Columbus News

To us a storm is an inconvenience, or an excuse to stay inside, but to your pet it may seem like the most frightening thing ever.

Sheriff's deputies and Nebraska State Patrol investigators are still trying to find out what caused a fatal collision on U.S. Highway 30 in eastern Nebraska.

Diss mayor Jane Trippett-Jones has been making it big in the States. She has received praise from across the pond for her business-minded approach to the opening of a new tattoo parlour in the town.

Among my destination reads on Sundays -- at least when it's in the paper -- is "The Haggler" column by David Segal in the business section of The New York Times.

Officials say a Columbus, Nebraska man had been out of jail less than a week for violation of a protection order when he abducted his estranged wife from a Columbus bowling alley parking lot.

If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I'm so damn warped.

A hostage situation ended peacefully over the weekend, but not before the suspect racked up charges in three Nebraska counties.

Two new student productions of Jane Eyre. The Musical . In Virginia and Nebraska: Jane Eyre.

Chronic diseases like hyperadrenocorticism can be hard for owners of afflicted dogs to swallow.

Edward G. Kozisek, age 78 of , passed away Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

The Associated Press 1 comment John Adamy, sales manager at Phil Spady's Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep car dealership, stands in the bare... John Adamy, sales manager at Phil Spady's Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep car dealership, stands in the bare showroom in Columbus, Neb., Tuesday, Oct.

A former Omaha dentist accused of making false statements is one of four people charged in federal court Thursday.

It's interesting that both of these news links appeared in the same week. While the mayor of Columbus, Nebraska was making apologies for trying to push a tattoo business out of town, a UK Mayor was preparing to officiate the grand opening of a new tattoo shop in Diss.

Central Community College has received an $870,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The Styrofoam, straw and rubber band tower collapsed under the strain of 14 Reese's candies, sending a group of five girls from St.

Glittery pink or purple nails? It's not a complicated question. But a girl primping for the Miley Cyrus concert Tuesday night knows that color is everything.

A federal jury has convicted a Nebraska man of conspiring to bring heroin and cocaine from Mexico to the United States.

Omahan Lori Scott is a new member of the Northwestern College board of trustees.

It's the waiting that drags you down. With our unemployment rate edging near 10 percent, many are waiting for companies to finally rehire.

At their Tuesday work session, the City Council discussed the proposed water park that could be developed on West Second Street.