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The combined effort of the Elkhorn and Elkhorn South bands embodied what the parade is all about — community spirit.

Around 10 p.m. Friday, Council Bluffs police officers found Tony Hemiller, 45, shot once in the lower back at a residence at 1425 Avenue C.

No injuries have been reported, but the fires caused considerable damage to both homes.

Severe thunderstorms late Friday and early Saturday brought much-needed rainfall but knocked out power for thousands, felled trees and scattered debris across the Omaha area.

Derek Caster, 23, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will cross the stage in what he calls his “fancypower wheelchair.”

The testimony comes in the case of Daniel Harris, who maintains his innocence in the 1986 stabbing and beating death of 16-year-old Kristina Nelson in Council Bluffs.

A schism formed in the Polish-speaking St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 29th and Elm Streets concerning who should own and operate the church.

But can the current building be renovated? Or should the city build a new library from scratch? Leaders are paying a firm about $115,000 to help them answer this question, among others.

UFC welterweight Neil Magny nabbed a victory while in Liverpool, England, and on Friday, he flew into Omaha to deliver a $15,000 donation, out of his winnings, to the O’Doherty family.

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