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Cyberattack Targets Computer Systems at Nebraska Medicine

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 09/29/2020 - 12:00am

Nebraska Medicine will resume normal operations “in days” following a cyberattack that shut down computer systems early Sunday, health system officials said.

Prosecutor: Bar Owner Wanted to ‘Ambush’ People Stealing

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 5:00am

A white Nebraska bar owner who killed himself after being charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black man during May protests had been waiting to “ambush” people who were breaking into businesses and stealing, a special prosecutor said last Wednesday.

Virus Outbreak Reported at Blair Nursing Home

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 09/28/2020 - 12:00am

An outbreak of the coronavirus has occurred at a nursing home in the Omaha bedroom community of Blair, with more than two dozen residents and staff infected, health officials said.

The Three Rivers Public Health Department reported in a Friday news release the outbreak at Crowell Memorial Home in Blair, which is about 20 miles northwest of Omaha.

La Grone Campaign Mailer Uses Photo of Wrong Person

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 09/25/2020 - 2:00am

Lincoln – A Nebraska state senator who is running for a new term made an embarrassing error in a recent campaign mail piece attacking his opponent.

The mailing by Sen. Andrew La Grone of Gretna criticizes his challenger, Jen Day of Omaha. But the photo that purports to show Day is actually an image of one of Day’s campaign staffers, Brooklynne Rosado.

Man Arrested After Suspicious Package Found at Courthouse

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 3:00am

The Douglas County Courthouse was evacuated last Friday after a suspicious package was found on the sidewalk near 18th and Harney streets near the entrance to the fright elevators.

Omaha Petting Zoo To Get Animals Back From Humane Society

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 12:00am

An Omaha petting zoo will get nine seized animals back after citations against it were dropped.

City Prosecutor Matt Kuhse told the Omaha World-Herald that Scatter Joy Acres meets the definition of a zoo, meaning it meets the exemption in city ordinance that allows the housing of non-domesticated animals.

Omaha Protest Leader Is Held on $1 Million Bail in Sex Case

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 12:00am

An Omaha City Council candidate who helped lead protests that closed a restaurant this summer is being held on $1 million bail on a first-degree sexual assault charge.

David D. Mitchell, 27, is accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl twice in 2014, when he as 21, according to court documents.

Man Indicted in Scurlock Death Dies by Suicide in Oregon

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 1:00am

A white bar owner who faced a charge of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black man amid protests in the Old Market has died by suicide days after his indictment, as officials were awaiting his return to Omaha to face trial.

Report Calls for Action on Mental Health in Omaha

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 3:00am
Source: CDC

Nearly two-thirds of adults in the Omaha metropolitan area went through at least one adverse childhood experience, according to a recent report by area health departments.

The study – organized by the Douglas, Sarpy/Cass and Pottawattamie health agencies in partnership with The Wellbeing Partners – found that such adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are incredibly common.

In-Person Classes to Resume in Omaha Public Schools

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 12:00am

Students in Nebraska’s largest public school district will begin going back into the classroom this week for the first time since March, when the coronavirus outbreak sent students home to learn remotely.

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