Bennington News

Winds downed power lines and rain provided some relief to thirsty landscapes as a strong storms blew through Omaha this morning.

A phony land deal that cost an Omaha church $290,000 will mean prison time for a former church official.

Among the Recipients of the 2009 Outstanding Mentoring Match award are Cody and Chantiel from the Bennington High School's YouthFriends, Corps.

A 21-year-old Bennington woman reported her car was broken into near 21st and Howard Street on Tuesday and her credit cards swiped by thieves have been used at area stores.

Two fatal crashes three days apart involving motorcycles serve as reminders for both riders and drivers to look out for one another.

A Bennington man died after a van-motorcycle crash Thursday evening in southwest Omaha.

Investigators say Shray Hodges was driving his motorcycle on 96th street around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, when he crested a hill and hit a van that had turned onto 96th near the Jefferson intersection.

Plans to build a multimillion-dollar resort in western Douglas County are on the brink of collapse as a bank has told developers to pay up or face foreclosure.

A woman arrested in connection with a large-scale drug bust that occurred last week pleaded not guilty in Bennington DistrictCourt Monday to three counts of narcotics possession and one count of possession of stolen property.

Eric Nathan, left, gestures during last Julya s real estate auction at the Andirons Lodge.

The Wedding of Your Dreams... on a Budget Push for Safe Boating May is Beef Month, a chance to check out the producers and the product.

A 40-year-old man was killed Saturday night after touching live wires and falling from a ladder in Bennington.

SIOUX CITY POLICE IDENTIFY THE DRIVER OF THE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE WHO DIED AS 33-YEAR-OLD BRIAN CAGLEY OF SIOUX CITY.

Two Sioux City men are dead after an early morning crash between two semis and an SUV.

Even the Douglas County landfill is feeling economic pain. Douglas County residents are dumping 30 percent less than they did last year.

Michelle Cowan now says the accident that killed her husband on March 30 was caused by a drunk driver.

At a time of higher grocery bills and smaller paychecks, some shoppers are shelling out their own money for reusable bags instead of accepting free paper and plastic sacks at the checkout.

A cup of political tea, anyone? Nebraskans and Iowans frustrated at government bailouts will be attending "tax day tea party" rallies across their states today.

Investigators are trying to find out why a pickup crossed the center line of a state highway north of Omaha and rammed into a minivan, killing both drivers.

Strong winds were to blame Monday for spreading a grass fire almost out of firefighters' control.