Council Bluffs News

Iowa Town Chosen for Railroad Crossing Safety Campaign

Traffic officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department saw a surprising number of drivers try to beat moving trains through intersections during a couple of recent law enforcement campaigns. Last week, during Railroad Crossing Enforcement and Education Week, the Federal …

Iowa Drivers Repeatedly Slam Into Bridge

A low bridge in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is proving challenging to motorists. Drivers of tall vehicles have hit the Canadian National Railroad bridge twice this week and at least five times this year. The bridge is on the north side …

Council Bluffs Residents Dispose of Tons of Storm Debris

Council Bluffs, Iowa, residents dropped off tons of tree and wet basement debris after the city offered to accept the items at no charge for a week following an intense storm. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports the city offered …

Name of Iowa Casino Fall Victim Released

Authorities have released the name of a Nebraska man who was fatally injured in a fall at a Council Bluffs, Iowa, casino. He was identified as 62-year-old Robert McIntyre, of Omaha, Neb. Council Bluffs officials say McIntyre was going from …