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This is a scene from His House. It is not anywhere near the scariest one. Giddy up!

11/23/20 • Day 71 of Phase IV • Nationwide case trends

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Writer/director Remi Weekes’s His House is at least a quadruple “No thank you please” recipient. Without ever sinking to the depths of a single, manipulative jump scare, the relentlessly chilling film repeatedly tells you — in no uncertain terms — that something absolutely panic-inducing is about to happen. Then that thing happens. Then you say “Absolutely not.”

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Today we have stories about a double fatal shooting at a Sonic Drive-In in Bellevue, Mayor Jean Stothert’s update on the police shooting of Kenneth Jones and the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s report on racial disparities in arrests and prisons across Nebraska.

Top Local Stories

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In Omaha
  • Mayor Stothert says a grand jury will investigate the police shooting of 35-year-old Omaha man Kenneth Jones.
  • The Bellevue Police Department identified the victims of a double fatal shooting at Sonic on Saturday night.
  • The community organization ProBLAC returned again to Omaha police headquarters Sunday night to protest the police shooting of Kenneth Jones.
  • UNMC has now dedicated a full tower at its hospital to coronavirus patients.
Around the State
  • new report reiterates that Black Nebraskans are grossly overrepresented in statewide arrest and incarceration numbers.
  • new law prohibits an abortion method known medically as dilation and evacuation.

What to do during quarantine?


From our list of things to do during quarantine:

Check out Omaha Tourism’s Calendar of Events
If you’re looking for a COVID-safe activity, check out Omaha Tourism’s website for upcoming events. There you can find movies under the moonlight, art installations, walking tours and much more.

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