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Friday 27th January, 2012

    • Hearthstone Homes To Sell

    WOWT 6

    Hearthstone Homes tells Channel 6 News it plans to sell the company to new owners. Just this week, a bank filed a multi-million dollar law suit against the home building company. In the nearly ...

    • Police Investigate Propeller Caper At Freedom Park

    KETV 7

    Authorities said a propeller was stolen from its spot among the military displays at Omaha's Freedom Park.A man showed up Friday morning at a Council Bluffs scrap metal company wanting to sell ...

    • MPS: Student Hacks, Shuts Down School Network

    KETV 7

    Millard Public Schools officials said a student hacked into his high school's network and shut it down, all from his cellphone, and experts said it's not that hard to do.Douglas County ...

  • Foster Care Review Board Members Under Fire

    KETV 7

    Last week, the Nebraska Foster Care Review Board fired its executive director. On Friday, the members of the board came under fire from state lawmakers.Nebraska state senators are looking at two ...

  • Student Allegedly Admits Hacking School's Computer Network

    WOWT 6

    Channel 6 News has obtained a copy of a search warrant that was issued for a Millard High School. The document details how a student used an application on his cell phone to hack into the ...

  • Update: Controversial Smoking Shelter Under Review

    WOWT 6

    The smoke of controversy still hasn't cleared from an outdoor shelter built with taxpayer money where smokers in a Douglas County housing community must go to light up. A few residents ...

  • Hero Dad Abuse Allegation

    WOWT 6

    A Heartland father, once hailed as a hero, now fears a neighbor's lies may ruin his relationship with his children. Marlon Station ran into his burning home in order to save his kids; now he ...

  • Traffic Stops Net Law Enforcement Drug Money

    WOWT 6

    There have been two big drug busts in Nebraska along the Interstate 80 "pipeline." I-80 is one of the quickest routes from California to the East Coast and where both of these drivers were ...

  • Homes To Be Demolished For Sewer Project

    WOWT 6

    Change is coming to one of Omaha's oldest neighborhoods, thanks to a multi-million dollar project mandated by the federal government. The historic Florence area is one of the oldest in the ...

  • Nebraska Is Warming Up

    WOWT 6

    Nebraska is getting warmer, according to agriculture experts. A newly released map shows that most of the state is in a warmer zone than it was 20 years ...

  • Band Plays On At UNO

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    Students from Nebraska high schools gathered at UNO Friday afternoon for the weekend-long Band, Orchestra and Chorus at the Holland Honors Festival. It's a chance for students and professionals ...

  • Former School Employee Accused Of Sex Abuse

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    A high school sophomore said a school employee raped her inside a high school closet during the lunch hour.Andrew Schoening, 19, is charged with third-degree sexual abuse for the alleged incident ...

  • 103 Pounds Of Pot Found In Traffic Stop

    KETV 7

    Authorities said an Oregon man faces a drug charge in Nebraska after troopers seized 103.5 pounds of marijuana from his SUV.On Friday, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped Raul Verdugo Jr., 43, ...

  • Superintendent Confirms Investigation Into Principal

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    The superintendent of an Iowa school district released a statement involving one of his principals.Joel Foster confirms that both the district and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office is ...

  • Fix-It Shop Provided For Biking UNO Students

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    A local university is encouraging their students to use two wheels instead of four.The University of Nebraska at Omaha installed a fix-it station in their parking garage, so all students are ...

  • Ex-NU Regent Gets 5 Years Supervised Release

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    Former University of Nebraska Regent David Hergert has been sentenced to five years of supervised release for federal bank fraud.Hergert was sentenced Friday after several delays.Hergert was also ...

  • Neb. Marine Gets Purple Heart

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    He's been home for almost two years, and on Friday, a Nebraska Marine injured in Afghanistan received his Purple Heart."One of my proudest moments," said Charley McGuire. ...

  • Iowa Native Up For Military Spouse Of Year

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    A woman who grew up in Avoca, Iowa, is in the running for a national award.Stephanie Geraghty is one of 30 people hoping to become Military Spouse of the Year.After seven months apart, ...

  • Bill Would Extend Time For Sex Abuse Lawsuits

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    Victims of childhood sexual abuse in Nebraska would have more time to sue their assailants, under a bill that advanced in the Legislature.Lawmakers gave first-round approval Friday to a measure that ...

  • Mayor Defends Tax Increment Financing

    KETV 7

    Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle defends a type of financing that's helped the city and developers jumpstart projects all over the metro.At the ribbon cutting for the Notre Dame Academy's ...

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