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4 days ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesOmaha Police identify a person who died early Tuesday morning after being found in the street near Park Avenue and Pacific Street. Investigators say Omaha Fire paramedics took 42-year- old Frederick Miller IV of Omaha to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police say his is injuries were consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
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4 days ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Eric Francis / Getty Images Sport / Getty ImagesRoger DixonThe 25-year President and CEO of the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) announces he is retiring. The authority announces Roger Dixon will be retiring at the end of the year.
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5 days ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
(Omaha, NE) -- The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says investigators have presented the evidence from the investigation into a fatal, deputy- involved shooting in Omaha last month to the County Attorney's Office for review. A news release says within 24 hours of the prosecutor’s office giving an opinion, DCSO is prepared to provide the public with a more comprehensive explanation of events that led up to and transpired during the shooting at 48th and Pratt Streets during a weapons investigation.
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5 days ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Fire Investigators say there were no injuries in a fire Monday afternoon on a deck of a residence in northwest Omaha, but damage was estimated at 37-thousand dollars and residents were displaced. Omaha Fire says the fire near 142nd and Patrick Avenue was accidentally caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy |Claire Burnett
Photo: Jeremy Poland / iStock / Getty Images(Omaha, NE) — The canvassing is complete, and the results of the Omaha City Election are now certified and official. “We make sure that the number of voters who signed into the polling place equals the number of ballots we ran through the machine for each polling place or each precinct, and we do that for both in-person voting and early voting,” said Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse.
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Adam Gray / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesThe Douglas County Health Department issues an "Air Quality Alert" for Sunday for sensitive groups in the Omaha metro area due to the possibility of elevated ozone levels. Sensitive groups include individuals with lung disease, respiratory conditions, such as asthma, older adults, young children, and people who are routinely active outdoors.
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
(Nebraska City, NE) -- Several counties in southeast Nebraska report disruptions with 911 communications. On social media, Cass County says 911 is not working, including text messaging. Cass County, Nebraska says if you need emergency assistance, call the primary number: 402-296-9530. A secondary number is 402-296-6470, again for emergencies only. Otoe County says its 911 services are currently unavailable due to a damaged fiber line also affecting a non-emergency number, 402-873-9560.
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Fire investigators are looking for the cause of an early Wednesday morning fire in southeast Omaha. Arriving firefighters found a small fire in the rear lower level of a two-story residential structure near Park Avenue and Pacific Street. Everyone inside safely evacuated and there were no injuries. Damage was minimal, estimated at 15-hundred dollars. (Picture from Omaha Fire)
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1 week ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: INA FASSBENDER / AFP / Getty Images(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A man from the Omaha Metro area dies in a single vehicle traffic crash in eastern Iowa. Investigators say 70-year-old William L. Tomson of La Vista, Nebraska died in the crash of a vehicle that left the road and went into a ditch, before rolling onto its top. The crash was Tuesday afternoon north of Fairfax in Linn County. Tomson was the driver. (Picture from Getty Images)
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: University of Nebraska at OmahaA retired Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha has died. The University of Nebraska System announces Chancellor Emeritus John Christensen has passed away at the age of 76. John Christensen served as UNO's Chancellor from 2007 to 2017.
