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Omaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Omaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say

Associated Press  

— The shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school Tuesday began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach, according to court documents. The victim of the shooting remained in stable condition Wednesday at an Omaha hospital, but Officer Michael Pecha …

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A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
4 months ago

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school

Associated Press  

— Omaha police arrested a suspect about half an hour after a shooting Tuesday that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch at 12:23 p.m. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie Thomas said officers from several …

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Midwest flooding collapses bridge, sends water surging around a dam
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Midwest flooding collapses bridge, sends water surging around a dam

Associated Press  

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. “I’ve never had to evacuate my house,” Hank Howley, a 71-year-old North Sioux City, South Dakota, resident said as she joined others on a levee of the swollen Big Sioux River, where the railroad bridge collapsed a day earlier. It makes me nervous.” The bridge connected North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa, and …

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Tornadoes Kill 4 In Oklahoma, Leaving Trail Of Destruction And Thousands Without Power
8 months, 1 week ago

Tornadoes Kill 4 In Oklahoma, Leaving Trail Of Destruction And Thousands Without Power

Huff Post  

A car lies knocked over on its side after a tornado tore through Sulphur, Okla., on April 28, 2024. AP Photo/Ken Miller SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least …

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Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power
8 months, 1 week ago

Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power

Hindustan Times  

Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state. In Oklahoma, authorities said the tornado in Sulphur began in a city park before barreling through the downtown, flipping cars …

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Deadly tornadoes kill four, including child as they rip through Oklahoma
8 months, 1 week ago

Deadly tornadoes kill four, including child as they rip through Oklahoma

The Independent  

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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
8 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

The Independent  

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‘Historic’ Nebraska tornadoes and storms leave damage in their wake
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Historic’ Nebraska tornadoes and storms leave damage in their wake

Raw Story  

WAVERLY, Nebraska — A wave of at least six tornadoes that local meteorologists called “historic” swept across eastern Nebraska on Friday, flattening a business, flipping a train and destroying dozens of suburban homes near Omaha. “There could be objects or infrastructure that could injure or kill you.” In Omaha, Eppley Airfield reported significant damage to the private plane air service …

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Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs

Associated Press  

— A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Crews went to the “hardest hit area” and had a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped, Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said. When we came up our fence was gone and …

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US employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs in face of higher borrowing rates
1 year, 2 months ago

US employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs in face of higher borrowing rates

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers slowed their hiring in October, adding a modest but still decent 150,000 jobs, a sign that the labor market may be cooling but remains resilient despite high interest rates that have made borrowing much costlier for companies and consumers. Last month’s job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid …

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Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese
1 year, 2 months ago

Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese

Associated Press  

Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn’t worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist China.” The Asian American Journalists Association, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and some state lawmakers have condemned Pillen and demanded that he apologize to Flatwater Free …

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Omaha Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man In Target Store
1 year, 11 months ago

Omaha Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man In Target Store

Huff Post  

Law enforcement officers are pictured at the scene of a reported shooting at a Target store in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 31, 2023. — A man with an AR-15-style rifle and more than a dozen ammunition magazines opened fire inside a Target store in Omaha, sending panicked shoppers and employees scrambling for safety before he was fatally shot by police …

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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death
2 years, 4 months ago

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death

Associated Press  

— A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, making it the second such probable death in the Midwest this summer and raising the question of whether climate change is playing a role. The Douglas County Department of Health based in Omaha, Nebraska, reported Wednesday …

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Nebraska AG finds 258 victims of Catholic church sex abuse
3 years, 2 months ago

Nebraska AG finds 258 victims of Catholic church sex abuse

Associated Press  

— A Nebraska attorney general’s office investigation identified 258 victims who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic church officials in the state going back decades, including many that high-ranking church leaders knew about and didn’t report to the authorities, according to a report released Thursday. Pahls promised to introduce a bill during next year’s legislative session “to …

