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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Creighton University announces that starting in July, work will begin to create a campus quadrangle, 251,500 square feet of green space near 22nd and Burt Streets, to be completed in fall 2026. The 5.7 acres of natural grass will include an amphitheater, pavilion, stage, a fountain plaza, and an ellipse with an art installation.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
The mayor's office has announced the recipients of thousands of dollars in City of Omaha neighborhood grants. The list for this year can be found on the mayor's page of the City of Omaha website:
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesA southeast Nebraska school bus driver is accused of driving under the influence on the job. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says they were notified by the Norris School District about a possibly intoxicated bus driver. The Sheriff says 67-year old Betty Johnson failed a breathalyzer test and was arrested. Sheriff's investigators say she was found to have a blood alcohol content level about three times the legal limit.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesThe National Transportation Safety Board releases a preliminary report on a small plane crash into the Platte River near Fremont last month that took the lives of the three people on board, the pilot and two passengers. The report says the Cessna 180 hit power lines over the river.
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whoradio.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesThe FBI summarizes a recent nationwide operation to protect children as part of April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The bureau says "Operation Restore Justice," was a five-day, sweeping FBI initiative to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators in coordination with all 55 FBI field offices.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Omaha Police say two teens are now in custody in connection with a carjacking and assault last week at Westroads Mall. Police say Robbery Unit detectives located and arrested a 17-year-old male near 78th and Bondesson Streets. Investigators also developed information the second suspect in the carjacking,18-year-old Dhevan Phillips-Mills, was in Lincoln.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: MARVIN RECINOS / AFP / Getty ImagesOmaha Police announce a break in a homicide investigation that started a year ago this month. OPD Homicide Detectives have arrested three men in connection with the murder of 35-year- old Kyaw Thu at 45th and Charles Streets. The suspects are booked for criminal conspiracy and 1st-degree murder. Omaha Police officers were called to the scene around two a.m. on May 18th, 2024 and found a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
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kfab.iheart.com | Claire Burnett |Terry Leahy
Photo: John Lund / Stone / Getty Images(Omaha, NE) — Fifty years ago, an EF-4 tornado tore through Omaha, killing three people and leaving a trail of destruction across the metro area. The May 6, 1975 storm destroyed homes, businesses, and several Omaha landmarks. Forecasting technology today is not what it was 50 years ago, and while meteorologists back then were able to provide people with warnings, weather radar technology has made huge advances.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: RICHARD A. BROOKS / AFP / Getty Images(Lincoln, NE) - The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services say law enforcement is looking for an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center - Lincoln. Corrections says 31-year -old Tomica Anderson did not return Sunday afternoon from a religious furlough. Anderson started her sentence last November: five to six years for burglary out of Douglas County. She has a tentative release date of March 29th, 2027.
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kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy
Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images News / Getty ImagesSurvivors of the April 26, 2024, Arbor Day tornadoes in Douglas, Washington, and Sarpy Counties can now call 2-1-1 to request support through the new "Neighbor Recovery Fund." The "Tri-County Long Term Recovery Group" created the fund to streamline disaster assistance and help individuals and families address critical unmet needs.
