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An estimated 230,000 gallons of crude oil from Friday’s derailment just south of Doon, Iowa, appear to have been contained to a four-acre area near the tracks, said Andy Williams, regional spokesman for BNSF Railway.

The hotel rooms, water park and meeting rooms are open for business under new management, but Omaha’s Lund Co. lists the hotel for sale at $35,550,000, an amount that would cover the loans, taxes and unpaid bills.

You may have seen the Goodyear Blimp in the skies over Omaha this weekend. It was here to mark Jensen Tire’s 45th anniversary. About 100 lucky folks, including a World-Herald reporter, got a ride.

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…

The shooting occurred near 3805 Lake St. about 9:55 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Omaha homicide investigators on Monday were investigating a death at a house near 28th and Laurel Avenues.

On Sunday, during the 11 a.m. Birds of Flight show at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, a green- winged macaw named Cayenne spotted something strange bubbling toward the zoo.

Starting Monday and continuing through July 4, it will be legal to shoot off fireworks in Omaha. People in Omaha can set off fireworks from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.

The worst of the rainy and possibly severe weather and flooding will most likely stay to the north and northeast of the Omaha area, forecasters said.

In its ninth year, the market at 9102 N. 30th St. mixes the feelings of a county fair and a neighborhood block party. The market is small by most standards with about 30 vendors each week, said mill owner Linda…