6 News Staff reports
Omaha, Neb.
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NU Regent Jack Stark had a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, he is being charged with witness tampering.
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Omaha's Henry Doorly zoo has finally announced the name of the baby giraffe that was born back in August.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday formally launched the state’s latest marketing campaign, once again touting the state’s “good life.”
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Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval to the state’s proposed redistricting maps on Thursday morning.
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A mannequin with breast pumps was set up in protest over the Nebraska Capitol's nursing mothers room being used as office space. It was placed outside the office of State Sen. Dan Hughes, who leads the executive committee in charge of the changes.
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The community said its final goodbye Friday to fallen Omaha Marine Cpl. Daegan Page.
The family of Cpl. Page confirmed a date for the public to give respect and honor to the fallen Marine this week.
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A grateful community showed its support for Cpl. Daegan Page and his family Friday afternoon.
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Officials have now identified the man in an officer-involved shooting, setting up an intense chase in Omaha ending with two arrests.
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Drake Geiger’s family told WOWT the 6′3″ tackle was taken to the emergency room within 10 minutes of his first day of practice at South High School’s Collin Field.
The family of an Omaha South High School student-athlete said he collapsed during football practice Tuesday afternoon and died when doctors couldn’t revive his heart.
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Council Bluffs native Thomas Gilman, 27, won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo early Thursday.
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Effective Wednesday, federal courts in Nebraska will require masks because the CDC has determined “community transmission is substantial or high.”
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A longtime Council Bluffs businessman has been convicted in federal court of sex trafficking.
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Bond was set at $75,000 on Wednesday for the former Elkhorn South High School band director booked into Douglas County Jail on Monday on a felony child abuse charge.
An Elkhorn South High School band director is facing charges of felony child abuse stemming from a complaint spanning two years.