UPDATE: 2 dead, 1 injured after SUV crosses median and collides with semi truck on I-80 Updated: 3:28 PM CST Jan 24, 2021 Share Updated: 3:28 PM CST Jan 24, 2021
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Show Transcript CONDITIONS MADE WAY FOR SEVERAL CRASHES, ESPECIALLY ALONG I-80. THE INTERSTATE WAS SHUT DOWN IN THE WESTBOUND LANES NEAR 192ND AND CAPEHART FOR A FEW HOURS WHILE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATED A CRASH THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S EMILY TENCER JOINS US LIVE ALONG I-80 WITH DETAILS ON THAT CRASH AND HOW ROADS ARE LOOKING NOW. EMILY: DALAUN. THIS SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE JUST REOPENED AN HOUR AG IT WAS SHUTDOWN SINCE AROUND 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF THAT DEADLY CRASH. THE WRECK HAPPENED IN A DITCH NEAR MILE MARKER 432, JUST A COUPLE MILES AWAY FROM THE NEBRASKA CROSSING OUTLET MALL IN GRETNA. A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 80 KILLS TWO PEOPLE AND SENDS ANOTHER TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. THE SARPY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A GMC ENVOY WAS DRIVI
Dollars are going to people in need : Local relief agencies optimistic over new executive orders
President Biden signed an executive order Friday asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand food assistance benefits like SNAP and P-EBT. Share Updated: 10:38 PM CST Jan 22, 2021 Dollars are going to people in need : Local relief agencies optimistic over new executive orders
President Biden signed an executive order Friday asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand food assistance benefits like SNAP and P-EBT. Share Updated: 10:38 PM CST Jan 22, 2021
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Show Transcript EMILY: WE’RE TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM BEING A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE STILL SEEING A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR FOOD. WE’RE SEEING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ENROLL IN SNAP WHO NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD NEED. EMILY: SHELLEY MANN IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SNAP ASSISTANCE AT THE FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND.
A unique mission for Nebraska : Nebraska National Guard, OPD officers in D.C. for inauguration
Nebraska National Guard troops stood by near the Capitol in case any security concerns came up. Share Updated: 10:46 PM CST Jan 20, 2021
Nebraska National Guard troops stood by near the Capitol in case any security concerns came up. Share Updated: 10:46 PM CST Jan 20, 2021
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Show Transcript KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S EMILY TENCER JOINS US LIVE WITH HOW THEY’RE DOING. EMIL 300 NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARE AMONG T 20,000 OTHER SOLDIERS PROTECTING THE CAPITOL TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. ONE CAPTAIN TELLS ME THEY’VE YET TO SEE ANY SECURITY ISSUES. BUT THEY’RE READY IF THEY D SO HELP YOU GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. EMILY: IT’S AN INAUGURATION DAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE. AND RYAN MCINTOSH WITH THE NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD IS HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. PRETTY COOL MISSION JUST TO BE APART OF AND BE IN HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON INAUGUR
Omaha Food Lovers Facebook group helps struggling restaurants
Susie Robison says the group helped save her store from going out of business. Share Updated: 10:53 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
Susie Robison says the group helped save her store from going out of business. Share Updated: 10:53 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript GROUP IS SUPPORTING RESTAURANTS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE, AND HELPING THEM THRIVE. JULIE: WHAT STARTED AS A ONLINE SPACE TO SHARE LOVE FOR LOCAL FOOD GREW INTO A COMMUNITY EAGER TO HELP STRUGGLING BUSINESSES. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S EMILY TENCER SPOKE WITH TWO BUSINESS OWNERS THAT SAY THE GROUP KEPT THEIR BUSINESS ALIVE. EMILY: THE FACEBOOK GROUP OMAHA FOOD LOVERS TRIPLED IN SIZE OVER THE PANDEMIC, JUMPING FROM 16,000 FOLLOWERS TO ALMOST 50,000. MEMBERS WERE DETERMINED TO HELP OUT LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THOSE RESTAURANTS TELL ME THE GROUP HAS BEEN A BIG HELP. IT WAS A HOPEFUL FIRST FIVE DAYS FOR WONTON JON’S FOOD TRUC
Lincoln senator introduces new bill to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska
The issue almost made it on the November 2020 ballot but it was rejected by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Jan 16, 2021
Lincoln senator introduces new bill to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska
The issue almost made it on the November 2020 ballot but it was rejected by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Jan 16, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS IS OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER, KETV NEWSWATCH 7 AT 10:00. DALAUN: THE FIGHT FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEBRASKA IS BACK AS A STATE SENATOR INTRODUCES A NEW BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE. WE ARE GLAD YOU JOINED US TONIGHT. I’M DALAUN DILLARD. THE ISSUE ALMOST MADE IT ON THE NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT FOR NEBRASKANS TO VOTE ON. BUT IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT WHO SAID THE PROPOSAL, VIOLATED THE SING SUBJECT RULE. THAT IS BECAUSE IT ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF CANNAB