Ralston News

JoAnn Sawyer gathers with 14 other members of her family who have all worn a baptismal gown made for Sawyer in 1931.

When Mark Adler talks about students in the Ralston Public Schools, it's not in any abstract or general way.

Officials in some school districts say the higher bar will spur more gains, though scores dropped this year for eighth- and 11th-graders. Read more ... Former Husker Alfonzo Dennard, charged with third-degree assault of a police officer, has entered a written plea of not guilty and waived Wednesday's arraignment hearing, according to court ... (more)

Nebraska saw declines in fatal traffic crashes for two years running, but that streak is in jeopardy this year.

A nursing home resident who suffers from dementia threatened officers with a fistful of safety pins; relatives say they'll file a complaint.

The diatryma - a flightless prehistoric bird - is one of four new foam sculptures Dolphens Design and Sign of Ralston installed at the Henry Doorly Zoo's refurbished petting zoo and children's area on Tuesday.

Is Menards finally on its way? The Omaha City Council paved the way for the home improvement retailer to get tax increment financing to fund a new store at 72nd and L streets, but there are two more votes before the project has a final OK.

Six patients with necrotizing fasciitis have been treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in the past month or so.

When 191 of 192 juniors at Ralston High School eligible to take the ACT college preparatory exam sat down to take part in what was the first-ever weekday offering of that instrument in Nebraska history on Tuesday, April 24, how could the district's reaction best be described? Ralston's move to become an ACT district was indeed moved along by last ... (more)

Getting a warm thank you at a Ralston Middle School cookout are RVFD's Vice President Chuck Petersen, far right, and public information officer Tom Negley, second from right.

Class A's new kid on the block sent a big message Thursday, knocking out the top-ranked team in the state.

To honor the life and work of author Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday, we went out and asked Nebraskans, both kids and adults, to ask us what they thought of his beloved "Where the Wild Things Are." Read more ... Rex Pfeil, principal at Ralston High School for the last year, is leaving the post to take the job of superintendent of the Blair ... (more)

A possible shift in when the College World Series is played is one of the discussion points in ongoing talks that could lead to an unprecedented partnership between the NCAA and Major League Baseball.

La Vista police say 36-year-old Shawn Prenosil was arrested near 60th Street and Highway 370 with a blood-alcohol content of .216. He was stopped there after being pulled over earlier in La Vista and then driving off.