The booms, cracks and sizzles of fireworks have filled the air in Council Bluffs for a few weeks now. But Thursday marked the first day fireworks can be used legally within city limits.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., says he’s heard from many Nebraska military families who are “livid” about reports that Russia offered bounties to the Taliban for killing U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
Joan Rau was 18 years old when she was hired as a temp worker at the Council Bluffs Fire Department, covering for a woman on maternity leave. The woman never came back and Rau never left — until now.
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DES MOINES (AP) — Protests continue in the Des Moines area, as Iowans call on Gov. Kim Reynolds to restore felon voting rights.
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