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As cases of COVID-19 continue to soar across Nebraska there’s a county a few hours west of Omaha managing to keep the virus largely at bay; the latest numbers showing only three reported cases of COVID-19.

Omaha Police were called to a residence near 112th and Evans streets for a nature unknown call.

The Nebraska State Patrol said Chad Townsend, 48, was found safe.

A Nebraska congressional candidate confirms she tested positive for COVID-19.

Zeta made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana as a strong Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph. Its path will take it right over New Orleans.

Temperatures will drop near freezing tonight, with cooler highs Thursday -back in the 40s. Along with the clouds, some patchy fog and mist are possible overnight and into Thursday morning.

One of downtown Council Bluff’s most historic buildings will soon reopen after sitting empty for a few years.

In Nebraska, COVID-19 cases continue to rise as we get deeper into flu season, and that has medical experts worried.

Douglas County Sheriff Tim Dunning, 71, has announced his retirement at the end of this year.

Halloween is just days away and people around the metro are still flexing their creativity with COVID displays. One man is putting a mask spin on a classic.

Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.

The mass departure from the MAGA rally at Eppley Airfield made for long treks home Tuesday night, but not the way many on social media — and even Joe Biden himself — make it seem.

In delivering the Omaha Police Department’s assessment Wednesday of officers’ response to protests in May and June, Chief Todd Schmaderer said of the 123 cases where officers used force, all but three were deemed appropriate.

Omaha Police responded to 66th and Pratt streets for a report of a suspicious person. While in route, the call was upgraded to a shooting.

The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District will close all access points of the Elkhorn River for the season on Nov. 1.

Congressional candidate for Nebraska’s first district, Kate Bolz, tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesperson for the Bolz campaign.

We’re starting just a touch warmer this morning but it is still chilly with temps in the 20s.

An intense manhunt west of Omaha kept a community on edge most of the day.

With one week until Election Day, President Trump ended his day on the campaign trail Tuesday in Omaha.

A 25-year-old Council Bluffs man pleaded guilty in federal court to having a Molotov cocktail in his possession while participating in protest in Omaha this past May.

Tracking your mail-in ballot at the Douglas County Election Commission.

“We’re behind the primary, which is kind of different,” says Dodge County Election Commissioner Fred Mytty.

A Council Bluffs boy is doing fine after a Council Bluffs Lead Reduction Program took the lead out of his family’s home.

Clear skies will drop us back into the 20s overnight, before temperatures warm into the low to mid-50s Wednesday! Still several degrees below-average, but a definite improvement.

The City Council will again be discussing the city’s face mask ordinance — and hearing public comment — during its meeting Tuesday afternoon.

Special Prosecutor Frederick Franklin filed a copy of the death certificate of Jake Gardner, the man indicted by a grand jury in the shooting death of James Scurlock during George Floyd protests downtown in May, on Tuesday along with an official dismissal of the indictment.

Now that the dust has settled and OPS students are back in the swing of in-person learning, parents are weighing in on how things are going. Understandably, there are mixed feelings.

Halloween 2020 is all about candy, costumes, and for obvious reasons, safety.One Omaha woman is creating a way for the kids in her neighborhood to trick-or-treat safely. She’s doing it with the help of bright orange marker flags.

Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.

A former Omaha mayoral communications director and local meteorologist has been sentenced to 2 years' probation for threatening Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour when pandemic restrictions were being put in place.