Nevada News

Regional casino operator Isle of Capri flirted with Las Vegas earlier this decade, buying and selling the now-closed Lady Luck.

David Lyons, is the program manager for Smarter Sustainable Dubuque. Iowa is one of a handful of states heading out of the recession, according to a national research organization.

NEVADA, Iowa - A judge in Story County has found the former director of the Iowa State University Engineering Communications and Marketing Department guilty of stealing more than $10,000 from the university.

Farmers took advantage of dry weather to make good progress on this year's harvest, but work remains more than two weeks behind schedule, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.

The Health Departments in Polk and Story counties plan to hold mass vaccination clinics this week.

Nevada, Ia. - As he looks over his new cattle confinement, Bill Couser muses on his vision for the future of Iowa cattle feeding.

Story County sheriff's investigators have not released the name of a person killed in a traffic accident Tuesday south of Nevada.

Story County Medical Center will offer seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccinations on Monday and Nov.

A Jefferson woman has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly bilking her employer out $10,000 through fraudulent returns.

Nevada, Ia. - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan said Tuesday that 'nothing will be off the agenda' when the Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Justice Department investigate possible antitrust violations in agriculture, beginning next year.

Five finalists will compete for the Dubuque police chief position. City officials announced the finalists this afternoon.

Two people were killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash at 272nd Street and 650th Avenue in Story County, southeast of Nevada, according to the county sheriff's office.

Maxwell, Ia. - Two Maxwell residents were identified Saturday as the victims of a traffic accident the day before.

Two people died Friday after a head-on crash near Nevada. Pictures: Crash Near Nevada The crash happened at 272nd Street and 650th Avenue southeast of Nevada.

Gov. Chet Culver will see the state by train again as he promotes investment in Iowa's rail system.

Getting your kids treated for the H1N1 vaccine could mean they'll need two doses.

A Des Moines woman accused of embezzling $5.9 million from Aviva USA appeared Monday afternoon in federal court in Las Vegas following a three-day flight from Iowa during which she attempted to cash a check so large that banks could not cover it, court records say.

Two 9-year-old boys line their tread-worn tires up head to head at the intersection of Aurora Avenue and 128th Street at the Day's Run housing development in Urbandale.

Tristan Joyce, 16 and of Blue Springs, jumps up and sticks to a velcro wall during the Blue Springs Fun Fall Festival on Saturday in Blue Springs.

Nevada, Ia. - The Story County Sheriff's Office should fire an employee who called an escort service with a county-issued cell phone, Supervisor James Strohman said today.