Travel guide for the Omaha area: Friday, February 13

A guide to road closures, crashes and delays for the morning commute
Very mild, quiet Friday for Omaha area

Pleasant temperatures, sunshine and light winds for Omaha on Friday the 13th. Clouds return for Valentine’s Day. Meteorologist Caitlin Harvey has the forecast you trust from Omaha’s Weather Leader.
Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel

Prosecutors said newly discovered evidence in the case against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis is materially inconsistent with the allegations against them.
Foley says contract probe could reach staff under governor’s direct control

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen and his administration have blamed problems with the state’s handling of an emergency no-bid bioeconomy contract on employees of a state agency. Yet Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley says his referral to the attorney general also questions actions by some top staff under […]
New Pillen-championed law gets tough on China, may cost Nebraska companies

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Two killed, 1 injured in shooting at South Carolina State University residence complex

University officials have yet to confirm the victims’ identities or the condition of the wounded person.
Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, human touch matters

For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that’s coming to stadiums this summer
Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East
Former NU Athletic Director Bill Moos opens up about his time at Nebraska in new memoir

Bill Moos speaks with KETV about his new memoir and everything Nebraska during his time as AD
‘Found. A. Way.’: UNO men’s basketball defeats St. Thomas at Baxter Arena

UNO men’s basketball hosted St. Thomas on Thursday evening for Military Appreciation Night.