The whole world watched Thursday as a lighter-than-air craft set loose by a 6-year-old boy floated above eastern Colorado.

The infamous Balloon Boy is all grown up. In 2009, when he was 6-years-old, Falcon Heene’s parents contrived an elaborate, globe-captivating hoax, all as part of a failed bid for reality show ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT 530. WELCOME BACK. THE NATIONAL BALLOON CLASSIC IN INDIANOLA IS STILL ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AWAY, BUT NEW AT 530. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM MET A NEWLY LICENSED PILOT EXCITED TO COMPETE ...