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Corn syrup seeps onto eastern Nebraska highway after semi overturns
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A semitrailer crash on Sunday shut down a part of two highways in eastern Nebraska for several hours. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at Highway 30 and Highway 79 near North Bend. The semi was hauling corn...
Iowa DOT worker killed in construction zone crash on I-80 in Pottawattamie County
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — One person was killed in a crash on Interstate 80 Thursday morning. The crash happened near a construction zone outside of the town of Weston. The Iowa State Patrol says 41-year-old Clifford Miller, of Pennsylvania, tried to pass a semitruck in the eastbound lanes around 9:15 a.m. ISP says Miller, a USP driver, hit 36-year-old Matthew Dickerson of Neola as he was doing patch work in the left lane.
Top-two candidate election margins expand in Omaha legislative races
OMAHA — With most early ballots from the Tuesday primary election counted in Nebraska’s largest county, the top two finishers in a tight legislative district race expanded their leads. The Douglas County Election Commission counted more than 8,000 votes Friday morning, widening the leads for first and second finishers in north-central and southeastern legislative districts. […] The post Top-two candidate election margins expand in Omaha legislative races appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Omaha tornado response volunteers seeking a different kind of help
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - For three weeks, nonprofit Omaha Rapid Response has been cleaning up storm debris, cutting trees, and helping residents get items out of their tornado-damaged homes in Bennington, Blair, Elkhorn, and Waterloo. “Our goal to keep moving all of the tornado survivors...forward so that the hope is...
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