Police in omaha spent much of the afternoon in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a west omaha home. Its unclear just how many people are in the home, however one person emerged from the residence unharmed. Initially a person in the house called police, saying hed been shot, and his girlfriend was being held hostage. Officers are attempting to negotiate with the suspect. Jenna an Iowa Senate Committee is taking on concussions head on, putting forward a bill on preventing these kinds of injuries and it has a lot of coaches and trainers talking. The bill focuses on preventing concussions and will be hitting the Senate Sub Committee floor monday. The proposed bill would make it mandatory for home teams to provide athletic trainers at every varsity level game for collision sports. Those include wrestling, football and both boys and girls soccer. The biggest hurdle the bill faces is that its not funded. Which means more costs for already struggling schools. Son, i have a se
Man barricaded inside a west omaha home. A spokesperson at the scene tells at omaha abc station that a man called 911 saying hed been shot, and that his girlfriend was being held hostage. Authorities are trying to establish who is in the house and how many people are involved. Jenna the iowa utilities board has yet to make a decision on the Dakota Access pipeline that would run through the state. The board held its final scheduled meeting yesterday. During these meetings, Board Members have been revealing all theyve learned over the past several months. Through sworn testimony and hearings. Some still think the decision has already been members are getting more information from people on both sides of the issue. And that is making the decision even more difficult. Its a struggle. I dont like that part of this process. Board members say, regardless of their decision, these companies will want to of their decision, these companies will want to transport crude oil. Their Spokesman Says he