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First Ever Tenant Union Formed In NE
Nebraska's first tenant's union has been established in Bellevue. WOWT reports that residents at the Fontenelle Hills Apartments formed a union earlier this month. Union members have expressed concerns over alleged conditions at the apartment complex including compromised garage structures, potholes, non-working lights and a non-working laundry room.
Lincoln health department issues air quality advisory due to Western wildfires
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Thursday issued an air quality advisory due to wildfires. The wildfires span from north-central Canada to areas of the Pacific Northwest. Officials say smoke from these fires could reach levels that are dangerous for children and older adults with...
Suspect in Omaha hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist arrested in Council Bluffs
OMAHA, Neb. — Police arrested the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Cynthia Garcia, 42, was arrested in Council Bluffs on Thursday. Garcia is awaiting extradition to Douglas County. Officers believe she was behind the wheel when Robert Mummert, 56, was hit and killed on July 13 near 90th...
Omaha man facing charges in prescription fraud spanning three counties
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man faces charges in multiple counties after investigators said he used fraudulent prescriptions to get Hydrocodone and Oxycodone. Tyrese Reese, 25, faces multiple counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law in Dodge, Hall and Lancaster Counties. According to arrest affidavits in all three...
Woman assaulted on south Lincoln bike trail
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police are investigating an assault on the Tierra Williamsburg Trail that happened Thursday evening. A 20-year-old woman told police she encountered a man on a bicycle on the trail just south of 33rd Street and Nebraska Parkway just before 6:30 p.m. After exchanging pleasantries, the...
UNMC for the record, July 26, 2024
UNMC’s Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, has been named to Leadership Omaha’s Class 47 through the Greater Omaha Chamber. Dr. Anderson Berry is executive director at the Child Health Research Institute, vice chair of research for the UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Dr. John and Patti Sparks Chair of Pediatric Research at UNMC, division chief of neonatology at Children’s Nebraska and vice president of research at Children’s.
New dock unveiled at Holmes Lake dedicated to Lincoln man
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new dock at Holmes Lake is being dedicated to a man who enjoyed fishing and sailing there. The Donald J Berger II Memorial Dock was opened Thursday evening by the Lincoln Parks Foundation. Executive Director Randy Gordon said it cost about $90,000 to replace the...
Griesel returns home to host youth basketball camp in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) - Sam Griesel is about to travel to Germany for his second season of professional basketball. Before he leaves, he spent time with young hoopers across the capital city. Griesel hosted a youth camp at Speedway Sports Complex on Thursday. More than 50 players registered, ranging from...
Omaha homeless organization, mayor say city’s coordinator making an impact
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Since December 2022, homeless services coordinator Tamara Dwyer has been the city’s go-to for helping with those who don’t have a shelter. “I think she has done a fantastic job,” said Mayor Jean Stothert earlier this week. “I’ve told everybody this — her history — is she had a period of time she was homeless. She has really, really been successful in her career now.”
Omaha hospitals navigate national blood vial shortage
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) There’s a national shortage of blood vials. They are the small bottles used by hospitals to store blood. “In which we take blood from patients to look for infections particularly bacteria growing in the blood,” Dr. Kelly Cawcutt, Nebraska Medical Center said. “The shortage means that we don’t have the same capacity and are at risk to not be able to perform that standard test.”
92-year-old former Olympic Gold Medalist shares memories of the games
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - With excitement building for the start of the Olympics in Paris, many former Olympians are reflecting on their time as an athlete. 92-year-old Thane Baker now resides in Bellevue but was among the fastest runners in the world in the 1950′s. Born in Elkhart, Kansas,...
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