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• Crime Stoppers Most Wanted: Donovan Shaw

  18-12-2017 05:48
  
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• Felony charges considered after nearly 80 cats found in home

  23-05-2018 01:54
  Officials in eastern Nebraska are considering bringing felony charges against a woman after the Nebraska Humane Society found nearly 80 cats - about 30 of them dead - in a Waterloo home.
  
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• Alex Saucedo Expects Big Crowd For Home Fight With Lenny Z

  22-05-2018 21:06
  On June 30th unbeaten super lightweight prospect Alex Saucedo will fulfill one of his dreams in the sport of boxing when he faces former title challenger Lenny Zuppavigna at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. The 23-year-old Saucedo was born in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico but grew up in Oklahoma City.
  
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• Miss Nebraska named Miss USA, makes history

  22-05-2018 09:08
  Sarah Rose Summers, of Omaha, Nebraska, beat out 50 other women from all the states and the District of Columbia.
  
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• Here's Where You Need a Band 71 Phone to Boost T-Mobile Coverage

  21-05-2018 23:53
  Mobile's coverage is expanding with its new 600MHz network. We worked with Ookla Speedtest to show where it's showing up in the wild.
  
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• Scoop: Coming Up on One Magnificent Morning 5/26 on the CW

  21-05-2018 14:21
  DOG WHISPERER WITH CESAR MILLAN: FAMILY EDITION DOG242 - Playing Ruff Maya, a Border Collie/Spring Spaniel Mix, lunges towards any small animal nearby, causing further injury to her owner who recently had major neck surgery. Then, a pushy Poodle in Omaha, Nebraska, needs Cesar to help grow out of her puppy behavior.
  
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• USM's Tori Bowie wins 100m title at Adidas Boost Boston Games

  21-05-2018 07:08
  With a run time of 11:05, Tori Bowie is the 2018 Adidas Boost Boston Games 100m champion. The race took place Sunday just after 2:00 p.m. on Charles Street in Boston.
  
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• Violent crash splits teen's car in half

  21-05-2018 02:22
  Seventeen-year-old Marcus Case was behind the wheel when a collision with 18-year-old John Khury split his car in half at 222nd Skyline Drive and Center Street in Omaha, NE. "I heard a loud noise and I feel a rumble and this has happened before," Roncka said.
  
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• FitLife ekes out profit despite failed acquisition, declining GNC sales

  19-05-2018 04:55
  Dietary supplement brand holder FitLife Brands has posted its first quarterly profit in almost two years as it continues to wrestle with a failed acquisition and the struggles of its largest sales platform-GNC. FitLife sells supplements under a variety of brand names including NDS Nutrition Products, SirenLabs, CoreActive, Metis Nutrition, BioGenetic Laboratories, Energize and iSatori.
  
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• Triplets were born at a Nebraska hospital in 1992. Now, all three of them work there.

  18-05-2018 22:41
  OMAHA, Neb. - Sisters known as the "Twiplets" were born in 1992 at Methodist Hospital - and now all three work there.
  
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• Shooting at Trump golf course in Florida

  18-05-2018 18:32
  A police chief says the shooting suspect at the Trump National Doral resort in south Florida tried to ``ambush'' officers, but lost a gunfight with them. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez told news reporters Friday morning that the man who entered a lobby at the resort draped a flag over the counter fired shots upward at the ceiling and waited for police to arrive.
  
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• Injuries reported in shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas

  18-05-2018 18:32
  An unknown number of people are injured from a shooting this morning at Santa Fe High School near Galveston, Texas, according to the Santa Fe Independent School District. The incident has since been contained.
  
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• Body of missing angler recovered in northeast Nebraska

  18-05-2018 18:32
  Authorities say they've recovered the body of a man missing since he and his girlfriend accidentally drove off a cliff into the water near where the Missouri River flows into Lewis and Clark Lake in northeast Nebraska. Boaters spotted the body of 39-year-old Arturo Rouillard on Wednesday, about 4 miles east of the Santee boat dock.
  
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• 6 young squirrels rescuedfrom ordeal of tangled tails

  18-05-2018 14:06
  Omaha, NE - Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them. A Nebraska Humane Society worker rescued the squirrels from a pine tree in Omaha last week.
  
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• Cathy Hughes, Urban One Founder, Honored With Street In Her Hometown [Watch]

  17-05-2018 17:09
  Urban One Chairperson and Founder Cathy Hughes is being honored today in her hometown Omaha, Nebraska! The street she grew up on is being renamed in her honor to Cathy Hughes Boulevard.
  
