U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns has asked the head of the U.S. Homeland Security department to visit Nebraska to see flood-affected areas firsthand.

A family filed a complaint alleging Omaha Police officers mistakenly pulled them over in a felony traffic stop. Police can't comment on an internal affairs complaint but a spokesperson said a shots fired call often leads to officers ordering occupants out of a vehicle at gun point.

The House passes a Flood Insurance Reform Act that could protect certain people once a "flood in progress" is declared. Those who purchased flood insurance policies after May 1st will still be covered if they have not sustained flood-related damage within the 30-day waiting period.

The City of Council Bluffs has a goal of 20,000 sands bags per week and needs your help to make that possible.

Having constant access to fast food restaurants increases the chance you'll eat it!

Can Des Moines, Iowa hang on to the top spot this year?

Some college students getting ready for school this fall may find an unpleasant surprise.

Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly faces a $2.9 million foreclosure on his suburban Chicago mansion. JP Morgan Chase Bank filed the foreclosure lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court. The complaint states Kelly hasn't made monthly mortgage payments since June of 2010.

A jury of 10 women and two men will decide whether ex-baseball star Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.

The number of job postings didn't increase in May, a sign that hiring is unlikely to pick up this summer.

Corn supplies are projected to be higher than expected this fall. A bigger crop would ease concerns of a grain shortage and could slow food inflation later this year.

Despite an earlier news release, the Iowa Department of Transportation says the southbound lanes near Blencoe, Iowa will not close Wednesday. However, there will be lane restrictions as crews begin the process of raising the lanes about a foot.

The last time Eric Crouch played football in Omaha, he was quarterback for Millard North High School. He will be returning to the field this fall as an Omaha Nighthawk.

It doesn't matter if he wears a size 14 shoe or if his glove size is XXL. A group of Korean researchers say the size of a man's hands or feet have no bearing on penis size. They have a different formula that they claim is more reliable.

The Lincoln police canine “Jake” earned more than an extra treat Tuesday morning. He helped crack two crimes within minutes.

Real estate protests up this year in one Nebraska county.

A polygamous family with a reality TV show plans to challenge the Utah bigamy law that makes their lifestyle illegal,.

When a Pennsylvania woman complained that her songwriter boyfriend had never written a song about her, he choked her and hit her in the face.

Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults.

A break in a wastewater main has sent untreated sewage spilling into West Lake Okoboji.

A Nebraska woman has been arrested for child abuse after a 3-year-old boy fell from her car in Hastings.

Hot weather and summer flooding, ways you can help the homeless. All for just a few dollars.

Breathing in secondhand smoke may contribute to behavior problems in children.

Getting that little slip of paper at checkout may become a thing of the past.

Homeowners in a midtown neighborhood are concerned about how a foreclosed home is affecting their property values. The loan company maintaining the property has already paid for clean-up but will respond to neighborhood complaints and do more.