Douglas County News

Bail was set at $50,000 today for an Omaha father accused of ignoring his adolescent son's sexual abuse of a 6-year-old girl.

"Right now, there are close to 1,000 sex offenders living in Douglas County alone," said Chief Deputy Marty Bilek with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Released from prison for his seventh DUI conviction, it took all of five days for Daniel Cano to get caught drinking and driving again.

OMAHA It could soon be easier to get cited for a DUI. The National Transportation Safety Board wants all states to drop the legal Blood Alcohol Content level from .08 to .05. The board said that drunken driving is a consistent threat to public safety and that lowering the limit will change that.

After more than a year of controversies on the Omaha school board, district voters have opted for a fresh start.

Tuesday night Omaha voters will know who their next mayor will be. You can get the latest results at the Douglas County Election Commission's website .

On September 22, 2010, Officer Peterson of the Douglas County Nebraska Sheriff's Department pulled over a vehicle with an out of state license plate headed eastbound on Interstate 80.

The monitoring will ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes.

There are the choices between candidates. Voters will choose a mayor, all seven City Council members and all nine members of a new Omaha Public Schools board.

The Peter Kiewit Institute is to be congratulated on important steps it's taking to put the University of Nebraska - and the Omaha area in particular - on the map nationally as a center of engineering and technology excellence.

The Police Department has refined its policy on the public's use of cameras and video in the wake of a YouTube posting of an arrest that led to the firing of four officers, two of whom are charged with criminal wrongdoing.

The Police Department has refined its policy on the public's use of cameras and video in the wake of a YouTube posting of an arrest that led to the firing of four officers, two of whom are charged with criminal wrongdoing.

A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says 47-year-old Ibrahim Matari was sentenced to time served and was given 30 days to leave this country.

Maurer is chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Fosdick is president and CEO of the Nebraska Medical Center.

Candidates Lacey Merica and William Forsee bring two entirely different sets of experiences to the race to represent Subdistrict 8 on the Omaha school board.

Wednesday was the last day to request an early ballot by mail. But voters can still cast early ballots at the Douglas County Election Commissioner's Office through Monday.

The conference on innovation and entrepreneurship kicks off its fifth year this evening, prompting a look back at how the event has shaped careers and perspectives.

Other schools are bursting at the seams: South, Central and Burke are limiting their freshman enrollment, and Bryan's enrollment is close to capacity.

The endorsements continued Tuesday in the race to represent Subdistrict 3 - Dundee and northwest Omaha - on the Omaha Public Schools board.

The two main parts of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center - the research tower and the hospital - got their own names today during the project's groundbreaking ceremony.