Ice Jam Prompts Evacuations In Sarpy County An ice jam on the Platte River in Sarpy County has prompted evacuations, according to the Sarpy County Sheriff's Department.

Spangler Takes Stand In His Manslaughter Trial Todd Spangler testified late Wednesday in his own manslaughter trial, saying the sharp left turn he took in a boat while pulling two women on a tube was no different then what the had done "hundreds of other times."

Shooter Talks About Regrets In Jailhouse Interview A jury has found Daniel Miller guilty of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting death of a Millard teenager.

Burglars Enter Occupied House, Flee Police said home burglars high-tailed it out of a house Wednesday morning after realizing the owner was still inside.

Flood Warning Issued For 3 Nebraska Counties A flood warning has been issued for the areas of Cuming, Dodge and southwest Washington counties. The warning is in effect until 11 a.m. Thursday.

Nelson Lone Democrat To Vote Against Bill U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson was the lone Democrat to vote against a sweeping measure that includes an extension of unemployment benefits.

17 Citizens Seek City Council Seat Seventeen citizens turned in their petition signatures as they seek to fill a City Council seat vacated by Chuck Sigerson.

Lawmakers Divided Over Plan To Pay Teachers Raises Nebraska lawmakers are divided over a plan to give teachers raises based on their performance.

Ponca Hills House 1st In Area Built With Chinese Design An Omaha man has spent the past 10 years developing his labor of love, a pagoda-style home in the hills of northwest Omaha that sits on the highest elevation in Douglas County.

Gunman Robs Walgreens Police are looking for a man who held up a Walgreens Wednesday morning.

Police Say Man Threatened To Burn Down House Police said an Omaha man threatened to burn down his house with his children inside.

County Official Says No Chance Dam Will Break Pottwattamie County’s supervisor said there is absolutely no chance an earthen dam will break north of Council Bluffs.

Taxpayer Group Says Changes Don't Go Far Enough A taxpayer group said the city's approval of the police union contract proposal didn’t go far enough.

Thousands Of Pot Plants Found In Lincoln Raid Investigators in Lincoln discovered three rental homes that had been ripped apart and filled with more than 1,000 marijuana plants. The city’s police chief said it’s the biggest growing operation he’s ever seen.

Rescuers Pull 4 People From Icy Pond Two boys fell through the ice on a pond in the southwest corner of the Omaha metro Tuesday. Two adults trying to rescue them also fell through.

Prosecution: Kofoed's Perfect DNA Match 'Nearly Impossible' The chief crime scene investigator in Douglas County said he didn't plant evidence in a Bellevue trash bin during the investigation of a 2003 murder case.

Chancellor Cuts $3.5M From University Budget University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman outlined two major budget cuts in a memo obtained by KETV NewsWatch 7.

Metro Pushing For Google's Next Big Thing The Omaha area has been named as a site in a nationwide search for Google to test a new, super high-speed Internet service.