Ralston News

The latest clinics scheduled include: Monday, Nov. 30, Westside High School, 8701 Pacific Street, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.

While still a Sarpy County deputy, Tim Otte allegedly collected a debt for an acquaintance.

First they stick us with the only fellow truly worthy of the title "Republican governor," and then they run away after learning what that really means.

A woman being taught how to drive by her husband put a Jeep Cherokee through a wall and into the living room of a Ralston-area town house Tuesday afternoon.

A former Navy "Top Gun" instructor and a teacher with more than 50 years on the job are among the winners of the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation's Hall of Fame Awards for 2009.

Two kids called it in on a cold Thursday night: A kitten, stuck in an underground pipe leading into an abandoned building.

Government offices and other public services will follow these schedules Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day: Federal offices: Closed in Nebraska and Iowa State offices: Closed in Nebraska and Iowa County offices: Closed in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties City Offices: Closed in Omaha, Bellevue, Council Bluffs and Papillion; open in ...

Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don't count on our help in your re-election. That's the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.

Teachers and school board members in the Ralston Public Schools have agreed to a contract for the current school year.

What is the city's plan to ensure that untreated sewage is not dumped into local waterways? >> Separate some of the combined sewers in eastern parts of the city.

Building Bright Futures focuses on children in poverty, from birth through high school graduation.

Michaela Millikan, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Bennington, will represent Nebraska in the National American Miss Pageant during Thanksgiving week at Disneyland in California.

An apartment fire in Ralston has been classified as arson. The person suspected of starting it is a resident.

Bring on the apples! Today is the start of the 41st annual AppleJack Festival in Nebraska City.

What's my new tax bill? To Omaha taxpayers bracing for next year's property tax increase, news of tax cuts in Ralston and Valley might make those suburbs seem like the promised land.

Ask three Peruvians, and you're likely to get three different answers. Books and Web sites suggest that there are at least three distinct regional cuisines in the South American country.

Following are fundraisers, donations and other charitable events happening in the Midlands.

The 2009 Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show drew in large crowds on the first of its two-day run at Offutt Air Force Base.

Several area schools headed back to class Wednesday, including Ralston, Millard, and Bellevue Public Schools.

An Elkhorn man has an out-of-the-box solution for Omaha's budget crisis -- give Elkhorn back to Elkhorn and he'll give Mayor Jim Suttle $3-million. "In challenging times, people need to look at new things," says Patrick Gottsch.