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Sorority House Intruder Wore Ski Mask, Goggles

Campus police are looking for the person who broke into a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sorority house early Thursday morning.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:52:16 CST

Suspect Caught In Iowa Kidnapping Case

Police said one of two women suspected of abducting a 3-year-old Des Moines boy has been found, and she provided information that led officers to the child.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:18:37 CST

Flight Delayed When Pilot Kept From Getting On Plane

A Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha to Milwaukee was delayed Thursday morning after the pilot, suspected of being drunk, was kept from getting on the plane, according to police at Eppley Airfield.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:27:23 CST

Murder Suspect Captured At Omaha Motel

A 27-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting another man has been captured at an Omaha motel.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:31:05 CST

Woman Celebrates 105th Birthday

Florence Young said a good attitude can help you have a good life. She should know.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:15:08 CST

Parents Want Truancy Law Changed

Omaha parents say they're frustrated, and they're calling for a change in Nebraska's truancy law.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:19:59 CST

Woman Talks About Daughter Trapped In Manhole

A woman talked with KETV NewsWatch 7 about the unimaginable night her daughter went through, trapped in a hole for nearly 24 hours.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:29:39 CST

City Plans Restoration Of Omaha Riverfront Icon

An icon of public art and of the 2011 Missouri River flood, will soon be shining again. The city of Omaha says it will clean up the statue titled "Labor" after it was mostly submerged during much of the summer.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:35:58 CST

Man Sent Explicit Messages To Teens, Police Say

An Omaha man is accused exchanging more than 1,000 sexually explicit messages with teenage girls.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:35:25 CST

Taser Used To End School Fight

Police say two teenagers were arrested after a fight at Clinton High School where a school resource officer had to use a stun gun to subdue one of the teens.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:08:47 CST

Elderly Woman Falls From Window

An elderly woman was taken to the hospital Thursday after she fell out of a window.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:45:47 CST

Student Accused Of Selling Pills At School

A 19-year-old is accused of trying to sell hydrocodone pills at school.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:29:55 CST

Maryland Man Arrested In Neb. Pot Case

Nebraska authorities say a Maryland man has been arrested after marijuana was found in his vehicle.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:46:11 CST

Man Pleads No Contest In Boat Bombing

A 34-year-old Beatrice man who tossed explosives into the Big Blue River while boating has pleaded no contest to reduced charges.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:52:20 CST

Lincoln Man Imprisoned For Attack, Burglary

A 24-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced for an attack on his girlfriend and burglary.

Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:52:42 CST

Sword Found Inside Cane At Courthouse

A man was ticketed after authorities said he tried entering the Douglas County Courthouse with a sword.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:26:19 CST

Man Gets 10-14 Years For Fatal Crash

A Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday for a July crash that killed a mother of three.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:02:24 CST