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Six of the nine seats on the OPS board will be held by newcomers.

Voter turnout for Tuesday’s general election was 30 percent.

The Omaha Public Schools board has six new members.

All five incumbents running for re-election to the Omaha City Council won their respective races Tuesday night.

Omahans on Tuesday chose City Councilwoman Jean Stothert as the city’s new Mayor.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have been poring over a west Omaha home where two people were found dead.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska is dead for the year.

Polls are open from 8am to 8pm today in Omaha and parts of Bellevue for the 2013 general election.

A symposium this Friday in Kearney will cover energy-related education programs and their impact, meeting the needs of low-income energy consumers, and exploring how utilities and consumer outreach organizations can work together to find solutions to the challenges presented by energy costs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a teacher retirement bill, arguing that a proposed increase in the state's contribution is unsustainable.