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Glenwood alum Schraft wins Big 12 title
(Waco) -- Glenwood alum Janette Schraft won a Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field title on Friday. Schraft was the top performer in the 3000-meter steeplechase, laying down a time of 9:58.75. Schraft was one of Iowa State's two Big 12 champions on Friday. Cam Jones won the men's shot...
Glenwood woman arrested for driving while barred
(Glenwood) -- A Glenwood woman faces a charge following her arrest Thursday. The Glenwood Police Department says 48-year-old Amy Hunter was arrested for driving while barred. Hunter was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,000 cash or surety bond.
'Little legs, big hearts': Corgi races return to Council Bluffs featuring dozens of vertically-challenged dogs
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The corgi races were back at River's Edge Park on Saturday. The Council Bluffs attraction is always a big favorite. They might not have the longest legs, but the little speedsters have quite the sprint in them. One of the little guys made a mad...
Glenwood family sees two severe storms in 10 days, navigating clean-up and daughter's diagnosis
FEMA teams were in Mills County, Iowa on Monday ahead of the second line of storms that brought more damage to the area. One couple said the tornado has added stress to their already stretched-thin family. “I just heard, it was like, bricks being thrown at our window,” said Amberly...
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: Offutt Air Force Base marks special milestone
A ceremony celebrating 100 years of the airfield that would eventually become Offutt Air Force Base was held Friday afternoon with service men and women, politicians and civilians on hand.
Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff’s Office arrested Alec James Kalkas, 29, of Council Bluffs, on April 30th for Sex Offender Registry Violation. Bond was set at $2,000. Jamie Lee Stephens, 40, of Macedonia, was arrested May 2nd for OWI 1st. Bond was set at $1,000. Joseph Lewell Dale...
EF-1 tornado damages out buildings, power lines near Glenwood Monday
(Glenwood) -- For the second time in less than two weeks, an EF-1 tornado touched down near Glenwood. The National Weather Service Tuesday morning confirmed three tornadoes in KMAland from Monday night's severe storms, including an EF-1 twister that touched down four miles southeast of Glenwood shortly after 8:45 p.m., lasting seven minutes as it trekked northeast. The tornado packed 110-mile-per-hour wind gusts along the nearly six-mile path before lifting three miles southwest of Silver City. Mills County Emergency Management Coordinator Travis Hitchcock tells KMA News that his office started receiving damage reports shortly after 9 p.m.
Weather service confirms 3 twisters in KMAland
(Valley) -- National Weather Service survey teams have identified tornadic activity from Monday night's severe storms. Officials confirm three tornadoes touched down in the region. The first was an EF-1 twister landing 4 miles south-southeast of Glenwood at around 8:48 p.m. and lifting 3 miles south-southwest of Silver City seven minutes later. Traveling for almost 6 miles, the tornado reached speeds of 110 mph, snapping trees at a home on Lucas Road, and cutting a 30 mile swath of downed trees and branches. Officials say a farm was badly damaged along Jagger Road, with a large shed and two large grain bins destroyed. Two farmsteads along Hershey Road were also damaged.
Motrocyclist Dies In Highway 34 Collision
A motorcyclist died in a head-on collision late Friday night on Highway 34 in western Mills County. According to a report from the Iowa State Patrol, 39-year-old Jacob Otto Saxer of Bellevue, Neb., was traveling westbound on the eastbound side of Highway 34 near Mile Marker 1 when his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with the front of a 2019 Kia Niro driven by Leeva Unique Kitchens, 25, of Sidney.
Bellevue FOE donates to group helping kids battle congenital heart disease
On Saturday, the Bellevue Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order of Eagles presented checks totaling $10,500 to Heart Heroes, a nonprofit group that works to give a little help to families of kids who suffer from congenital heart disease.
Bimbo Bakeries announces closure of Bellevue bakery
BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Bimbo Bakeries is the world’s largest baking company, producing and transporting name-brand bread, English muffins and snack cakes. Employees at its Bellevue plant at Fort Crook and Chandler Roads were called in for a meeting Friday afternoon -- and the news was not good. The...
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