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(Underwood) – High winds are blamed for causing a fatal semi wreck in Pottawattamie County Friday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says troopers responded to a wreck around 12:05 p.m. on Interstate 80 westbound near Underwood. Authorities say 56-year-old Mark Douglas Hayden of Council Bluffs was driving a 2004...

(Oakland) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed to KSOM/KS95 News that an Atlantic woman involved in a two-vehicle accident in Oakland on Tuesday morning has passed away. The accident occurred at 10:27 a.m. According to the preliminary report, a 2007 silver Hyundai Tucson, driven by Donna Lee Smith...

Two Bellevue women have been charged with theft in connection with the unauthorized removal of more than $563,000 from the estate of their now deceased grandmother’s trust up until her death 2023.

Tucked away in western Iowa’s rolling hills sits Walnut, a town that moves at the pace of a gentle breeze through cornfields – unhurried, deliberate, and refreshingly calm. Just 45 minutes east of Omaha, this community of fewer than 800 souls has mastered the art of slow living...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A follow-up to a First Alert 6 exclusive about a local court fight over tens of millions of dollars. Both sides have agreed to put future payments into a trust account while the fraud allegations are sorted out. The company being sued is Banyan Medical Solutions,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska – Snow begins to drift across open fields and city streets this morning, pushed sideways by brisk northwest winds. Visibility drops quickly during heavier bursts, and pavement turns slick even...

Chad Shoeman is expanding his Blackstone business to include a grocery store; he says it will be stocked with essentials.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department reports two people are in custody after a multi-county pursuit Friday morning. According to police, the pursuit ended with a crash at about 5 a.m. Friday near 45th and Wirt streets, in the North Omaha area. OPD says officers were first notified...

Two people were taken to the hospital Friday morning following a two-vehicle crash in Stanton County. The Norfolk Daily News reports, at 7:11 a.m., first responders were called to Highway 275, about six miles west of Pilger. According to Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger, the driver of a westbound pickup lost...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman finds herself in the county jail, accused of shooting at a house because her daughters had issues with another girl at school. The shooting allegedly took place Monday night. Court documents indicate that 38-year-old Brooklynn Garner targeted a South Omaha home near 32nd...