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Local Truck Inspections Held in Fremont
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division conducted local commercial vehicle inspections on July 23rd and 24th in Fremont, Nebraska. During this effort, the Metropolitan Aggressive and Prevention Selective (MAPS) Team conducted 66 vehicle inspections. Troopers discovered 154 violations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and state law. Troopers placed 16 vehicles out of service (not allowed to return to the road). Additionally, troopers issued a total of 35 CVSA decals. The decals indicate that the vehicle inspected did not have any immediate safety issues.
Intermittent power outages impact Waterloo residents
WATERLOO, Neb. (WOWT) - An electrical equipment issue caused intermittent power outages Wednesday for customers in the Waterloo area. 6 News was first made aware of the issue around 11:30 a.m. Waterloo authorities said they had experienced power shutting off then coming back on about every 20 minutes. An Omaha...
Omaha's $27M Juvenile Jail May Never Open
The new juvenile detention center in downtown Omaha, Neb., features comfortable rooms, common spaces with flat-screen TVs and orderly classrooms. However, something is missing in the county’s new juvenile detention center: the juveniles. A year after the completion of the controversial project, the $27 million center remains unoccupied, and it may never be utilized for its original purpose. Members of the Douglas County Board have begun floating potential alternative uses for the four-story building as the number of kids in custody exceeds the number of beds in the new facility, Flatwater Free Press reports. Detained children remain in the 27-year-old Douglas County Youth Center (DCYC), a midtown Omaha facility that critics say is built more like an adult jail than a therapeutic environment for kids. In addition to the millions taxpayers put toward the construction of the building, the unopened facility has cost the county about $177,000 in utilities and maintenance since last July. Upkeep is due to cost taxpayers at least $20,000 a month going forward.
Metea Valley introduces exciting changes within the building
As summer break comes to an end, the teachers and staff of Metea Valley have been coming back into the building in preparation for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. With these preparations, there have been new device replacements that could benefit both teachers and students, within the new year. Besides having technology improvements throughout the building, the staff have also implemented a new system for incoming freshmen, allowing them to utilize the resources available to them throughout the school year.
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