Provides the latest RSS feeds for Omaha News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Omaha News.Net http://www.omahanews.net/ en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:12:57 -0500 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:12:57 -0500 30 Already this year about 260 children in the metro have come forward claiming to have been sexually assaulted. Wednesday, new allegations surfaced that 35-year-old Chad Reibold raped an 8-year old chi... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:05 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 This summer will be hotter than expected for at least one homeowner, who put down a large deposit on a backyard pool months ago. Where did his money and the pool and spa business go? http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967526&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:03 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967526&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Three deadly shootings over the weekend add to the frustration many feel when it comes to curbing violence in the community. So what is the answer? One older organization in Omaha is working with chil... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967527&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:02 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967527&cat=78efc37f01322b18 University of Nebraska Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman has announced plans to cut $3.6 million from the budget and eliminate 21 jobs. Perlman announced the cuts Tuesday in an e-mail to staff. These http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967528&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:01 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32967528&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Eyewitnesses, including the victim's husband, testified Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of Todd Spangler, the Waterloo man operating a boat pulling an inner tube that struck a dock, killing Jennifer... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965058&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:50 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965058&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The chief crime scene investigator in Douglas County said he didn't plant evidence in a Bellevue trash bin during the investigation of a 2003 murder case.David Kofoed was still on the stand as of 6 p.... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965056&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:42:59 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965056&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Two children were pulled from an icy pond Tuesday evening in southwest Omaha.In all, four people fell through the ice. All survived.Witnesses told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the two children -- ages 8 and ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965057&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:42:57 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32965057&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The city of Omaha's proposed police contract is going back to the union for consideration with the changes agreed upon by the entire City Council. Members Tuesday defended those changes and the news ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961394&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:22 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961394&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Omaha’s City Council has made its recommendation regarding an adult store's application to sell alcohol. And it doesn’t bode well for Basic Tease Boutique, 13th & Howard. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961396&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:21 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961396&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Less than a week before a Douglas County crime scene investigator is set to stand trial, his attorney is asking to be dropped from the case. David Kofoed is charged with evidence tampering in a 2006 ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961397&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:21 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961397&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed into law Tuesday new regulations on pet breeders designed to stamp out puppy mills. Culver signed the law during a ceremony in which he brought along the family dog. Culv... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961398&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:20 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961398&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Omaha area has been named as a site in a nationwide search for Google to test a new, super high-speed Internet service.Council Bluffs and Omaha have been engaged in a collaborative effort to lure ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961393&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:29 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32961393&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Daniel Miller's fate is now in the hands of his jury. Early this afternoon the two sides gave their closing arguments in the case. Prosecutors are pushing for a first degree murder conviction; the de... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958195&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:32 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958195&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Three Omaha men were caught in the act during a Lincoln home invasion Tuesday morning. Investigators say a neighbor spotted one of the men walking into the apartment at 613 South 19th armed with a gu... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958196&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:30 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958196&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings - those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern is that ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958197&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:28 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958197&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Images: Nebraska's Half-Price Pups More than 80 dogs need to be adopted. The NHS said it has taken in more than 200 dogs compared to this time last year.Officials said the economy is largely to blame.... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958191&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:29 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958191&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A man has been jailed on suspicions that he stabbed his wife in the eye.Police arrested Tracy Turner Monday night.They said Turner and his wife got into a fight last week at 43rd and Nicholas streets.... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958192&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:28 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958192&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Deputies are trying to determine if Monday morning fog contributed to a fatal crash just south of Fremont.A woman was killed when her car collided with a tractor-trailer on Highway 77 at about 8 a.m.T... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958193&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:27 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958193&cat=78efc37f01322b18 City leaders voted to deny a liquor license for a downtown lingerie and adult novelty store.Several City Council members expressed concern that the shop would clash with the Old Market's atmosphere.Ow... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958194&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:26 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32958194&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Omahans living in District 7 have one more day to apply for the job of city council representative. The seat was vacated when Chuck Sigerson resigned for health reasons. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954598&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:34:40 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954598&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Nebraska lawmakers disagree about whether a proposal to eliminate the state treasurer's office would save money. During debate Tuesday on a proposed constitutional amendment http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954597&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:34:38 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954597&cat=78efc37f01322b18 they won a Veeckie Award from ESPN the Magazine for their Four Weddings and a Funeral promotion. In 2008, they won a Veeckie Award when they had an intern named Ty Cobb sign baseball cards that featur... