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Mother of northwest Iowa infant who died last year arrested on murder charge
A northwest Iowa couple faces felony charges in connection with the death of their infant child last fall. Sydney Schneidermann of Little Rock, a small town in Lyon County, was arrested today on first degree murder and child endangerment charges. Court documents indicate she did an online search for “shaken baby syndrome” on her cell phone three days before taking her baby boy to the hospital in Rock Rapids on September 10th of last year.
Marshalltown Police Department and Iowa DCI Conducting a Death Investigation
(Marshalltown, Iowa) – Police in Marshalltown, along with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations, are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on a road. Public safety personnel responded at around 5:45-a.m., Saturday (Aug. 31), to the area of North 12th Avenue...
Women's Golf in 11th after Rd 1 of Kohawk Invite
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Aug. 31, 2024) - The Buena Vista University women's golf team teed-off its 2024 fall schedule on Saturday morning at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course, site of the Kohawk Invite hosted by Coe College, and finished its opening round with a 343 and in 11th place overall. Junior...
A Bill to Alleviate Our Child Care Crisis
Experts are calling it a “child care crisis.” We have too few child care workers, too few child care providers, and too many parents seeking care that can’t be found. Nine counties in Nebraska don’t have a single licensed child care facility. Tuition at child care centers is more expensive than tuition at the University of Nebraska. And the problem, sadly, is only getting worse.
Nebraska’s five-member congressional delegation briefs business leaders
ASHLAND, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - The five members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation briefed more than 300 of the state’s business leaders Thursday and included a warning about some economic clouds brewing over agriculture. U.S. Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk, R-Neb., speaking at an annual event held at the...
Livestock raised in school to be shown at Neb. State Fair
YORK, Neb. — You may think York FFA students were educated in a barn, but it's the livestock that have made their way into the school. Rachelle Staehr and Jason Hirschfeld, York FFA advisors, sows farrowing on the grounds is just part of the educational experience. Staehr is the...
Nebraska governor signs executive order barring state agencies from buying lab-grown meat
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) signed an executive order that bars state agencies from purchasing “lab-grown” or “fake meat.” Pillen, alongside the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, announced three initiatives on Thursday that he said would protect Nebraska’s agriculture industry from lab-grown meat. The executive order bans state agencies from obtaining lab-grown meat, requires state contractors to commit to not […]
Step Inside Jana Duggar and Husband Stephen Wissmann’s Fixer Upper Home
Watch: Step Inside Jana Duggar and Husband Stephen Wissmann’s Fixer Upper Home. Jana Duggar and her new husband Stephen Wissmann are giving their new home an HGTV-inspired makeover. The newlyweds have been hard at work on their self-proclaimed “fixer upper” home in Nebraska after their Aug. 15 wedding, which...
Nebraska State Patrol readies up for busy Labor Day weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska State Patrol troopers are readying up for busy roadways as the summer travel season comes to a close with Labor Day Weekend. “This weekend will be busy on Nebraska roads with the start of Husker football, the final weekend of the State Fair, and Labor Day weekend,” said Col. John Bolduc, NSP superintendent. “As we close out the summer travel season, let’s work together to make this a safe weekend on the roads so that everyone reaches their destinations safely.”
Omaha police search for suspect regarding overnight shooting
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are investigating a shooting that happened overnight near North 24th and Lake Street. Omaha police were called to Immanuel Hospital for a walk-in shooting victim. The victim was identified as 54-year-old Nathan Miles. Miles had attempted to break up a fight near North...
1 killed, 2 seriously injured in Omaha crash Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. — Two people were seriously injured, and a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Saturday. Nebraska State Patrol said at about 8:15 p.m., a trooper attempted a traffic stop on I-680 near Pacific Street. The motorcyclist accelerated, and a pursuit began. Troopers said the motorcycle went...
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