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Supporters of Crimea's secession from Ukraine celebrate in Lenin Square, in Simferopol, in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

It's 73 degrees in Omaha with Nebraska's frozen winter ground finally thawing, and Rep. Lee Terry has the Keystone XL project firmly on his mind.

Omaha South High School Principal Cara Riggs, right, and University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor John Christensen present a new framed high school diploma to Nyajuok Pal.

A hearing is underway to determine whether a man serving time for killing a University of Nebraska Omaha student was convicted with planted evidence.

Age: 44 Hometown: Omaha Education: Burke High School, Northern Arizona University , University of Nebraska at Omaha Occupation: Owner, Dundee Gallery Hobbies: Knitting, ceramics, spinning class * * * Close to a decade ago, Jean Imray left her job without having another one lined up.

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EVENING. A DEBATE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN AMONG FOUR OF the REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR U-S SENATOR IN NEBRASKA.

The annual Omaha Press Club spoof of public figures is always good for laughs, and this year it's a real "Laugh-In."

Two weeks ago, before a University of Nebraska at Omaha dorm fire displaced about 50 students, Corey Kinnan presented research about smoke-free campuses to UNO's student government.

A principal accused of setting fire to the North Dakota high school where he worked had passed background checks and came recommended by clergy and mentors in other states, a school official said Thursday.

This March 4, 2014 photo provided by the Southwest Multi County Correction Center via the Bismarck Tribune shows 30-year-old Thomas Sander, the principal of Trinity High School in Dickinson, N.D. Sander is in custody on charges of arson and endangerment by fire after being accused of setting fire to the school.

A aSTUDENT DRIVEN EFFORT, TO DRIVE OUT aSMOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA.

This year, after it's over, a surprising number of those top players will be heading off to play in college at schools that aren't anywhere near Minnesota.

The American Civil Liberties Union held a town hall meeting Sunday to discuss police reform of the Omaha Police Department.

Creighton had achieved rock-star status in its last couple of tours around the Missouri Valley Conference.

Ryan Peters walks past building G at Scott Village on Thursday. Peters was allowed inside to recover a few items from his dorm room.

A firefighter tears down a soffit as flames continue to lick the roof of an apartment dormitory on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.

An invasion of innovation hits Siouxland as a new trend features things you might have sitting around or even up in the attic.

Henrique Torres has been in Omaha only about 60 days. The Brazilian exchange student enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to study chemistry.

TWO ALARMS WORTH OF TROUBLE.. AS STUDENTS WATCH THEIR DORM ROOMS BURN FOR aHOURS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA.