Top Omaha Area Local News Stories
Source: KETV.com - Local News
The Huskers open their 121st season and their last season as members of the Big 12 Saturday night, as they take on the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:29:51 CDT
Former Omaha World-Herald cartoonist Tom Kerr gives us his view of the Husker football season.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:13:42 CDT
Husker coaches say Lavante David and Jared Crick will play key roles in the 2011 Nebraska defense.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:01:22 CDT
Nebraska linebacker Will Compton will likely miss Saturday's opener against Western Kentucky with a foot injury.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:33:13 CDT
Husker football player Mike McNeill will go down as one of the best tight ends in Husker history, but he said he feels the best way to help the team is to play wide receiver.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:03:19 CDT
The University of Nebraska's decision to join the Big 10 Conference next season will mean some extra travel demands for fans who want to follow the team.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:36:43 CDT
On the eve of the first game of the 2010 Husker football season, fans are buying up the latest in Big Red merchandise. Fans KETV NewsWatch 7 talked to seemed to be more excited than normal for the season to begin.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:58:56 CDT
Outside chairback seats can no longer be brought inside Memorial Stadium. Instead, fans will have to rent seatbacks from the university.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:02:18 CDT
A week from the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a local group puts up a display to help people remember the victims.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 16:35:17 CDT
Omaha police say a man with a gun held up an Omaha pizza restaurant after closing time on Friday.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 16:33:45 CDT
An online exchange where U.S. and Canadian drivers report speed trap locations lists Omaha and Bellevue as the top speed trap communities in Nebraska.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 14:30:49 CDT
Police say they're looking for three men who they think stole a sports utility vehicle at knife point.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:13:59 CDT
Police say they believe alcohol played a role in a head-on crash in Omaha.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:12:48 CDT
An Iowa construction company with an Omaha office files for bankruptcy protection, leaving some small businesses in a money pinch.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:52:50 CDT
Police say they're looking for a man in connection with at least four armed robberies, a robber who fired his gun after getting cash.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:31:22 CDT
The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office says its goal for the Labor Day weekend is to save lives and keep drunken drivers off the streets.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:08:40 CDT
Former Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor Mark Lakers admits to making false campaign reports to a state's Accountability and Disclosure Committee.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:27:13 CDT
A south Omaha woman says she worries that a missing fence along Interstate 80 could threaten children, animals and highway traffic.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:08:37 CDT
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