Updated: 6:24 AM Starting Tuesday June 18 at 9 a.m., 16th street downtown will be closed from Farnam street to Harney street because crews are repairing a water main break there.

Posted: 6:15 AM Two people have testified in Des Moines against a $135 million base rate increase sought by MidAmerican Energy Co.

Posted: 6:13 AM A federal agency has proposed a nearly 50 percent cut in the Nebraska land the agency says is needed to support the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle.

Posted: 5:52 AM The World Food Prize foundation will announce the winners of its annual award on Wednesday at a ceremony in Washington featuring Secretary of State John Kerry as the keynote speaker.

Posted: 5:49 AM A trial has been set for Oct. 15 for a Des Moines man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old Ottumwa girl in 1974.

Updated: 5:57 AM A judge is throwing out a 10-year prison term he gave to a former supervisor of a phony check-cashing scheme in Cedar Rapids.

Posted: 4:50 AM Governor Terry Branstad says the rules governing school start dates in Iowa are "too lax."

Posted: 4:47 AM Nebraska's four state-run veterans homes have received perfect scores on their most recent annual Health Care System Surveys from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Posted: 12:23 AM Darsey Soaz is 21 months old and as curious as can be. After only spending just a few moments with her, anyone can see out active she is.

Posted: 11:45 PM There's a new twist to an old scam. Thieves are convincing people to get a certain type of cash card in return for big riches.

Posted: 11:35 PM Dozens prayed for peace at a South Omaha vigil Monday night. A random shooting spree injured three men -- two of them died. Two neighbors talked about how they helped police catch the suspected killer.

Posted: 10:14 PM College World Series fans are packing the area around the Old Market.

Updated: 10:24 PM A trend for TV watchers is catching on. Many families are cutting cable and picking up online streaming instead.

Updated: 10:12 PM Police in central Iowa say a 13-year-old boy led officers on a weekend car chase through a residential area.

Posted: 9:01 PM Jurors in Lincoln have found a man not guilty in the stabbing death of a man last August.

Posted: 9:01 PM Monday night, police and paramedics were called out to 13th & Center. A bicyclist had been hit by an SUV.

Posted: 8:48 PM Monday night a jury reached a verdict in the case of a deadly stabbing. Police say the suspect and victim were fighting over a romantic interest.

Posted: 8:45 PM Gov. Terry Branstad says the rules governing school start dates in Iowa are "too lax."

Posted: 8:38 PM The Nebraska Department of Roads has notified drivers that 204th Street South of N-370 in the Gretna area will close for approximately 6 weeks.

Updated: 10:08 PM He's stolen the hearts of the entire heartland. Jack Hoffman finally got to fulfill one of his dreams. He went to the CWS.

Posted: 8:22 PM Senator Chuck Grassley said Monday that fall internships for college-age Iowans are available and applications are due July 15.

Updated: 8:32 AM The College World Series brings fans from all over the country, and this year, business in the Old Market is booming.

Posted: 5:52 PM Nebraska State Sen. Steve Lathrop will officially begin his statewide listening tour on Tuesday, June 18th with a stop in Plattsmouth, NE.

Posted: 4:52 PM The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has been arrested during a protest of alcohol sales in Nebraska, on the border of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Updated: 8:20 AM A judge sentenced Kerri Collier to prison time for causing a crash that left a Council Bluffs woman dead.