The teens. We will have a few leftover flurries tonight and early tomorrow morning. The rest of the week will be dry and warmer. Much warmer air is expected by the weekend. Now to the story we first brought you as breaking news police are searching for a man they hope can help them solve yesterdays double homicide. This is a picture of him. 39 year old michael john wanchanic. They say he could be driving a beige colored 2002 dodge grand caravan with iowa license plates dmr 234. Investigators are calling him a person of interest in the deaths of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieu. Officers found their bodies a 2 year old and an infant were inside the home as well. But police say they were not harmed. Police say wanchanic lived in the house. Along with those killed. We believe he has information that will be beneficial in understanding the motive and what happened in the house so wed like any assistance in finding him. Wanchanics mother tells channel 13 she hasnt see
Unique to the state. Double homicide. Police say two people were found dead inside a des moines home. Who they are. And who police have identified as the suspect. Its tuesday. December 1st. First on 13. New information in a double Homicide Investigation out of des moines. Police have identified the victims. As well as a person of interest officers are looking for 35 year old michael john wanchanic. He has brown eyes and brow hair. Standing about foot ten. And weighing about 150 pounds. They want to talk to him about the deaths of 36 year old bryon howard and 31 year old heather belieau. Their bodies were found yesterday afternoon inside their home at 39 18 Center Street. Two Young Children were also found inside. But they were not hurt. Neighbors say they were shocked to hear about what happened. Ive been here three years now and its a very pleasant neighborhood, and yeah it s just tragic to know that Something Like this went down, anywhere i mean these kinds of things can happen anywh
And the case of 17 yearold Laquan Mcdonald who was shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer continues today with officer Jason Van Dyke facing a judge today in court. Local 5 news midday in hd starts now. We are iowa sabrina good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina meteorologist sam schreier joins us again with a look at your forecast. Sam weather adlib today is going to be a busy day of weather with rain, freezing rain, and snow all back in the forecast for iowa. Snow is going to be a big problem for northwest iowa with nearly 6 to 9 inches expected for northwest iowa. The snow will start falling during the Morning Hours today and continue through the evening and off and on through tuesday afternoon. Heaviest snow accumulations are going to occur in northwest iowa with amounts tapering off as you move into central iowa. Here in the metro, we should see mostly rain falling scattered throughout the day with a bit of a rain snow mix possi
A few more snow showers are possible today as this area of low pressure moves away. It is also going to be cold and windy with highs in the 30s. The snow will develop on the back side of the storm system this afternoon with less than one inch possible. The rest of the week will be sunny and dry with seasonal temperatures back in the low 40s for first on 13. A normally quiet des moines scene. Police are trying to figure out how two people died in their home. Center street yesterday afternoon on a report of a shooting. Somebody happened upon the scene and called the police and im sure you heard the radio traffic, that somebody had been shot and there was a lot of blood and when we arrived, what we found are two people deceased in the home. Officials say the adult victims were found with an infant and a toddler. The kids were not hurt. But taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. Police are still processing the scene. And talking with witnesses who were at the home when they arri
Howard and 31 year old heather belieau. Officers found their bodies yesterday afternoon inside their home at the 39hundred block of center street. They also found two Young Children inside. But they appeared unharmed. Neighbors say they were shocked to hear about what happened. Ive been here three years now and its a very pleasant neighborhood, and yeah it s just tragic to know that Something Like this went down, anywhere i mean these kinds of things can happen anywhere. These are the 18th and 19th homicides of the year in des moines. Thats the highest number in more than 20 years. The city of des moines says more security measures need to be in place in downtown. This comes after a Fatal Shooting on court avenue. Police say 21 year old Edmanuel Perez was shot and killed at the intersections of 3rd and court sunday morning. 23 year old andrew boyd also suffered gunshot wounds. And is recovering in the hospital. Investigators say the shooting followed a fight between two groups. City le