Friday 3rd September, 2010
Douglas County To Buy 1,100 Vacuums
The Douglas County Health Department is planning to purchase 1,100 vacuum cleaners this year. In a lead cleanup program used only in Omaha, a total of 4,000 vacuums could be bought by taxpayers over t...
Should Huskers Play UNO In Football
several husker football fans before the big game with Western Kentucky.Every year the Huskers play teams like Western Kentucky, the Hilltoppers didn't win a game last season, also on this years Husker...
Help An Officer Call At Bryan High
Two young men are under arrest after an attempted assault occurred between them and two police officers at Bryan High School Friday afternoon. It started around the time the Bryan High students were ...
Failing Retaining Wall on 72nd Street
WOWT 6It's been a long time since anybody shopped at the grocery store at 72nd and Blondo. Bakers left years ago and now the store stands empty. The parking lot is also unused, and the retaining wall betwee...
Carjacking Victim Reacts To Teen's Arrest
KETV 7A man who said an Omaha teenager stole his car and led officers on a high-speed chase said he's relieved that police made an arrest, but wonders why the teenager doesn't have more to live for.Nelson D...
Lakers Reaches Deal In False Report Case
KETV 7Former Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor Mark Lakers admitted to making false campaign reports to a state's Accountability and Disclosure Committee.As part of his plea agreement, he will have...
Bellevue Police Involved In School Parking Lot Fracas
KETV 7A Bellevue police officer and school resource officer were involved in a confrontation with two alleged trespassers in a school parking lot Friday afternoon.Bryan High School officials called police t...
Police Seek Tips In Serial Store Heists
KETV 7Police said they're looking for a man in connection with at least four armed robberies, a robber who has fired his gun after getting cash.Investigators have linked the thief to robberies at two Speede...
Woman Worries About Missing I-80 Fence
KETV 7A south Omaha woman said she worries that a missing fence along Interstate 80 could threaten children, animals and highway traffic.The fence separates a park from Interstate 80, with just about 100 fe...
Phillies DSL pitcher Bacil suspended
Omaha RoyalsA Phillies Dominican Summer League pitcher became the 81st Minor Leaguer suspended this year. Alvaro Bacil, a 19-year-old right-hander, received a 50-game suspension Friday after testing positive for...
Pelicans From Oil Spill Now At Safari Park
WOWT 6Six pelicans that were caught up in the Gulf oil spill are now residents at the Wildlife Safari Park just off Interstate 80 near the Platte River. The American white pelicans who were victims of the ...
Health Alert: Toxic Algae
WOWT 6Nebraska officials have extended health alerts for Willow Creek Lake near Pierce and Merritt Reservoir in Cherry County. The state Department of Health and Human Services says samples taken from both...
Public Art in Salina, Kansas
WOWT 6A central Kansas city has unveiled the first of 23 sculptures that will be installed as a public art project. The 400-pound piece, called "Wheels of Commerce," was unveiled Thursday at the Salina Cha...
Drake University Logo Controversy
WOWT 6Drake University's new marketing campaign that features a "D+" logo is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni. They say it's offensive and embarrassing and tarnishes the unive...
The Pride of All Nebraska
WOWT 6"The Pride of All Nebraska" the Cornhusker Marching Band debuts Saturday with a Latin Celebration. Half time of the Nebraska - Western Kentucky football game in Memorial Stadium Saturday night will fe...
One Suspect In Brutal Robbery Caught, Charged
WOWT 6A 20-year-old Omaha man is in police custody after he was linked to two separate crimes...a brutal robbery and a burglary. According to police reports, Anthony M. Genovesi is facing charges of Burgla...
Sister Remembers Brother and Other 9-11 Victims
WOWT 6Lynn Castrianno, whose brother Leonard, died in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, makes sure victims are remembered. Leonard was in the Twin Towers when terrorists hijacked two jet liners...
UPDATE: Veland Appears In Court
WOWT 6The woman who ran over an off-duty Omaha police officer at Westroads Mall last weekend made her first court appearance today. 31-year-old Shantae L. Veland is being held on two counts of 2nd degree a...
Former Nebraska Gubernatorial Candidate Charged
WOWT 6Former Democratic candidate for governor Mark Lakers is being charged with a misdemeanor for his alleged mishandling of campaign finance reports.
Body Found Inside Abandoned Lincoln House
KETV 7Lincoln police said a body was discovered Thursday in an abandoned house.People walking by the house on their lunch break detected a bad odor coming from the house near 20th and L streets, police said...
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