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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...
Power restored to thousands of OPPD customers after thunderstorm rolls through Omaha area
OMAHA, Neb. — Thousands of customers in central Omaha lost power aftersevere thunderstorms moved through the area Wednesday night. Power was restored to thousands around 6 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the Omaha Public Power District, more than 3,700 customers were without power from two circuit outages in Douglas...
Waterloo tornado victims face the potential of not being able to rebuild their homes
WATERLOO, Neb. — It has not been an easy couple of weeks for the residents of Waterloo, Nebraska. Long-time residents like Rodney Maas are continuing to pick up the pieces. “It's been hectic," Maas said. Maas has lived in the same house for over 60 years and is one...
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.
2024 Nebraska primary election results: Valley mayor, city council
VALLEY, Neb. — For Nebraska's primary election, Valley residents are voting for mayoral and city council candidates. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL | REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL | SENATE RACES | CONGRESSIONAL RACES | STATE, LEGISLATURE | EDUCATION OFFICIALS | UTILITY OFFICIALS | OMAHA CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS | BELLEVUE | CITY-LEVEL | COUNTY-LEVEL. Polls...
Nebraska election officials continue counting early and provisional ballots
Ballots from Tuesday’s primary election in Nebraska continue to be counted across the state, with the outcome of some close races hanging in the balance. Around 8,700 ballots were counted by the Douglas County Election Commission Friday morning. That number includes early voting ballots that were delivered to the...
Nebraska tornadoes: Builders using trackers to prevent theft of equipment
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - The noise of tornado cleanup mixes with the sounds of rebuilding. Six unoccupied spec homes destroyed that home company VP Dave Vogtman says will be rebuilt. “There’s going to be a lot of equipment in here in the next couple months,” Vogtman said. “It’s going to...
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