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Almost 74 years to the day after the landing at Normandy, a handful of other veterans were back on the water for a different purpose.

The worst of the storm was located in northwestern Council Bluffs, or about six miles east of Omaha and moving southeast at 20 mph.

When Charlie Graham Auto Body’s iconic neon sign squiggles across 42nd Street in midtown and apartments rise above a Wells Fargo Bank branch downtown, they likely will do so with help from property tax incentives.

A homeless man who allegedly broke into a South Omaha home and terrorized three girls with a knife Monday cqwas taken into custody with the help of a neighbor.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions won’t be coming to Omaha as scheduled on Thursday to talk about law enforcement actions to combat the opioid crisis, local officials said Wednesday.

While attendees can purchase high-end items like paintings and sculptures, they also can buy artwork like hand-crafted jewelry and yard art at lower price points.

"It's an all-inclusive environment," owner Angelia Froscheiser said. "It doesn't matter your age, gender or fitness level. We have a class for you."

The new contract is an extension of the previous biggest grant, an $84 million military contract that NU won in 2012.

When Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook tweeted this week that his team would relish a trip to the White House, he was surprised at the negative reactions from others on Twitter.

Parks Director Brook Bench said the dog park will be unlike any other in the city.