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• Two women win primary elections for NU regents spots; Daub runs second

  17-05-2018 08:18
  Varner Hall in Lincoln houses the University of Nebraska central administration offices and is the usual meeting site for the Board of Regents.
  
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• 90-year-old McDonald's employee has been a 'bright light' to co-workers, guests for 25 years

  17-05-2018 04:04
  OMAHA, Neb. - Alice Pirnie isn't old enough to just be the mother of fellow employees at her McDonald's.
  
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• The Latest: Polls open for Nebraska primary election

  16-05-2018 14:01
  He hasn't won the primary yet, but Nebraska Democrat Bob Krist is already preparing a general election campaign for governor against Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts. Krist announced Tuesday that he will embark on a 10-city, three-day tour across Nebraska with his running mate and fellow state senator, Lynne Walz.
  
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• Nebraska primary: Raybould wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

  16-05-2018 09:20
  Raybould defeated three Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary race for the seat held by Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who is running for re-election. Raybould faces an uphill general election battle in GOP-dominated Nebraska.
  
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• "Don't Get Better Than That": Why you'll be hearing LOCASH's latest...

  16-05-2018 04:49
  For fans of America's favorite pastime, it "Don't Get Better Than That": LOCASH 's latest hit will be the theme for ESPN's coverage of NCAA Men's College Baseball this year. As part of the tie-in, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas will also play the Opening Ceremony for the NCAA Men's College World Series on June 15. The duo will perform their set at home plate at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, as part of a full day of free festivities.
  
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• The Latest: Turnout light in Douglas, Sarpy counties

  15-05-2018 23:43
  In this April 8, 2014, file photo, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  
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• 1st Nat'l Bank Of Omaha Releases Results Of 2018 State of Midwest Agribusiness Survey

  15-05-2018 11:56
  The inaugural survey examined young Midwesterners' knowledge, beliefs and concerns pertaining to the current state-and future-of agribusiness, covering topics from trade policy to climate change and beyond. The study found that 78% of 18-to-34-year olds in the Midwest believe that the exportation of the country's agricultural products leads to a stronger U.S. economy.
  
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• 'She's 2 going on 16': Couple adopts embryo frozen for 14 years

  15-05-2018 09:26
  With upwards of 600,000 frozen embryos available, the couple wants others to know about this option for adoption. OMAHA, NE One Nebraska couple, who couldn't have biological children, is building the family they've always wanted, thanks to frozen embryo adoption.
  
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• Brayden Bisaillon, 18

  15-05-2018 07:06
  Brayden Bisaillon was born in Omaha Nebraska on April 24, 2000 to Tammy Bisaillon and Brett Bisaillon. He was blessed with a big sister and best friend Kaylee Bisaillon to share his life with.
  
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• Excellence in Education: Perfect ACT Scores

  15-05-2018 02:31
  They say nobody is perfect, but today some students would disagree with you, as 22 Nebraska High School students were honored after earning perfect ACT scores. "We are here today to celebrate some of the success we have had in education with the top scores of the ACT," said Gov. Ricketts.
  
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• Google won't bake the cake, which is fine

  14-05-2018 21:48
  Refusing business is a way to take a stand, unless you're a conservative, says the Left. Timothy P. Carney writes: Recent months have given us an endless stream of companies refusing to take part in business arrangements that executives found morally wrong.
  
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• Omaha police to use SUVs instead of four-door sedans

  13-05-2018 22:33
  Omaha police and other law enforcement agencies have been filling their cruiser fleets with bigger, more comfortable sport utility vehicles instead of purchasing more four-door sedans.
  
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• Callon Petroleum (CPE) Shares Bought by Victory Capital Management Inc.

  12-05-2018 21:04
  Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Callon Petroleum by 35.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission . The institutional investor owned 4,271,055 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,112,363 shares during the quarter.
  
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• Omaha school gets $8M gift for student services addition

  11-05-2018 17:22
  A family's $8 million gift is covering half the projected cost of a new student services center for Creighton Prep high school in Omaha.
  
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• Attorneys for death row inmate Carey Dean Moore given time to respond

  11-05-2018 10:19
  Carey Dean Moore arrived on death row June 20, 1980. Moore killed two Omaha cab drivers five days apart, Reuel Van Ness Jr. and Maynard Helgeland.
  
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