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Girls Ejected In Rollover Crash; 1 Dead

A 14-year-old girl was killed in a rollover crash on Highway 191 near Neola, Iowa, as she and her three friends drove to Tri Center High School.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:13:45 CDT

Woman Killed After Car Hits House

A woman who lost control of her car near 156th Street and Giles Road Wednesday has died.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:46 CDT

City Poised To Hire Private Contractors To Fill Potholes

KETV NewsWatch 7 has learned the city is prepared to pay up to $750,000 to hire private contractors to fill potholes around town.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:47:37 CDT

CSI Chief's Assistant Testifies In Trial

An investigator testifying in the trial of her supervisor who's charged with evidence tampering said she spent six hours scrutinizing a car linked to two murder suspects but found no blood evidence tying them to the crime.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:23:59 CDT

Paramedics Investigated After Boy Handed Emergency Radio

Some Omaha paramedics are under investigation for letting a boy talk on an emergency radio.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:19:09 CDT

Police Beef Up Patrols As Partiers Hit Bars

The party was just getting started Wednesday morning for St. Patrick's Day revelers. For local law enforcement, it was shaping up to be a busy night.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:41 CDT

Omaha Lunch Lady Gets National Attention

Eileen Rasnick has been serving lunches to the kids at OmahaÂ’s Holy Name School for the past 25 years. Now this lunch lady is getting national recognition.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:50:31 CDT

3 Hurt In Omaha Shootings

Two shootings Wednesday evening injured three people in Omaha.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:58:23 CDT

Harrah's Asks To End Greyhound Racing Subsidies

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is offering to pay Iowa $7 million a year to stop subsidizing purses at the state's greyhound tracks -- in effect ending the racing but not the money.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:16 CDT

Amber Alert Suspect Returns To Council Bluffs

A man who was the subject of an Iowa amber alert that prompted a multi-state search for him and a 14-year-old girl has arrived in Pottawattamie County.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:20:56 CDT

Installation Aims To Update Look Of Gene Leahy Mall

Artistically created benches will soon replace old wooden benches in downtown Omaha's Gene Leahy Mall as part of an effort to target signs of the park's age.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:49:12 CDT

Man Hospitalized Following Apartment Fire

An Omaha man was hospitalized and in critical condition after a fire broke out in his apartment building Tuesday night.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:46:42 CDT

Iowa Closes Nude Dancing Loophole

Iowa is closing a loophole in a state law that was cited in allowing a 17-year-old girl to strip onstage at a Hamburg club in 2007.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:08:07 CDT

Papillion Robbery Leads To Police Chase

An overnight robbery in Papillion led to a police pursuit that ended in Council Bluffs early Wednesday morning.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:38:25 CDT

Latest Pot Raid In Lincoln Equals 4,600 Plants In 11 Days

Lincoln police have raided two more pot-growing operations, bringing the total to eight this month.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:10:35 CDT

Gas Shop Fight Ends With Council's Rare Move

Neighborhood advocates were frustrated Tuesday with the City Council's decision to send a liquor license application to the state without a recommendation.

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:18:15 CDT