The City Council voted unanimously to give $50,000 to PACE Omaha as a gesture of support for the troubled organization, with a possibility that they could send another $50,000 there later this year.
Volunteers left early in Elkhorn on Tuesday with the potential for another round of severe weather. But that didn’t keep them out of the rain in the morning.
Blair was one of the many communities hit hard by Friday’s tornadoes. It left many buildings and homes in the community damaged or destroyed, but residents say they’re doing what they can to locate and reclaim what’s lost.
The man arrested by Douglas County sheriff’s deputies accused of illegal activity over the weekend made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday morning.
By The Associated Press and MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG
The judge wrote that Trump “is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.”
By The Associated Press and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
Hundreds of NYPD officers acted after the school’s president said there was no other way to ensure safety and restore order on campus and sought help from the department.
At 126 pounds, Zeus is much bigger than Toto from the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz” -- but a rescuer believes the Rottweiler named for the Greek god of the sky actually got swept up by Friday’s Elkhorn tornado -- not in a basket, but in a sturdy kennel.
Gov. Jim Pillen and other officials got a look at the tornado damage in various areas of Nebraska on Monday during NSP helicopter flights over some of the hardest hit spots in the state.
Mayor Jean Stothert said Monday that she had signed a disaster proclamation that will pave the way for state and federal funding as the area recovers from last week’s storms.