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Sydney Thieszen, 45, will continue serving a sentence of 70 years to life for the 1987 shooting of his adopted 12-year-old sister, Sacha.

The mother of Billy Walker, the man Ixta killed, struggled though tears as she responded. “If it wasn’t intentional,’’ Susan Walker asked, “then why bring a gun?

These lane and ramp closures are for pavement repairs and pavement markings, officials said.

The FBI has recommended rebooting home and small office routers that could have been infected with disruptive malware, allegedly by sophisticated state-backed Russian hackers. An estimated half-million routers and network-attached storage devices have been infected.

Record-breaking heat Friday and earlier this week top temperatures that are typically around 80 degrees in early June.

Superintendent Mark Evans and his staff recommended that the Omaha Public Schools trim about 25 percent more from its central office than proposed by a budget advisory group — $12.6 million in cuts instead of $10 million.

“Everybody we contacted understood the urgency,” Lt. Matt Sutter said. “It was truly all hands on deck.”

Experts who work with adult stem cells say the field offers real promise. But they say such experimental treatments aren’t yet supported by science demonstrating safety and effectiveness, as the medical field demands — not to mention regulators and insurers.

Just in time for the College World Series, Omaha police are getting a new mobile command unit, the RV-like vehicle that officers work out of during the two-week event.

Gun reform groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown promote the events nationally. They’re urging people to wear orange this weekend.