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Fullerton man dies in Boone County motorcycle crash
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Fullerton man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Boone County on Monday. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash on Highway 52, north of the village of Primrose, on Monday just after 5 p.m. The sheriff’s office reported...
Omaha City Council denies Mega Saver’s liquor license request
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Mega Saver is a locally owned, minority business. It has 28 convenience stores in the Omaha metro. They want to take the closed restaurant property that was Fuddruckers at 72nd and Dodge, and turn it into a convenience store with four gas pumps out front. The...
Lincoln Police warn of fake social media post involving missing boy
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police wants the public to be aware of a fake social media post involving a missing boy circulating online. Police said they have received multiple reports on Tuesday about a photo posted in a buy/sell/trade Facebook group claiming a young boy is missing in Lincoln.
Nebraska offers scholarship to junior college power forward
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered a scholarship to a top junior college player. Xavier Edmonds is a class of 2025 power forward from Salt Lake (Utah) C.C. Last season, he appeared in 32 games, averaging 20.8 minutes per appearance. Edmonds also averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. The 6-foot-8 power forward shot 55% from the field, 31% from the three-point line, and 66% from the free-throw line. The California native was a three-star prospect coming out of high school in 2023. Blessed to receive an offer from Nebraska🔴⚪️ #AGTG pic.twitter.com/nt78mkJiuH — Xavier Edmonds (@XavierEdmonds14) July 13, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Graduation rate at Omaha Public Schools lower than it was 5 years ago
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Public Schools board members and the public on Monday heard a graduation rate presentation for the 2022-2023 academic year. The report, some board members said, was disappointing. “I know that every employee of OPS is not happy with those numbers,” said board member Jane Erdenberger....
Beller, Brahmer share Omaha World Herald Midlands Female Athletes of the Year honor
WAYNE - Wayne State College volleyball players Taya Beller adn Maggie Brahmer were named Sunday by the Omaha World Herald as Co-Midlands Female College Athletes of the Year. Beller and Brahmer led the Wildcat program to a magical season in 2023, starting with a sweep over in-state rival Nebraska-Kearney at Volleyball Day in Nebraska August 30th.
Omaha shooting victim was ‘violent,’ wouldn’t leave shooter’s home, neighbors say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A South Omaha man says he shot and killed a man who was violent and refused leave his home early Tuesday morning. Police arrived at a residence near 51st and Q streets in Omaha around 2:30 a.m. to find 40-year-old Nicholas Gomez inside the house — he’d been shot to death.
Gage County deputies responding to report of shots, find male dead
BEATRICE – County law officers responding to a report of shots fired in Wymore found a man dead….but do not suspect foul play. Gage County deputies Monday morning just after 7:30, were sent to a home in the 300-block of North 7th in Wymore, after a report of shots being fired from one of the apartments there.
Lincoln Woman’s Death Investigation Has Been Closed
LINCOLN–(KFOR July 16)–The investigation into a Lincoln woman’s death after she fell out of a window in late March has been concluded. According to Lincoln Police, they were unable to determine what led up to the death of 58-year-old DeAnn Stover, who fell out of a window and was found unconscious at a home near 27th and Heide Lane on March 27. The autopsy determined Stover died from blunt force trauma from the fall.
Vanderheiden Picks Up First Career Eagle Raceway Win
Anyone who aspires for success in RaceSaver competition must first master Eagle Raceway and Cole Vanderheiden did just that on Saturday night with the season's first career win at the high-banked oval, and second overall on the season. The Papillion, Neb., driver turned back a late challenge to capture the...
Dozens of old tires illegally dumped at Omaha church
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Illegal dumping is an ongoing problem in Omaha. So far this year, Omaha Weeds and Litter has reported 317 cases. Many times, old tires are illegally dumped to save recycling costs. Driving a full pickup to the back of a church, suspected illegal dumpers are being...
Concrete work scheduled for Benjamin Ave.
Beginning Wednesday, a concrete repair project is set to begin on the outside lanes of Benjamin Avenue, east of 1st Street, moving east to the East Benjamin Avenue bridge. Work will also be conducted on Benjamin Avenue from 13th Street, east to 12th Street. Officials ask you to be aware...
Man arrested for robbery, obstruction
On Thursday morning at around 10, Norfolk Police responded to the 1300 block of Impala Drive for a report of an assault. According to Capt. Mike Bauer, the alleged male victim said he saw a man looking into his neighbor’s car and confronted him. He said the suspect responded by putting his fists up and into a boxer's stance.
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