Omaha house explosion victim sought order against grandson
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman killed in an Omaha, Nebraska, house explosion had filed a protection order against her 28-year-old grandson a day before the explosion, saying she feared the man would harm her and “start my house on fire,” court records show.
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Iowa justices toss murder conviction over jury instructions
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday tossed out a murder conviction and ordered a new trial for a man accused of the gruesome 2017 stabbing death of his girlfriend.
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Democrat Joe Biden garners rare Nebraska electoral vote
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden won Tuesday in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District, a victory that allows him to peel off one of the conservative state’s five Electoral College votes.
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President Trump wins statewide popular vote in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday won deeply conservative Nebraska, which hasn’t seen its statewide popular vote go to a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson carried the state in 1964. But that doesn’t mean Trump is guaranteed all five of the state’s electoral votes.
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Turnout heavy but manageable at Nebraska polling places
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska polling places were busy but not overwhelmed Tuesday as voters cast ballots on races from president to the state Legislature.
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Long-elusive casino gambling on the ballot in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to win Nebraska's statewide vote easily, but Election Day will also decide other issues, including ballot questions on casino gambling, payday lending and the removal of slavery language from the state constitution. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 …
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Police: 7 taken to hospitals after Trump Omaha airport rally
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At least seven people were taken to hospitals after an Omaha airport rally for President Donald Trump that drew thousands, many of whom were left stranded miles from their parked cars in freezing weather.
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Nebraska OKs $83.6M virus package as more cases surface
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska approved an $83.6 million emergency relief package Wednesday to help public health officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of cases continued to rise and Lincoln officials ordered some businesses to close and restricted how others can operate.
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Ricketts: Omaha sees 2nd virus case of unknown origin
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Public health officials in Omaha have confirmed a second COVID-19 case whose origins can't be traced, Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday, as Nebraska officials scrambled to increase the number of tests they can conduct each day.
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Group makes headway in Iowa on old Route 20 designation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Visitors to the small northeastern Iowa city of Dyersville can soak up all the Americana that embodies a baseball diamond built amid cornfields for the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” At Fort Dodge, they can experience a replica of 19th-century fort life. And in tiny Cushing, …
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Group makes headway in Iowa on old Route 20 designation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Visitors to the small northeastern Iowa city of Dyersville can soak up all the Americana that embodies a baseball diamond built amid cornfields for the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” At Fort Dodge, they can experience a replica of 19th-century fort life. And in tiny Cushing, …
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Omitting the omelet?
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'Layaway Santa' helps shoppers
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