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3 sections of Dodge restricted for street work

Maple Street has westbound traffic shifted to the center lane at North 59th Street for three days.

 

Omaha Lacrosse Club reports thousands lost in trailer, equipment theft

The club said in the report that a low-quality security camera may have captured the trailer being hauled away.

 

Some downtown Omaha streets to close for arts festival

Metro bus riders are urged to call 402-341-0800 on how the street closings will affect routes.

 

Severe weather possible Wednesday in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area

Parts of Interstates 29 and 80 in Nebraska and Iowa may be impacted by these storms, AccuWeather.com said.

 

No texting, dirty jokes or gifts. Millard aims to keep teachers from getting too cozy with students

The new policy for Nebraska’s third-largest school district would require all employees to “observe and maintain professional boundaries."

 

Would $4,000 be enough to get you to buy an electric car? Program aims to find out

Douglas County residents are the guinea pigs for this experiment by the Nebraska Community Energy Alliance, officials say, because the Omaha area is home to more than half of the state’s 600 registered electric vehicles.

 

Omaha woman is sentenced to 6 months for tax fraud

Latasha Ellis, 44, was sentenced by Judge Laurie Smith Camp after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and the U.S. Treasury Department.

 

Dozens plead for justice at prayer walk for 20-year-old slain in Old Market

"It’s getting ridiculous the things that kids are getting access to and using against other kids. That’s the crazy part: When they get these guns, they’re killing other kids," Jasmine Harris' aunt said. "I really would hope that the mayor…

 

OPS to eliminate 180 positions, implement pay freezes after board OKs $29.5 million in cuts

The move is prompted largely by payments the district has to make toward its under-funded pension system.

 

Flanagan Lake, Omaha's newest park and largest project ever for NRD, opens June 27

The 220-acre lake and 475 acres of parkland will feature biking and walking trails and fishing. The $44 million undertaking also is a flood-control reservoir with a "big job — to protect lives and the property of our citizens," the…

 

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