Pat Flynn announced Nov. 19 he will run for Senate again in 2012 as a Republican challenger in the race for Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson’s seat. The Schuyler, Neb. investment adviser lost a 2008 bid for Chuck Hagel’s open seat, garnering only 22 percent of the vote against Mike Johanns in the primary election. Flynn […]
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Recall committee submits 37K signatures
Omaha appears headed for a recall election after the Mayor Suttle Recall Committee turned in more than 37,000 signatures Nov. 19 in an attempt to remove Mayor Jim Suttle from office. The Douglas County Election Commission has until Dec. 4 to validate the signatures. The group needs 26,643 signatures from registered Omaha voters to force […]
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Police ask for help pursuing murder suspect
The Omaha Police are searching for Kevin Watt, 24, in connection with the Nov. 10 murder of 25-year-old Adrian Lessley. Investigators believe Watt was the gunman in the shooting at 3113 Lincoln Blvd. that also saw Jason Marion, 34, transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Jeromie Wade, 27, was charged with being an […]
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State inspector accused of false mad cow reports
Galen Niehues, 41, was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Nov. 24 on charges that he faked mad cow disease reports. According to the indictment, Niehues submitted travel expenses and investigation reports on 92 cattle suspected of having mad cow disease but never actually performed the inspections. He was employed by the Nebraska Department […]
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Readers’ Choice 2010 Best Sports Bar
If DJ’s Dugout has a secret to success it seems to be one that most learn at a very young age: three is the magic number. The top three priorities at DJ’s Dugout? Food, service and entertainment. In the food department, DJ’s Dugout has a menu that covers a range of game-time food options. This […]
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Sierra Club offers counsel to pipeline landowners
Sierra Club is offering legal counsel to landowners along the Keystone XL pipeline route. As a decision by the State Department about whether or not to approve the project nears, we’re asking Sierra Club lobbyist Ken Winston if and how landowners’ opinions about the pipeline has changed since it was announced last summer. (HAVE YOU […]
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OPPD buys wind power
The Omaha Public Power District reached an agreement Nov. 18 to purchase 18 megawatts of energy from a new wind farm near Broken Bow in central Nebraska. The wind farm, built by California-based Edison Mission Group, is scheduled for completion in 2012 and will produce a total of 80 megawatts per year.
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American citizens file complaint against ICE in Omaha sting
Two U.S. citizens plan to sue the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for searching and detaining them in an Omaha parking lot last April. Arquimides Bautista, 20, and Rosalba Artimas, 46, say they were detained while on a bus trip with 40 colleagues from Denver to Omaha for an Amway business convention. The incident began […]
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Suttle won’t resign
Mayor Jim Suttle said Nov. 18 he will not resign if a petition drive succeeds in forcing a recall election. The group looking to recall the mayor has until 5 p.m. on Nov. 19 to turn in nearly 27,000 valid signatures. If successful, Suttle would then have the option of resigning or facing a recall […]
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Public parks get private foundation
Mayor Jim Suttle announced on Nov. 18 the formation of a new non-profit organization devoted to helping the city maintain and improve its public parks. The Omaha Parks Foundation, staffed by citizens, will seek private donations to support the city’s 250 parks. Similar private-public partnerships have been used in New York, Seattle and Vancouver. (https://expo.aspe.org/)