Sunday 20th May, 2012
Bob Boozer Dead At 75
Omaha native Bob Boozer, who graduated from Tech High School and went on to win an Olympic gold medal and play pro basketball for 11 years before returning home to a successful business career died ...
Iowa Gas Tax Increasing?
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says he's ready to raise the gas tax. That could keep some Nebraska drivers from spending money across the river. Take a ride down West Broadway St. in Council ...
Benefit Held For Young Single Mother Stricken By Leukemia
A benefit Sunday for an Omaha mom who was diagnosed with Leukemia. Rebecca Dunwoody was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on April 21st, now her friends and family are gathering together to ...
Parents Walk Across States To Honor Son Killed In Iraq
WOWT 6Michelle Benavidez is doing a lot of walking these days. And she wouldn't have it any other way. "I want him to be as proud of us as we were of him," she said. In 2008, Benavidez ...
Nebraska to Hold 1st Conference Focusing on Adoption
WOWT 6Nebraska will hold its first conference focusing on adoption and how to help children transition from foster care to permanent placement. The event is meant to help attorneys, judges, ...
Controversial Water Proposal Stopped
WOWT 6The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District won't require farmers to use inhibitors to control nitrate contamination of groundwater. The district's board of directors decided at its ...
Homestead Monument Celebrates Milestone
WOWT 6The Homestead National Monument is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the document's signing. The monument near Beatrice will offers speeches, performances and other festivities Sunday to ...
Omaha hoops legend Bob Boozer dies
Omaha World-HeraldA wig expert who has worked three Broadway tours leads a team of local stylists in preparing more than 50 wigs for the Omaha Community Playhouse's season-ending musical, ...
50-plus wigs for the season finale
Omaha World-HeraldA wig expert who has worked three Broadway tours leads a team of local stylists in preparing more than 50 wigs for the Omaha Community Playhouse's season-ending musical, ...
4 people found dead after boat crash on Mississippi
Omaha World-HeraldDes Moines County officer Kevin Glendening, right, drags the Mississippi River as Sheriff Mike Johnstone uses sonar in efforts to locate four missing people near O'Connel Slough near ...
ATV Accident Leaves Lincoln Man in Critical Condition
WOWT 6Lincoln Police are reminding residents to be cautious after a serious ATV accident. Emergency crews responded to the Lancaster Event Center around 5:30 Saturday night. Officials say a 20-year-old ...
Trial Scheduled In McCook Girl's Death
WOWT 6A trial has been scheduled for September for a Bartley man accused of killing a 14-year-old McCook girl. Records files in Red Willow County District Court show the trial for 20-year-old Stathis ...
Nebraskans Can Track Venus' Path Across Sun
WOWT 6A community-funded Lincoln observatory will provide Nebraskans with an opportunity to track Venus' movement across the face of the sun next month. The rare occurrence, known as the ...
North Platte park recovers from 2011 flooding
Associated PressThe flooding resulted from greater releases of water into the North Platte River from Lake McConaughy, upstream from where the river merges with the South Platte to form the Platte ...
House opponents recall school spat as race looms
Associated PressOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska's 2nd House District GOP incumbent and his Democratic challenger had no sooner begun celebrating their respective primary victories Tuesday night than they ...
York NRD won't use chemicals to clean water
Associated PressYORK, Neb. (AP) -- The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District won't require farmers to use inhibitors to control nitrate contamination of ...
Sept. trial for man accused of killing Neb. teen
Associated PressRecords files in Red Willow County District Court show the trial for 20-year-old Stathis Kirkpatrick is expected to last three weeks. A judge scheduled the proceedings to begin Sept. ...
Fire damages another vacant home in Omaha
KETV 7Firefighters said it took about 15 minutes to put out a fire ata home near 15th Street and Ames Avenue early Sunday. The fire burned through the back half of the home. Fire has burned more than a ...
Kiewit Wins $64 Million OPPD Maintenance Contract
WOWT 6The Omaha Public Power District has hired Kiewit Construction to help maintain equipment at the utility's power plants during busy times. The contract OPPD approved recently is worth $64 ...
Kelly: Sisters' savior dies before 3 reunite
Omaha World-HeraldIn a hideous Omaha crime 25 years ago, a man used a razor-edge utility knife to slash at the throats of sisters ages 2 and 3.An adult relative of the girls, Willie Smith, was badly knifed while ...
Helping Jack learn to eat
Omaha World-HeraldJack Moser, 5, shows he has eaten all of his food during a session last week with behavior technician Melissa Zeleny at the Munroe-Meyer Institute's pediatric feeding disorders clinic in Omaha. ...
7 models to battle achievement gaps
Omaha World-HeraldPoverty presses an unyielding thumb against the wheel of academic achievement for urban school districts.Leaders of the Omaha Public Schools have tried everything from shrinking class sizes to ...
After primary, no pause in Senate race
Omaha World-HeraldGOP Senate candidate Deb Fischer, as well as Democrat Bob Kerrey, will likely have lots of outside money pumped into her campaign due to the national implications of the Nebraska race. The race is ...
