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 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:47:14 -0500 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:47:14 -0500 30 Nebraska businesses are being asked to "Guard It." It's a statewide effort designed to help businesses protect the personal information of past and present employees. Identity theft topped the Federa... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712642&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:56 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712642&cat=78efc37f01322b18 New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of the weakening job market. The government said new applications ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712641&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:58 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712641&cat=78efc37f01322b18 IKEA and Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades were recalled in the United States on Thursday after a young child was strangled. The recall includes about 677,300 sets of window blinds. The C... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712640&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:28:03 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712640&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A County Keno Lottery was overwhelmingly approved by Cass County voters earlier this month and now county officials are studying the options. County Clerk Barb Wohlers told the Cassgram she has visit... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712643&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:54 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712643&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- Firefighters were on the scene of a large building fire in the unincorporated town of Nashville, Neb., south of Fort Calhoun.Flames were shooting out of P-K Manufacturing and at least t... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712645&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:14:44 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712645&cat=78efc37f01322b18 It started a few months ago, on a mid-September day. Two boys, 11 and 15, were dropped off at emergency rooms in Nebraska. Physically they were fine. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19711062&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:48:15 -0500 ABC News http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19711062&cat=78efc37f01322b18 FORT WORTH, Texas—Paul Velander came off the bench to score 11 points to help lead Nebraska to a 62-50 victory over TCU Wednesday night. Nine of Velander's points came off 3-pointers. Toney McCr... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712646&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:52 -0500 Denver Post http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19712646&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- Mayor Mike Fahey wants to get a downtown streetcar project underway before his term ends next June. According to the "World-Herald" the city is ready to drop 350-thousand dollars for a ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:22 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- In the age of iPods and YouTube, chalkboards don't stand a chance. That's why some Omaha-area school districts are switching to digital whiteboards to help keep the attention of techno-... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:20 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Council, NE) -- Some robbers don't take lunch breaks. According to Council Bluffs authorities, a man walked into a local credit union wielding a sandwich and ordered the clerk to empty the cash drawe... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:18 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- An undercover drug enforcement officer with the Omaha Police Department opened fire at a car in a hotel parking lot. According to authorities, the investigator felt his life was in dang... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:15 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19707676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Osborn said Wednesday he's notified Invesco AIM that the state won't renew the company's contract to offer one of the state's four college savings plans. The contract expires in December 2009. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699784&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:32:17 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699784&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A narcotics investigation ended with an officer firing his weapon at a vehicle Wednesday night.Omaha police officer Michael Pecha said investigators were conducting a narcotics operation at a motel ne... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699786&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:20:01 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699786&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Omaha police responded to two armed robbery calls Wednesday night, the latest in a spree of violent crime in the metro area.Officers were called to 137th Street & Kingswood Drive at 5:35 p.m. Wedn... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699785&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:20:00 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699785&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A woman who was robbed Tuesday night near 50th and Burt streets said she wants other people to learn from what happened to her.Diane Howell said she went to Grandpa's Convenience Store ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699787&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:59 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699787&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha City Council has approved new rules that make it legal for people to pawn unregistered handguns, but the guns would have to be registered before owners buy them back.Pawn shop... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699789&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:19:57 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19699789&cat=78efc37f01322b18 By this time next week, many will be on the road headed for family holiday gatherings with the potential for fewer traffic headaches. That's the goal of the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s n... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19696451&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:41:45 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19696451&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thanksgiving is coming and that means a lot of people moving around spending time with family and friends. It also means germs are traveling and we should be on the lookout for symptoms of whooping co... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691673&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:32:58 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691673&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- Despite a weak economy in almost everything else, gun sales in Nebraska are following national trends -- booming in the wake of the presidential election.Since Nov. 5 -- the day after t... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:18 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 With the uncertain economy, some homeowners are opting for a bi-weekly payment plan encouraged by mortgage companies, allowing two smaller payments a month instead of one large payment. Homeowner Car... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691672&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:00 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691672&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A woman who punched a 3-month-old girl in the head as hard as she could was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison on Wednesday.Mona Walker, 25, may be eligible for parole in nine years.... