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Reece Ristau Omaha World-Herald It was Christmas night 2020, and six friends, all underage, were at The Good Life Sports Bar & Grill near 180th and Pacific Streets, snacking on nachos, drinking beer and taking shots of alcohol. As the night came to a close, at least one of the minors drove away from the bar and got into a high-speed crash in the Millard area, breaking three vertebrae and suffering other injuries. In the following days, Omaha police officers, armed with a subpoena, a...

Omaha City Council will change, but election results remain uncertain Early-voting ballots likely will decide close Omaha City Council races Share Updated: 7:28 AM CDT May 12, 2021 KETV SOURCE: KETV The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Early-voting ballots likely will decide close Omaha City Council races Share Updated: 7:28 AM CDT May 12, 2021 At least three, incumbent Omaha City Council members secur...

Omaha General Election Guide: Mayor and city council candidate guides Share Updated: 9:20 AM CDT May 7, 2021 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 9:20 AM CDT May 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RJ NEAR ADVANTAGE DEBATE SHARING HIS GOALS AND CALLING OUT THE CITY FOR THE CHANGES. HE BELIEVES NEED TO TAKE PLACE MAYOR JEAN STOTHERT DEFENDED HER PAST DECISIONS AND PROJECTS ENSURED HER PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. OMAHA MAYOR CANDIDATES RJ NEARY AND MAYOR JEAN S...

Too close to call: Ballots still to be counted leave Omaha Mayors race in doubt © ` `` Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert collected more votes than her four challengers combined in Tuesdays city primary to set-up her bid for an unprecedented third term in office. But second place remained in doubt hours after the final vote was cast.Sign up for our Newsletters Stothert finished the evening with 59% of the 72,752 votes cast in the primary. "Wow, what results did we get tonight?" said Stothert as she ...

April 6 Omaha Primary Guide: Mayoral candidate profiles, race info Share Updated: 1:33 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 1:33 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OMAHA MAYOR STAFFORD WANTS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS ON THE JOB THE MAYOR FACES FOUR OTHER OPPONENTS. IT’S NOT THERE IS HELD OFFICE NOW FOR EIGHT YEARS, BUT BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND PROTESTS THIS PAST YEAR PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CRYING STAFFORD SAYS OMAHA HAS D...

A request for $79.4 million in tax-increment financing for the Crossroads project has pushed TIF — a popular and sometimes controversial tool to rejuvenate "blighted" areas — into the spotlight.

A letter to Douglas County Health Director Dr. Adi Pour states, in part, "In order to keep our schools open, we must ensure that school employees have priority access to the vaccine."

Ricketts voices concerns about new pharmacy vaccine program By GRANT SCHULTEFebruary 10, 2021 GMT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska should see at least 43 retail pharmacies participating in a new federal program to help provide coronavirus vaccinations, although state officials don’t have a good way to communicate with all of them to avoid mistakes, Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday. Ricketts said he’s grateful for the additional 5,700 doses Nebraska will get through the federal program, but vo...

New Omaha City Council member sworn in among controversy Colleen Brennan takes the oath of office Tuesday for District 5 Share Updated: 6:16 PM CST Jan 12, 2021 Colleen Brennan takes the oath of office Tuesday for District 5 Share Updated: 6:16 PM CST Jan 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JULIE AND ROB CUSTOMER ROB: A BIT OF A POPE PARIS -- POT PO URRIE. JULIE: A DECISION THAT DID NOT COME WITHOUT DRAMA. ROB: KETV NEWSATCH 7’S MICHELLE BANDUR JOINS US LIVE ...

Our best Omaha staff photos of 2020 A couple share a kiss as fireworks erupt over downtown on New Years Eve in Omaha. Z LONG THE WORLD-HERALD Clouds roll in just before sunset as a pedestrian walks on Farnam Street near S. 17th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. BRENDAN SULLIVAN THE WORLD-HERALD Two bald eagles share a perch under the moonlight at Chalco Hills Recreation Area in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, January 9, 2020. BREN...