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The driver took out at least six power poles, tore up several lawns and struck three or four vehicles in an area bordered roughly by Fifth and 16th Streets and Bancroft and Leavenworth Streets, dispatchers and police said.

Officials said these scammers demanding payments or financial information do not represent OPPD.

Eastern Nebraska and a large part of Iowa will be under a heat advisory from 1 p.m. Friday to Saturday at 7 p.m.

Afternoon heat-index values could climb to 97 to 102 degrees, forecasters said.

The district is bringing in a new consultant to guide boundary discussions. A new committee made up of residents, school leaders and district officials could start meeting by September to make recommendations to the school board. And public forums will…

Emily Skor, chief executive of Energy Growth, said Pruitt has granted more waivers than usual to U.S. petroleum refineries, allowing them to skip blending ethanol into fuel without requiring increased blending elsewhere.

Whether it’s your first time attending, or you’re a College World Series veteran, here’s a run-down guide and everything you need to know to prepare for the CWS.

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the acting president of the proposed Charis University calls for raising a few hundred thousand dollars in the next several weeks for the college to open and about $1 million to cover the first year.

“That’s what today is about, is trying to help all of you, give you a bright future,” Davison said. “You’ve been given this opportunity. What are you going to do with it?”

Over the past couple of years, kids and parents might have noticed a sign hanging at several ballparks in Bellevue.