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Saturday and Sunday should be sunny and hot with highs in the 90s.

Between 2010 and 2014, according to court documents, the man committed sexual assaults on the family's daughters.

A man claiming to be with Nebraska Services in Springfield is calling to ask about visiting homes to assess hail and storm damage, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office.

The two Westside teachers, lauded for their ability to connect with students and co-workers, have been honored with Schrager Distinguished Teaching Awards this year.

The City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to recommend that the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission grant a liquor license to Flying Timber, which claims to be Omaha’s first ax-throwing venue.

Real estate experts and civic leaders raved Tuesday over the $290 million, largely privately funded plan they say should draw more people to the Omaha riverfront and eventually more commerce to the city’s core.

The gun was lost about 6:30 a.m. Thursday as the guard left Rochester Armored Car near 40th and Leavenworth Streets, according to a police report.

The phone lines at the Sarpy County Emergency Communication Center were down for about an hour Tuesday, said Megan Barrett, county spokeswoman. They are now back in service.

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Republican from Valentine, and Lincoln City Councilwoman Jane Raybould, a Democrat, agreed to a World-Herald-KMTV debate Aug. 27.

Omaha’s movers and shakers, with more than half the funds pledged privately, are forging ahead with a $290 million proposal to breathe new life into the city’s downtown riverfront.