After meeting in closed session on Tuesday morning, the Sarpy County board moved forward with its hearing in the afternoon on whether to remove its treasurer.
Douglas County Sheriff Officials won’t speculate about anything that happened or could have happened in Minnesota but they will show us how deputies here carry their firearm and taser.
By ZEKE MILLER, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they were investigating unusual clots that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination.
Another organization is now involved in improvements of the Lake Cunningham Recreation area, officials are hoping to have the park open around the fourth of July.
The funeral will be held Friday morning for Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, who was killed while trying to arrest a man barricaded in his Grundy Center home.
Catch up with today’s vaccination updates, data reports on new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported by health officials across Nebraska and Iowa. Keep scrolling to find helpful links and other related information, including phone numbers to call for help getting signed up for your vaccine.
One of the six cases being examined in relation to the blood clot reports that halted the distribution of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday is a Nebraska woman, according to a CDC report.
The founder of a north Omaha nonprofit sparked conversation among the city’s arts community after stating in a blog that “the white supremacy culture of Omaha’s cultural sector” had made the rules of membership for a nebulous group of 12 local arts nonprofits — which were awarded the bulk of CARES Act funding set aside for Douglas County’s arts, entertainment, and cultural nonprofits — a moving target.
The Papillion-La Vista school board heard comments Monday on the controversy caused by a children’s book on racial injustice, which many parents found offensive.
Nearly 3,000 students who attend one of Nebraska’s state colleges will be eligible for up to $3,000 in additional aid because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A federal judge has granted a Nebraska prisoner’s request for an abortion and ordered state officials to transport her to a clinic so she can get the procedure, but the inmate will have to pay for the procedure herself and cover the state’s costs to transport and guard her.
An Omaha Police spokesman said Monday afternoon that officers were providing assistance with monitoring the Creighton campus after the department was notified of “a possible threat.”
Catch up with today’s vaccination updates, data reports on new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported by health officials across Nebraska and Iowa. Keep scrolling to find helpful links and other related information, including phone numbers to call for help getting signed up for your vaccine.
State officials said Monday that the Douglas County man who suffered a blood clot after receiving a Johnson & Johnson vaccination is still in the hospital.
Cooler air has moved in overnight along with breezy conditions. Those northwest winds will likely stick with us today and keep our highs a little cooler than average.
The vaccination push is on in North Omaha with the Douglas County Health Department running a handful of mass clinics over the weekend aimed at making the shot more available to minority populations.
Winds will pick up yet again this evening behind a cold front, with gusts 35 to 40 mph possible. Mostly clear but breezy conditions will drop lows just into the upper-30s and lower-40s overnight.
Sparked by recent events, the “Stop the Hate” peaceful protest at the Capitol Saturday was aimed at standing up to discrimination and violence against the Asian community.
Officials from the Nebraska Dept of Correctional Services announced on Sunday an inmate being taken to the hospital after an assault by another inmate.
. Plentiful sunshine will warm most of us into the mid to upper-60s by the afternoon, with slightly cooler temperatures to the west of the Metro. Winds will pick up yet again by the late afternoon and evening hours, behind a cold front, with gusts up to 35 mph.
“He’s been through a lot. Our family has been through a lot. This to us is a backyard of childhood dreams. You know, someplace to escape to and play and just be a kid,” said Bergh.
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The Nebraska Highway Patrol is investigating after an Alliance police officer fired shots while trying to apprehend a suspect who allegedly tried to carjack two vehicles and led officers on a chase.
Authorities say a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State patrol was killed during a standoff with a man who fired on agents who smashed into his home in an armored personnel carrier.
Omaha Police on Saturday made available documents detailing citations filed against the owner and staff of Rosewood Academy daycare, which has been closed since a COVID-19 outbreak was reported at one of its locations last month.