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691675&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:21 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691675&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A challenge for all smokers: snuff out cigarettes Thursday for the Great American Smokeout. Nebraska Medical Center physicians are signing up to help with "Gonesmoke." From nine a.m. to five p.m. Thu... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691674&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:32:57 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691674&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A Lincoln High student walked into school on Tuesday with a gun and a loaded clip in his waistband.Police arrested Charlie Montoya, 16, at the high school. Investigators said the gun be... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:16 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A man suffered minor injuries during a home robbery on Wednesday.According to Omaha police, the man heard knocking on the door at 2615 N. 32nd St. He opened the door and two people push... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:17 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thursday at ten, with the current economy the way it is you don't have money to eat out every night. So why not cook at home and make it a family affair? Thursday, Jodi Baker shows you fun and inexpen... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691670&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:05 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691670&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after being shocked by a power line Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses tell Channel 6 News two men were on a cherry picker painting a hous... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691671&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:03 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691671&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- An Omaha baby sitter convicted of punching an infant in the face twice then swinging the baby girl into a door is going to prison.Twenty-five-year-old Mona Walker was sentenced Wednesda... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:15 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 L INCOLN, Neb. - A 30-day age limit in the Nebraska safe-haven law appears headed for final approval. The state Legislature voted 41-6 Wednesday to give second-round approval to the limit. A final vo... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691680&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:54:19 -0500 Boston Herald http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691680&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Earlier this year, Walker admitted that she punched Lauren Wentz and slammed her against a wall last March, when she wouldn't stop crying.Walker received the maximum sentence Wednesday and will be eli... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691681&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:30:39 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691681&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Health and Human Services says a 15 year old girl was dropped off at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island Tuesday afternoon.The law has been used 26 times since September, and 35 children ha... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691682&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:30:37 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691682&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Castaneda was charged with first degree murder in connection to the shooting death of Tari Glinsmann as she left work at a convenience store at 52nd and Leavenworth a week ago. In court this morning D... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691683&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:30:35 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19691683&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Purple may not be the usual color of equipment at a construction site. But the owner of some purple aerial lifts hopes passersby will take notice. The lifts are painted that way to raise awareness for... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686435&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:22 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686435&cat=78efc37f01322b18 During the month of October, 22 people were killed on Nebraska roads. Thirteen of those were not wearing seat belts. Five deaths occurred on the Interstate, 9 happened on non-Interstate highways, and... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686434&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:26:26 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686434&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- The 15-year-old arrested in connection to the Leavenworth slaying did not pull the trigger, according to Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine.Kleine said a palm print found on the victim'... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686437&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:11:05 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686437&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- NASA needs a new name for the next Mars rover. And the space agency is exploring the expanses of kid creativity in an effort uncover it.In a nationwide contest that began Tuesday, NASA ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686438&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:11:04 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686438&cat=78efc37f01322b18 E-mail this page KANSAS CITY, MO - The Kansas City Royals today announced that the team has acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for right-handed pitcher Ramon Ramire... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686440&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:22:15 -0500 Omaha Royals http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686440&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Castaneda was charged with first degree murder in connection to the shooting death of Tari Glinsmann as she left work at a convenience store at 52nd and Leavenworth a week ago. In court this morning D... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686441&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:19:21 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19686441&cat=78efc37f01322b18 SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - Michael Maldonado, inventor and owner of Heavy Cycle Customs, has sued Nebraska motorcycle custom brake company GMA Engineering Inc. for infringing ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19677981&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:54:59 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19677981&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A 33-year-old Lincoln man arrested in the attic of a woman's house in violation of a protection order has been sentenced to 480 days in jail. Authorities say Haslett twice violated the protection orde... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680868&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:07:52 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680868&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- The state saw another Safe Haven case Tuesday afternoon as a teenager was dropped off at a hospital in Grand Island, Neb.The 15-year-old became the state's 35th child dropped off under ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680870&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:53:01 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680870&cat=78efc37f01322b18 If anyone knows where this maniac ex husband is, please turn him in. Before this poor woman ends up dead. This is so sad that she has to rearrange her whole life over this psycho. She needs some peace... