Posted: 8:38 PM Those summer car deals are starting to roll out.

Updated: 8:38 PM The long journey across the Hawkeye State has brought thousands together. The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa started the first of seven legs on Sunday and some you may not expect are taking the challenge.

Updated: 5:44 PM Omaha police report 39 firearms were turned in at the gun amnesy collection site at 24th and Hamilton on Saturday.

Updated: 1:54 PM A man convicted and later pardoned in the 1955 rape and killing of his wife in their Lincoln home has sued the state for wrongful conviction.

Updated: 1:41 PM Some 300 members of the Nebraska Army National Guard will arrive home in the coming days.

Updated: 11:28 PM With football season just around the corner, kids are starting to lace up the cleats and get ready to knock some heads. Saturday, the Playmakers camp at Benson High School, sponsored by WOWT, allowed youngsters to get a head start. And it’s about more than just the game.

Posted: 4:18 PM President Barack Obama has formally repealed the ban on gays serving openly in the military. Obama signed a certification ending the 17-year-old "don't ask don't tell" policy.

Posted: 4:11 PM An Ohio sex offender has been convicted of aggravated murder in the deaths of 11 women whose remains were found buried in his home and backyard.

Updated: 3:29 PM The Iowa Department of Transportation says flood mitigation work on Iowa 175 in Monona County, Iowa, near the Missouri River crossing at Decatur, Nebraska will be finished Friday.

Updated: 6:37 PM The Nebraska Supreme Court has given former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins a chance at a new trial, saying a lower court erred when it allowed the jury in Collins' case to break for a weekend before delivering its guilty verdict.

Updated: 10:30 AM Omaha police are investigating two separate robberies. The first was reported about 2:30pm Thursday. An employee of Unique Gifts and Dart Supplies at 6209 Ames told police that a man entered the business, showed a gun, and demanded money. He fled the store on foot with the cash.

Updated: 8:48 AM Nebraska bankruptcy filings have dropped nearly 13 percent in the first half of 2011, compared with the first six months of last year.

Updated: 11:23 PM Love her or maybe your not a fan, she certainly captures headlines every where she goes. Now word is Lady GaGa is in Springfield Nebraska. She is shooting her new video, "You and I" and fans are on a mission to find her.

Updated: 11:21 PM Thursday night’s headliner at Red Sky was Zac Brown Band. By then temperature had dropped a bit from the last few nights. But it was still pretty humid. That’s why we tested some gadgets and clothes that promise to keep you cool, though we can’t promise you’ll end up on the best dressed list.

Posted: 9:20 PM Having a messy desk could impact your career.

Posted: 9:06 PM A new federal law gives you free access to your credit score if:

Updated: 4:12 PM Seven governors who represent states impacted by the Missouri River flooding will meet in Omaha next month. Details and specific agenda information will be released at a later date.

Posted: 1:40 PM The American Cancer Society, High Plains Division, recently announced that eight students from Nebraska will be recipients of a Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship.

Updated: 8:39 AM On April 13th Robert Hashberger of Council Bluffs shot and killed 41-year-old John Rodarte. When police arrived at the scene Hashberger made no attempt to run and still had the weapon. Initial charges were dropped but now the case has taken a new turn.

Updated: 1:01 PM It's the end of an era for NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. Just before 5 a.m. Thursday, Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted: 8:45 PM Southwest & Airtran are lowering fares for travel during late summer and fall.

Posted: 8:27 PM Grocery bills are soaring, with prices for staples like bread, eggs, and coffee up more than 30% in the last five years.

Posted: 6:28 PM Council Bluffs is changing it's trash pick up time during this heat wave.

Updated: 6:57 PM So far, so good. We're faring well when it comes to all of this heat and keeping the power on. We've noticed sporadic power outages on OPPD’s website. From time to time during this heat wave.

Updated: 5:06 PM Trying to get from here to there is more difficult than most summers because of detours caused by flooding. One major detour locally is Interstate 29 outside of Council Bluffs. The interstate has been closed for several weeks. That puts drivers on unfamiliar roads and that could lead to trouble.