Columbus News

Eastern Nebraska can expect to feel a bit uncomfortable this week. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Monday as the temperatures are expected to hover in the 90s from Norfolk down to Falls City and points east.

A Columbus, Nebraska woman tells Omaha Police her purse was stolen while she was watching the circus acts at the Qwest Center.

Omaha, NE - There is a moderate risk of severe weather for most of the eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa area for late this afternoon and tonight...generally south of a line from Thunderstorms may develop along a warm front in south central to southeast Nebraska late this afternoon...although a strong cap will be in place which could limit the ...

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska has introduced a bill that would extend federal funding for some rural community hospitals.

Sioux Gateway Airport is set to get a major face lift, but the project is still waiting for nearly $4 million in stimulus funding to move ahead.

He knows it sounds strange, but as he plunged 45 feet toward the ground, Mark Tryon felt relaxed.

Associated Press - May 31, 2009 3:25 PM ET COLUMBUS, Neb. - A 21-year-old Lindsay man who threw a knife that hit his mother in the back has been sentenced to 18 months to three years in prison for attempted first-degree assault.

In the last week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed 14 new cases of H1N1.

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Dean Teply, 77, of Clarkson took the ride of his life recently in an American Eurocopter EC 120 helicopter piloted by Kim Wolfe, owner of Midwest Medical Transport Co.

The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership is seeking volunteers to monitor tern and plover colonies along the Platte River from Columbus to Plattsmouth.

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt was indicted today by a federal grand jury in a 40-count indictment alleging money laundering, conspiring to distribute cocaine, attempted bribery and witness tampering.

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt was charged in a 40-count federal indictment on Thursday with aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Lucas Cruikshank always had dreams of being an actor. But living in Columbus, Neb., the teenager knew it would be tough to get noticed.

A long wait while a train crosses the road can happen in just about any Nebraska town, but these days it's worse than ever in Columbus.

Investigators have found a couple missing for 43 years. While a cold case is now closed, family members hunt for answers.

In the almost 44 years since Melvin Uphoff and Jacqueline Rains Kracman disappeared, their families never stopped wondering what became of them.

A grand jury in Rapid City, S.D., has indicted a Nebraska couple accused of stealing a truck while on the run with their children.

Columbus police are investigating a collision that killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist from Norfolk and injured his wife, who was his passenger.

A former bank executive in west Georgia has pleaded not guilty to a federal bank fraud charge.

A former Columbus Bank & Trust Co. vice president appeared in federal court today on a bank fraud charge.