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'The place was filled with cops': Witness sees bank robbery victim in zip ties, describes scene
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are still looking for the suspects they say robbed a bank near 90th and Maple streets. One man saw an employee with zip ties around his arms, minutes before officers arrived. "It's a shock to me because there's a security guard there all the...
Properly disposing unused fireworks and debris in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Fourth of July celebrations are taking place across Lincoln, with people popping fireworks on Wednesday and Thursday. Keep Lincoln and Lancaster County Beautiful (KLLCB) and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) have partnered up to remind people how to properly and safely dispose of unused fireworks and fireworks debris following Independence Day celebrations.
Work will resume on the wetland bank south of Orleans on US Army Corp of Engineers property
(McCook, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work is scheduled to resume July 8 on the District 7 Wetland Bank project located on US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) property one mile southwest of Orleans on USACE Road 16, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT). NDOT has been working...
Annual firecracker run in Sutherland
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Hundreds of people kicked off their Fourth of July with a bang at the Sutherland Firecracker 5k, 10k, and mile run on Thursday. The race began at the Sutherland football field, benefiting Sutherland’s teammates. The runners were proudly sporting their patriotic colors, creating a sea of red, white, and blue as they raced through the streets.
Lincoln firework tent closes after group of teenagers steal fireworks, assault worker
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Extreme Crazy Cracker closed its firework tent Thursday after a group of teenagers came into the stand, stole fireworks and assaulted a worker Wednesday night. The owner, Douglas, said a group of 10-12 teenage boys came to the tent outside of SouthPointe Christian Church around...
What a catch! 12-year-old fisherman catches record 27-pound fish in Zorkinsky Lake
OMAHA, Neb. — It's a story of the one that didn't get away!. On Tuesday, a local fisherman caught a 27-pound fish. He's 12-year-old Alex Drouin. The fishing community at Zorinsky Lake said Alex caught a record muskie. His mom said Alex rides his bike to Zorinsky every day...
SENCA’s 18th Annual Benefit Attracts 20 Teams, 80 Golfers
Kirkman’s Lakeview Golf Course near Humboldt was the location of the 18th Annual Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc. (SENCA) benefit golf tournament and drawing. Participating in the four-person scramble tournament were 80 golfers representing 20 teams. Following 18 holes of golf, flag prizes consisting of nine holes and...
Griess Earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
ANNAPOLIS, Md. // Navy water polo player Caden Capobianco (Sr / Laguna Beach, Calif.), women's lacrosse player Tori DiCarlo (Jr / Rosemont, Pa.), wrestler Grady Griess (Sr / Grand Island, Neb.), rifle athlete Clarissa Layland (Sr / Granbury, Texas), women's golfer Stephanie Lee (Sr / Southlake, Texas), men's lacrosse player Jackson Peters (Sr / Darien, Conn.), gymnast Matthew Petros (So / Broadview Heights, Ohio), women's rower Tenlea Radack (Jr / Washington, D.C.), women's rowing coxswain Maeve Swick (Sr / Annapolis, Md.) and men's golfer Benjamin Valdez (Jr / Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) earned Academic All-District accolades for at-large sports from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) this week. Nine of the 10 will advance to the national ballot that will determine CSC's Academic All-America Teams, which will be announced July 16 (women) and 17 (men).
GI Home Federal Splits With Pius X
(Grand Island, NE) - Grand Island Home Federal split a pair of games with Pius X Union Bank & Trust on Thursday afternoon at Ryder Park. Game one went to GI 5-3. Grand Island had a 3-0 lead until a three-run home run by Pius X would tie the game up at three all. GI would answer with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and secure the win.
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