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While the Iowa State Fair is grabbing the headlines this week, the Nebraska State Fair is just around the corner.

Douglas County Health Director Dr. Lindsay Huse continued to urge caution in freshwaters as health officials await CDC confirmation of a child’s death they suspect was caused by a brain-eating amoeba from the Elkhorn River.

Construction downtown of the new Juvenile Justice Center is on-budget and on-time, city officials said Thursday. But some are starting to wonder whether it’s big enough.

The state is hoping to inspire teachers working with some of Nebraska’s youngest children.

Storm chances build in from the NW Thursday evening as a cold front makes its way in.

Omaha police believe street gangs are responsible for the shooting and killing that’s caused an outbreak of violence in the city.

Catch up with today’s updates from data reports on new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported by health officials across Nebraska and western Iowa.

A 59-year-old inmate who had been incarcerated at a state treatment center died this week.

OPPD’s plan to stop burning coal at North Omaha Station by the end of 2023 has hit the brakes because of power grid gridlock.