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A 36-year-old man arrested Tuesday by federal officers in connection with a human trafficking operation in Omaha had satisfactorily completed a sentence of one-year probation for orchestrating a robbery of his own business.
A sex and labor trafficking investigation by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and numerous other law enforcement agencies led to a sweeping search of multiple hotels and salons across the Omaha metro Tuesday morning.
Investigators from the FBI and Homeland Security are among several law enforcement agencies who conducted operations Tuesday morning at multiple Omaha-area sites as part of a sex and labor trafficking investigation.
An 8-year-old boy has died at a Des Moines hospital after being struck Monday night by an SUV in Atlantic, Iowa.
An 18-year-old man pleaded no contest Monday in Douglas County District Court to leaving the scene of a collision that caused the death of pedestrian on Omaha's Riverfront Drive.
Residents were forced to seek alternate housing Monday after a fire caused significant damage to a dwelling in South Omaha's Brown Park neighborhood.
A 33-year-old woman will be sentenced in September after reaching a plea agreement with Douglas County prosecutors in connection with the shotgun slaying of an Omaha man.
The death of a man who was arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a Bellevue home on Sunday is being investigated as an in-custody death.
A charge of being an accessory to a felony has been dismissed against a 19-year-old man who recently helped the Douglas County Attorney's Office obtain a conviction in an Omaha homicide.
Wishing peace, prayers and blessings for Marie's family.
Great read. I am happy to know there are wild places and good guides left.
My heart is breaking for the Pflug and Vogltanz families. Nettie was one of the nicest, sweetest and smartest people I have known. God bless you all.
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