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Tuesday Jun 23 | WOWT-TV Omaha

Eastern NE To Sweat Out High Temps, Humidity

Eastern Nebraska can expect to feel a bit uncomfortable this week. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Monday as the temperatures are expected to hover in the 90s from Norfolk down to Falls City and points east.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

WOWT-TV Omaha

Circus Theft Reported

A Columbus, Nebraska woman tells Omaha Police her purse was stolen while she was watching the circus acts at the Qwest Center.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Action 3 News

Moderate Risk of Severe Weather

Omaha, NE - There is a moderate risk of severe weather for most of the eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa area for late this afternoon and tonight...generally south of a line from Thunderstorms may develop along a warm front in south central to southeast Nebraska late this afternoon...although a strong cap will be in place which could limit the ...

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

KRDO

Nelson intros funding bill for rural hospitals

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska has introduced a bill that would extend federal funding for some rural community hospitals.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Ex-office manager faces Nebraska prison time for theft, forgery

Sioux Gateway Airport is set to get a major face lift, but the project is still waiting for nearly $4 million in stimulus funding to move ahead.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Man recovering from tree fall faces large health bills

He knows it sounds strange, but as he plunged 45 feet toward the ground, Mark Tryon felt relaxed.

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Sun May 31, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. man sentenced to prison for assault on mother

Associated Press - May 31, 2009 3:25 PM ET COLUMBUS, Neb. - A 21-year-old Lindsay man who threw a knife that hit his mother in the back has been sentenced to 18 months to three years in prison for attempted first-degree assault.

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Fri May 29, 2009

WOWT-TV Omaha

14 New Cases of H1N1 in Nebraska

In the last week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed 14 new cases of H1N1.

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Tue May 26, 2009

The Oregonian

Ailing Nebraskan gets his wish: a helicopter ride

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Dean Teply, 77, of Clarkson took the ride of his life recently in an American Eurocopter EC 120 helicopter piloted by Kim Wolfe, owner of Midwest Medical Transport Co.

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Sun May 24, 2009

KTIC

Volunteers needed to monitor endangered birds

The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership is seeking volunteers to monitor tern and plover colonies along the Platte River from Columbus to Plattsmouth.

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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Mark Shelnutt indicted by federal grand jury

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt was indicted today by a federal grand jury in a 40-count indictment alleging money laundering, conspiring to distribute cocaine, attempted bribery and witness tampering.

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Fri May 22, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Federal grand jury indicts attorney Mark Shelnutt

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt was charged in a 40-count federal indictment on Thursday with aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

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Wed May 13, 2009

Omaha World-Herald

YouTube creation a springboard for Nebraska teen

Lucas Cruikshank always had dreams of being an actor. But living in Columbus, Neb., the teenager knew it would be tough to get noticed.

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Sun May 10, 2009

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Closed Viaduct Fuels Frustrations

A long wait while a train crosses the road can happen in just about any Nebraska town, but these days it's worse than ever in Columbus.

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Fri May 08, 2009

Action 3 News

Exclusive: Family Speaks About Missing Couple Found After 40 Years

Investigators have found a couple missing for 43 years. While a cold case is now closed, family members hunt for answers.

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Wed May 06, 2009

Omaha World-Herald

Decades after disappearing, two Nebraskans found

In the almost 44 years since Melvin Uphoff and Jacqueline Rains Kracman disappeared, their families never stopped wondering what became of them.

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Mon May 04, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Police say Norfolk man died in Columbus collision that injured his passenger

A grand jury in Rapid City, S.D., has indicted a Nebraska couple accused of stealing a truck while on the run with their children.

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WOWT-TV Omaha

Columbus Crash Claims Life Of Norfolk Man

Columbus police are investigating a collision that killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist from Norfolk and injured his wife, who was his passenger.

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Tue Apr 28, 2009

WJXX

Ex-vice President at Columbus Bank Indicted

A former bank executive in west Georgia has pleaded not guilty to a federal bank fraud charge.

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Mon Apr 27, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Columbus federal court: Gail Baker Page indicted on bank fraud charge

A former Columbus Bank & Trust Co. vice president appeared in federal court today on a bank fraud charge.

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