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680869&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:07:50 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680869&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A security camera caught a man robbing a Council Bluffs credit union.The robber walked into the United Credit Union near 18th Street and Broadway during the lunch hour on Tuesday.The se... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680871&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:59 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680871&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- An organization devoted to maintaining transparency in government has developed a new Web site where citizens can track how their money is being spent in the Unicameral.The Platte Insti... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680873&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:56 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680873&cat=78efc37f01322b18 E-mail this page OMAHA, NE - The Omaha Royals announced today that Werner Enterprises, which was the presenting sponsor of the team's past two seasons, will continue in that role for the 2009 and 2010... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680874&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:05:17 -0500 Omaha Royals http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19680874&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday that the 2009 renewable fuel standard (RFS) will require most refiners, importers, and non-oxygenate blenders of gasoline to displace... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675315&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:13 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675315&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The City of Omaha has released updated information on street construction projects that will impact traffic around the metro over the next several days. Beginning Wednesday, November 19 at 9:00 a.m.,... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675316&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:11 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675316&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount. The government reports consumer prices fell by 1% last month, the bigg... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675317&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:09 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675317&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A 46 year-old woman was mugged while walking near 50th and Burt Street early Tuesday evening. The suspects got away with her wallet, fortunately the woman was not hurt. Police say the call came in Tu... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675318&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:07 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675318&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Undated) -- Residents near the Douglas County Landfill say they are tired of smelling stinky air coming from the facility. The smell is coming from a gypsum disposal pit on the backside of the landfi... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675319&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:30:53 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19675319&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- An Omaha man is glad to be alive after he was robbed and kidnapped by two men and managed to escape. Chris Abbott was taken against his will last Thursday and went on a two-hour ride in... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670500&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:14 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670500&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Council Bluffs, NE) -- The 12-year-old Pottawattamie County Squirrel Cage Jail will be open to limited hours during the holidays. Those who would like to see the historic jail can go three days a wee... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670499&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:12 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670499&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- The proposal to allow police to clear unruly crowds to prevent late-night violence was approved by the Omaha City Council. Three men were killed in separate shootings outside bars, whic... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670501&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:11 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670501&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a measure giving police more power to break up crowds and late night parties. The measure builds on an existing ordinance allowing officers to ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670504&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:10 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670504&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Lincoln, NE) -- Lawmakers agreed Tuesday on an age limit for the state's Safe Haven Law, which allows parents to abandon their kids at state hospitals without facing legal repercussions. The legislat... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670505&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:10 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670505&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- A man who was sent to Nebraska Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after crashing his car into a pole could face charges if he makes it out alive. Police say Jarad Anthony was... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670503&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:09 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670503&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- Gas prices in Omaha are below the state average of two-dallars a gallon, coming in at one-90, according to Triple-A Nebraska. That's a welcome relief to the July 15th average of above f... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670502&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:08 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19670502&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Omahan John Atkinson won the trip of a lifetime last spring when his essay finished first in the Golf Digest US Open contest. A similar contest is underway for the 2009 US Open. Golf Digest, the Unit... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663434&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:20 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663434&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Thursday at ten, with the current economy the way it is you don't have money to eat out every night. So why not cook at home and make it a family affair? Thursday, Jodi Baker shows you fun and inexpen... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663433&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:19 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663433&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Alcohol and speed are factors in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday night that left the driver with life-threatening injuries according to the Omaha Police Department's Accident Investigation Squad. The dri... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663432&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:17 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663432&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Nestlé Prepared Foods Company announced today a recall on a three varieties of Lean Cuisine entrees which may contain small pieces of blue plastic. The recalled meals are:- Lean Cuisine Spa C... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663435&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:43:14 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19663435&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A 15-year-old is in custody, accused in the shooting death a woman at a gas station.Juan Castaneda is being held at the Douglas County Youth Center on a first-degree murder charge for t... