A woman from Serov disappeared without a trace after going to Yekaterinburg to see a cosmetologist.

A resident of Serov has gone missing after traveling to Yekaterinburg to see a cosmetologist. Forty-five-year-old Svetlana Shatalina told her son she would return the next day. But there has been no news from the woman for two weeks, reports "KP-Ekaterinburg".

A resident of Yekaterinburg won 15 million rubles in the lottery.

A Yekaterinburg resident won 15 million rubles in the state lottery. Evgeny works at a construction company. For two years now he has been using the same scheme, which brought him the prize.

Residents of Akademichesky got stuck in a huge traffic jam.

This morning, January 16, traffic jams formed on Wilhelm de Gennin Street in the Akademichesky district. As a result, public transport is running about half an hour late, the Yekaterinburg Department of Transport reported.

A minor will be tried by a military court in Yekaterinburg for preparing a terrorist attack on the Sverdlovsk Railway.

The Ural Transport Prosecutor’s Office has referred to court a criminal case concerning the preparation to commit a terrorist act on the Sverdlovsk Railway, the press service of the supervisory authority reports.

Ural Airlines recounted how its passengers welcomed the New Year in flight.

More than 150 passengers on Ural Airlines flight U6-263 rang in the New Year 2026 at an altitude of 10,000 meters aboard the aircraft, the carrier said on its Telegram channel.

Workers in Nevyansk asked Pasler to protect their ELZA plant from abuse of power.

In Nevyansk, employees of the local electric motor plant recorded a video appeal to the governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, Denis Pasler. In it they complained about pressure on their enterprise from the court and court bailiffs, Kommersant‑Ural reports.

Deputy Kritsky proposed extending the metro to two different parts of Yekaterinburg simultaneously.

Vladimir Kritsky, a deputy of the city Duma and CEO of LSR Real Estate — Ural, proposed building a metro in Yekaterinburg using a combined scheme in two directions simultaneously, Kommersant‑Ural writes.

A new editor for URA.RU has been appointed in Yekaterinburg.

Journalist Ekaterina Kuraeva has been appointed editor-in-chief of the news agency Ura.ru. This was reported to Kommersant‑Ural by Andrey Tkachenko, a representative of the Ridovka holding company (the new owner of Ura.ru).

Law enforcement officers detained the suspect who strangled a Yekaterinburg resident at Shartash.

In Yekaterinburg, a suspect was detained in the killing of 47-year-old foreman Ilya Odushev, whose body was found with a black bag over his head. According to preliminary reports, on January 6 Odushev had been drinking, then went to visit an acquaintance.

A doctor reminded how to properly immerse oneself during Epiphany.

On January 19, all Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. On that day church services are held and the water is blessed. But the clergy consider plunging into an ice hole without taking part in the services or receiving communion a popular pastime.

In Yekaterinburg, teenagers lured a girl out of her home and brutally beat her.

In Yekaterinburg, a crowd of teenagers beat a 15-year-old schoolgirl; the victim sustained injuries. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the Sverdlovsk Region.

Meteorologists said what the weather will be like in February in Sverdlovsk Oblast.

In Sverdlovsk Oblast, the weather in February will be warmer than usual. This was reported by the Ural Hydrometeorological Center. According to meteorologists, the average air temperature will be 1 degree above normal.

One person killed: a vehicle carrying shift workers veered into oncoming traffic on the Serov Highway.

On the Serov highway near Severouralsk, a KIA swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a truck. The moment of the accident was caught on a dashcam. This was reported by the traffic police of the Sverdlovsk Region.

Police carried out a raid targeting migrants at the Yekaterinburg refrigeration plant.

Police and National Guard officers discovered 81 migrants during a raid at a cold‑storage plant in Yekaterinburg; most of them were undocumented. Investigators are working to identify the organizer of the illegal migration at the food production facility.