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Police: Omaha Gunman Suspended Before School Shooting

OMAHA, Neb. -- Hours before he opened fire on two principals at his high school, a Nebraska teenager calmly accepted a suspension for driving on an athletic field. He went home to speak with his father and some friends - all the while giving no hint of turning violent, police said Thursday. But after his father left to...

Omaha School Gunman Promised 'Evil Things'

OMAHA, Neb. -- An angry online posting from the 17-year-old boy who opened fire at a Nebraska high school, killing an assistant principal before later fatally shooting himself, offers some clues about why the son of a police detective turned violent a couple of months after transferring there. As authorities work to sort...

Rescuers Search for 3 Missing Hikers in Sequoia National Park

(Oct. 21) -- Rescuers are searching for three missing hikers on Mount Whitney in Sequoia National Park. More than 45 people are scouring the California peak for Phillip Abraham, 34, Steven Filips, 43, and Dale Clymens, 45, of Omaha, Neb., but the search is being hampered by a snowstorm, the Park Service said in a...

Landing Gear Glitch Forces Another Jetliner Down

(Sept. 29) -- The same landing gear glitch that forced an airliner to make a miracle landing in New York last weekend has prompted another emergency landing in Milwaukee, and federal regulators are investigating the mishaps. Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. built the CRJ twin-engine jetliner that made an emergency landing...

Anti-Gay Protesters Pepper Sprayed at Marine's Funeral

(Aug. 29) -- A 62-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to fire pepper spray at members of the radical Westboro Baptist Church as they protested the funeral of a U.S. Marine. The incident took place at around 10 a.m. Saturday in Omaha, Neb., where some 20 followers of the extremist Kansas sect -- who...

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06/03/12 6 indicted over untaxed cigarettes in Neb. Source: ABC - NTV 13 / KHGI/KWNB Six people face federal charges for allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Vietnam and unlawfully selling them in Nebraska.
06/03/12 1 killed in South Omaha crash Source: Omaha World-Herald - Omaha NE Omaha police said Sunday it may be some time before they can release the name of a man who died in one-vehicle crash near 46th and Madison Streets because they're having a hard time locating relatives.
06/03/12 Suspect arrested in February 2011 killing in Omaha Source: Columbus Telegram - Columbus NE A suspect has been arrested in a 2011 killing in Omaha.
06/03/12 New Omaha superintendent resigns over Iowa emails Source: The Hawk Eye - Burlington IA A school superintendent lost her new job in Nebraska on Saturday after it was revealed she was rushed out of her old job in Iowa because of sexually explicit emails she exchanged with her lover on the district's computer system.
06/03/12 ASU baseball hopes returners, incoming class will make... Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ Arizona State baseball is missing out on the College World Series for a second successive year for the first time since 2004.