On local five news at 10. Police on the look out for an armed and dangerous man who may be roaming the streets of fort dodge tonight. Nikki plus. A body found in a lake, then a skeleton unearthed in a home. Two murders in one month has small town iowa in shock tonight. Its just hard to believe it would happen in. Or in a small town you just dont hear of it here. Nikki weve got the latest details in the union co. Death investigation coming up. Local 5 news at 10 in hd starts now. We are iowa nikki good evening. Im nikki davidson. Tonightlocal 5 heads to south west iowa where residents are in shock following the news of two murders in their small town. Nikki a womans body was found in a farm pond earlier this month in union county. Police identified her as Loretta Dillinger of thayer. During the investigation, skeletal remains were found in a home in thayer. Last night officers arrested dillingers ex brother in law. Tonight, local 5 went to thayer and neighboring towns. Residents are sho
Announcer the mostwatched news at noon in central iowa. This is iowas news leader. This is kcci 8 news at noon. Alyx right now at noon, prosecutors lay out their case against the man they say brutally killed a clive toddler back in 2014. Good afternoon, mollie is off this week. We begin with new developments in the murder trial of joe lopez. A clive detective says lopez told him he sensed his girlfriends 20monthold daughter, ruby, crying in the middle of the night, and put her in a high chair to feed her. Lopez says he heard a smack and found ruby face up on the ground. The prosecutor questioned why lopez didnt immediately call 911. Detective vernon lukehart he indicated that ruby was laying parallel with the bottom of the chair and that she was gasping for air and that her eyes were rolling back in her head. Alyx detective vernon lukehart says lopez went back to the apartment while ruby was in the hospital, before Law Enforcement arrived. Our kim st. Onge is in the courtroom. Shell ha
A record 800Million Dollar Powerball Jackpot is up for grabs tonight. Iowans hoping to strike it rich are snapping up tickets so fast, the lottery ran out of printer paper at some locations. Channel 13s Justin Surrency spoke with one of iowas past powerball the demand for powerball tickets is reaching mind blowing levels in iowa. Tickets in iowa were selling at about 6,800 a minute for powerball. The dream of hitting the largest Lottery Jackpot in north american history. I usually dont play but when it gets that big you have to try. Some stores cant keep up. Across the state stores are asking for more paper so we have been shipping out supplies today for stores that have run out. Despite the 1 in 292 million odds, bondurant has a history of doing the unthinkable. In 2012 brian and mary lohse won the over 200 Million Dollar jackpot. They built this Grocery Store in town and making many Lottery Ticket buyers feel lucky. It would be so fun, i cant even imagine how fun that would be. Brian
We begin today with the trial of his girlfriends daughter. We heard from both sides in Opening Statements this afternoon. Mike dasilva joins us live from the polk county courthouse with more. Four teenagers are facing serious charges, accused of four teenagers are facing serious charges, accused of teen at gun point in fort dodge. Police say 19year old dakota marnach. 18year old ricki riley. Along with a 15year old and 17 yearold. Forced a boy into a car at gunpoint last night. The victim says he was forced to drive to a local park. He was then assaulted and his vehicle was damaged. The suspect ran to a nearby home and called police. Police are witholding the names of the two minors who are charged. The suspects face charges ranging from drug possession to kidnapping. A newton pastor is recovering this evening after being hit by a car. Cory stout was aiding a stranded driver on wednesday when he was hit by a drunk driver. He suffered cuts to his face and some bruising. Hes now recoveri
Hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news midday. Im Elias Johnson. Elias our top story. A central iowa Athletic Organization is hoping for a miracle. Elias everything they use to host sporting events for local kids was stolen sunday night and the theft was caught on video. Rip roar events is a group that puts on triathlons for kids ages 515 in the midwest. They were storing a trailer with all of the equipment they use to hold the races in a lot at 600 sw 7th street in des moines. Survelliance video shows a pickup truck took off with the trailer around 10 20 p. M. Sunday. The group says the items inside the trailer arent valuable to be resold because they are customized for their company. Theyre asking the thief to return the trailer, no questions asked. If youre looking at it trying to figure it out what it is, best thing would be to drop it off where you got it, no one would come after you, wed just be happy to have it home. Elias if you