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3 days ago |
ketv.com | Waverle Monroe
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office wants to expand its department. A state grant would allow it to hire another employee for its special operations group. The grant was submitted to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners just three days before the deputy-involved shooting that killed 19-year-old Janidi Ibrahim.
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1 week ago |
ketv.com | Waverle Monroe
A bill awaiting the Governor Jim Pillen's signature would lower the age youth offenders can be detained in Nebraska. KETV Newswatch 7 initially told viewers about LB 556 and the now boiled down version titled, Amendment 1489. It got rid of one big component in LB 556 and put in safeguards for some of the youngest youth it will impact. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said he appreciates the legislature's work to get it to the governor's desk. "The end result I think is appropriate.
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1 week ago |
ketv.com | Waverle Monroe
THANKS, BILL. TENSIONS ERUPT AT THE WEEKLY OMAHA 360 MEETING. SOME FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONFRONT DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF AARON HANSEN OVER THE DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD GENEVA IBRAHIM IBRAHIM BY DEPUTY JESSE ROCK. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S WAVERLE MONROE WAS THERE, AND SHE HAS THE COMMUNITY’S DEMANDS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DO THAT. WE I NEED THE BODY CAMERA. I WANT TO MAKE SURE ANYTHING HAPPENED.
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1 week ago |
ketv.com | Waverle Monroe
THANK YOU BILL. IT IS MEMORIAL DAY, A TIME TO REMEMBER AND HONOR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. EVERY YEAR, OMAHA CEMETERY HOSTS A CEREMONY THAT IS ATTENDED BY MANY KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S WAVERLE MONROE IS ON THE LIVE DESK. JULIE AND BILL. THE CEREMONY WAS HELD OUTSIDE OF THE GROUNDS OF THE OMAHA NATIONAL CEMETERY. THE EVENT INCLUDED WREATH LAYING PRAYERS AND A FLYOVER.
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2 weeks ago |
ketv.com | Waverle Monroe
There's a new partnership geared toward young people ages 17 to 24 years old. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office hired its first Youth and Family Engagement Specialist. The new hire will work along with Metropolitan Community College to help people in the system get credentialed and employed. A new prototype has launched, and it comes in the form of a Youth and Family Engagement Specialist.
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