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South Dakota man killed, wife hurt in western Nebraska crash
OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) - A South Dakota man has died and his wife was hurt in a crash on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reports the crash happened late Wednesday afternoon just...
Jul 13, 2021 Phillip Capper / CC
FBI: Nebraska, Iowa see jump in hate crimes in recent years
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The FBI says Nebraska and Iowa have seen a rise in hate crimes in recent years, most of which have been committed on the basis of race and ethnicity. Eugene Kowel is the special age...
Jul 12, 2021 Deep Owl / CC
Police suspect man's death was result of drive-by shooting
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) - Police in southwestern Nebraska say they suspect the death of a man earlier this week stemmed from a drive-by shooting - a rare occurrence outside Nebraska's metropolitan areas....
Jul 12, 2021 david__jones / CC
Police: Teen sought in Omaha homicide turns himself in
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha police say a 16-year-old boy wanted in the shooting death last week of another teen at a city park has turned himself in. Police say the 16-year-old turned himself in on Thurs...
Jul 12, 2021 Courtney "Coco" Mault / CC
Founder of Omaha sports club accused of skimming $400K
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The founder of the Omaha Sports Academy is charged with taking almost $400,000 from the group for his personal use. Forty-eight-year-old Bob Franzese faces two counts of theft by un...
Jul 12, 2021 midnightcomm / CC
Former sheriff's deputy found dead before fraud sentencing
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - A former Dodge County sheriff's deputy was found dead the day before he was scheduled to be sentenced in a nearly $11 million fraud scheme. Fifty-year-old Craig Harbaugh was found...
Jul 12, 2021 Kim Siever
Nebraska zoo says 200 people possibly exposed to rabid bat
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha, Nebraska, zoo says roughly 200 people were possibly exposed to a rabid bat. Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on Friday said it's paying for rabies shots for 186 campers who s...
Jul 12, 2021 Kirk Strauser / CC
Buffett's company abandons $1.3B natural gas pipeline deal
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company is abandoning its purchase of a natural gas pipeline from Dominion Energy because of uncertainty about whether the deal could get regulatory approval. Berks...
Jul 12, 2021 BorsheimsJewelry / CC
Weekend Nebraska storms cause biggest outage in years
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The storms that knocked down trees and power lines across eastern Nebraska this weekend left more people without electricity that any area storm in years. The Omaha Public Power Dis...
Jul 12, 2021 Larry Koester / CC
/Valley County Sheriff's Report for 7/11/21
JULY 11, 2021 -CITATIONS/ WARNINGS/ VEHICLE DEFECTS DEPUTY ISSUED A VERBAL WARNING FOR DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER. DEPUTY ISSUED A VERBAL WARNING FOR SPEEDING. -24 RADIO MESSAGES -REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION...
Jul 12, 2021
