5 January 2009, 3:19 pm
OMAHA — Douglas County Commissioner Mike Boyle has been found not guilty of a traffic violation for blocking an anti-abortion protest at a campaign event for Barack Obama. But Douglas County Judge Craig McDermott said Monday that, legally, Boyle ...... Read More »
5 January 2009, 3:19 pm
Omaha police and the Nebraska State Patrol took 305 drunk drivers off the road over the holidays as part of a national campaign. The "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose," campaign began Dec. 5 and concluded Sunday. A $27,000 grant from the Nebraska ...... Read More »
3 January 2009, 6:17 am
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) - A woman arrested for mixing pepper into a glass of water may also lose her job at a private home for the developmentally disabled in Beatrice. Linda Timmons, CEO of Mosaic, said Friday the Omaha-based company's still finishing ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 1:13 pm
Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Supreme Court supports an Omaha police officer who was fired for remarks he made in a union newspaper, critical of city of police officials. Officer Kevin Housh was fired in 2005 for writing an opinion piece in The Shield ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 10:14 am
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha police officer and the union he belongs to got the decision they wanted today from the Nebraska Supreme Court, but the high court gave it begrudgingly. The high court upheld a commission's decision in favor of an Omaha ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 7:51 am
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a decision in favor of an Omaha police officer who was fired for making inflammatory remarks in a union newspaper. In 2005, police officer Kevin Housh was fired for writing an opinion piece that was sharply ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 11:11 pm
The president of Omaha's Police Union wants the city to immediately fork over overtime pay he says officers earned, rather than wait until the police contract is finalized. City Human Resources Director Tom Marfisi said Tuesday that he doesn't ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 3:54 pm
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A man who may have witnessed a murder last week fled when Omaha police tried to contact him. Police chased the witness through several central Omaha neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon at speeds of at least 75 mph. The chase ended ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 9:21 am
Investigators now say a teen shot Sunday night was shot with his own gun as he attempted to rob a man. Nineteen-year-old D'Vontae Hutchinson of Omaha died from that shooting. Hutchinson was found in the parking lot of the Thomas Funeral Home near ...... Read More »
27 December 2008, 3:58 pm
Mountain lions in Nebraska to be focus of meeting LINCOLN (AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will present information on the status of mountain lions in Nebraska at a meeting next month. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held in Beatrice on Jan ...... Read More »
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