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Central Nebraska woman killed in crash
Latest Headlines President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma on Sunday, the White House announced. At least 24 were killed in the mammoth ...
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Neb. AG wants to revoke license of abortion nurse
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says the only nurse at Dr. LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic in Bellevue should lose her license because of substandard care ...
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Basements scarce in tornado-prone Okla. city
It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most ...
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Dog shot during home invasion undergoes surgery
Police were called to a home near 30th and King streets for a report of a robbery in progress on May 16. The couple at the home said that two men forced their way into the home and one man shot 9-month-old Rex -- a Husky/Akita ...
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Search teams report finding evidence in abduction case
--Wednesday: Search expanded around Dayton Authorities planned to regroup Wednesday morning for a larger scale search beyond the 20 mile radius of town searched Tuesday. Crews have been concentrating on three areas: Southeast Webster Grand Elementary school, a hog confinement near Pilot Mound and an area near rural Dayton where Klunder was found dead. Authorities are not asking for additional ...
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Some tornado victims identified by medical examiners office
Staff worked throughout the night and Tuesday in coordination with state and federal agencies to identify victims and document injuries. Of the 24 confirmed fatalities, all but one adult has been positively identified and are ready to be returned to their ...
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Lincoln art-filled plaza wont be seen until 2014
The city had hoped the 18,000-square-foot, $2.6 million plaza would be done this year. The plaza will include Japanese sand gardens, a 57-foot-tall, lighted, multicolor column by artist Jun Kaneko and other artwork ...
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Yankees Refsnyder feeling rejuvenated
wanted to get off to a good start with the New York Yankees organization. His body and mind weren't quite willing, though. "After the College World Series, where every pitch is so important, I was dog tired," Refsnyder said. "I was emotionally and physically drained." But after a slow start, he began swinging the bat last August with Class A Charleston like he always ...
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Royals Smith is polished but still learning
Kyle Smith isn't satisfied just yet. The 20-year-old has gotten off to a good start in his first Carolina League season, but he wants to gain more knowledge and improve as a pitcher. Smith is 2-1 with a 2.36 ERA in eight starts with the Class A Advanced Blue Rocks. He's been one of the league's most consistent starters, already earning Pitcher of the Week honors last month. And ...
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Angels Sappington sees star rise with 66ers
and the organization's reigning Minor League Pitcher of the Month. The 22-year-old right-hander has started the season with a 5-0 record and 2.05 ERA for the Inland Empire 66ers, who have won all nine games Sappington has started. "I'm doing what I need to be successful," said Sappington, adding, "I almost played football instead of baseball in college." A native ...
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UNMC shows off its new eye institute in Omaha
The institute houses research facilities, offers treatments for macular degeneration, glaucoma and other degenerative eye diseases, and provides eye ...
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Moore mayor New law needed
The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 ...
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Nebraska Republicans name new executive director
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- An experienced fundraiser and former executive director of two nonprofit Nebraska foundations has been named the new executive director of the Nebraska Republican ...
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Neb. man sentenced for wrong-way exit while drunk
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A 38-year-old Lincoln man who was drunk when he drove the wrong way down an Interstate 180 exit ramp has been sentenced to up to five years in prison for his third ...
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Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma
No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...
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Update Girl family dog found safe
Authorities said a K-9 track was conducted from that area with no success. Other searches continued through Tuesday until Vanmeveren and the dog were contacted by residents near Southwest 131st and West Bennet Road, several miles from the girl's home. The residents called the Sheriff's Office to report they had found ...
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24-hour charitable challenge runs through midnight
"Omaha has always had a strong sense of community support," shared Omaha Community Foundation CEO Michael Leighton. "We know that together we can make the 24-hours of Omaha Gives! wildly successful for the hard-working nonprofits in our area." On Omaha Gives! day, donors have the opportunity to give to their most-loved area nonprofits online ...
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Tornado victims may face long haul with insurers
hurricane deductibles ," which require homeowners to pay a percentage of the home's value before the insurance kicks in. Insurers should also be able to respond to tornado victims more quickly, said ...
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Giants Blach fans 11 in eight shutout innings
Cal League pitching leaders The way Ty Blach put it, piling up a career-high 11 strikeouts over eight innings sounds easy. "Those just come from executing pitches," he said. ...
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Omaha company sells underground steel shelters
Emergency workers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed tunnel at an underground mine training facility in Indonesia, the mining company said Wednesday. Another 10 people were rescued in the aftermath of the accident, which occurred on May 14 ...
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Mavericks Choi extends hit streak on big night
See a game in High Desert Even by California League standards, Ji-Man Choi is extraordinarily hot right now. The Mariners infield prospect extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a three-hit, five-RBI game as Class A Advanced High Desert fell to Bakersfield, 12-10, on Tuesday. Choi wasted no time by slugging a two-run homer in the first inning. After grounding out in the third and ...
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Sky Sox Storm Back to Beat Chasers
Colorado Springs, CO - Matt McBride's two-run home run capped the decisive four-run seventh inning rally that carried Colorado Springs past Omaha, 10-7, Saturday night in the opener of a four-game set at Security Service Field. The Storm Chasers slipped to 18-16 and stayed a game behind Memphis, which blew a five-run lead in losing to Fresno, in the American Conference North Division. Corey ...
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After blanking Aces Perez has eye on Majors
Follow the PCL on your phone Just 21 years old when his dream of making the Rangers' Opening Day roster was shattered by a comebacker that broke his arm, Martin Perez has shown maturity beyond his years. Instead of letting the setback get him down, the left-hander used the injury as a learning experience -- not just for himself but for other youngsters in the organization. Now back to ...
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Rebounding Hobgood showing Os old form
Go to a Shorebirds game Five years after he was a first-round pick, Matt Hobgood is on the path to the Major Leagues he and the Baltimore Orioles had always envisioned. Hobgood, who missed the 2012 season while recovering from surgery, was stellar in a Class A relief appearance Tuesday. He allowed a walk and a single -- both of which came after 4 2/3 perfect innings -- in five shutout frames ...
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Metro community takes part in disaster relief efforts
A deadly tornado destroyed the Oklahoma City area Monday night, killing several. KETV NewsWatch 7 was at the destruction as the search-and-rescue efforts ...
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Nebraska residents wary of crude oil pipeline
The Keystone pipeline is highly controversial because it has the potential to provide major benefits to the US and Nebraskan economy, while also posing as a potentially devastating risk, while state leaders recently conceded they have little say in whether it is built in the state.
The Keystone pipeline is a massive 2,100 mile long crude oil pipeline that has been under construction for several years and is intended to transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Illinois and Oklahoma, as well as the Gulf Coast. It will pass through the state of Nebraska as part of a 291-mile expansion to provide Cushing in Oklahoma with crude oil. Cushing is a major regional oil hub. Read more
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