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No injuries have been reported, but the fires caused considerable damage to both homes.

Severe thunderstorms late Friday and early Saturday brought much-needed rainfall but knocked out power for thousands, felled trees and scattered debris across the Omaha area.

Outside Malone Community Center in Lincoln, freshly turned dirt beds hold a profusion of newly planted seeds: tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, melons, beans, okra and more.

Derek Caster, 23, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will cross the stage in what he calls his “fancypower wheelchair.”

Tabitha Meals on Wheels are delivered to people who cannot prepare their own meals for health-related reasons. The basic menu, listed below, includes bread, margarine and milk. To order meals, get more information or volunteer, call Tabitha Meals on Wheels,…

The testimony comes in the case of Daniel Harris, who maintains his innocence in the 1986 stabbing and beating death of 16-year-old Kristina Nelson in Council Bluffs.

A schism formed in the Polish-speaking St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 29th and Elm Streets concerning who should own and operate the church.

Improvements at the intersection of 66th and Fremont streets will begin Monday and continue through September.

But can the current building be renovated? Or should the city build a new library from scratch? Leaders are paying a firm about $115,000 to help them answer this question, among others.