How do you win 10 games in a college football season and finish unranked? With their embarrassing 19-7 loss to a previously .500 Washington team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers might be about to find out. Heading into the Holiday Bowl the Huskers were ranked 16th and 17th respectively in the Coaches’ and AP polls; but as […]
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Court orders raises for firefighters
The state labor court ruled Jan. 4 that the city owes its firefighters as much as $2 million in pay raises for 2009 because the two sides have yet to agree on a new contract. Earlier this year, the firefighters’ union agreed to wage freezes for 2009 and 2010 if a new agreement could be […]
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Man shot in North Omaha
Marcus Hardin, 39, was shot Jan. 5 after a dispute at his ex-girlfriends house at 4915 N. 60th St. Hardin told police he was leaving the residence when he heard gunshots and realized he was hit a short time later. He is expected to survive. Police have made no arrests.
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All the news I feel like printing for Tuesday
Sorry this is later in the day. It’s hard to get back into the swing of things after you’ve been gone for so long. I feel like Michael Jordan after he retired to play baseball trying to find his jump shot again. Of course, there’s one pretty obvious difference between me and MJ: I live […]
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Lawyers, lawmakers and church leaders gather to discuss immigration
Rev. Chuck Bentjen of Beatrice knows faith and immigration law are weighty issues that are often difficult to tackle on their own — much less in tandem. So he’ll work hard to do just that at the First United Methodist Church’s annual Peacemaking Conference on Jan. 16. The church has tackled social issues from an […]
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Once again, I’m back!
Did you miss me? I sure missed you, my devoted silent masses! I promised I would post a few times during my holiday (saying that makes me feel British…”I went on holiday” just sounds so much fancier than “I spent the majority of the last two weeks running errands and sleeping in”). Then I didn’t. […]
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Lincoln church offers immigration law workshop
Lincoln’s First United Methodist Church is making Nebraska’s immigration law the focus of its annual Peacemaking Conference scheduled for Jan. 16. Local lawmakers, lawyers and church leaders — including Rev. Frederick McCullough and State Sen. Brenda Council of Omaha — will speak on Nebraska’s current and future immigration law at the one-day conference hosted at […]
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Creighton report suggests economic growth in 2011
Creighton University’s latest Business Conditions Index predicts healthy economic growth for the nine-state Mid-America region in 2011. The monthly index — which considers leading economic factors like wholesale prices, trade imports and exports, and inventory and employment rates — rose to 57.5 (on a scale of 100) in December, the 13th-consecutive month the BCI has […]
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2010 traffic deaths second lowest on record in Nebraska
Traffic accidents claimed 186 lives in Nebraska in 2010, the second-lowest total since the state began keeping records in 1937. The low number marked the first time Nebraska fell below the rate of 1 fatality per 100 million miles driven, a goal set by safety officials in 2007’s Nebraska Strategic Highway Safety Plan. In 2009, […]
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Man killed girlfriend, tried to kill himself
Investigators believe Mitchel Hadan, 47, shot and killed his girlfriend, then tried to kill himself while the two were stopped inside a vehicle near 72nd and L on Jan. 1. An Omaha police officer approached the vehicle Saturday afternoon to see if the motorist needed assistance. After speaking with Hadan, the officer returned to his […]