows the town has one of the fastest falling crime rates in the country. There was just one homicide in the studys five year span. And overall, Violent Crime is down 56 percent. City Officials Say its thanks to Police Programs that build strong relationships with residents. But Police Officers say its all a cycle, and those programs are only an option during a low Violent Crime rate. And so, when we can do that, and we have the time to do that, we can get into the neighborhoods, work with some of the community leaders, work with some of the Neighborhood Association leaders on trying to solve specific problems in our neighborhoods. Commander jason tuttle Ames Police Department the study ranked ames as number two in the nation, dubuque was ranked number one. The zika virus impact is growing slightly here in iowa. State Health Officials have now zika virus. All three cases are travelrelated. But none of the women are pregnant. Nationwide. There are more than 50 cases of zika. Most are travel related as well. Johnston drivers may want to account for a little extra time getting to work this morning. Today, the city is closing northwest 70th avenue for construction. The closure stretches from nw 107th street to nw 98th street. A portion of nw 100th street will also be closed. Crews will have a detour to redirect drivers until construction is finished. That isnt expected it is going to be windy with afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s by noon, but another cold front is expected to pass through which will once again shift winds toward the north and bring in more clouds. This cold front will be bringing with it a chance for a rain snow mix. Most will fall overnight. Snow totals are not expected to exceed 2 in the metro, but could create slick conditions for the morning commute on tuesday. The heaviest snow will fall in ne iowa and that is where a Winter Weather advisory goes into effect at 6 pm Metro Locations 3 locations now monday feb 29 4400 block of park av w b 5900 block of university w b 5900 block of university w b 2300 block of hull e b polk county locations e was paid off in 10 years . Veridian credit union can get you there. Thanks to 2. 99 apr and closing cost as low as 200. We call it a 10 and done loan. And its an easy way to save money and pay off your mortgage early. However, rates wont be this low forever, so apply today. Call, click, or visit our top story. Were learning of an shooting on des moines east side this morning. It happened last night around 1030 in the 14hundred block of east 17th court. Police say one person was shot as he was leaving this home. He later showed up to an area hospital with a gunshot wound. No word at this point on the victims name or his condition this morning. Police have not determined a suspect. Trial begins today for the man involved in a deadly des moines crash. Scalicity perez died back in november when the car she was riding in crashed. The driver, troy mure junior, is now charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. He says he was being chased. His bench trial begins this morning at the polk county courthouse. A norwalk family has a mess to clean up after their sunday evening took a turn police say the driver of this pt cruiser took a turn too fast on shady lane drive last night. She ended up running over the stop sign at the corner and slamming into a garage. Police say both the driver and her passenger escaped with only minor injuries. The homeowners, along with their son were all inside at the time, but were not harmed. Charges are still pending. Just one day remains until the cycle. Super tuesday gets underway in 14 states all choose their pick for president. Donald trump currently leads in the battle for the republican president ial nomination. Hillary clinton leads the democrats. Sending some snail mail will soon cost you less. Back in 2014. The Us Postal Service temporarily increased stamp prices. But that hike is scheduled to end april 10th. Thatll drop the price from 49 to 47 cents. Usps representatives say the change will cost the Postal Service twobillion dollars a cyclone nation is preparing to favorites this morning. Tonight, Georges Niang plays his final home game as a cyclone. Niang is the winningest player in cyclone history and has scored more points than all but two other players at iowa state. Hes the rare fouryear star in mens college basketball. Niang will also be the first cyclone to play in 4 ncaa tournaments. Senior night tonight against oklahoma state. Niang, abdel nader, and jameel mckay play their final game at hilton, and its a win they cyclones absolutely need. Tipoff set for 6 pm. Niang is expected to have some 20 family members in attendance. The next time the crowd gets to cheer him at hilton will likely be the day his jersey is raised into the rafters. Hawkeye diagnoses have progressed from hiccup to an allout slump. And things got worse yesterday at ohio state. 1st half. Defense leading to offense. Anthony clemmons with the steal, then he nails the layup. Hawks lead 87. Later its peter jok inside. Takes the contact, bucket and the foul. Iowa still up 1. 1615. But the buckeyes end the half in their favor. In the second, iowa regains the lead, but cant keep it. Hawks lose again 6864. Theyve dropped four of five now. Heres a look at the updated big 10 standings. Indiana now a 2 game lead over iowa, maryland, michigan st, and wisconsin. Tip off is set for 8 pm. The funk needs to end right here. Meanwhile drake women host their home finale taking on bradley. And its all bulldogs. First and second. Nicole miller brings in 11 points, making it look easy. Drake brings home a senior day win, 7845. After one week off, Wells Fargo Arena is back to being the place where high school dreams come true. Today the High School Girls kick off state tournament week. Mount ayr takes on number one Turkey Valley in the quarterfinal this morning. Turkey valley, is undefeated this season. Tip off is set for 10 am. Now heres Savannah Guthrie with a look at whats coming up next on the today good morning. King of the world. Leonardo dicaprio finally wins an oscar 22 years after his first nomination. I do not take tonight for granted. Thank you so very much. Brie larson nabbing best actress. Spotlight, the surprise winner for best picture. Host chris rock takes on the oscars so white controversy. Im here at the academy awards, otherwise known as the white peoples choice awards. Are live in hollywood with all the highlights from the show, the red carpet and, of course, the after parties. Klan controversy. Why did donald trump refuse to disavow support from the kkk and its former leader david duke in an interview . I dont know what youre talking about. David duke and the Klu Klux Klan here. Honestly, i dont know david duke. The odd exchange that left the billionaire scrambling to explain while his rivals pounced. Well talk to trump in a live interview. Erin andrews and her convicted stalker expected to testify at her 75 million civil trial today. Were live at the courthouse. Cursed cruise ship . Another illfated voyage for royal caribbeans anthem of the seas, just weeks after passengers were battered by a powerful storm. This time, bad weather and a norovirus outbreak forcing it to
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