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954599&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:10 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32954599&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Police have arrested five men for running a marijuana growing operation out of a house. Hundreds of plants were confiscated in the raid. A search warrant was served at the home in north Lincoln Frida... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951327&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:43:40 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951327&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Iowa Transportation Commission has authorized $12 million in additional funding for statewide roadway maintenance. The commission said Tuesday that the money comes after the Iowa Department of Tr... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951326&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:43:37 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951326&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Still wearing his wedding ring, John Dwyer told a Douglas County jury how he watched his wife fly off a tube during a boating accident last summer. Jennifer Dwyer hit a dock, fracturing her leg and su... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951325&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:44 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951325&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Princeton Baker The brother of a former fugitive who prompted a heavily-armed manhunt will face trial on three charges.Princeton Baker was taken into custody during the manhunt.He's charged with theft... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951323&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:40 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32951323&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A 77-year-old Lincoln woman has died, weeks after three relatives were accused of failing to get her medical treatment and leaving her in a urine- and feces-soaked bed for more than a week. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948156&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:27 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948156&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Nebraska Humane Society announced Tuesday all their dogs and puppies for sale are now half the price. The humane society says it's because they are full right now. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948154&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:25 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948154&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Durham Museum is making it easy for families to plan their next Nebraska road trip! Discover Nebraska Family Day will be held this Saturday, March 13 and includes a full line-up of activities and ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948155&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:24 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948155&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The attorney for an Omaha-based crime-scene investigator facing trial this month in an evidence-tampering case is seeking to drop his client.A motion filed Monday by attorney Steve Lefler asks that he... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948151&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:42:24 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948151&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Hector Medina A man has been charged with sexual assault after police said he took a 4-year-old girl away from her caregiver and inappropriately touched her.Police got a call at 4 a.m. Monday that the... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948152&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:42:19 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32948152&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Lincoln-based Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food. The company said Monday that the raw, frozen food is being recalled because it could be contaminated with salmonel... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944907&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:59:42 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944907&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Nebraska Supreme Court's legal self-help committee has developed a free online form for parents to assign temporary parental powers to friends and relatives. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944906&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:59:39 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944906&cat=78efc37f01322b18 GMTI ) announced today that its subsidiary, National Playground Compliance Group ("NPCG"), has entered into a preferred business development agreement with the Nebraska Association of School Boards ("... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32942212&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:44:07 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32942212&cat=78efc37f01322b18 With the strong expectations for students to become fluent readers at younger ages, it is evident that traditional methods of phonological and phonemic strategies aren't as effective for these lit... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944908&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:25:10 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32944908&cat=78efc37f01322b18 World-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 ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941329&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:23 -0500 North Platte Telegraph http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941329&cat=78efc37f01322b18 World-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... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941330&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:11 -0500 North Platte Telegraph http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941330&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Emergency managers in Pottawattamie County have some serious flood concerns. Specifically, they are worried about a dam that holds back floods from inundating downtown Council Bluffs.The dam located n... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941328&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:15:36 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32941328&cat=78efc37f01322b18 World-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 ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32938536&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:40:53 -0500 North Platte Telegraph http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32938536&cat=78efc37f01322b18 World-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... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32938537&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:40:41 -0500 North Platte Telegraph http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32938537&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Nebraska vs. Texas Tech-Kansas State, noonTexas A&M vs. Texas-Missouri, 2:30Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State-Kansas, 6Oklahoma vs. Baylor-Colorado, 8:30 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32934054&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:22:34 -0500 USA Today http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32934054&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 There are quite a few of them, unlike the past few months. Lincoln Works Job Fair (Employment Guide) Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:00pm - … http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32934055&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:20:37 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32934055&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books with real stories, written by real people. One Bellevue teenager decided to submit her story and was pleasantly surprised with the results. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32930140&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:21 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=32930140&cat=78efc37f01322b18