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23-year-old Cozad man charged with child enticement

23-year-old Cozad man charged with child enticement

  • Andrew Bottrell

A 23-year-old Cozad man has been accused of enticing a minor through electronic communications.

Gothenburg juniors' 'incredible' season ends after losing winner-takes-all championship game to Holdrege

Gothenburg juniors' 'incredible' season ends after losing winner-takes-all championship game to Holdrege

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The Gothenburg Melons juniors fell short in a 7-5 loss to Holdrege Phelps Medical Group in the second game of the B-6 Junior Area Tournament Tuesday in Minden.

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    Photos: North Omaha fire severely damages two homes Monday evening

    Photos: North Omaha fire severely damages two homes Monday evening

    • Nikos Frazier World-Herald Photo/Video Editor

    Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.

    Business report details job losses in Nebraska food processing

    Business report details job losses in Nebraska food processing

    • Julie Anderson Omaha World-Herald

    While most of Nebraska's manufacturing job losses were in food processing, it's a particularly important sector for the state, with its vast acres of corn and soybeans and livestock production.

    Kearney Cruise Nite concert will be a tribute to the Everly Brothers

    Kearney Cruise Nite concert will be a tribute to the Everly Brothers

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    Kearney student 'disappointed, shocked, angry, upset' that Joseph's closing

    Kearney student 'disappointed, shocked, angry, upset' that Joseph's closing

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    Joseph's College Cosmetology campuses in Kearney, Grand Island, Norfolk and Lincoln will close July 31, the college said. The Kearney location is at 2213 Central Ave.

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    Man dies, two other people injured in northwest Omaha crash

    Man dies, two other people injured in northwest Omaha crash

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    Gothenburg juniors' 'incredible' season ends after losing winner-takes-all championship game to Holdrege

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    Ricketts tops Osborn in fundraising, but Osborn leads in individual donations

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    The judge denied a defense claim that death-penalty statutes are arbitrary and capricious, an argument the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected in 2005, finding it and seven other claims raised meritless.

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    In the lawsuit, Frost claims he is owed $5 million — $2.5 million each for the 2025 and 2026 seasons as an "offset" portion of his contract — from the university for damages.

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