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Police Suspect Shaken Baby Syndrome

Police say a suspected case of shaken baby syndrome left a 3-month-old baby in intensive care.

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Killer, Victim’s Friend Discuss Verdict

An Omaha man who was convicted of murder on Wednesday said he plans to appeal.

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Up Front

Nebraska abortion proposal could be strictest in U.S. Three years ago Tiffany Cambell and her husband had to make a choice of the worst possible order: Whether to sacrifice one son to save another. Nineteen weeks into her third pregnancy, Campbell was elated to learn she was carrying twin boys.

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Woman Remembers ‘Crushing’ Plunge Into Icy Pond

An Omaha woman who ran into an icy pond to rescue two boys who had fallen through the ice said the cold water felt like it was crushing her.

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Neb. Lawmakers Consider Texting Ban

Nebraska lawmakers consider a bill that would ban people from sending, writing or reading text messages while driving, but deputies said enforcement could be a challenge.

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Gunman Robs Walgreens

Police are looking for a man who held up a Walgreens Wednesday morning.

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Flood Warning Issued For 3 Nebraska Counties

A flood warning has been issued for the areas of Cuming, Dodge and southwest Washington counties. The warning is in effect until 11 a.m. Thursday.

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Shooter Talks About Regrets In Jailhouse Interview

A jury has found Daniel Miller guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting death of a Millard teenager.

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Ponca Hills House 1st In Area Built With Chinese Design

An Omaha man has spent the past 10 years developing his labor of love, a pagoda-style home in the hills of northwest Omaha that sits on the highest elevation in Douglas County.

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Burglars Enter Occupied House, Flee

Police said home burglars high-tailed it out of a house Wednesday morning after realizing the owner was still inside.

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Lawmakers Divided Over Plan To Pay Teachers Raises

Nebraska lawmakers are divided over a plan to give teachers raises based on their performance.

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17 Citizens Seek City Council Seat

Seventeen citizens turned in their petition signatures as they seek to fill a City Council seat vacated by Chuck Sigerson.

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Nelson Lone Democrat To Vote Against Bill

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson was the lone Democrat to vote against a sweeping measure that includes an extension of unemployment benefits.

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Ice Jams Prompt Evacuations, Warnings

An ice jam that built up on the Platte River in Sarpy County Wednesday evening prompted evacuations, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department.

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Metro Pushing For Google’s Next Big Thing

The Omaha area has been named as a site in a nationwide search for Google to test a new, super high-speed Internet service.

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Chancellor Cuts $3.5M From University Budget

University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman outlined two major budget cuts in a memo obtained by KETV NewsWatch 7.

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4 Fall Through Thin Ice In Southwest Omaha

Two children were pulled from an icy pond Tuesday evening in southwest Omaha.

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Prosecution: Kofoed’s Perfect DNA Match ‘Nearly Impossible’

The chief crime scene investigator in Douglas County said he didn’t plant evidence in a Bellevue trash bin during the investigation of a 2003 murder case.

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Rescuers Pull 4 People From Icy Pond

Two boys fell through the ice on a pond in the southwest corner of the Omaha metro Tuesday. Two adults trying to rescue them also fell through.

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Thousands Of Pot Plants Found In Lincoln Raid

Investigators in Lincoln discovered three rental homes that had been ripped apart and filled with more than 1,000 marijuana plants. The citys police chief said its the biggest growing operation hes ever seen.

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County Official Says No Chance Dam Will Break

Pottwattamie Countys supervisor said there is absolutely no chance an earthen dam will break north of Council Bluffs.

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Taxpayer Group Says Changes Don’t Go Far Enough

A taxpayer group said the city’s approval of the police union contract proposal didnt go far enough.

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Police Say Man Threatened To Burn Down House

Police said an Omaha man threatened to burn down his house with his children inside.

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Lincoln Police Bust Big Marijuana Grow Operation

Lincoln police bust what they called the largest indoor marijuana growing operation in memory.

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Widower Takes Stand In Boating Death Trial

Still wearing his wedding ring, John Dwyer told a Douglas County jury how he watched his wife fly off a tube during a boating accident last summer.

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Neb. Company Expands Pet Food Recall

Lincoln-based Nature’s Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food.

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Colleges Rent Westside’s Field Of Dreams

The spring high school sports season started one week ago, but its gotten off to a soggy start. Baseball fields either still have snow on them or are a muddy mess. But one school has a definite home field advantage.

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Humane Society Offers Half-Price Adoptions

The Nebraska Humane Society is cutting the cost to adopt a dog in half. The organization said its being overrun with dogs.

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CSI Chief’s Lawyers Asks To Withdraw From Case

The attorney for an Omaha-based crime-scene investigator facing trial this month in an evidence-tampering case is seeking to drop his client.

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Brother Of Former Fugitive Faces Felony Charges

The brother of a former fugitive who prompted a heavily-armed manhunt will face trial on three charges.

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