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Family members cried quietly Tuesday as Douglas County District Judge James Gleason sentenced Ernesto Saavedra’s killer to 10 to 15 years in prison — a term that is cut in half to 5 to 7½ years under state law.

In a 14-page order issued Tuesday, a judge refused a defense motion to transfer Tyon Wells’ case to juvenile court. Prosecutors have charged Wells with second-degree murder in the shooting that killed Zachary Parker, 17, and injured Devon Darnell, 17.

Metropolitan Community College accepted $503,691 from two insurance entities to cover its losses in an arson fire aimed at a business near a Metro facility.

The Douglas County Board voted Tuesday to go ahead with its $2.75-million purchase of the Omaha Housing Authority’s downtown headquarters, despite Board Member Jim Cavanaugh’s vigorous denunciation of the purchase and its purpose.

It will be the fair's second whirl at a shopping center.

The city council voted 4-3 Tuesday to approve the proposal by Councilman Pete Festersen. The ordinance expands on an earlier ordinance he introduced that requires pawn shops and salvage yards to digitally photograph and fingerprint people who sell material to…

A school bus driver has been fired after video circulated of him using a cellphone for more than two minutes while driving a bus with children on board.

Dee Summers remembers her daughter's first dance recital at age 3, when she was so shy didn't even want to walk onto the stage. Today you could say 23-year-old Sarah Rose Summers has gotten comfortable in front of a crowd.

Since her primary night win, Eastman has taken the spotlight with national attention and TV appearances. A Sunday MSNBC appearance gave viewers insight into several of her positions that are likely to be at the heart of the candidates' general…

After construction cost overruns, years of operating in the red and now a concrete parking lot that’s crumbling, the Ralston Arena could get some help from professionals who assist such facilities for a living.