At least 1 dead as major ice storm strikes Iowa and eastern Nebraska
An ice storm created treacherous driving conditions in Iowa and eastern Nebraska over the weekend. Meanwhile, San Francisco was under a tornado warning.
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An ice storm created treacherous driving conditions in Iowa and eastern Nebraska over the weekend. Meanwhile, San Francisco was under a tornado warning.
Nebraska state Supreme Court rules that people with felony records can register to vote.
Nearly 20 years in the making, the reform initiative seeks to change the way Electoral College votes are counted.
Republicans did not have enough support to change how the state allocates Electoral College votes, a move that would have benefitted former President Donald Trump.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said it's "very reasonable" for Nebraska to push for a change to its electoral vote system because the election could come down to a single electoral vote.
Home insurance premiums have at times risen 40% faster than inflation. Extreme weather events are likely to make the expense worse.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot.
Nebraska sued social media giant TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, claiming the platform targets minors with "addictive design" and alleging it's "fueling a youth mental health crisis."
Bailey Boswell was convicted of murder in the 2017 death of Sydney Loofe. Boswell's boyfriend was also convicted and sentenced to death.
More than 100 tornadoes were detected in six states in the Midwest over the weekend.
An investigation into the outage is underway.
Father Stephen Gutgsell, a priest at St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, died after being assaulted at the church's rectory.
"I don't know if they were more shocked we got engaged or the size of the deer," Samantha Camenzind said.
The Cornhuskers and Omaha played in front of an announced crowd of 92,003 at Memorial Stadium, the usual home of Nebraska's football team.
The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for children.
The South Carolina bill would have banned many pregnancies at conception, while the Nebraska bill would have done so at about six weeks.
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has vowed to filibuster every bill, even ones that she supports, over the proposed legislation.
A Nebraska company has expanded a recall of alfalfa sprouts after 15 cases of salmonella were linked to the food.
Tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana caused injuries and damage and left at least two people missing.
"People are sometimes not aware of the havoc that these things can wreak until the disaster happens," said Sierra Club lobbyist.
The North Alabama steamboat was bringing whiskey, flour and supplies to Montana when it sank in 1870.
A large fire that started in a building that is under construction started after dark on Jan. 2, 2026.
Denver firefighters responded quickly to a massive fire that started on Friday night in a building that is under construction.
A popular Mexican restaurant in Colorado, which was included in Yelp's Top 100 places to eat in the U.S. in 2019, has closed its doors.
Wildlife officials believe a mountain lion may have killed a woman in Northern Colorado. Hikers found the woman on the Crosier Mountain Trail south of Glen Haven on New Year's Day and authorities tracked down and euthanized two mountain lions afterwards.
On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff to honor the life and legacy of former State Sen. Lewis H. Entz.
Denver firefighters responded quickly to a massive fire that started on Friday night in a building that is under construction.
A popular Mexican restaurant in Colorado, which was included in Yelp's Top 100 places to eat in the U.S. in 2019, has closed its doors.
Wildlife officials believe a mountain lion may have killed a woman in Northern Colorado. Hikers found the woman on the Crosier Mountain Trail south of Glen Haven on New Year's Day and authorities tracked down and euthanized two mountain lions afterwards.
On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff to honor the life and legacy of former State Sen. Lewis H. Entz.
John Michael Beccia Jr. worked in the Douglas County School District's Nutrition Services as an assistant kitchen manager at Mountain Vista High School since November 2025, the sheriff's office said.
Denver firefighters responded quickly to a three-alarm fire that started on Friday night in a building that is under construction.
A couple in Northern Colorado believes they were nearly attacked by several mountain lions on the same trail in which a woman was killed in Larimer County.
Two mountain lions were killed near the fatal attack, which happened at the Crosier Mountain Trail.
The northbound lanes of E-470 were closed in southern Aurora for more than two hours after Colorado State Patrol said a semi-truck struck and killed a driver who pulled over and got out of his car.
The most common tree in Douglas County is under threat from the mountain pine beetle.
Gabe Vigil loved so many things, including helping others, dressing up in fancy suits, his motorcycle, and, of course, the Broncos. Above all, he loved his family.
Nathan MacKinnon has joined the 400-goal club in the NHL!
Three members of the Colorado Avalanche will be heading to Italy next year to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Jokic left Monday night's game against the Miami Heat with a knee injury before the end of the first half at the Kaseya Center when Jokic made accidental contact with teammate Spencer Jones.
Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headline the list of modern era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.
Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.
In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
As U.S.-Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go."
The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government's review process at a rapid clip, with final approvals as soon as early March.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
A U.S. District Court judge issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful
Some people are starting "Dry January," where they stop or cut back on alcohol as part of their New Year's resolutions. The owner of an Aurora tea shop is embracing mindful drinking after losing his wife to pancreatic cancer.
Colorado is seeing a sharp rise in flu cases this winter, with state health officials reporting a surge in hospitalizations tied to a new strain of the virus.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said on Wednesday.
This year, 223 people have already died in crashes involving someone who's under the influence in Colorado. CSP expects to make more than 16,000 arrests by the end of the year.
Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.
Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.
Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said on Wednesday.
State regulators said the text message from Christian Hatfield, the former district attorney for Colorado's 22nd Judicial District, "caused the staff member emotional harm."
A Venezuelan national suspected in a string of attempted armed robberies in 2024 in Denver's ritzy Cherry Creek North neighborhood has been apprehended in Detroit, according to police and prosecutors.
Six women who say they were drugged and raped by former cardiologist Stephen Matthews plan to file a civil lawsuit against Matthews and the Hinge dating app, which they say allowed Matthews to remain on the app even after women had told Hinge that Matthews was a rapist.
In Denver 10 months ago, a man named Ben Varga had just gotten dropped off at Washington Park to meet friends for a picnic. Not far away, two men were on a bench arguing.
In late 2024, Chrisanne Grimaldi was facing a common problem; she was drowning in medical debt totaling $80,000 and needed cash to pay down her debt.