Water-saving idea: Dig deeper to irrigate
Omaha World-HeraldLINCOLN — The Platte River threatens to leak reservoirs of red ink unless Nebraska can put more water in its longest stream.Now an idea has emerged that could save hundreds of millions of ...
Cleanup goal: Lure investors
Omaha World-HeraldSouth Omaha's storied beginnings as an industrial hub and the world's largest livestock market also left behind some dirty and perhaps not-so-little secrets.Among them: abandoned ...
Bluffs brims with community spirit
Omaha World-HeraldA wig expert who has worked three Broadway tours leads a team of local stylists in preparing more than 50 wigs for the Omaha Community Playhouse's season-ending musical, ...
No 2nd OPPD rate boost this year
Omaha World-HeraldCustomers of the Omaha Public Power District won't see a second rate increase this year, despite setbacks at its nuclear reactor and an estimated $32 million price tag for bringing the troubled ...
An inside look at Deb Fischer
Omaha World-HeraldA select few districts outscore their urban peers on state and national tests, win national prizes and attract researchers and educators eager for a glimpse inside their ...
2 Omahans are Presidential Scholars
Omaha World-HeraldThey have achieved academic success in the classroom and been active outside of school, and now two Omaha high school seniors have been recognized as Presidential Scholars.Jackson Gzehoviak, a ...
Cheating suspicions merit look, but no evidence yet
Omaha World-HeraldWhen the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an analysis of suspicious results on standardized tests, some of the nation's leading urban districts faced uncomfortable questions.The newspaper ...
Proven school strategies could hold answers
Omaha World-HeraldBeginning today, we're taking you on a virtual journey to help tackle one of our community's most intractable problems. This week and occasionally throughout the year we'll report on ...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Metro
WOWT 6A 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 6A 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 6Families 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 ...
Neb. prison guards who lost race lawsuit to appeal
Associated PressLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Five Nebraska prison guards who sued the state, claiming a racially hostile workplace, will appeal the dismissal of their federal ...
Solar eclipse visible in Neb., Iowa
Omaha World-HeraldThe various stages of an annular solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun. This year's solar show can be viewed from eastern Asia to ...
City explores new Omaha police headquarters site
KETV 7The 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 ...
Neb. cattle on feed grows 4 percent as of May 1
Associated PressThe Nebraska office of the Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Statistics Service says the current numbers are the largest May inventory since the count began in ...
Embattled Neb. school board member resigns
Associated Presshttp://bit.ly/K20NJ4 ) Randy Richter stepped down at the board's Monday meeting. The remaining board members will choose his replacement at their June 11 ...
Trailer Fire Still Under Investigaton
WOWT 6Fire 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 6An 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 6No 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 6Rescue 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 6A 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 ...
Neb.-filmed movie evokes raw emotions
Omaha World-HeraldGRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A movie filmed in Ravenna will have its world premiere at the Grand Theater in Grand Island.';The Boarder,'; inspired by real families dealing with reactive ...
T-storms expected in eastern Neb.
Omaha World-HeraldA thunderstorm watch was issued for most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa until 10 p.m. on Saturday.The storms should hit after 4 p.m. along the beginning of a cold front moving through the ...
Iowa Boat Crash Injures Eight
WOWT 6Rescue 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 6A 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 6Relatives 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 6Riley 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 7Behind each team is a dedicated coach, and while many coaches have a personal connection to the Special Olympics, others joined the organization by ...
Neb. man pleads no contest in death of girlfriend
Associated PressSOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) -- A South Sioux City man has pleaded no contest in the death of his girlfriend, whose body was found stuffed in a window seat of their ...
Relatives to petition for grand jury in Neb. death
Associated PressSCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) -- Relatives of a 2-year-old Gering girl who died from head and other injuries in 2008 hope to gather enough signatures on a petition to force a grand jury ...
Newspaper Carrier Spots House Fire
WOWT 6Omaha 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 ...
Nebraska Man Gets 10 Years in Prison for Selling Meth
WOWT 6A Nebraska man has been sentenced to just over 10 years in prison for selling methamphetamine in Lincoln. U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says 36-year-old Martin Morales ...
Omaha Police Collect Unwanted Guns, Ammo
WOWT 6The Omaha police department is again collecting unwanted or illegal guns and ammunition. The Gun Amnesty Day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at ...
Christian school seeks Bellevue location
Omaha World-HeraldCornerstone Christian School is looking to build a new campus just west of its current location.The school, which leases space at Thanksgiving Lutheran Church at 36th Street and Highway 370, wants ...
Omaha police host gun amnesty day
KETV 7Police collected the guns at 50th Street and Ames Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Police said 39 guns and hundreds of pounds of ammunition were turned in at the event last year. Authorities ...
Firefighters battle house fire in Omaha
KETV 7Fire officials said the fire near 50th Street and Northwest Radial Highway started just after 5:30 a.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported in the fire. Fire officials said they believe the house ...
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