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Ex-Omaha Archdiocese chancellor accused of stealing $275K
3 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Omaha Archdiocese chancellor accused of stealing $275K

Associated Press  

— A former chancellor for the Roman Catholic Church’s Archdiocese of Omaha is under criminal investigation after being accused of stealing a total of $275,000 from a former priest accused of sexual abuse and from a Springfield parish. Deacon Tim McNeill, the current chancellor of the archdiocese, said Gutgsell wrote unauthorized loans to himself during his time at St. Joseph. …

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Omaha community college to use relief funds for free classes
3 years, 8 months ago

Omaha community college to use relief funds for free classes

Associated Press  

— An Omaha-area community college says it will use federal pandemic relief funds to offer Nebraska high school students free classes this summer. The board of Metropolitan Community College last week approved a resolution to use to use federal COVID-19 relief money to cover tuition and books for Nebraska high school students taking courses this summer, the Omaha World-Herald reported. …

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One Killed in Omaha Mall Shooting That Sends Shoppers Running in US
3 years, 8 months ago

One Killed in Omaha Mall Shooting That Sends Shoppers Running in US

News 18  

A shooting at a Nebraska mall left one person dead and another wounded as terrified shoppers ran for cover. Police determined the suspects had fled the scene after searching the mall, according to Omaha police Lt. Neal Bonacci. The gunfire caused panic, as people fled from the main section of the mall, according to a World-Herald reporter who was in …

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Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest
4 years, 5 months ago

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as it moved through Chicago and into Indiana and Michigan. The storm known as a derecho lasted several hours Monday as …

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Protests in Nebraska’s biggest cities lead to 24 arrests
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests in Nebraska’s biggest cities lead to 24 arrests

Associated Press  

— Protests in Nebraska’s two largest cities over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis resulted in two dozen arrests, injuries to police officers and damage to businesses and police cars. Floyd, who was black and was handcuffed, died after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, used his knee to pin down Floyd’s neck for several minutes while Floyd pleaded for air …

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Nebraska will open voting sites for primary despite concerns
4 years, 8 months ago

Nebraska will open voting sites for primary despite concerns

Associated Press  

— Nebraska is forging ahead with plans to hold the nation’s first in-person election in more than a month, despite health concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and allegations that political motivations are fueling opposition to an all-mail approach. Others, however, questioned the motives behind the decision to hold the first statewide election since Wisconsin’s much-criticized April 7 primary and expressed …

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Warren Buffett is subtly preparing Berkshire Hathaway investors for life after the Oracle of Omaha
4 years, 10 months ago

Warren Buffett is subtly preparing Berkshire Hathaway investors for life after the Oracle of Omaha

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Berkshire Hathaway, the sprawling industrial conglomerate and investor in top US companies run by Warren Buffett, seems to be preparing for the time when Buffett is no longer around. Buffett said in his annual shareholder letter, released Saturday morning, that two other Berkshire Hathaway vice chairmen will be getting a lot more face time at …

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US coronavirus: More Americans flee Wuhan as 12th US case is reported
4 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: More Americans flee Wuhan as 12th US case is reported

CNN  

CNN — Planeloads of Americans fleeing the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak in China are arriving at military bases across the United States this week on what could be the final chartered flights. 350 passengers taken to two bases Evacuations of Americans from Wuhan started last month as one flight landed at a base in California with nearly 200 Americans aboard. Two …

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New river flooding in Nebraska, Iowa forcing some out again
5 years, 7 months ago

New river flooding in Nebraska, Iowa forcing some out again

Associated Press  

— Some residents are facing evacuations amid new flooding along the Nebraska-Iowa border just weeks after thousands of people in the region were forced from their homes because of flooding. Rural and riverside residents along the Missouri River in Mills County, Iowa, were preparing this week to evacuate, the Omaha World-Herald reported Wednesday. In Hamburg, Iowa, residents and farmers were …

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