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"It’s getting ridiculous the things that kids are getting access to and using against other kids. That’s the crazy part: When they get these guns, they’re killing other kids," Jasmine Harris' aunt said. "I really would hope that the mayor…

The move is prompted largely by payments the district has to make toward its under-funded pension system.

The 220-acre lake and 475 acres of parkland will feature biking and walking trails and fishing. The $44 million undertaking also is a flood-control reservoir with a "big job — to protect lives and the property of our citizens," the…

Brig. Gen. Wendy Johnson took over as Nebraska National Guard Assistant Adjutant General for Air from Brig. Gen. James "Bob" Stevenson at a Saturday ceremony in Lincoln.

Their comments follow a shooting soon before midnight Saturday near 11th and Farnam Streets that left a 20-year-old woman dead and six others injured.

Monday’s sentencing “is really a relief for the victims,” prosecutor Brenda Beadle said. “After everything they’ve been through and shared with us, I just feel like it’s an end to the reign of terror they were subjected to for over…

Pacific Street between South 73rd Street and South 78th Street has various lane restrictions for three days for road milling and paving by Omni Engineering.

The theft occurred southwest of 156th Street and West Central Road, the report said.

The woman was cited on suspicion of child abuse with no serious injury, the report said.

“Jasmine Harris was an amazing young person that didn’t deserve to go through this,” said Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer. “And every detective I’ve got working for me now has that in the back of their mind. And I have…