The Iowa State Patrol said Interstate Highway 80 in Pottawattamie County was covered with ice and snow late Sunday afternoon when a Ford pickup truck veered out of control, went off the roadway and rolled several times.

TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS HAPPENED SUNDAY IN THE DES MOINES AREA AND NEAR NEOLA IN WESTERN IOWA.

Snow and an accompanying layer of ice sent cars sliding across roadways and into ditches this morning, but authorities said the commute went better than many in recent weeks.

Council Bluffs, Ia. - Special Olympics Iowa has received a grant of $10,000 from Iowa West Foundation of Council Bluffs to support programs for its athletes.

Indianola, Ia. - The second-largest estate gift in Simpson College history came from an Iowan with small-town roots.

A portion of Interstate 80 has been shut down in Iowa due to a semi tractor-trailer that tipped over blocking the east bound lanes.

Lightning first came into DeAnn Fritsch's life in 2008, when the stray mixed-breed cat showed up on the Neola, Iowa, woman's porch.

As Saturday rapidly approaches, the streets of Woodbine will soon be flooded with thousands of people from all over the region - and some from even further - coming to purchase crafts, flea market items, premium food, apple pies ... or just coming to enjoy the crowds and free entertainment of the 21st annual Woodbine Applefest.

"Any nation that fails to honor its heroes shall not long endure," President Abraham Lincoln once said.

The "Eagles of Honor Project" of Pottawattamie County will pass the halfway mark Saturday.

Police caught four people vandalizing the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge Monday morning.

Underwood, Ia. - Two men who allegedly stole water from an Underwood fire hydrant for a water slide have been charged with theft and public intoxication.

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY - Three people are taken to the hospital, one by helicopter, after a two vehicle crash Tuesday night.

A Nebraska man and a man from Neola face theft and public intoxication charges after allegedly stealing water from a fire hydrant for an outdoor water game.