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Man who shot officer at Omaha mall sentenced to decades in prison
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man convicted of shooting and injuring a police officer at Omaha’s Westroads Mall in 2021 learned his sentence Wednesday. Kenya Jenkins, 25, was sentenced to a total of 55-75 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count assault on an officer and one count use of a weapon to commit a felony. Jenkins was given credit for nearly 40 months served.
Omaha saw narrowest primary elections for Nebraska Legislature, with a recount possible
OMAHA — Some of the narrowest primary races for Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday came in the state’s largest city, Omaha, with one contest possibly headed to a recount. The Legislature has 25 seats up for election in 2024. The top-two vote getters in all but one of 15 crowded primaries — those with at least […] The post Omaha saw narrowest primary elections for Nebraska Legislature, with a recount possible appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Day one results from the Nebraska high school state track and field meet
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Wednesday kicked off day one of the Nebraska high school state track and field meet out in Omaha. Teams from classes A and B are taking center stage today. Weather played a factor, as rain and lightning in the Omaha area delayed afternoon running events. Listed below are athletes that medaled on Wednesday.
1 person critically injured after car hits wheelchair in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — One person in a wheelchair was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in Omaha. The crash happened near 96th and Ohern streets just before noon. A witness at the scene told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the person in the wheelchair was a woman. She...
Trial date set for Omaha doctor charged with manslaughter in fatal crash
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A trial date has been set for the Omaha doctor accused of manslaughte. Dr. Mark Carlson is facing felony charges in connection to a head-on crash on Dodge Street that killed 22-year-old Anna Bosma of Sioux Falls. She was the driver. Her boyfriend, who was in the passenger seat, survived the crash. Bosma had just started graduate school.
State, city officials attend ceremony at new Omaha mental health center
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Omaha reached a milestone when it comes to dealing with youth mental health. It’s called a “topping out” ceremony, where the last beam is signed, raised, and put into place on a new building. It will become the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska. It’s a $114 million project to address a major need in the community: the mental health of kids.
Non-profit aims to educate the community when it comes to African cultures
ACC educates the community on the history, traditions and cultures in Africa. This comes as they also prepare for their performance 'Kubatana' featuring six different countries for the first time.
1 Hospitalized in Train-Car Crash
CASSELTON — An Omaha, Nebraska man is hospitalized after North Dakota State troopers say he was hit when he tried to cross the train tracks just west of Casselton ahead of an oncoming BNSF train. NDHP says the 43-year-old was driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma southbound on 154th Ave...
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...
Glen Smith of the Farm Credit Administration Board of Directors Weighs in on Interest Rates
(Atlantic) Glen Smith of Atlantic, a of the Farm Credit Administration’s three-member Board of Directors in Washington D.C., spent a couple of days this week at a seminar with the Kansas City Federal Reserve in Omaha. Smith says interest rates were one of the major topics at the table.
GOP tries to ‘correct the narrative’ on use of mailed ballots after years of conflicting messages
Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska’s Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail-in ballot process. In fact, she would prefer to do away with mail-in voting altogether. She’s convinced fraudulent mailed ballots cost former President Donald Trump a second term in 2020.
FEMA deploys teams to canvas tornado damage in Iowa neighborhoods
Federal crews began spreading the word that Iowans can now apply for disaster aid. Tuesday, President Joe Biden approved Iowa's disaster declaration for the April 26 tornado outbreak. KCCI sister station KETV in Omaha reports that Wednesday, Federal Emergency Management Agency crews went door to door in impacted neighborhoods to...
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