Updated: 6:04 PM Potential flooding of Interstate 29 has drivers looking for alternative routes should the interstate close. Highway 75 is a logical alternative but there are problems with that option. There are already lane restrictions on the highway's north bound route.

Updated: 2:56 PM Two people over the span of two days have reported seeing a cougar in eastern Nebraska.

Updated: 7:52 PM What effect will flooding in the Midwest have nationally? That's a question the railroads are not waiting to answer. They are taking steps now to protect the tracks that travel through our area. A major effort is underway just south of the metro area near Pacific Junction, Iowa.

Updated: 1:25 PM Operators at the Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Nebraska are keeping an eye on the rising Missouri River. Sandbags have been prepared and stationed around the plant site in the event protective barriers are needed.

Posted: 7:24 PM Even as we wait to really see what happens in a few weeks from the rising water, it's clear the "what if rumors" have already arrived.

Updated: 4:00 PM Homeowners on a midtown Omaha street are proud of their front yards but won’t let their children play out back. A hillside is eroding and causing a tall privacy fence to be on shaky ground.

Posted: 4:25 PM A Council Bluffs man has been sentenced to 70 months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Updated: 3:12 PM Nearly one-third of Americans actually enjoy mowing their lawns, according to a Consumer Reports National Research Center survey. They find it relaxing and good exercise.

Updated: 2:16 PM In the event there is severe flooding, the city of Council Bluffs is asking seniors and residents with special needs to voluntarily register with the city. Registering would help emergency personnel assure the safe and timely evacuation of seniors and people with special needs who need assistance.

Updated: 6:27 PM A plea for help is answered as hundreds across the metro area are doing what they can to help stem flooding from the Missouri River. Young and old alike are answering the call to donate some of their time to help others.

Updated: 11:56 AM Council Bluffs is seeking volunteers to help fill up to 100,000 sandbags.

Updated: 7:44 AM The Obama Administration reported disappointing labor news Friday morning, confirming suspicions that job growth in the economy has slowed dramatically.

Updated: 7:56 PM If what's happening 90 miles to our north is any indication, the worst flooding in our area is yet to come. People in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota a community of about 3,000 people, are seriously thinking about leaving. Water levels there are roughly two days ahead of what we can expect in the Omaha area.

Updated: 3:27 PM A 56 year old man attempted to buy expensive items with cheaper price tags at Cabela’s in LaVista.

Posted: 4:08 PM More rain this week and added concern about potential flooding on both sides of the Missouri River. In Council Bluffs, the river is well out of its banks and rising. Half of a lower parking lot at Harrah's Casino is under water.

Updated: 3:19 PM Omaha police said Tuesday they have arrested one man in connection with a fatal shooting over the Memorial Day weekend, but the man under arrest is not accused of being the shooter.

Posted: 10:49 AM An index of home prices in the country's major metro areas has sunk to its lowest level since the housing bubble burst in late 2006.

Posted: 9:57 AM The Sarpy County Attorney will have to decide if an apparent suicide in the parking lot of Schramm Park will be considered a Death in Custody.

Posted: 4:42 PM Will the departure of Ohio State's football coach have a ripple effect here in Nebraska? Buckeye Coach Jim Tressel resigned this morning and his exit opens the floodgates of who will be his replacement. Is this the one job Bo Pelini can't pass up?

Updated: 12:16 PM Sportsmen and women can show off their clay shooting skills at an event to support the S.A.N.D.S. program. Dave Burgess and Carl Brown were on Live at Midday to discuss the event and the locations for free junior fishing clinics.

Updated: 2:43 PM Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has resigned as the NCAA investigates the Buckeyes for possible rules violations.

Updated: 4:33 PM The man who killed a 12-year-old Omaha girl after sexually assaulting her lost his appeal before the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday.

Updated: 10:09 PM A major safety recall is announced just in time for the start of a new swimming season. The recall involves about one million pool and in-ground spa drain covers.

Posted: 10:01 AM Felony conviction for a former Cass County resident. 46-year-old Timothy C. Bobbett of Fremont accepted a plea agreement this week and pled guilty to first degree sexual assault.

Posted: 9:18 AM Police were searching for a man and when they found him he tried to shoot himself in the head.