Kevin Westhues
Omaha, NE
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Students at Black Elk Elementary in the Millard Public Schools were set to return to their classrooms Monday.
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The Nebraska State Patrol on Wednesday gave more details on the Oct. 21 workplace shooting at a grain elevator in south-central Nebraska that left three people dead, including the gunman.
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Nearly two weeks after the district rolled back the mask requirement for its high-schoolers, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools discussed a similar plan for middle-school students Monday night.
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Attorney General Doug Peterson on Thursday morning released a report on clergy sexual assault involving all three dioceses in the state, noting that only one of 258 cases was able to be criminally prosecuted due to the statute of limitations.
At its meeting Monday, the school board voted to end the mask mandate at the high school level beginning Wednesday.
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A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry with concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities.
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An Omaha man and woman who said they were trying to recover stolen property are facing a combined bond of $4.5 million following a court appearance Thursday on three counts of kidnapping.
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Rep. Don Bacon held an online news conference Friday to talk with Nebraska journalists about topics ranging from Afghanistan to federal spending.
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A newly constructed Habitat for Humanity home was intentionally set on fire Thursday night in north Omaha, an organization spokeswoman told 6 News.
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Omaha Police on Thursday arrested a man after a former Creighton player who later went to work for the Bluejays was found shot to death in the yard of a home in the Benson neighborhood.
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The body of John Zarkowski, 72, has been more than two weeks after he was reported missing.
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When Omaha police received a report of an exchange of gunfire late Thursday night, they arrived and found evidence but no victim.
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Officials on Thursday urged Iowa residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations as Iowa hospitals struggle with capacity.
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The Pottawattamie County attorney has determined that there was no indication of any criminal wrongdoing when Iowa law enforcement officers shot a suspect before he fled to Omaha.
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The Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau has crunched the numbers and found the 2020 Olympic Swim Trials generated $34.5 million in economic impact to the Omaha and Nebraska.
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A man was formally charged with first degree sexual assault Wednesday while also facing pending charges of failing to properly register as a sex offender.
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Two people were arrested for allegedly stealing copper which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and triggered power outages.
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The Papillion-La Vista Community School District continues to strongly encourage masks and COVID-19 vaccines, but that policy could change in the future.
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Omaha Police responded to a shooting Sunday night and found the body of Jamie Nau, 29, outside of a home.
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Omaha Police on Thursday arrested a man who had barricaded himself in a home near Park Avenue and Dodge Street.
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A 16-year-old boy was ordered to be tried for murder as an adult Tuesday.
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A man who worked at Alfonza W. Davis Middle School pleaded not guilty to charges of distributing and receiving child porn.
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All-session tickets went on sale Monday for the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials coming up later this year.
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Omaha Police said a 17-year-old girl turned herself in after they alerted the public to a hit and run incident.
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The Nebraska Board of Regents have voted down the Critical Race Theory resolution proposed by regent and candidate for governor Jim Pillen.
Omaha police need help identifying the driver who struck a pedestrian and never stopped.
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Several leading health care systems in Nebraska announced Thursday that they will soon require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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A St. Louis, Missouri man was killed Friday night in a crash in southwest Iowa.
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A Plattsmouth woman died Sunday morning after being pulled from a house fire.
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The four campuses that make up the University of Nebraska system have new and updated guidelines related to COVID-19 protocols.
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The city of Council Bluffs is urging its citizens to be patience as solid waste collection has fallen behind.
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An Iowa man fled a traffic stop disappeared after running into a cornfield Tuesday.
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An Omaha man was killed early Wednesday morning while driving in the wrong direction of Interstate 29 north of the metro.
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A Nemaha County judge on Tuesday morning set bond at $1 million and laid out stipulations for a longtime Husker sportswriter facing four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
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Convicted killer Bailey Boswell will find out on November 8th whether she will be sentenced to death for the killing of Sydney Loofe in 2017.
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The city of Council Bluffs is urging its citizens to be patience as solid waste collection has fallen behind.
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The FAA reported Monday that a small helicopter hit power lines before crashing into a field Friday afternoon.
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The Iowa Department of Public Safety reported Monday that the remains of a woman who was reported missing Saturday were found Sunday afternoon.
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A cut fiber cable forced some 6 News digital viewers to look for our broadcasts elsewhere.
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Carter Lake Police on Wednesday released a picture of a wanted man they say is armed and dangerous.
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Omaha Police have arrested an escapee two weeks after allegedly pulling off a crime at a grocery store.
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The family of Jacob Gardner has filed a lawsuit against Douglas County and the special prosecutor assigned to oversee the grand jury that returned an indictment of the man accused in the shooting death of James Scurlock.
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Omaha and Council Bluffs police arrested a man suspected of sexually abusing a child, and say there may be more victims who have not yet come forward.
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First-responders were quick to work on getting traffic flowing again along Interstate 80 on Thursday morning after a semi hit a car and the center barriers along the construction site at 84th Street about 8:30 a.m.
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Officials with The Durham Museum are assuring visitors the museum will open as normal Wednesday after four people illegally made their way inside overnight.
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In a Friday night release, police have identified the person with the forearm tattoo.
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Raymond Jimenez, an inmate at Community Corrections Center – Lincoln, failed to return Wednesday after leaving the facility to seek employment in downtown Lincoln.
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Omaha police say both drivers are to blame for a serious crash that injured two people Tuesday night.