Council Bluffs News Archives

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the murder and kidnapping convictions of a deaf woman serving life in prison for killing another woman and cutting up the body with a chain saw.

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the murder and kidnapping convictions of a deaf woman serving life in prison for killing another woman and cutting up the body with a chain saw.

The body of a man believed to be homeless and found in a dumpster Friday, has been identified.

The art of dodging tossed wedding bouquets had been mastered by Cindy Pollard. At 52, and with plenty of experience celebrating the big day for others, she'd learned how to back into corners and disappear when brides sent those flowers flying.

High-speed passenger train service between Chicago and Omaha could eventually become a reality, Iowa Gov.

Now that railroad fans in Iowa and Nebraska have had a chance to see the last steam engine build for Union Pacific, the locomotive is getting ready to return home to Cheyenne, Wyo.

Police have identified a body found last week in the Missouri River as a Council Bluffs man.

When Steve Cannon addressed the Rotary in West Des Moines recently he asked how many people run.

A minister who led churches in Lincoln, Neb. and Council Bluffs has been charged with sexually abusing four females, including a girl who was 10- or 11-years-old at the time.

Firefighters recovered the body of a Council Bluffs resident after extinguishing a fire about 4:45 a.m., today.

The man who died in an early morning Bluffs house fire has been identified as Trevor Frederickson.

A minister who led churches in Lincoln and Council Bluffs has been charged with sexually assaulting four females, including a girl who was 10- or 11-years-old at the time.

Council Bluffs officials report that a house fire took the life of a man early Thursday morning.

Council Bluffs firefighters said a fire destroyed a mobile home near Lake Manawa early Tuesday morning.

Crews have pulled a body from the Missouri River between Omaha and Council Bluffs.

A 17-year-old Council Bluffs girl was injured Monday on Lake Manawa after bumping her head against that of another jet ski passenger.

For those Newton residents who may have seen Kent Steinke come through town with his Mormon handcart last month, the Daily News has received word that he has made it safely to his destination in Omaha, Neb.

When Virginia opens play in the College World Series for the first time this weekend, fans may sense something familiar in a statue outside Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

To some name calling or teasing might seem like no big deal. But the Council Bluffs Community School District is getting serious about bullying.

The Council Bluffs City Council has rejected a proposed ordinance that would have allowed people to build wind turbines in the city limits.

It was a furious scramble last Friday afternoon, trying to rescue a man who was swept down the Missouri River.

A 32-year-old Nebraska man drowned after he being swept into the Missouri River near Harrah's Casino in Council Bluffs.

It's a one of a kind bike marathon across Iowa attracting thousands of bike riders from across the country.

He said he wanted three girls and their mother to disappear forever. The sheriff's sergeant who investigated him "dead as a doornail." Thursday a jury found Terry Leggio guilty of hiring a fellow inmate to murder five people.

State gambling regulators said today they won't make a decision until July whether to accept applications for new casino licenses.

Police have charged a Spirit Lake man with attempted murder after the vehicle he was driving nearly hit a truck.

A family of six was displaced by a house fire here this evening. The family -- a husband, wife and four children ages 8 months to 7 years -- had been out of the house about a half-hour when the fire was reported at 6:05 p.m., said Council Bluffs Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Hutcheson.

A 34-year-old Omaha woman who was snared in a stolen-car sting operation has been given 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy.

A Nebraska man faces charges in Iowa after authorities said he hit a Council Bluffs police officer while trying to flee a traffic stop.