http://www.ktiv.com/category/133028/regional-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2018 WorldNow and KTIV News 15 regional-news http://www.ktiv.com/story/38038344/2-arrested-after-2-state-chase-iowa-trooper-hurt-in-crash S38038344 APIA Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:45:00 EDT Authorities say a police chase that began in suburban Omaha and wound south through southwest Iowa ended with a crash and the arrests of two people. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/32184627/news-minute-here-is-the-latest-iowa-news-from-the-associated-press-at-740-am-cdt S32184627 APIA Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:45:00 EDT Work is taking longer than expected on a new bridge that helps connect eastern Iowa with northwestern Illinois. The bridge at Sabula will provide access to a larger U.S. Highway 52/Illinois 64 bridge over the Mississippi... News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38036009/juul-maker-to-invest-30m-to-combat-underage-vaping S38036009 APIA Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:21:00 EDT The maker of a much-debated e-cigarette that has grown popular with teenagers says it will spend $30 million in an effort to keep its products out of the hands of underage users. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38036988/iowa-illinois-bridge-project-taking-longer-than-planned S38036988 APIA Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:05:00 EDT Officials say work is taking longer than expected on a new bridge that helps connect eastern Iowa with northwestern Illinois. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38036026/man-charged-with-homicide-in-des-moines-crash-death S38036026 APIA Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:25:00 EDT A man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the crash death of another driver in Des Moines. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38033086/sinclair-broadcast-group-to-sell-9-tv-stations-for-4417m S38033086 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:48:00 EDT Sinclair Broadcast Group will sell nine TV stations to Standard Media Group for $441.7 million as part of its plan to meet regulatory approval for its pending $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38032562/newton-man-sentenced-to-life-for-sexual-abuse-of-girl S38032562 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:40:00 EDT A sex offender from central Iowa man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38031569/apnewsbreak-candidate-refunds-illegal-emilys-list-donation S38031569 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:12:00 EDT A Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of State is refunding a contribution from a national political group after learning it was mistakenly given and accepted in violation of Iowa law. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38030182/teacher-who-showed-up-drunk-loses-license-for-2-years S38030182 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:32:00 EDT Authorities say a teacher who showed up drunk at his eastern Iowa classroom has lost his teaching license for two years. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38029473/west-des-moines-man-gets-18-months-for-bank-embezzlement S38029473 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:12:00 EDT Prosecutors say a West Des Moines man has been sent to prison for bank embezzlement. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38028845/officials-identify-iowa-man-killed-in-wyoming-avalanche S38028845 APIA Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:08:00 EDT Officials have released the name of a 24-year-old north-central Iowa man who was killed in a weekend avalanche while snowmobiling in northwestern Wyoming. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38038346/2-arrested-after-2-state-chase-iowa-trooper-hurt-in-crash S38038346 APNE Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:45:00 EDT Authorities say a police chase that began in suburban Omaha and wound south through southwest Iowa ended with a crash and the arrests of two people. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/32184639/news-minute-here-is-the-latest-nebraska-news-from-the-associated-press-at-640-am-cdt S32184639 APNE Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:54:00 EDT A jury has acquitted a man in the shooting death of a friend in Omaha. Jurors said Tuesday that 32-year-old Antoine Johnson was not guilty of second-degree murder. Police say he shot to death 29-year-old Trent Stutheit on... News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38036151/jury-acquits-man-of-murder-in-omaha-shooting S38036151 APNE Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:45:00 EDT A jury has acquitted a man accused in the shootind death of a friend in Omaha. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38032739/nurse-convicted-of-molesting-nebraska-patients-gets-prison S38032739 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:04:00 EDT A nurse convicted in Colorado and Nebraska of groping patients has been sentenced in Nebraska to three years in prison. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38031267/omaha-police-man-wanted-in-shooting-death-turns-self-in S38031267 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:40:00 EDT Omaha police say a man wanted on a warrant charging him with murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman in a Walmart parking lot near Omaha has turned himself in. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38031182/prosecutor-charges-concrete-truck-driver-in-la-vista-deaths S38031182 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:28:00 EDT The driver of a loaded concrete truck that tipped onto a car near Omaha, killing two people, has been charged with misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38030048/nebraska-lawmakers-will-not-hold-special-session S38030048 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:16:00 EDT Lawmakers will not convene for a special session to deal with Nebraska's property tax system this year because the effort did not receive enough support. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38029944/douglas-county-board-oks-big-pay-raise-for-new-jail-guards S38029944 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:04:00 EDT County commissioners have approved a big raise in starting pay to entice applicants for guard jobs at the Douglas County Jail. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38029119/tribe-entities-sue-nebraska-officials-for-tobacco-regulation S38029119 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:40:00 EDT A Native American tribe is suing Nebraska officials, alleging that the state's regulation of the reservation's tobacco production is unconstitutional and an attack on the tribe's sovereignty. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38028963/former-north-platte-official-pleads-not-guilty-in-theft-case S38028963 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:24:00 EDT The former director of North Platte's Housing Authorities has pleaded not guilty to theft and several other charges. News - AP-State http://www.ktiv.com/story/38027576/bald-eagle-nursed-back-to-health-returned-to-wild S38027576 APNE Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:19:00 EDT A bald eagle sickened by lead poisoning has been nursed back to health and released back into the wild. News - AP-State