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Teen found with shotgun in pants

by Karla James on March 12, 2010

in Crime & Courts, News

A 17 year old Omaha teen is at the Douglas County Youth Center after being arrested by police Wednesday evening. Officers drove by two teens in north Omaha and noticed something unusual. Officers stopped to talk to the two boys and that is when they discovered that one had a short shotgun stuffed down his pant leg. Police also found marijuana on the boy.

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Daylight Savings Time Sunday – Smoke Detector Update

by Karla James 03/12/10 1:45 PM

Are you ready to spring forward Sunday morning? Once again, it is time to change the clocks to Daylight Savings Time and the Nebraska State Fire Marshall’s Office also wants to remind you that it is also time to change the battery in your home smoke detector. Ray Nance is the office’s Fire Prevention Deputy [...]

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BBB warns about door-to-door magazine sales

by Karla James 03/12/10 1:39 PM

The Better Business Bureau is warning Nebraskans to use caution when doing business with door-to-door magazine salespersons. BBB’s Jim Hegarty says there have been a number of complaints from an Omaha based company “All Can Succeed”.
Customers have purchased magazines but they have not been delivered as promised. Customers are also having a very difficult time [...]

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Flood concerns along the Elkhorn and Missouri Rivers

by Karla James 03/12/10 1:34 PM

Weather teams and emergency management officials continue to watch water levels along the Elkhorn and Platte Rivers in Nebraska. Becky Kern with the National Weather Service in Valley says for right now, things are fairly calm along the Platte. The Elkhorn River is still causing some problems near West Point.
Kern says the biggest problem right [...]

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Deer hunting seasons may be extended in Nebraska

by Terry James 03/12/10 11:33 AM

Senator Scott Lautenbaugh Omaha
The legislature is advancing a bill from Senator Scott Lautenbaugh on first round that would allow Games and Parks to extend deer hunting seasons or designate special dates for deer hunting in an effort to reduce the deer population in the state. Senator Tom White of Omaha says the deer are even [...]

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