Be aware. If you see something Say Something has to be more than a slogan as part of the travel warning tsa is increasing security at airports across the country. Travelers are encouraged to get to the airport a little earlier because the screening process could take longer than usual. For most of us. The interstate will be the main mode of travel. Nearly 47million people are expected to hit the roads over the holidays. A five percent increase over last year. We want everyone buckled up in the vehicles, make sure to watch your speed, make sure to watch your following distance, and of course dont be distracted by those passengers. If you want to avoid the traveling masses this year. Try leaving tomorrow and coming back on friday. Those are expected to be the least busiest days on the road. While leaving tomorrow will help you avoid some of the traffic. You wont be able to avoid the weather. Chief meteorologist ed wilson joins us. Ed. Rain and sleet could be a worry. A des moines woman i
Police say a car headed south on 35th slammed into this telephone pole. The vehicle wrapped around a nearby tree. Leaving it barely recognizable. First responders took the male driver to a local hospital. The female passenger died at the scene. Police are now interviewing witnesses to try to figure out what caused the crash. There was some conversation on the radio about someone smelling like alcohol. I dont know if thats factual or not. Our primary focus in accidents like this is whether or not excessive speed or impairment are factors. Well look at road characteristics, weather conditions and those things also. Police have not released the names of the victim or the condition of the driver. We now know the names of the two People Killed in last nights double homicide. Des Moines Police say they got a call for help from the 42 hundred block of hull avenue at 7 pm. When officers got there. They old Amber Fraaken dead from gunshot wounds. Police say the husband and father of the two vic
First on 13. A driver involved in a deadly des moines crash faces several charges. But a legal expert says he stands a good chance of having them dropped. Troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated. And o w i. Mure was driving on 35th street monday. When he slammed into a utility pole. 22 year old scalicity boyd. Otherwise known as scalicity perez. Was killed. He told his mother he crashed because a gray cadillac was chasing him. And someone inside it had a gun. Mrs. Mure says her son had been receiving threats. Because people thought he was tied to an unsolved murder at evolution night club. Cadillac. An expert says it all points now if hes driving a hundred Miles Per Hour to get away from the people with the gun, if thats what happened and if thats what the jury then he has a complete defense. Because hes been compelled to escape from serious injury. Now the drinking complicates it. While police did impou
Exciting around here. Georgia sysouchanh waukee georgia seesoojohn lives down the street from the scene of the crime, where the sound of multiple gunshots brought police to find this man gino risola lying in the street. 1 09 05 i know another neighbor heard the shots and you know, she thought, oh, its probably a car that backfired or something. When you hear that, gunshots arent the first thing that come to your mind. Georgia sysouchanh Waukee Police say risola later died from his injuries in the hospital. The victims wife identified the suspect as brendan mcguinness. Police say he was waiting for the couple to return home from a night out. 21 17 14 you know, its early on in the investigation, but we do know the two were associates. Chief john quinn Waukee Police Department Just how the two were associates, and what may have caused mcguinness to allegedly shoot risola is still a mystery. Waukee Officials Say the suspect, who was seen fleeing the scene in a white ford pickup, was captur
Travel weather. What driving conditions will be like today as you head out for thanksgiving. And why it could get messy later in the day. Accident charges. A des moines man is facing serious charges in an accident that killed his passenger. Why one Attorney Says theres a chance he could avoid jail time. Its thursday, november 26th. First on 13. A driver involved in a deadly des moines crash is being held on a 6 hundred thousand dollars bond. He faces two counts of vehicular homicide. But a legal expert says he has a good chance of beating tte charges. Channel 13s Aaron Brilbeck has more. Troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving; vehicular homicide by operating while intoxicated; and owi. Mure was driving monday morning perez. When he slammed into a tree. Killing perez. Mures mother says her son told her he was being chased by people in a gray cadillac who had flashed a gun at him. And thats what led to the crash. Mrs. Mure says her son had been receiving