Council Bluffs News

Nick Kuster is a recent graduate of the nursing program at Iowa Western Community College and now works in the emergency department at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.

"When it opened, it was just for weekend and special events only," said Carla Borgaila, museum coordinator.

A group of investors is attempting to purchase and redevelop a half-empty mall in Cedar Rapids.

There is more financial fallout from the Missouri River flood of 2011.A Some levees breached in the flood have not been repaired, and it appears those who live along the river will have to pay to fix them.

May 28, 1965: Annexation of Ak-Sar-Ben was discussed by a joint committee of the City Council and the Ak-Sar-Ben Board of Governors.

Henry Doorly Zoo : $13.50 - adults. Can't miss this! I recommend taking the tram ride for one dollar two stops to the sea lions and then taking the skyfari back for two dollars.

Where a plaintiff, who was blinded when a can of oven cleaner exploded, sought coverage under his life insurance policy for accidental dismemberment benefits, the insurer's policy impermissibly shortened the time for the plaintiff to bring an action on his life insurance policy to less than five years, which contradicted a statutory requirement, so ... (more)

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - At the beginning of April winds from a storm pushed a tree on top of a tent and the people inside were injured.

On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.

The NTSB says the pilot of a plane that left Tulsa and crashed in Kansas did not send any distress calls.

On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.

On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.

On this sunny afternoon, Bayliss Park is nearly silent. A preschool-aged boy splashes in water on one side of the large fountain.

Two men have been accused of robbing a convenience store in South Sioux City. And authorities say, the robber knew the clerk.

It was one year ago when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed it was coming.

Opponents of a Canadian crude oil pipeline have made good on their threat to challenge Nebraska's new pipeline siting law in court.

A week ago, I had the distinct pleasure of delivering the commencement address at the graduation ceremony of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.

The 2010 census missed more than 1.5 million minorities after struggling to count black Americans, Hispanics, renters and young men, but was mostly accurate.

An Ohio couple who authorities say kept a 9-year-old girl barricaded in a bathroom for several years was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison.

Autopsy results have confirmed the bodies of two people found in a western Iowa state park are those of a missing Nebraska woman Charlotte Schilling, 41, and her son, Owen, 10.