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Undeterred by lines and heat, CWS fans grab chance to meet their heroes

The scene played out again and again at TD Ameritrade Park on Friday, as fans of all the teams in the College World Series lined up in droves along the first base concourse to get players’ autographs following each team’s…

 

Jury awards $3.4 million to family of Omaha woman who died after surgery

Barbara Montgomery's family said her doctor failed to notice a dangerous level of potassium and discharged her from the hospital even though it was unsafe. A jury agreed.

 

By the way doc, you delivered us, too. Same Omaha doc delivers mom, dad and baby

Hunter Smith's parents have something extra special to bond over as the little girl celebrates her 1st birthday this summer.

 

‘Watching this is like watching the creating of a monster’: Day 3 of Garcia’s death penalty hearing

On Day 3 of Anthony Garcia's death penalty hearing, his defense attorneys argued again that mental illness made him unable to appreciate how wrong his conduct was and that his murders were committed while he was under the influence of…

 

City of Omaha will fine Waste Management $27,634 after trash complaints pile up

"Waste Management needs to own this problem," Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert said.

 

NPPD discount for long-term power contracts upheld by Nebraska Supreme Court

The Nebraska Public Power District was well within its rights to offer local and regional wholesale power customers discounts off of shared labor costs for signing long-term contracts, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday.

 

What's going on this weekend around Omaha? Here's a list of local events to check out.

Looking for something to do around town this weekend? Here’s a list of local events to check out.

 

After help from foster mom, kitty returns home to nuns who saved him

Raphy is named after an angel, but thinks he's the king. That's the update from his former foster mom, Bobbie Brooks.

 

A look at the $290 million Omaha riverfront plan from a reporter who covered its 1970s origins

As city hall reporter from 1973 to 1979, Michael Kelly wrote about a lot of the downtown-riverfront plans and development. For those who weren't around then, it may be hard to picture what was there previously — blocks of late-19th…

 

Latest in 'constitutional turf war': Nebraska senators refuse offer to settle fight over lethal injection testimony

A group of 16 senators on Friday rejected a settlement offer by Attorney General Doug Peterson that would have required them to drop their subpoena of a top prison official. Now the attorney general will ask a judge to declare…

 

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