Thursday 11th March, 2010
Help Clean Up Downtown!
WOWT 6Volunteers are needed for Spring Clean-Up this month. The Downtown Improvement District is ushering in Spring by hosting a to clean up Downtown Omaha event.
Visitors Begin To Flock To Nebraska For Cranes
North Platte TelegraphWorld-Herald News ServiceALDA - "About a dozen people, on a foot bridge crossing the Platte River, looked intensely Sunday evening, as the sun was slowly setting, at a recently grazed pasture filling ...
Nebraska Stuns Missouri In First Round Of Big 12 Tournament
USA TodayThe 12th-seeded Huskers, who had lost twice already to the fifth-seeded Tigers, played perhaps their best game of the season and shocked Missouri with an early 16-1 spree en route to a 75-60 victory i...
Council Won't Be On Negotiating Team
WOWT 6Could the Omaha City Council’s plan to fix the police contract and pension shortfall be dead already? The City Council has declined to have any members on the negotiating team and Mayor Jim Suttle i...
17-year-old Recounts Harrowing Icy Water Rescue
WOWT 6It was a daring rescue Tuesday when two boys fell through the ice and then a mother and daughter fell in trying to rescue them. Now the daughter is sitting down to talk us through the harrowing ordeal...
Killer, Victim's Friend Discuss Verdict
KETV 7An Omaha man who was convicted of murder on Wednesday said he plans to appeal.Daniel Miller faces life in prison for killing high school student Julius Robinson in June 2008. Miller said he was acting...
Police Suspect Shaken Baby Syndrome
KETV 7Police said a suspected case of shaken baby syndrome left a 3-month-old baby in intensive care.Officers said they were called to the Southfield Apartments near 83rd and Harrison streets and found the ...
Injured Infant May Have Been Shaken
WOWT 6La Vista Police are investigating a possible case of a baby being shaken. A 3-month-old was hospitalized Wednesday with a severe traumatic head injury. The infant was first taken to Bergan Mercy Hosp...
Feds' Free Credit Reports Rule Aims To Protect Consumers
WOWT 6It's a commercial with a catchy tune and it's all over the Internet, but read the fine print. Your free credit report comes with strings attached. A new government rule hopes to help consumers avoid f...
Visitors Begin To Flock To Nebraska For Cranes
North Platte TelegraphWorld-Herald News ServiceALDA - "About a dozen people, on a foot bridge crossing the Platte River, looked intensely Sunday evening, as the sun was slowly setting, at a recently grazed pasture filling ...
Nebraska Doesn't Make The Cut For Education Funds
North Platte TelegraphWorld-Herald News ServiceOMAHA - Nebraska's plan to tie teacher evaluations to student achievement will be reviewed after it failed to make an initial cut for federal funding.Nebraska and Iowa were no...
Neb. Lawmakers Consider Texting Ban
KETV 7A bill that would make it illegal for drivers to send text messages from behind the wheel could be up for debate in the Nebraska Legislature as early as Friday.There are concerns however, that enforci...
Lost Boys Star Dies At 38
Examiner80s heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday morning. He was 38. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The actor had a long reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, using drugs and...
Dominican Prospects Suspended 50 Games
Omaha RoyalsNEW YORK -- A pair of Yankees Minor Leaguers were among four Dominican Summer League players suspended on Wednesday for performance-enhancing drugs, days after Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a new c...
Flooding Along Platte Forces Residents From Homes
WOWT 6Some residents along the Platte River are being asked to pack up their things and leave as ice jams caused flooding at Vencil's Island on Wednesday. Sarpy County emergency officials put barricades up...
Boater Accused Of Manslaughter Takes The Stand
WOWT 6The Waterloo, Nebraska man charged with manslaughter in a deadly boating accident took the stand on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Todd Spangler was drunk and reckless last June when he whipped an inner ...
Big 12 Roundup: Nebraska Shocks Missouri
MSNBCKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big...
Woman Remembers 'crushing' Plunge Into Icy Pond
KETV 7An Omaha woman who ran into an icy pond to rescue two boys who had fallen through the ice said the cold water felt like it was crushing her.Bethany Stafford went into the pond Tuesday night near 183rd...
Kmart Double Coupon Event For 2010 - Coupon Savings The Week Of April 4th, 2010!
Examineracross the United States are going to be hosting their Double Coupon sales event during the week of April 4, 2010!What is a double coupon event? Well,
Nebraska Upsets Missouri 75-60 In Big 12
New Jersey Online(AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round u...
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