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David Klug will advance to the general election and face Ben Justman for the District 2 seat on the Sarpy County Board.

Challenger Barbara Weitz will take on incumbent University of Nebraska Regent Hal Daub in November after the two made it through a three-person primary.

Four candidates are advancing from two crowded Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District subdistricts.

The Douglas County Health Department has advised that air quality on Wednesday is forecast to be moderately impaired due to elevated levels of ozone.

A man was shot in the foot Tuesday afternoon near Florence Boulevard and Ohio Street.

Sarpy County Assessor Dan Pittman defeated former State Sen. Bill Kintner in the Republican primary race, effectively holding onto his seat. There is no Democrat in the race, so Pittman will likely remain assessor.

Democratic incumbent Jim Cavanaugh will battle Republican challenger Larry Roland in November for the Douglas County Board’s District 2 seat.

Kara Eastman pulled off a surprise primary victory Tuesday night as Omaha-area Democrats tapped the nonprofit executive to take on incumbent Republican Rep. Don Bacon.

One person was taken in critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center after a vehicle was reported to have crashed into the pedestrian bridge over the Northwest Radial Highway at 56th Street.

In the Omaha Public Schools, Nancy Kratky will get another shot at her former seat on the OPS board.