OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: A draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) has been prepared for the Willow Creek, Missouri Valley, IA Section 205 Feasibility Study is available for public comment. The feasibility study is being conducted under Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 which allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct projects to reduce damages caused by f  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Buongkhoy Daniel Wal, 19, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 13 years' imprisonment for discharging a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Wal was also sentenced to a five-year term of supervised release to be served after he completes  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Arica Marie Downs, 36, of Rumford, Maine, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 42 months' imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. After her release from prison, Downs will begin a four-year term of super  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Joseph Lynn Duran, 38, of Stapleton, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 2, 2023, to 12 years' imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and for being a felon in possession of firearms. After his release from prison, Duran will beg  more