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• Police arrest woman in connection to 36th, Lake homicide

  25-09-2017 20:20 via Top Stories
  
  Shadaisja Hill, a 15-year-old girl who was shot Saturday morning near 36th and Lake streets, has died of her injuries, Omaha police said.
  
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• Rapper B.o.B. wants to send satellites 'as far into space' as he can to find Earth’s curve

  25-09-2017 20:15 via Top Stories
  
  Rapper Bobby Ray Simmons, known as B.o.B., is trying to raise money to see if the Earth is curved.
  
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• Bellevue man sentenced for enticing juvenile online, police say

  25-09-2017 20:06 via Top Stories
  
  Caught by an officer posing as a 15-year-old girl
  
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• Exhausted employees are costing companies millions

  25-09-2017 20:04 via Top Stories
  
  A new study says sleep-deprived employees could cost companies across the country millions of dollars annually
  
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• Several Senate Republicans float new DACA proposal

  25-09-2017 20:03 via Top Stories
  
  A pair of Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled what they call a conservative approach to protecting young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children.
  
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• Watch Live: Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on Obamacare repeal effort

  25-09-2017 20:01 via Top Stories
  
  Republican senators' latest attempt to repeal Obamacare could be the most far-reaching of GOP efforts this year.
  
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• Dale Jr. quotes JFK in support of national anthem protests

  25-09-2017 19:57 via Top Stories
  
  Retiring NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. published a tweet Monday morning using a quote from former President John F. Kennedy about the right to protest.
  
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• Watch Live: White House holds daily press briefing

  25-09-2017 19:53 via Top Stories
  
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is taking questions from members of the White House Press Corps.
  
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• Luke Bryan will reportedly become a judge on 'American Idol'

  25-09-2017 19:51 via Top Stories
  
  Katy Perry and Ryan Seacrest have already signed on.
  
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• Alejandro Villanueva's jersey top-seller day after he stands outside Steelers tunnel for National Anthem

  25-09-2017 19:46 via Top Stories
  
  Villanueva's jersey is currently at the number one spot in "Top Sellers" on NFLshop.com.
  
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• Searching for Answers on Blood Road

  25-09-2017 19:19 via Top Stories
  
  Ultra-endurance mountain bike champion Rebecca Rusch is no stranger to grueling cross country trips, but her recent expeditionacross the Ho Chi Minh trail tested her in ways she had never before experienced.
  
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• No. 4 Penn State beats Iowa 21-19 with TD on final play

  25-09-2017 19:18 via Top Stories
  
  Juwan Johnson caught a seven-yard TD pass as time expired and fourth-ranked Penn State rallied to stun Iowa 21-19 Saturday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
  
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• Letter leads to man tracking down family in Romania

  25-09-2017 19:13 via Top Stories
  
  John Gauthier was brought to Wisconsin in 1991 and up until recently, he didn’t know anything about his biological family.
  
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• Cat controversy: Woman says she was threatened with fine, jail time for helping feral cats

  25-09-2017 18:52 via Top Stories
  
  The community has rallied around a Pittsburgh woman who uses her own money to feed, spay and neuter feral cats to help control the animal population.
  
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• Hundreds march, demand change after officer fatally shoots deaf man

  25-09-2017 18:48 via Top Stories
  
  Hundreds of people protested Sunday outside the Oklahoma City Police Department, demanding change after last week’s deadly shooting of Magdiel Sanchez, a deaf man.
  
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• Sen. Rand Paul says he won't vote for GOP health care bill, despite changes

  25-09-2017 18:37 via Top Stories
  
  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he remains opposed to the GOP bill repealing former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
  
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• This town wants to ban teens from trick-or-treating

  25-09-2017 18:25 via Top Stories
  
  How old is too old to trick-or-treat?
  
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• 'He saved my life': Man's quick actions rescue woman from burning car

  25-09-2017 18:20 via Top Stories
  
  An 87-year-old woman was saved from a burning car by a complete stranger.
  
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• Company recalls strollers that can create fall hazards for children

  25-09-2017 18:12 via Top Stories
  
  Delta is recalling strollers that can create fall hazards for children. At least one injury has been reported.
  
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• Skull-Shaped logs are here to make your fireplace extra eerie this Halloween

  25-09-2017 18:09 via Top Stories
  
  How's this for a creepy conversation-starter?
  
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• Soaking rain and storms move across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa Monday

  25-09-2017 18:02 via Top Stories
  
  Monday afternoon is a total washout for most of the KETV viewing area. This week is much more seasonable too, although we stay cooler than average for a couple days. Meteorologist Matt Serwe updates your Weather Now forecast.
  
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• Alleged gunman admits to shooting at Tennessee church, police say

  25-09-2017 17:52 via Top Stories
  
  Alleged gunman 25-year-old Emanuel Samson admitted to being armed with a handgun and firing at a church in Tennessee.
  
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• Arrest made in 60th, L homicide

  25-09-2017 17:48 via Top Stories
  
  Police have arrested a man believed to be involved with the 60th and L streets homicide.
  
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• New Apple iPhone feature may change how you drive

  25-09-2017 17:43 via Top Stories
  
  Apple's new feature may change how you use - or don't use - your phone in the car.
  
