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Nebraska baseball pulls ahead in ninth inning to win first Big Ten tournament title
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska baseball won a defensive battle on Sunday to win the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Huskers defeated the Nittany Lions 2-1 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. It is Nebraska’s first tournament championship, and the Huskers are the first team to win the championship...
Thousands of power outages reported after severe weather moves through Omaha metro area early Friday
OMAHA, Neb. — Severe storms moving through eastern Nebraska and western Iowa produced strong winds early Friday morning, and residents are coping with power outages. As of 1:15 p.m., OPPD reported more than 4,300 outages. More than 2,300 of those outages were reported in Washington County. KETV NewsWatch 7's Sarah Fili learned that Arlington, Blair and Kennard lost power. Officials in Blair reported trees and power lines down, but no severely damaged houses yet.
'Heart of gold': Papillion middle schooler Adrian 'AJ' Thompson dies in drowning, family remembers competitive teen
PAPILLION, Neb. — 14-year-old Liberty Middle School student Adrian (AJ) Thompson died at a private lake south of Papillion last Friday. His family says losing him left their hearts empty but they have hope through their church. As his guardian Jackie Tiger put it: "He had a heart of gold but he was loud. You knew he was there."
Vehicle hit several times by gunfire overnight, deputies report
OMAHA, Neb. — Douglas County sheriff's deputies responded to a shots fired call late Sunday night. Deputies put up crime tape around the Irvington Heights apartment complex, off Sorensen Parkway and Ida Street, just before midnight. In a news release, officials said an "occupied" vehicle was hit by gunfire...
Three seriously hurt in six-vehicle crash in southwest Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police and Fire personnel responded to an injury collision in southwest Omaha Saturday that left one person pinned. Omaha Fire Battalion Chief John Stolinski told a 6 News crew at the scene they were called to 153rd and Q Streets around Noon for a crash involving six vehicles.
Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts. But a federal lab tucked
District court judge dismisses lawsuit against Papillion-La Vista Community Schools in disappearance of Ryan Larsen
PAPILLION, Neb. — A district court judge dismissed the lawsuit against Papillion-La Vista Community Schools over the disappearance of Ryan Larsen. He went missing more than three years ago after walking out of La Vista West Elementary. Tammi Larsen, Ryan's mother, filed an appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court...
Presenting the 2024 All-KMAland Boys Track & Field Team
(KMAland) -- It's now time for the 2024 All-KMAland Boys Track & Field Team. Eligible individuals for this team include those from the Bluegrass, Corner, Hawkeye Ten, Pride of Iowa, Rolling Valley and Western Iowa Conferences + all Council Bluffs schools and all KMAland Nebraska and KMAland Missouri schools. No...
Glenwood alum Schraft makes NCAA Nationals
(KMAland) -- Glenwood alum Janette Schraft punched her ticket to the 2024 NCAA Track & Field Championships on Saturday. Schraft is headed to nationals in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. She qualified through the NCAA West Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place June 5th through the...
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