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Defense Department Honors Council Bluffs Fire Department
The Pentagon announces the Council Bluffs, Iowa Fire Department is selected as one of the 15 recipients of the 2024 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor for employers supporting National Guard and Reserve employees. Firefighter Anthony Wojtalewicz, a U.S. Army Reserve, nominated the Council...
Judge hears arguments over whether Missouri AG Andrew Bailey should be questioned under oath
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office urged a judge on Thursday not to require him to sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Jackson County, arguing county attorneys want information that “has nothing to do with the case.” Jason Lewis, general counsel for the Attorney General’s Office, urged Clay County Circuit Judge Karen Krauser […]
Omaha police search for missing 11-year-old boy
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 11-year-old boy. Z'aire Foster-Newman is described as 4-foot-11 and 80 pounds. If anyone has any information about his whereabouts, they are asked to call 911. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be...
Huge Changes Coming For Southwest Flyers Out Of Missouri
I recently wrote an article detailing potential changes impacting Southwest Airlines flyers. Today, the news hit that flying Southwest Airlines will be a little different in the future. Here's what you need to know if you like flying Southwest. For the first time in the airline's history, Southwest will change...
Omaha Police identify suspect in fatal hit-and-run
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Omaha Police have identified a suspect connected with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on July 13. Investigators have identified the suspect as Cynthia Garcia, 42. Garcia was located in Council Bluffs, and has been booked in Pottawattamie County Jail. The accident in question happened near...
Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in St. Louis and neighboring counties. All told, the lawsuits name 56 alleged abusers. The suits seek unspecified damages. Among those named is Omaha Archbishop George Lucas. He is accused of abusing a teenage boy at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in the late 1980s. Lucas strongly denies the allegations, saying in a statement that he has never had sexual contact with another person.
Iowa Rain Totals Thursday Morning: Isolated Flash Flooding in Montrose
Montrose, IA – Thursday morning brought significant rainfall to parts of Iowa and Illinois, with Montrose recording the highest rainfall total at 3.46 inches. The National Weather Service (NWS) in the Quad Cities reported a stubborn weather pattern causing slow-moving, heavy rain showers and storms over the past several days.
Sheriff's wife facing charges after assaulting her daughter
Hall County, Neb. — The wife of a local sheriff has been charged with assaulting her daughter. Daniela Deaver, 53, of Ord, is charged in Hall County Court with third-degree assault causing bodily injury. She is the wife of Greeley County Sheriff Paul Deaver. Court records do not list...
Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
Montgomery County Woman Faces Assault and Alcohol-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 35-year-old Kristin Kay Harrold of Red Oak on Wednesday on one count of Public Intoxication and one count of Simple Assault, first offense. Police transported Harrold to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $300.00 bond.
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