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• North Korean official says Trump remarks were 'declaration of war' against country

  25-09-2017 17:42 via Top Stories
  
  North Korea's foreign minister says Trump's latest statement was "a declaration of war" against his country.
  
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• Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

  25-09-2017 17:20 via Top Stories
  
  Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Woman found dead in home after house fire

  25-09-2017 17:16 via Top Stories
  
  An Iowa woman is dead after a house fire in Shelby County early Monday morning.
  
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• New 'Dance Moms' coach Cheryl Burke believes Abby Lee Miller 'traumatized' the girls

  25-09-2017 17:15 via Top Stories
  
  "I want to make sure they don't lose their love of dance."
  
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• 'Sister Wives' star Logan Brown just got engaged to his longtime girlfriend

  25-09-2017 16:55 via Top Stories
  
  Their engagement photos are so sweet.
  
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• World record sought in name of peace

  25-09-2017 16:51 via Top Stories
  
  The group ‘Stop Handgun Violence’ needs 10,000 different singing groups and individuals to help them break a world record.
  
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• Target increasing minimum wage for employees

  25-09-2017 16:41 via Top Stories
  
  Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for its workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020.
  
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• Maria brings evacuations on North Carolina islands

  25-09-2017 16:26 via Top Stories
  
  Evacuations have begun for islands in North Carolina as Maria nears.
  
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• McCain on his cancer prognosis: It's 'very, very serious'

  25-09-2017 15:29 via Top Stories
  
  "It was deeply moving, I had never seen anything like that."
  
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• Crews battling large warehouse fire in Baltimore

  25-09-2017 15:25 via Top Stories
  
  Crews are at the scene of a warehouse fire in south Baltimore Monday morning.
  
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• Miss Turkey loses crown over controversial tweet

  25-09-2017 15:23 via Top Stories
  
  "It is not possible for the Miss Turkey Organization, which aims to introduce and support Turkey in the world, to accept such a post."
  
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• Fatal plane crash reported in northern Nebraska

  25-09-2017 14:43 via Top Stories
  
  Pilot was alone in plane, authorities say
  
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• Good Samaritans rescue baby abandoned in car seat near highway

  25-09-2017 14:05 via Top Stories
  
  “I couldn't believe people were that evil. It was 90 degrees outside."
  
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• Widespread rain, t-storms Monday with fall-like temperatures this week

  25-09-2017 13:52 via Top Stories
  
  The early morning drive is dry in Omaha, but then get ready for a lot of rain and embedded storms Monday. Behind this front, cooler air and seasonable temperatures. Meteorologist Matt Serwe has your latest Weather Now forecast.
  
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• 'They won't put up with disrespecting our Country': Trump 'proud' of NASCAR fans

  25-09-2017 13:52 via Top Stories
  
  President Trump applauded NASCAR fans on Monday morning: "They won't put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag."
  
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• 10-year-old helped barricade door during church shooting

  25-09-2017 13:11 via Top Stories
  
  Among those who survived the terrifying ordeal was a 10-year-old boy who helped barricade the doors to the church in order to keep people safe.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers posts "unity" pic on Instagram, elicits response from Tom Brady

  25-09-2017 12:54 via Top Stories
  
  Photo comes amid backlash over President Trump's comments on flag protests
  
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• Puppy abandoned at airport with heartbreaking note set for adoption

  25-09-2017 12:24 via Top Stories
  
  He was found inside a bathroom with a handwritten note left by his owner.
  
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• Deaf football player thriving thanks to help of interpreter

  25-09-2017 11:51 via Top Stories
  
  A football player in Illinois may not be able to hear what goes on on the field, but thanks to one woman, he can still play the game he loves.
  
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• 19-year-old forgotten by group, locked in cave for 60 hours

  25-09-2017 10:52 via Top Stories
  
  The 19-year-old licked the cave’s damp walls to quench his thirst. Hunger drove him to consider foraging for cave crickets.
  
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• New technology helps track how much you feed your dog

  25-09-2017 09:27 via Top Stories
  
  A new bluetooth enabled dog food scoop helps track how much you need to feed your dog and helps keep your furry friend from being overfed.
  
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• Man gets five life sentences for molesting girls at his wife's day care

  25-09-2017 08:11 via Top Stories
  
  "He stole the innocence of six little girls."
  
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• Childcare workers allegedly taunted, ridiculed 8-year-old with autism in video

  25-09-2017 08:05 via Top Stories
  
  The women were allegedly seen on a Snapchat video “berating, taunting and throwing a backpack” at an 8-year-old child with autism
  
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• 97-year-old WWII vet takes a knee to support NFL players

  25-09-2017 06:43 via Top Stories
  
  This photo of 97-year-old John Middlemas has taken the world (and the internet) by storm
  
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• Mom said she watched daughter get shot; wants justice

  25-09-2017 06:22 via Top Stories
  
  A teenager is fighting for her life after a shooting early Saturday morning. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide, and said 15-year-old Shadaisja Hill is dead, but her mother, Porcha Hill, said she's still on life support.
  
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• Restaurant owner to stop showing NFL games because of National Anthem protests

  25-09-2017 06:16 via Top Stories
  
  A South Carolina restaurant owner says he will no longer show NFL games until players end their national anthem protests.
  
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