Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
An ice jam that built up on the Platte River in Sarpy County Wednesday evening prompted evacuations, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:52 CST
Todd Spangler testified late Wednesday in his own manslaughter trial, saying the sharp left turn he took in a boat while pulling two women on a tube was no different then what the had done "hundreds of other times."
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:37 CST
A jury has found Daniel Miller guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting death of a Millard teenager.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:12:32 CST
An Omaha woman who ran into an icy pond to rescue two boys who had fallen through the ice said the cold water felt like it was crushing her.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:17:50 CST
Police said home burglars high-tailed it out of a house Wednesday morning after realizing the owner was still inside.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:21 CST
A flood warning has been issued for the areas of Cuming, Dodge and southwest Washington counties. The warning is in effect until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:54:16 CST
U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson was the lone Democrat to vote against a sweeping measure that includes an extension of unemployment benefits.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:26:33 CST
Seventeen citizens turned in their petition signatures as they seek to fill a City Council seat vacated by Chuck Sigerson.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:36:18 CST
Nebraska lawmakers are divided over a plan to give teachers raises based on their performance.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:27:10 CST
An Omaha man has spent the past 10 years developing his labor of love, a pagoda-style home in the hills of northwest Omaha that sits on the highest elevation in Douglas County.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:55 CST
Police are looking for a man who held up a Walgreens Wednesday morning.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:30:16 CST
Police said an Omaha man threatened to burn down his house with his children inside.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:16 CST
Pottwattamie CountyÂ’s supervisor said there is absolutely no chance an earthen dam will break north of Council Bluffs.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:36:10 CST
A taxpayer group said the city's approval of the police union contract proposal didnÂ’t go far enough.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:16 CST
Investigators in Lincoln discovered three rental homes that had been ripped apart and filled with more than 1,000 marijuana plants. The cityÂ’s police chief said itÂ’s the biggest growing operation heÂ’s ever seen.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:23:51 CST
Two boys fell through the ice on a pond in the southwest corner of the Omaha metro Tuesday. Two adults trying to rescue them also fell through.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:02:16 CST
The chief crime scene investigator in Douglas County said he didn't plant evidence in a Bellevue trash bin during the investigation of a 2003 murder case.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:31:51 CST
University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman outlined two major budget cuts in a memo obtained by KETV NewsWatch 7.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:59:14 CST
The Omaha area has been named as a site in a nationwide search for Google to test a new, super high-speed Internet service.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:34:31 CST
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