Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
The decision to give the boot to Omaha firefighters' Fill the Boot fundraiser heats up again, as Nebraska's Accountability and Disclosure Commission says the Omaha City Council made the right decision when it banned boot drives in December.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:48 CST
A Douglas County jury has found Todd Spangler guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jennifer Dwyer, who was killed in a 2009 boating accident.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:34:26 CST
A man convicted of manslaughter after running his boat into a sea wall and killing one of his passengers was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:47 CST
Key rulings on Friday set the stage for the evidence tampering trial of Douglas County CSI Chief David Kofoed.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:10:01 CST
The final 12 teams of the Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament were decided on Friday in Lincoln.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:12:45 CST
Flooding remains a concern along the Elkhorn River northwest of Omaha, officials say.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:23:25 CST
A man shot in Omaha overnight is hospitalized.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:22:42 CST
Hundreds of Nebraska students plan to spend their spring break at home helping the less fortunate.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:08 CST
Police in Lincoln say three men broke into a house, holding several people inside at gunpoint.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:36:25 CST
A car crashes into an Omaha store, damaging the front of the business.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:07:10 CST
Nebraska officials choose this year's theme for National Agriculture Week: "Nebraska Agriculture: Thank a Farmer."
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:19:15 CST
State lawmakers give first-round approval to a bill that would end the requirement that the state fire marshal test fireworks before they are sold.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:20 CST
An Omaha man who won an Oscar for his work on the film "Avatar" said it's "pretty spectacular" to wake up and see the award in his kitchen table.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:40 CST
No Legislative debate was heard Friday on a law that gives illegal immigrants an in-state tuition rate.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:16:44 CST
State regulators Friday voted to prohibit firefighters from fundraising for charities while on the clock.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:45:09 CST
Investigators said a Council Bluffs man slapped his newborn baby because she wouldn't stop crying.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:54 CST
Kelsey Griffin scored 16 of her 24 points in the first nine minutes of the second half to help unbeaten and third-ranked Nebraska overpower Kansas State 63-46 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:52:47 CST
Douglas County's chief crime scene investigator will soon have a better idea what he'll face next week at his evidence-tampering trial.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:54:49 CST
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