Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
Omaha music star Conor Oberst says he decided to give a concert in Benson this weekend to make sure people remember Fremont's controversial immigration law.
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:39 CDT
Mayor Jim Suttle faces another full house of angry taxpayers during the third public forum about the city's budget.
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:09:41 CDT
Four inmates at the Clarinda Correctional Facility have been charged in a fatal assault against another prisoner.
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:59:13 CDT
The widow of a Nebraska soldier killed in action is furious over a Bellevue's decision to pay thousands to the woman who protested at the funeral.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:36:52 CDT
A Nebraska couple became a family of five in a matter of minutes.
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:31 CDT
Omaha firefighters honor a man on Wednesday for his efforts in helping save his wife's life.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:19:17 CDT
A trio of Omaha athletes turns endurance sports into a family activity.
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:16:51 CDT
An Omaha police sergeant pleads not guilty to charges linked to a road rage case in Bellevue.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:58:27 CDT
The Omaha City Council confirms the appointment of a fellow council member to serve on the city's housing authority board.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:22:05 CDT
The recession has put more motorcyclists on the road than ever before, police said, and the result is more run-ins with automobiles.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:15:33 CDT
Papillion police say a driver crashed into a yard on Wednesday after failing to pull over for a traffic stop.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:23:08 CDT
A top education official said most school districts across Nebraska have been taking steps to prepare for funding challenges that will follow the loss of federal stimulus dollars.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:56:10 CDT
Lincoln police said a woman found a strange man in her living room who turned out to be a jail escapee.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:43:55 CDT
The Fremont City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to delay the implementation of a controversial city ordinance addressing illegal immigration. The move comes on the eve of a federal court battle.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:59:05 CDT
Shirley Phelps-Roper let her son stomp on the American flag outside a Bellevue soldierÂ’s funeral in 2007. Now sheÂ’s getting paid by the city of Bellevue.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:15:42 CDT
A large area of downtown Omaha lost power Tuesday morning following a fire in an underground vault in the Old Market area.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:29:12 CDT
A new program has been formed to help sustain foster children when the state stops supporting them when they turn 19.
Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:26:32 CDT
City leaders vote to install Councilman Ben Gray on the board of the Omaha Housing Authority.
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:36:14 CDT
Omaha's Archbishop says he's "profoundly disturbed" about Planned Parenthood's plans to open a health clinic in Omaha that, among other services, will provide abortions.
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:22:21 CDT
City leaders vote to give the go-ahead for revenue bonds to expand the downtown Hilton Hotel.
Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:13:07 CDT