Saturday 19th May, 2012

• City explores Civic Auditorium as OPD headquarters

  KETV 7

  That's an option that has been suggested to Mayor Jim Suttle, and the subject of a $50,000 study the city council might approve Tuesday. The study would be used to determine if the buildings on ...

• Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Metro

  WOWT 6

  A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa until 10 p.m. Saturday. This includes Omaha, Council Bluffs and Lincoln. Scattered thunderstorms continue to ...

• A Good Life Ruined By Drugs

  WOWT 6

  A burglary suspect in a stolen truck, a high speed chase and hostage situation; police say 42-year-old Jonathan Carlson racked up the felony charges yesterday before attempting to take his own ...

• Hundreds Turn Out For Omaha Adventure

  WOWT 6

  Families from around the metro spent the day at Omaha Adventure Family Festival discovering all the things Omaha has to offer. It may not officially be summertime yet, but families were already ...

• I'll Have Another wins Preakness in close finish

  KETV 7

  Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another surged to a surprise win Saturday at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes, keeping its hopes for the coveted Triple Crown ...

• Johnny Giavotella to Kansas City

  Omaha Royals

  Papillion, Neb. - Second baseman Johnny Giavotella will be called up from Triple-A Omaha and join the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, the club announced today. Through 31 games, Giavotella was ...

• Storm Chasers to Recognize 12 College-Bound Students

  Omaha Royals

  Papillion, Neb. - The Omaha Storm Chasers and the Nebraska State Treasurer's Office proudly unveil the 12 seventh and eighth grade winners of the 10th annual "Why I Want to Go to ...

• City explores new Omaha police headquarters site

  KETV 7

  The study would be used to determine if the buildings on the civic site -- including the Mancuso Convention Center and the Music Hall -- should be torn down, or if the site could be razed while ...

• Trailer Fire Still Under Investigaton

  WOWT 6

  Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused a Thursday trailer fire, where a couple of bicyclists stop to help. A fire broke out at a mobile home near 63rd and Grover St. and it ...

• Events Will Go On, Rain Or Shine

  WOWT 6

  An event all day Saturday at Midtown Crossing does have an alternate plan for the evening, in case of inclement weather. Haute City Night has moved to the third level of the parking garage near ...

• Nobody Hurt, Cars Damaged In Highway Crash

  WOWT 6

  No one was hurt but several cars were damaged due to an accident in Omaha Saturday morning. A car crashed into a light pole on the JFK Expressway south of F Street just before 1 a.m. The pole ...

• Man Trapped In Iowa Park Cave

  WOWT 6

  Rescue crews were chiseling away rock Saturday to free a man trapped in a cave at an Iowa state park. Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Baskins said crews were asking the man to ...

• Platte River Bridge Finds Research Use

  WOWT 6

  A bridge over the Platte River near South Bend will soon be used to research water quality. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District on Wednesday ...

• Police: 3 terror suspects at NATO summit were plotting to hit Obama's campaign HQs

  KETV 7

  Three men charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit were plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and ...

• Iowa Boat Crash Injures Eight

  WOWT 6

  Rescue crews are chiseling away rock to free a man trapped in a cave at an Iowa state park. Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Baskins says crews are asking the man to wiggle to see if ...

• "No Contest" Plea in Girlfriend's Death

  WOWT 6

  A South Sioux City man has pleaded no contest in the death of his girlfriend, whose body was found stuff in a window seat of their home. The Sioux City Journal reports 53-year-old John Baker ...

• Family Petitions For Death Investigation

  WOWT 6

  Relatives of a 2-year-old Gering girl who died in 2008 are circulating a petition to have a grand jury investigate her death. Juliette Geurts died on July 11, 2008. An autopsy showed she died of ...

• Soldier Found Dead at Ft. Riley

  WOWT 6

  Riley County police have been investigating the death of 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier. Police said Saturday that they received an emergency call from a Manhattan home Friday about a deceased ...

• Special Olympics draw athletes to Omaha

  KETV 7

  Behind each team is a dedicated coach, and while many coaches have a personal connection to the Special Olympics, others joined the organization by ...

• Newspaper Carrier Spots House Fire

  WOWT 6

  Omaha firefighters credit a newspaper carrier with keeping a fire from causing much more damage. Just before 6 a.m. Saturday fire crews were called to a vacant home near 50th Street and Northwest ...

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