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Missouri River flood impacts southeast Nebraska after overnight rain
Eastern Nebraska received several inches of rain Monday night and Tuesday morning, causing floods in the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas. According to the National Weather Service, 6.77 inches of rain fell in Papillion between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue received 5.77 inches over the same time span.
Google investing another $1 billion into Council Bluffs data center
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Google announced an additional investment Tuesday into the Council Bluffs Data Center and nearby water preservation efforts. In this announcement, Google pledged another $1 billion expansion into the data center, in addition to $1.3 million going toward water preservation and conservation efforts in the Missouri River valley.
Iowa caregiver pleads guilty to stealing thousands from client with disability
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A Council Bluffs caregiver who was scheduled to go on trial this week for financially exploiting a client entered a plea agreement Monday. Theresa Sanchez, 53, pleaded guilty in Pottawattamie County Court to one count of first-degree theft and one count financial exploitation of an older individual. Council Bluffs Police arrested Sanchez in February, accusing her of stealing more than $11,000 from an individual in her care who has intellectual disabilities.
Red Oak council takes no action on fiber project
(Red Oak) -- Despite some concerns over the use of pedestals, Red Oak officials have opted to allow a fiber internet project to continue in the city's right of way. Meeting in regular session Monday night, the Red Oak City Council met with Farmers Mutual Telephone Company CEO Kevin Cabbage to hear an update on the first phase of his company's project that would bring fiber internet to roughly half of Red Oak by the end of the year and to discuss the possible action of temporarily halting the project for utilizing above ground pedestals curbside rather than buried vaults. While they have historically utilized vaults for their projects initiated before the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabbage says price changes over the last four years and the size of the current project in both Red Oak and Clarinda prompted utilizing pedestals.
Doc's babies join parade to honor small town Iowa doctor as he retires in 1989
TABOR, Iowa — Over 34 years, Dr. K.D. Rodebaugh delivered about every baby in Tabor, Iowa, so in 1989, when he was going to retire, some of the 2,127 babies he'd delivered joined forces to honor Rodebaugh in a parade. "It's really fun to come back, you know, and...
Volunteers still needed for RAGBRAI’s visit to Red Oak on Sunday July 21
Volunteers still needed for RAGBRAI’s visit to Red Oak on Sunday July 21. Volunteer Committee Chair, Vivian Ogden tells KCSI about volunteer needs. To sign up visit www.ragbrai.redoakiowa.com or call the Chamber at 712-623-4821.
'He died a hero': Fremont family says brother saved sister from Platte River
FREMONT, Neb. — The family of a 17-year-old swept away on the Platte River said, "He died a hero." Jackson Potter's family said he was trying to save his sister when he was taken by the waters. Jackson's siblings said they went to Hormel Park looking for frogs and...
Omaha police says investigation finds connection between men killed at nightclub, 'illicit narcotics' from Mexico
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha police investigation found a direct connection between the two men killed in ashooting involving off-duty officers at a nightclub and the "presence of illicit narcotics" being traced back to Mexico, the department said. Capt. Jay Leavitt, who has been with the department for 25...
Atlantic Rolls Past St. Albert in Hawkeye Ten Conference Softball
(Atlantic) The Atlantic’s softball team scored seven runs in the fourth inning and secured a 13-1 victory. This win was a comeback from their previous 10-5 loss to the Saints on June 11 at St. Albert. Riley Wood, the pitcher for the Trojans, earned the win, allowing just one...
KCCI Investigates: Waukee mom says to advocate for your children in swim lessons as swim schools grow in central Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — For the first time in decades, the Center for Disease Control reports drowning deaths are increasing across the country: 500 more per year 2020 through 2022. Drowning is preventable, water safety experts said, but remains the No. 1 cause of death in kids ages 1...
Johnson returning to lead University Advancement, Northwest Foundation
Michael Johnson, a familiar face at Northwest Missouri State University who has led its alumni relations and fundraising units previously, is returning to the institution as its vice president of university advancement and executive director of the Northwest Foundation Inc. Northwest’s Board of Regents approved the hiring during its closed...
Downtown Lincoln Bookstore Floods, Hundreds of Novels Destroyed
Severe thunderstorms rolled through Lincoln late Monday night, soaking and destroying hundreds of books kept in the basement of downtown Lincoln’s “A Novel Idea” Bookstore, located in the Parrish Building on 14th and “O” Street. Store owner Cinnamon Dokken issued a call for help Tuesday...
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