Kevin Westhues
Managing Editor
Omaha, NE
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The Council Bluffs man who turned himself in following a four-day manhunt exchanged gunfire with the man killed in the shooting, according to details shared in Washington County Court on Wednesday.
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The initiative comes from someone who has overcome challenges during her own young life
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Authorities in Council Bluffs are asking for the public’s help tracking down two vehicles they believe were involved in an ATM robbery last week.
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As firefighters from around the Omaha-metro were working to contain a brush fire that had spread near NP Dodge Park on Thursday afternoon, the governor declared an emergency for the state and issued a ban on open burns for the next few days.
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Three people involved in a head-on crash in Missouri Valley over the weekend were transported from the scene with serious injuries.
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A Plattsmouth couple is facing federal charges after an 80-year-old Kentucky woman was convinced to send them money in order to obtain lottery winnings.
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A man with a previous DUI conviction is facing charges after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a pick-up last May.
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More details have come to light about the Auburn plane crash that killed two people including a former UNK baseball player.
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The investigation looked into a series of events in which seven male inmates and three women on the outside conspired to convince the victim into writing the checks.
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An anonymous donor who saw a Giving Tuesday story on 6 News about the Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands pledged $15,000 to the organization and called on the community to match that gift.
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An issue with equipment at a specific OPPD substation left thousands without power Thursday morning.
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Trail appealed his sentence arguing that the court messed up by not giving him a new trial after his own outburst.
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The mayor assured the public that the projects meet the federal criteria for ARPA spending.
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An Iowa State Patrol pursuit that started Wednesday morning on I-80 ended with a crash and a foot chase in Council Bluffs.
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Records show Marco Lopez, 29 of San Antonio, Texas, was booked in the Douglas County Jail on Wednesday evening
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The U.S. Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force in Omaha is turning to the public for help in finding a man suspected of murder in Kearney and robbery in Omaha.
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An Omaha man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly causing panic in the city three months ago.
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An off-duty Wahoo Police officer was involved in an altercation Wednesday with a bank customer in Omaha.
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The Omaha City Council has reviewed the 24 amendments proposed by the city’s Charter Study Convention, allowing 10 of them to move forward.
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Tech giant Meta — better known as the company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other apps — announced Thursday that it will make its Sarpy County data center even bigger.
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Omaha-based Werner Enterprises on Thursday announced a $150 million settlement of a motor-vehicle crash lawsuit in Texas.
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The U.S. Department of Justice says during the trial, the foster care victim said Cody forced her to have sex with men for money “for Cody’s financial gain”.
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The murder of an Iowa State Trooper last year was brought before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday in an emotional presentation.
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More help is coming to restaurants in Douglas County to get through the pandemic, but not all of them.
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While the U.S. celebrated its independence, a Nebraska State Senator was getting a closer look at a country fighting to retain that status.
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The Nebraska Department of Labor said Tuesday afternoon that the NEworks online vendor had experienced a cyberattack, forcing access to online unemployment claims systems to be taken offline.
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Omaha Police said Tuesday that they had arrested a man they believe is responsible for two bank robberies and an attempted robbery at a third bank.
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Kwik Shop is alerting customers that they may have bought some water along with gasoline at a certain store Thursday.
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A 50-year-old Omaha man was sentenced on animal cruelty charges Thursday — nine days after investigators found dozens of sickly cats living in deplorable conditions.
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Anderson was with NASA for three decades. He took part in four space missions and spent 167 days in space
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Central High School sent a note out to families after reports of a student with a gun were investigated by Omaha Police.
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State Sen. Julie Slama of Sterling has filed a countersuit against Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for Nebraska governor who filed a lawsuit Friday against her.
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Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and his campaign issued statements Thursday “unequivocally” denying the sexual misconduct claims made against him calling them “Rickett’s [sic] political hit piece.”
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A man who allegedly took police on a chase appears in court.
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Nebraska state senators on Thursday voted to override Gov. Pete Ricketts’ line-item vetoes on three budget bills.
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The man Omaha Police arrested following a city bus crash Thursday evening was in court Monday afternoon, where more details were revealed about the events leading up to the crash.
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A Grand Jury found no indication of crimes committed in 17 in-custody deaths that occurred in Douglas County.
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A 43-year-old man has been accused of arson after he allegedly set fire to a boat outside of a used-car dealership last month.
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Four suspects from a string of robberies and attempted robberies in cities were scheduled to make their initial appearance in federal court Monday.
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The Lincoln man convicted of the first-degree murder of a 27-year-old man in the Capitol District in June 2020 was sentenced this week in Douglas County Court.
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An Iowa man was sentenced in federal court this week for the sexual assault of two teens he kidnapped in Omaha more than 18 years ago.
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A new bill in the Nebraska Legislature would require the teaching of the Holocaust in all public schools.
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An Omaha man was charged Tuesday with two counts of child enticement after allegedly walking up to two 12-year-olds and trying to convince them to come with him.
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A Carter Lake man was sentenced in federal court this week to eight years in federal prison for accessing child pornography.
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Police noted that the incident was still under investigation.
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Investigators with the Nebraska Fire Marshal Agency say Thursday’s deadly fire at a horse barn was accidental. The fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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The Douglas County Attorney has determined that the state is unable to charge a man with motor vehicle homicide in the Dec. 4 death of a pedestrian in the Blackstone District.
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The interviews will take place in a public session on Thursday, Feb. 10.
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