A des moines man will stand fall. 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. But he responsible girlfriend. This is all that was left of his car after he spun out, slamming back in november. The crash killed his passenger, 22year old scalicity perez. Police say he was speeding at the time. They also thought he may have been intoxicated. But those charges were later dropped. Mure claims he was being chased and shot at when it all happened. He says he was speeding to get away. His bench trial will now get underway at 130 this afternoon at the polk county courthouse its expected to last 4 days. A florida man will soon learn if he will be released from jail while he waits for his trial in iowa to begin. 19 year old Kevin Ramirez was indicted in federal court last week. Hes charged with two counts of enticement of a minor, and possession of child traveled to ottumwa to meet a 13 Year Old Girl in october. That triggered an amber alert. Georgia. A hea
Cold front is expected to pass through which will once again shift winds toward the north and bring in more clouds. This cold front will be bringing with it a chance for a rain snow mix. Most will fall overnight. Snow totals are not expected to exceed 2 in the metro, but could create slick conditions for the morning commute on tuesday. The heaviest snow will fall in ne iowa and that is where a Winter Weather advisory goes into effect at 6 pm first on 13. The trial begins today for the man involved in a deadly des moines crash last fall. The man behind the wheel claims he isnt the one responsible for the crash that killed his girlfriend. 24 year old troy mure junior is charged with vehicular homicide by reckless driving. This is all that was left of his car after he spun out, slamming into a tree, back in november. The crash killed his passenger, 22year old scalicity perez. Police say he was speeding at the time. They also thought he may have been intoxicated. But those charges were lat
First on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. But for correctional officers. The escape feels like deja vu. Michael amodeo and jessy foley were nowhere to be found saturday night during a routine check. The two are now the second and third inmates to escape the confines of newtons facility in just one month. 28yearold edward shorter attempted the same thing when he walked away from the facility. He was captured a day later in des moines. Now the department of corrections says it cant say for sure whether most people, if they make this choice, they dont want to get caught, so a lot of times they try to stay hidden as much as they can so its a real difficult question to answer as far as if theres any Public Safety or not. both men were serving sentences on drug charges. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. Were learning more about a sunday night shooting on des moines east side. Police have named the victim. H
22 year old Rashon Montgomery was last seen friday night when he left work at the isle casino in waterloo. He has diminished mental capacity and autism. Kwwls lauren moss speaking with his family today she joins us now with the latest in downtown waterloo. Ron, the family told me they cant eat they cant sleep. They just want to know where rashon is. He has autism. So they are worried he may have put himself in a so tonight they are asking for montgomeryhas worked at the isleecasino for three years. He gets picked up after comeeome since. Its something that has his closeknit family worried care about eating. I cant eat because i dont know if my child is eating or if hes okay. It just is not a good feeling at all. I dont wish this on anybody. They say this iit like hes a big teddybear. Hes a happy person. Hes funny. He will sit up and make jokes with you. And emotions are running high inside the montgomerys home. They say rashon may be in trouble without even understanddg it. He has auti
Stormy start. The first day of march is giving some parts of the state flashbacks of winter this morning. Well tell you where it could cause problems for the morning commute. Search continues. The hunt for two men who escaped from the newton correctional facility continues this morning. And this isnt the first escape in recent weeks. Super showdown. The biggest single day in the president ial primary race so far has arrived. Well tell you which states are up for grabs and why donald trump is not a shoein in some. Its tuesday, march 1st. Today in iowa snow is moving across Northern Iowa this morning. That is where we saw 3 to 4 of snow overnight. Snow covered roads are an issue in the northern part of the state. The Winter Weather temperatures will reach 30 degrees through noon and winds will stay strong from the north at 1015 mph. I80 35 west mix i235 keo first on 13. Two newton inmates are still at large this morning after making a run for it this weekend. First on 13. Two newton inma