May 26, 2013

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No Ice Jams or Flooding…Yet

Today, warm sunlight shines on this water, running through the ice, on the Platte River, and it has been over the past few days during this stretch of above average temperatures.

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Gas Odor Evacuates Dozens

There was a major inconvenience for about 60 people south of downtown Omaha Monday. At 3:48 p.m., 911 received a call from someone reporting a heavy odor of natural gas.

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IA Preschool Funding Cuts

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has a budget proposal that would cut funding to preschools, putting more financial responsibility on parents.

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Classified Calls Clarified

Megan Nowicki ran classified ads for her two Great Dane puppies. But she became suspicious when a caller answering the ad offered to sell her cheaper advertising instead.

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Branstad Presents Preschool Plan

A plan to change state funding for preschool in Iowa could cut costs in half for the taxpayers, but individual families could pay more.

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An Omaha Woman's Little Black Dress Project

Imagine wearing the same shirt or same pair of pants every day for a whole year. One Omaha woman is doing just that. She calls it her Little Black Dress project and the effects of her wearing the same dress every day are being felt halfway across the world.

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New Development In Fatal Walgreens Robbery

Two men tried to rob an Omaha Walgreens in April of last year. An armed customer shot and killed one of the would-be robbers. The second suspect was sentenced in court Friday.

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Man Arrested For 2010 Robbery

Omaha police have made an arrest in a holdup committed last fall. Twenty-seven year-old Michael Coffman faces charges of robbery and use of a gun by a felon. He was one of three men accused of robbing a Plattsmouth man last Halloween morning.

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Restitution After 5 Years On The Lam

A woman who had left the state and failed to show for court hearings over five years ago pleaded guilty to two Class I Misdemeanors and was released from jail.

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Young Drunk Driving

Over the past few months there have been a number of cases that resemble Andrew Schlictimeier’s; young people allegedly under the influence wreaking havoc on society.

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Update: Girl Bit By Dog Still Hospitalized

A family pet bites two young girls and one of them is badly hurt. The 11-year-old was slightly injured but the ten-year-old girl suffered severe bites on her arm. The dog's teeth opened up several large, deep gashes. She was taken to Childrens Hospital, where she remains a day later and it appears she's facing a long road to recovery.

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Car Seat Saves Child

A car and semi crashed Thursday morning on Highway 50, just south of Havelock Avenue.

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Feral Hog Problems

Farmers and agriculture officials are concerned that state budget cuts could mean more feral hogs doing damage to Kansas fields.

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Seed Savers Exchange

The Decorah, Iowa based Seed Savers Exchange has released its 2011 seed catalog that features nearly 600 heirloom and open-pollinated vegetable, fruit and flower varieties.

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New Leaders Named

Leadership Launch is a College of Saint Mary program designed to foster leadership in first- and second-year students who are involved with student organizations in the CSM community.

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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in nearly three years, what it means for the job market is open to debate.

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Mission Omaha Project

A local charitable group is looking for people it can help. The Mission Omaha Foundation brings college age volunteers into the Heartland to help fix up homes.

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