Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
Laura Wernimont said her Toyota Avalon suddenly accelerated, then crashed.
Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:08:12 CDT
Community members in Omaha are pleading for the violence to stop after two young men were shot in a drive-by shooting overnight.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:26:57 CST
Two Omaha City Councilmen tell KETV NewsWatch 7 that the City of Omaha is now projecting a new budget shortfall.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:45:56 CST
The 2010 high school basketball championships were decided Saturday in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Basketball Tournament.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:46:45 CDT
The driver of a truck that collided with a school bus in August, injuring himself and 23 students, is seeking $1 million from Lancaster County.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:41:47 CDT
A man breaks his arm while trying to avoid gunfire.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:25:03 CDT
Rumors Restaurant and Lounge holds its last independent party.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:19:36 CDT
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is making changes to its nursing program in an effort to alleviate the state's nurse shortage.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:25:58 CDT
One of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matches all six numbers drawn for the $211.7 million jackpot.
Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:13:30 CDT
The Nebraska womenÂ’s basketball teams winning streak came to and end today in he semi-finals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:57:05 CST
Flooding remains a concern along the Elkhorn River northwest of Omaha, officials say.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:23:25 CST
Hundreds of Nebraska students plan to spend their spring break at home helping the less fortunate.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:30:08 CST
Police in Lincoln say three men broke into a house, holding several people inside at gunpoint.
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:37:45 CST
A car crashes into an Omaha store, damaging the front of the business.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:07:10 CST
Nebraska officials choose this year's theme for National Agriculture Week: "Nebraska Agriculture: Thank a Farmer."
Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:19:15 CST
The decision to give the boot to Omaha firefighters' Fill the Boot fundraiser heats up again, as Nebraska's Accountability and Disclosure Commission says the Omaha City Council made the right decision when it banned boot drives in December.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:48 CST
State lawmakers give first-round approval to a bill that would end the requirement that the state fire marshal test fireworks before they are sold.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:20 CST
Key rulings on Friday set the stage for the evidence tampering trial of Douglas County CSI Chief David Kofoed.
Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:10:01 CST