Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
Watch the fifth day of testimony in the trial of Douglas County's CSI chief.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:03 CDT
One person is in extremely critical condition after a vehicle crash near 156th Street and Kansas Avenue, according to 911 dispatchers.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:11:51 CDT
A wintry mix revisits the metro just one day before spring.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:25:55 CDT
The attorney for a crime scene investigator on trial in an evidence tampering case is expected to begin calling witnesses to testify in his client's defense.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:00 CDT
A key witness failed to show up to testify in a murder case for the second time, prompting Douglas County Court Judge John Huber to dismiss a second-degree murder charge.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:48 CDT
Authorities in Lincoln said there's no way thousands of marijuana plants confiscated during the past two weeks were grown for Lincoln.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:24:23 CDT
Ryan Luby reports.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:47:17 CDT
Small business owners in La Vista are just few of the faces of health care in the U.S. that are depending on effective work in Washington.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:49:37 CDT
Bellevue police said two officers were moments away from shooting an armed man who ran from them when the man's gun fell out of his pocket.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:01:31 CDT
A gang intervention specialist said easier access to guns and children getting them at younger ages are major reasons for a rash of shootings around the metro.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:54 CDT
A city plagued by gun violence saw five more shootings since Wednesday night. Police are now stepping up enforcements and bringing in the state patrol for help.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:45:42 CDT
Police say the recent raids on marijuana operations have cut the amount of good-quality pot available in Lincoln but has not appreciably reduced the total available.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:33:50 CDT
An FBI agent said a crime scene investigator on trial for evidence tampering wasn't the only one with access and the ability to misuse evidence in a 2006 double-murder case.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:34:15 CDT
Officers were called to a report of shots fired Tuesday afternoon and found a dead dog.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:40:06 CDT
Three Nebraska prison guards have been fired over comments made on Facebook about abusing inmates.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:22:10 CDT
An Omaha woman tells police she was kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted during a 12-hour period.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:38 CDT
A taxpayer group that has scrutinized the city's fire union contract said Thursday that layoffs and demotions could save $6 million.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:29:08 CDT
Deputies seized $320,000 in cash from a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop Wednesday.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:03:15 CDT
Omaha police are investigating five shootings that took place within an eight-hour period.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:27:15 CDT