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In a little shop near the Westroads food court, shelves of pastel-dyed high-waisted denim shorts and well-worn canvas Converse sneakers await shoppers ready for warm weather.

Nebraska lawmakers finished up an eventful week failing to vote on a repeal of the death penalty and overriding the governor's veto.

What: An evening with Garrison Keillor Where: The Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St.

Brooke Rubenthaler of Lincoln leaves because of a lightning delay that cleared the stadium for about 20 minutes.

Stothert must work to assemble a Cabinet as her June 10 inauguration approaches.

Her students know her as "Mrs. Barb." She's been at St. Thomas More School at 48th and Grover in Omaha for 25 years.

Aleese Kindopp listens up during a spelling quiz administered by Shannon. One of the words: "because," which Shannon calls her "least favorite word." The longtime teacher said that kids often misuse it and the word is "just an excuse." Donna Shannon, who will turn 72 next week, helps fourth-grade student Savannah Pykiet at Elkhorn Hillrise ... (more)

The threat for severe weather will continue this weekend. This next round of severe weather comes in the wake of storms on Friday which produced at least 10 tornadoes in the Plains.

Today and Sunday, the metro will see high temperatures in the 80s, but tonight the threat of severe weather moves in, said Cathy Zapotocny, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Valley, Neb.

The word you keep hearing at South High seems to have nothing to do with the ascendency of an inner-city Omaha high school that has captured our attention and hearts.

A pregnant woman was critically injured after a pickup crossed the centerline and slammed into her SUV Friday morning.

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Daniel Covin has landed a recurring role of Hunter on "All My Children." Covin, 19, is a graduate of Papillion-La Vista High School.

Sharon Penner, who has been feeding schoolchildren for 43 years, decided new federal school nutrition mandates were a sign from above to retire.

Where: 1814 N. 144th St. Phone: 402-493-4743 Online: www.railcaromaha.com Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight; Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. with brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. About: Railcar has a happy hour that runs every day from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with an ... (more)

Daniel Covin has landed a recurring role of Hunter on "All My Children." Covin, 19, is a graduate of Papillion-La Vista High School.

Bail was set at $50,000 today for an Omaha father accused of ignoring his adolescent son's sexual abuse of a 6-year-old girl.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in north Omaha. Unwanted or illegal guns and ammunition can be dropped off at Salem Baptist Church.

Omaha cold case investigators have been looking for links between this week's slayings of a Creighton University professor and his wife and the 2008 slayings of an 11-year-old boy and his family housekeeper.

Authorities say that just five days after 37-year-old Daniel Cano left prison after serving time for drunken driving, he was caught driving drunk again.