Taxpayers in Omaha, Neb., will pay nearly $480,000 in medical bills for a suspect whom police wounded with gunfire after he shot an officer on Sept. 11, city council members decided this week in a 6-1 vote.
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{FD} ‘Grinch’ principal on leave after attempt to ban Christmas items from school
Some Nebraskans are calling an elementary school principal a Grinch after she issued a memo to school staff that prohibited certain Christmas decorations and other religious symbols.
{FD} Candy cane, Santa decorations reportedly banned by Nebraska school principal
An elementary school principal in Nebraska was reportedly placed on leave after telling teachers to avoid decorating their classrooms with Christmas-themed ornamentations so as not to offend those who don’t celebrate it.
{FD} Nebraska principal reportedly bans candy canes, says ‘J shape’ stands for Jesus
An elementary school principal in Nebraska was placed on leave after telling teachers to avoid decorating their classrooms with Christmas-themed ornamentations so as not to offend those who don’t celebrate the holiday.
{FD} Nebraska man blames accident on driving ‘like Ace Ventura,’ cops say
A Nebraska man who was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and crashing into a tree reportedly blamed the accident on driving “like Ace Ventura.”
{FD} Hundreds attend funeral of Vietnam vet with ‘no known family’
A Vietnam War veteran who passed away last week with no known living relatives was laid to rest Tuesday at a Nebraska cemetery — with as many as 2,000 supporters attending — after his funeral notice went viral.
{FD} Nebraska cockfighting bust leads to 32 arrests
Nebraska authorities arrested 32 men and seized 186 roosters when they broke up a cockfighting event.
{FD} Midwest snowstorm cancels hundreds of flights as holiday weekend winds down
A winter storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights at airports in Chicago and Kansas City and forcing parts of some major highways to shut down as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close.
{FD} Nebraska man ‘upset’ over thermostat temperature threatened roommates with ax: police
Authorities in Nebraska arrested an alleged axe-wielding man on Wednesday who’s accused of threatening his roommates after becoming unhappy with the thermostat temperature, police said.
{FD} Nebraska town adorns home in Christmas lights in memory of beloved firefighter
A Nebraska town remembered a beloved volunteer firefighter by continuing his longtime tradition of adoring his home with Christmas lights.