Burning cross found in Chicago park sparks police investigation
A burning cross was found leaning against a tree in Chicago’s Grant Park. Police are investigating how it got there — and why.
A documentary brought Brandon Teena’s murder to a national audience. Its makers are working on a sequel.
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Tuesday takeaways: Platner’s big night, Clyburn carries on and Trump’s support gets mixed results
Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota hosted primary elections Tuesday, but much of the political world was focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest
Omaha fugitive task force arrests two people accused of shooting a juvenile in the leg
Council Bluffs police have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old for their roles in a shooting that injured a child.
Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Maine, will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins
Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
One year after high-profile ICE raid, Omaha immigrant advocates say community not safer
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A year has passed since roughly 80 federal and local agents plus a canine unit converged on Omaha’s Glenn Valley Foods and in buses hauled away roughly 75 undocumented workers. It was the biggest immigration raid in Nebraska since 2018. Raid at Omaha’s Glenn Valley Foods […]
Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment
A 4-year-old boy was rescued from a burning Omaha home by officers who happened to be nearby
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha officers David Eckstrom and Ian Baxter happened to be near 69th and Mason when they spotted the flames and rescued a 4-year-old boy trapped in the basement. The family believes the fire may have started from charcoal left on a grill, though no official determination has been […]
Republican Steve Hilton advances to the general election for governor in California
Republican Steve Hilton advances to the general election for governor in California
Dan Osborn hosts roundtable with Omaha small business owners
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Registered nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn held a roundtable with small business owners Tuesday morning. Osborn is currently in a heated Senate race against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts. The closed roundtable at Pageturners Lounge was with a handful of business owners who said inflation […]