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19660371&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:59:55 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19660371&cat=78efc37f01322b18 50-year-old Emiliano Gomez died in the house fire at 1314 S. 25th Street earlier this month, while trying to save his family members. The Omaha Fire Department says space heaters, Christmas lights and... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19660373&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:16:07 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19660373&cat=78efc37f01322b18 One South Omaha business woman has found her own way to help police fight graffiti vandalism. Tax accountant Libia Roller says, “Why do they do that, why do they want the community to look so bad. ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656520&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:11 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656520&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Charges are filed in connection with a crash in which the driver was hurt. Investigators say 23-year old Cynthia Thorton was behind the wheel when her car lost control and hit the median at the I-680... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656521&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:13 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656521&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The search is on for a man who robbed a Council Bluffs credit union Tuesday afternoon. He walked into the United Credit Union at 19th and West Broadway around 1 p.m. and left with an undisclosed amou... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656518&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:19 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656518&cat=78efc37f01322b18 12-year-old Kameron Jones was in juvenile court Tuesday to face a charge in the shooting death of 15-year-old Anthony Ray. Jones admitted to the felony manslaughter charge and to shooting and killing ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656517&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:21 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656517&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A gas station owner pleaded guilty on Tuesday to theft by deception.Tom Wiese sold ethanol gasoline to customers and charged them for unleaded gasoline. http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656526&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:00 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656526&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- During a monthly testing on Tuesday, officials in Greenwood, Neb., found E.Coli and Coliform bacteria in the town's water supply.Greenwood water operator Allen Grell said the town had i... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656528&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:21:58 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656528&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A City Councilman's plan to reduce violence has been passed but two other councilman said they believed the plan's wording left it open to too much interpretation.The council approved t... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:22:03 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Omaha Fire Department says space heaters, Christmas lights and candles, cause the majority of blazes that they battle during the winter months.Captain Jim Gentile says s http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656530&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:35:04 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656530&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Henderson (pictured above) was gunned down November 10th outside of the American Legion at 33rd and Parker. Police arrested 21-year-old Jeremy Foster on criminal homicide charges for the shooting that... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656531&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:35:01 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656531&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The accident happened around 4:30 this morning on the southbound Interstate 680 ramp leading to eastbound I-80 and forced the interstate to be closed for more than two hours.Investigators say 23 year ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656532&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:34:58 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19656532&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Plastic surgery procedures have gotten quicker and easier, especially when it comes to getting rid of wrinkles, but now the Food and Drug Administration is worried things may be moving too fast. Possi... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651523&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:51:01 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651523&cat=78efc37f01322b18 An Omaha man who refused to be a victim in his own home fought back against two men who forced their way in Monday afternoon, grabbing away a gun and shooting one of the suspects. Twenty-nine-year-ol... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651524&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:50:59 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651524&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Check cashing businesses around the metro were on alert Tuesday after three robberies or attempted robberies in less than 90 minutes. Two men hit check cashing outlets at 120th and Blondo, 84th and J... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:50:56 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651525&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A house fire that killed a man near 25th and Poppleton streets earlier this month has been blamed on a space heater, according to the Omaha Fire Department.Emiliano Gomez, 55, was kille... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651527&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:34:40 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19651527&cat=78efc37f01322b18 A former assistant Pottawattamie County attorney has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge. Jeffrey Tekippe entered his plea on Monday in U.S. District Court in Des Moines to one count of posses... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646675&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:55:33 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646675&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The estate of Rod Kush sold today for 1.625 million dollars. Frank Krejci, a Omaha developer purchased the property. The 12 year old home sits on 35 acres in Gretna is over 14-thousand square feet. I... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:55:28 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646677&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Two Iowa State University economists are predicting a difficult holiday season for retailers. While the National Retail Federation's recent survey of 8,100 of its members found that the group expects... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:55:30 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646676&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- Gas prices in Nebraska hit an average of $2 per gallon for the first time since February 2005, according to AAA Nebraska's Mitch Beaumont.Of the seven metro areas surveyed in the state,... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:27 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646678&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- The Husker play-by-play radio announcer had to make an emergency departure to Lincoln on Saturday as the team prepared to take the field against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.Just 30 m... