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Fremont man sentenced in rollover death
A Fremont man was sentenced Tuesday for a 2023 rollover accident that resulted in another man’s death. Bradley R. Drews, 39, entered a plea of no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of motor vehicle homicide for the accident that claimed the life of Kyle T. Shipman, 37, also of Fremont.
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...
Mexico man sentenced to 18 years for meth distribution in Omaha
Omaha, Neb. — A Mexico man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in Omaha after having pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. German Aguilar Beltran, age 46, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, will be deported back to Mexico after his release from prison as he is not a U.S. citizen, according to United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr.
Nebraska Woman Facing Drug Charges After Emmet County Traffic Stop
(Estherville)--A Nebraska woman is facing drug charges after a traffic stop last weekend in Emmet County. According to Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens, a sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 1600 block of 410th Avenue shortly before 11pm Saturday after observing a traffic infraction. Upon investigation at...
Overnight crash on Interstate 80 in downtown Omaha sends one to hospital
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person began their Friday morning recovering from a crash they were involved in overnight. First responders were called to the scene on Interstate 80 near the Riverview Boulevard bridge, between 13th Street and the Missouri River, around 1 a.m. Video from a 6 News photographer...
Omaha police take two suspects into custody following crash
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police took two suspects into custody following a crash Thursday morning. Officers say the driver hit a retaining wall near 32nd and Woolworth Avenue around 3:50 a.m. Two people were inside the car. Police said the suspects tried to flee the scene of the crash,...
Omaha man sentenced for firearm possession while under the influence
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man has been sentenced to over a year in prison for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Jason E. Shadden, age 42, will be required to complete a 2-year term of supervised release after prison, according to United States Attorney Susan Lehr.
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...
Lincoln man facing $5 million bond in connection with bank, auto parts robberies
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - A Lincoln man was formally charged with two counts of armed robbery Thursday in Douglas County Court. Sherman Wade, 43, of Lincoln was extradited to Omaha this week in order to make his first appearance related to two crimes: a robbery of an auto parts store in February, and another robbery of a bank earlier this month.
Car goes up in flames spreading to a house Wednesday night
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha Fire Department extinguishes a house fire after a car in the driveway goes up in flames. It happened around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday near North 83rd and Keystone Drive. Fire crews say the blaze from the car spread to the house where it was later controlled.
Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in St. Louis and neighboring counties. All told, the lawsuits name 56 alleged abusers. The suits seek unspecified damages. Among those named is Omaha Archbishop George Lucas. He is accused of abusing a teenage boy at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in the late 1980s. Lucas strongly denies the allegations, saying in a statement that he has never had sexual contact with another person.
Saturday morning crash sends one person to the hospital with critical injuries
A car crash sent one person to the hospital with critical injuries early Saturday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Hwy 275 near Ida Street in Valley, Nebraska. Medics from the Omaha Fire Department rushed the injured person to the hospital just before 4:00 a.m.
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