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The national average Wednesday was $2.96 per gallon, up 2 cents from a week ago. Omaha's average was $2.86, an 8-cent hike.

Thursday and Friday are forecast to be sunny with highs in the lower 90s, the weather service said.

The derby will begin at 7 p.m. with three rounds of big swings. The fireworks will follow immediately after.

For years, surgeons repairing such hernias have chosen either an open or laparoscopic procedure, said Dr. Robert Fitzgibbons Jr., professor and chairman of the Creighton University School of Medicine’s surgery department.

Currently, most public high school students in the Omaha area walk through the doors of a compass direction. East or West in Bellevue. North, South and West in Millard. North, Northwest, South and Central in Omaha.

The shooting took place just before 10 a.m. near 38th Street and Ames Avenue, according to Omaha police.

Five people were hurt, including two boys ages 2 and 5, in a hit-and-run crash Monday that left one of the children with life-threatening injuries.

Within minutes, firefighters put out the blaze

At least two people were hurt in a crash in the Ponca Hills that involved, according to preliminary reports, an ATV or golf cart-type vehicle.

"A lot of us think of Memorial Day as a day to go to the lake or crack open a beer," John Smith, 72, said. "That's fine, but first we need to honor those who sacrificed for us to have…