What to know: Iowa’s annual tax-free weekend

The state of Iowa will hold its annual sales tax holiday in August. Here’s what you should know about it.
‘The wallet that came home’: High school renovation uncovers wallet lost in 1972

A discovery at a high school in Massachusetts brought back a piece of a woman’s life that was lost over 50 years ago.
‘I just wanted my voice to be heard’: City of Council Bluffs plans 2050 future with citizens’ input

Ever wonder what Council Bluffs will look like in 2050?
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in GOP-led Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci will invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in Japan

Rescuers are looking for trapped survivors after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.
Rain chances increase ahead of Thursday around Omaha

Rain chances increase ahead of Thursday in Omaha
Travel guide for the Omaha area: Wednesday, July 29

A guide to road closures, crashes and delays for the Omaha area’s morning commute
Anthony Fauci again faces questions from Senate Republicans about pandemic origins

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off with a Republican senator probing the origins of the coronavirus.
Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard dead in motorcycle crash

Glen Hansard, an Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor who rose to international prominence in 2007, has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 56.
Mega Millions winning numbers: Check if you won the jackpot worth an estimated $800 million

Tonight’s numbers have been drawn. Check your ticket and see if you landed the biggest Mega Millions jackpot so far in 2026.