Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills pilot and trooper during shooter response
An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to an active shooter situation crashed, killing the pilot and a trooper on board
Omaha firefighters investigate what sparked vacant garage fire early Thursday
Firefighters battled a large blaze early Thursday. The cause remains under investigation.
With DHS funding set to expire, what are Democrats and Republicans demanding?
With funding for the Department of Homeland Security set to expire in two weeks, Congress is under pressure to negotiate immigration enforcement changes, as Democrats demand reforms and Republicans push for their own priorities.
Omaha police say one person is seriously injured in a crash early Thursday
Omaha police say one person is seriously injured in a crash early Thursday.
Justice Department under scrutiny for revealing victim info and concealing possible enablers in Epstein files
Epstein survivors are up in arms about the mishandled redactions, including blacked out statements that victims made to the FBI.
Veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host
Savannah Guthrie had been scheduled to co-host the opening ceremony with Terry Gannon, but NBC said she was no longer traveling to Italy because of her mother’s disappearance.
Pillen team offers new explanation for timing of $2.5 million no-bid emergency contract
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, left, listens to his chief of staff, Dave Lopez. Jan. 28, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration, facing scrutiny for a no-bid emergency contract with a lobbyist to whom he steered more than $2 million in state money, has again […]
A London-born musician traded city life for a century-old house in Red Cloud. It influenced her latest album.
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OHA stopped evictions to fight a lawsuit. It’s making Omaha’s public housing unsafe, staff says
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The last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of a new arms race
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States expired Thursday, removing caps on their atomic arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.