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 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 jurors luerkens intention couldnt be clearer. But luerkens defense lawyer suggested a 2nd degree murder conviction instead of first degree because of his clients mental
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
Family. Her dad saying he was grateful that justice was served. My hope is that people can learn from this situation and that the issue of Domestic Violence and stalking need to continue to be addressed and families are not afraid to intervene of their family members or others when needed. Needed. Sentencing will be on january 8th. Covering the corridor in cedar rapids, dora miller, cbs 2 news. News. Thanks, dora. The university of missouris president has stepped down. Down. Timothy wolfe announced his resignation this morning amid calls for his removal. Many students and faculty members were upset about his handling of racial problems in the uofm community. There were mass protests on campus last night. Teachers had also planned walk outs for today and tomorrow. Their effort got a boost over the weekend when Football Players annoucned they would not play in the schools next Football Game unless wolfe stepped down. This morning wolfe fought back tears as he announced his resignation. M
Universities. There could be more to come. The president and chancellor at the university of missouri stepping down in a storm of protests over alleged institutional racism, protests that continues as we speak. Its been growing for weeks with people statewide and nationwide watching. One grad student launched a Hunger Strike and this weekend may have been the decisive blow. Members of the Football Team that brings in millions of dollars of revenue said they would boycott games until University President Timothy Wolfe designs. This arch afternoon, he did. My decision to resign comes out of love, not hate. Elected officials weighed in and all sides of the issue then came new pressure on the University Chancellor to resign, as well, and he did. In a moment, the grad student that launched the Hunger Strike joins us. Some people considered him a dead man walking when he started. First kyung lah with the latest. We not going to move on reporter youre watching a protest at the university of m