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:25 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646679&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A former Douglas County Corrections officer pleaded no contest on Monday to assault and battery.Eric Fleming is accused of attacking an inmate in the county jail in June.Fleming will be... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646680&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:23 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646680&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A representative with the National Association of Home Builders said now is the time to buy a house, citing Omaha's relative isolation from national economic woes.Bernie Markstein, dire... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646682&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:20 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646682&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A burglar showed up at a hospital on Monday after suffering a gunshot wound.Police said two burglars broke into a house near 45th and Nichols streets. A resident got into a struggle wit... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646683&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:19 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646683&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A vehicle that police believe was driven by a drunken driver crashed into an Interstate 80 median on Monday morning in Omaha, causing police the shut down a portion of the interstate fo... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646684&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:18 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646684&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The accident happened around 4:30 this morning on the southbound Interstate 680 ramp leading to eastbound I-80 and forced the interstate to be closed for more than two hours.Investigators say 23 year ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646685&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:56:44 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19646685&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Omaha Police announced Tuesday morning officers had made an arrest in the shooting death of 27-year-old Tari Glinsmann. Glinsmann was one of three people targeted in a crime spree last Wednesday night... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642075&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:09:57 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642075&cat=78efc37f01322b18 The Labor Department reported Tuesday wholesale prices dropped by 2.8% in October, the biggest one-month decline on records that go back more than 60 years. The previous record holder was a 1.6% fall ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642077&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:09:53 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642077&cat=78efc37f01322b18 It's said to be a lifesaver for all types of animals but especially for dogs and cats. We're talking about micro-chipping your pets and according to Nebraska Humane Society this is the perfect time of... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642076&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:09:50 -0500 WOWT 6 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642076&cat=78efc37f01322b18 0 posts If you're a smoker or use chewing tobacco and have ever thought about quitting, November 20 is the day for you. It's the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. The http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19639641&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:58:48 -0500 Medical News Today http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19639641&cat=78efc37f01322b18 0 posts Todd Landry, director of the Division of Children and Family Services for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Nebraska, said an 11-year-old boy is returning to Florida and the ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19640235&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:58:35 -0500 Medical News Today http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19640235&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Victor Henderson.Henderson, 25, was found dead outside the American Legion post near 33rd and Decatur street... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642079&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:56:43 -0500 KETV 7 http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642079&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Glinsmann closed the convenient store near 52nd and Leavenworth last Wednesday night and got into her car. Police say she was then pulled from the vehicle and shot to the death in the parking lot. The... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642081&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:11:57 -0500 KFAB http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642081&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- Officials at the Douglas County Youth Detention Center are asking the state to audit their security after a Sunday escape. Seventeen-year-old Deandre Sanders fled the facility after his... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642082&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:57:56 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19642082&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Nebraska , they'll likely do so without the state's financial help.In some states, exonerated inmates are entitled to government compensation, but there's no such law in Nebraska, leaving them to rebu... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637884&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:55:02 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637884&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- Omaha police may have more power to bust-up parties and gun offenders could face stiffer penalties after today's council meeting. The city is considering an ordinance that would make it... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637887&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:46:05 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637887&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- An influx of calls has prompted the Salvation Army to ask the public for donations. According to "KETV," calls from families seeking assistance have skyrocketed to more than seven-thous... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637886&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:46:03 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19637886&cat=78efc37f01322b18 OMAHA, Neb. -- Three people recently freed after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a murder they didn't commit face many challenges as they re-enter society: finding jobs and a place to live, ac... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19632907&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:14:00 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19632907&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- A former retired TV news photographer is planning a run for a seat on the Omaha City Council. Ben Gray says being behind the camera for 30-years has given him a sense of what is importa... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19634144&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:11:55 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19634144&cat=78efc37f01322b18 (Omaha, NE) -- The man who beat out F.E. "Fritz" Stanek, the state's longest-serving school board member on the Omaha Public Schools board by 75 votes said he will be unable to serve in the post. Jim ... http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19634142&cat=78efc37f01322b18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:11:54 -0500 Cox.net http://feeds.omahanews.net/?rid=19634142&cat=78efc37f01322b18