Today the jury will continue deliberations at 9 this morning in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing his former girlfriend. On friday, the jury heard closing arguments and started to discuss their decision on the case. The prosecution says 33yearold Nicholas Luerkens ambushed and stabbed his former girlfriend several times in the marion hyvee parking lot. They say there is clear and overwhelming evidence that he planned 29yearold Lynnsey Donalds murder back in april. While the defense admits luerkens did stab her multiple times, they say he was in an extreme depressive state. It contends that luerkens was overusing anti depressant medication at the time. Earlier in the week, a Police Officer testified reading from a journal he found in luerkens apartment. It had a todo list and killing donald was on it. On friday, the prosecution told intention couldnt be clearer. But luerkens defense lawyer suggested a 2nd degree murder conviction instead of first degree because of his clien
Where bullets hit a car and a house. Police responded to a car crash near vinton and courtland streets late yesterday afternoon. Thats when they found a car with bullet holes up against a tree. The waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports bullets also hit a house nearby. No one was hurt. 3 homicides in 48 hours. Authorities in central iowa have responded to three fatal shootings near the des moines area over the weekend. The most recent one was outside a nightclub. Polk county authorities are looking for a person who shot and killed a man and hurt 3 others early yesterday. Deputies responded to a fight outside evolution nightclub around 2 a. M. Thats on the des moines north side behind the bridgestone plant by interstates 80 and 35. When they arrived, they heard several gunshots. They found 20yearold Dashwan Smith with a gunshot wound and took him to the hospital. He later died there. 3 other people also went to the hospital. There were several hundred when this incident occurred what we n
Reason of insanity. The judge ruled the defense did not meet the burden of proof for jurors to consider that verdict. Make sure to stay tuned for our second half hour. Tv9s Dave Franzman will update us live from the linn county courthouse, on the latest developments in luerkens trial. New this midday. Two American Contractors operating overseas are dead, after a jordanian policeman opened fire at a Police Training center. This is according to jordans government owned newspaper, al rai. They say the shooting happened near the countrys capital of amman. A third person from south africa was also injured in the shooting. A jordanian Government Spokesperson says an investigation is underway. We now have new information in the investigation into the downed russian passenger jet. Officials now believe a bomb caused it to crash, and someone with inside access put it on the plane. Abcs molly hunter is in egypt with more. Rep. Adam schiff california tom haueter former abc news sharm elsheikh, eg
Saturday night live. Lets take a look right there. Alive. After doing a little hot guy bling by drake. He was the tax guy. The show gets its highest rating in nearly four years. More on that in just a minute. We begin with the investigation into the downed passenger plane. Youre looking at Reagan National airport this morning. Concern about security there and airports around the country. Investigators believe a bomb took down the russian jet. They still believe that. Brian ross is here this morning. Brian, you have new reporting on how an explosive may have gotten on board . Reporter thats right, robin. Good morning. Aviation Security Officials say it was likely an inside job in egypt, raising concerns about whether the same thing could happen here. Investigators today will be scrutinizing surveillance tape and employee records at the Sharm El Sheikh airport. Looking for a ramp worker, who to plant a bomb on the jet. Congressman adam schiff was one of eight people to receive a briefing
Business here in North College hill where joe was killed on january 5th. Its had been here for 35 years. The police have now released new information that they hope will get some calls about who might have killed him. It is a security video that shows the gunman running from the business out the back and across the street toward an apartment complex. It doesnt show face you cant even tell how tall he is. Someone might recognize. It was 2 oclock in afternoon they might recognize just even the way he runs. The family believers that the killer knew joe. That they knew he kept money in the pockets theres no Cash Register inside. It just teals like at another whole. Fact that someone does know, you know who took or dad or our family, someone does know. The not really foreclosure, just for peace of mind so we can sleep again. Family hopes 5,000 reward will bring the information that will give them peace of mind. Not closure, no survivor of homicide believes theres such a thing. Debra, local