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Starting Monday, a section of trail along the old 156th Street right of way inside the Chalco Hills Recreation Area will be closed for three to four weeks.

A preliminary investigation indicated that Joseph Jensen, 19, of Neola was southbound on County Road L-34 and making a left turn onto Whippoorwill Road when the crash occurred.

He was taken to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy with what rescue squad personnel considered serious injuries.

In the Omaha area Sunday and Sunday night, there is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high around 70 and a low around 55.

A motorcyclist died Thursday evening in a collision with a truck in rural Pottawattamie County.

Bishop Anthony M. Milone was a longtime priest in the Omaha area, serving parishes in Omaha and Bellevue. He was also bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings in Montana.

Kira Gale was widely known in Nebraska arts and historical circles, most recently for researching and writing about her theory that Meriwether Lewis was assassinated.

Plenty of local folks have the royal wedding bug and will be setting their alarms early — or maybe not going to bed at all — to catch the highly anticipated 6 a.m. nuptials of a couple that has captivated…

Kate first got a nursing job at Methodist Hospital, working in orthopedics. Three months later Erica did, too, in urology, gynecology and oncology. Molly signed on a year later.

An Elkhorn man is challenging both John Murante's campaign for state treasurer and a law Murante championed as state senator.