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🚴‍♀️The Pottawattamie County trail system will eventually connect communities from Council Bluffs to Walnut. What's your favorite local trail?

When Mutual of Omaha announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Midtown to a new downtown tower, the move signaled more than a change of address. It marked one of the most consequential corporate investments in Omaha’s recent history, one with ripple effects across job growth, urban density, transportation...

Gov. Jim Pillen and Director of the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Vicki Kramer, are set to celebrate the final segment of the U.S. Highway 275 Corridor from Norfolk to Omaha officially going under contract. U.S. 275 is a critical highway in Nebraska, connecting Northeast Nebraska to Interstate 80. The...

Council Bluffs police are searching for a 34-year-old Omaha man after a shooting that left one woman injured earlier this month. Authorities say an arrest warrant has been issued following an investigation into the incident, which occurred on January 7, 2026. According to the Council Bluffs Police Department,...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. (WOWT) - A Council Bluffs man who worked at a retirement community is accused of stealing more than $15,000 worth of jewelry from elderly residents. Da’Monni Denson, 32, worked as a resident aide at Primrose Retirement Community. Police allege he used a master key to access residents’ rooms and...

Two suspects are in custody following an early morning armed robbery Friday in Fremont. At about 4:42 a.m., the Fremont Dodge County Communications Center received a call from a resident near the 4000 block of North Somers Avenue. The caller said he has just been robbed by a male party who brandished a gun.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department says a person and a child had to escape their apartment after a fire broke out in the building. Dispatchers said as of Thursday night no one was injured. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. near Westwood Lane and West Center Road,...

Marcey Yates proved the Midwest had something to say, returning with 4:14, a reflective new single inspired by his daughter and Culxr House vision. André 3000 famously shouted “the South has something to say” at the 1995 Source Awards, a moment that will live on in the Hip-Hop zeitgeist.

A Council Bluffs man is facing multiple criminal charges following a violent early-morning disturbance that left two juveniles and an adult woman injured. Court records show the incident occurred shortly after 2:25 a.m. on January 1, 2026, at an apartment on North 31st Street. According to a criminal complaint filed...

(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...