In an investigation, detectives with the Omaha Police Department’s South Gang Suppression Unit arrested two people accused of trafficking up to 20 pounds of meth.
Our hottest days of the week will stretch Tuesday through Thursday. Wednesday looks like our best chance to hit 100°, though the heat index all three days will likely rise into the triple digits.
More than 100 people gathered outside the Iowa State Capitol Saturday to rally against mandates requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, such as the ones some Iowa hospitals have issued.
Nearly 50 Nebraska school boards have objected to proposed state health education standards that include lessons for young children on gender identity and gender expression.
“If it was your family member you would want somebody to speak up and help resolve something of this magnitude so that’s our goal. We want justice,” said Dickson.
Sunday will start near 70° in the Metro with highs topping out yet again in the low to mid-90s. Thankfully, heat indices shouldn’t be much higher than the actual air temperature, as dew points will be quite a bit lower compared to Saturday.
An eastern Iowa woman who summoned police to her house on a separate complaint ended up being arrested along with her boyfriend after officers found a marijuana-growing lab and mushrooms there.
A 25-year-old man arrested after a Nebraska State Patrol traffic stop in April 2018 was sentenced in federal court Friday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
U.S. District Court Judge John M. Gerrard handed down a 17.5-year sentence to Zhijun Xia, a Chinese National who will be deported back to his home country after serving his sentence. He was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution.
The Nebraska State Patrol said troopers are looking for any information about a 55-year-old woman who has been missing “under suspicious circumstances” from Jefferson County for three weeks.
Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was evacuated from the funeral of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse after gunfire and tear gas was fired near the ceremony.
There’s a massive tower smack dab in the middle of this sidewalk near 55th and Poppleton. Now neighbors are wondering who thought this was a good spot.
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy issued a health alert Friday for five lakes after toxic blue-green algae were detected in water samples.
As the temperatures rise and head for a hot stretch, the City of Omaha announced Friday morning that it would close all its outdoor public pools early for a staff event.
