AdvertisementMultiple 'high risk' coronavirus evacuees from quarantined cruise ship brought to OmahaHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDETERMINE WHAT’S NEXT. THE END IS FAR FROM NEAR FOR THE 13 EVACUEES WHO TOUCHED DOWN IN OMAHA MONDAY MORNING. >> THEY WERE VERY TIRED AFTER THE LONG TRAVEL, BUT THEIR SPIRITS WERE HIGH. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL ONCE THEY GOT ON THE BUSES. DALAUN: WHAT STARTED AS A RELAXING TRIP ON THIS CRUISE SHIP TURNED INTO A TWO WEEK QUARANTINE OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, THEN A FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC, AND NOW, ANOTHER TWO WEEK QUARANTINE AT UNMC. >> THOSE THAT TEST...…AdvertisementMultiple 'high risk' coronavirus evacuees from quarantined cruise ship brought to OmahaHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDETERMINE WHAT’S NEXT. THE END IS FAR FROM NEAR FOR THE 13 EVACUEES WHO TOUCHED DOWN IN OMAHA MONDAY MORNING. >> THEY WERE VERY TIRED AFTER THE LONG TRAVEL, BUT THEIR SPIRITS WERE HIGH. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL ONCE THEY GOT ON THE BUSES. DALAUN: WHAT STARTED AS A RELAXING TRIP ON THIS CRUISE SHIP TURNED INTO A TWO WEEK QUARANTINE OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, THEN A FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC, AND NOW, ANOTHER TWO WEEK QUARANTINE AT UNMC. >> THOSE THAT TEST...WW…

AdvertisementNebraska DOT releases plan for major Omaha freeway expansionsAdvertisementNebraska DOT releases plan for major Omaha freeway expansionsVideo above shows what diverging diamond interchange will look likeThe Nebraska Department of Transportation expects to start interchange and mainline expansion projects around 2025.NDOT tells KETV Newswatch 7 that they have not done design work yet, but the purpose of their plan is to improve safety on the road. According to their Metro Area Travel Improvement Study, they plan on turning the following interchanges into a diverging diamond...…AdvertisementNebraska DOT releases plan for major Omaha freeway expansionsAdvertisementNebraska DOT releases plan for major Omaha freeway expansionsVideo above shows what diverging diamond interchange will look likeThe Nebraska Department of Transportation expects to start interchange and mainline expansion projects around 2025.NDOT tells KETV Newswatch 7 that they have not done design work yet, but the purpose of their plan is to improve safety on the road. According to their Metro Area Travel Improvement Study, they plan on turning the following interchanges into a diverging diamond...WW…

AdvertisementThe “Nebraska Promise” will take effect in fall 2020NU to offer free tuition to Nebraska students with family incomes of $60,000 or lessThe “Nebraska Promise” will take effect in fall 2020Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptTODAY THAT WILL HELP SOME MIDDLE-CLASS NEBRASKA FAMILIES. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ANNOUNCED IT WILL OFFER IN-STATE STUDENTS FREE TUITIO IF THEIR HOUSEHOLD MAKES $60,000 A YEAR OR LESS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ANDREW OZAKI IS IN LINCOLN WI THIS STORY. >> ALL AROUND US, WE’RE BEING TOLD HOW TERRIBLE THINGS ARE. ANDREW: BUT SOME POSITIVE NEWS FROM A UNIVERSITY,...…AdvertisementThe “Nebraska Promise” will take effect in fall 2020NU to offer free tuition to Nebraska students with family incomes of $60,000 or lessThe “Nebraska Promise” will take effect in fall 2020Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptTODAY THAT WILL HELP SOME MIDDLE-CLASS NEBRASKA FAMILIES. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ANNOUNCED IT WILL OFFER IN-STATE STUDENTS FREE TUITIO IF THEIR HOUSEHOLD MAKES $60,000 A YEAR OR LESS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ANDREW OZAKI IS IN LINCOLN WI THIS STORY. >> ALL AROUND US, WE’RE BEING TOLD HOW TERRIBLE THINGS ARE. ANDREW: BUT SOME POSITIVE NEWS FROM A UNIVERSITY,...WW…

AdvertisementJake Gardner's best friend calls on the Department of Justice to release the secret grand jury transcripts'He lost his faith in the justice system,' Jake Gardner's best friend speaks about his suicideJake Gardner's best friend calls on the Department of Justice to release the secret grand jury transcriptsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptMICHELLE: WHEN THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS MOVED INTO THE OLD MARKET MAY 30 AND STARTED TO TURN VIOLENT, JAKE GARDNER HEADED TO HIS BAR, "THE HIVE," ON HARNEY STREET. >> JAKE FELT LIKE HE NEEDED TO BE PROTECTING THOSE LIQU BOTTLES IN HIS BAR, AFTER...…AdvertisementJake Gardner's best friend calls on the Department of Justice to release the secret grand jury transcripts'He lost his faith in the justice system,' Jake Gardner's best friend speaks about his suicideJake Gardner's best friend calls on the Department of Justice to release the secret grand jury transcriptsHide TranscriptShow TranscriptMICHELLE: WHEN THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS MOVED INTO THE OLD MARKET MAY 30 AND STARTED TO TURN VIOLENT, JAKE GARDNER HEADED TO HIS BAR, "THE HIVE," ON HARNEY STREET. >> JAKE FELT LIKE HE NEEDED TO BE PROTECTING THOSE LIQU BOTTLES IN HIS BAR, AFTER...WW…

AdvertisementCOLD CASE ARREST: Stepbrother accused in horrific 1999 murder of 22-year-old Kimberly RatliffHide TranscriptShow TranscriptCOUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE NAME A SUSPECT IN A NEARLY 21-YEAR-OLD MURDER CAS INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE MATT KENNEDY KILLED HIS STEP-SISTER, KIMBERLY RATLIFF, BACK IN 1999 POLICE FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE A VEHICLE NEAR 14TH AND WEST BROADWAY. AT THE TIME, THEY SAID SHE WAS KILLED ELSEWHERE AND LEFT HERE, BEHIND A BUILDIN KENNEDY IS JAILED IN MONTANA, WAITING EXTRADITION TO IOWA. TWO DECADES AGO, POLICE TOLD US THEY KNEW WHO KILLED RATLIFF, THEY JUST DIDN’T HAVE THE...…AdvertisementCOLD CASE ARREST: Stepbrother accused in horrific 1999 murder of 22-year-old Kimberly RatliffHide TranscriptShow TranscriptCOUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE NAME A SUSPECT IN A NEARLY 21-YEAR-OLD MURDER CAS INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE MATT KENNEDY KILLED HIS STEP-SISTER, KIMBERLY RATLIFF, BACK IN 1999 POLICE FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE A VEHICLE NEAR 14TH AND WEST BROADWAY. AT THE TIME, THEY SAID SHE WAS KILLED ELSEWHERE AND LEFT HERE, BEHIND A BUILDIN KENNEDY IS JAILED IN MONTANA, WAITING EXTRADITION TO IOWA. TWO DECADES AGO, POLICE TOLD US THEY KNEW WHO KILLED RATLIFF, THEY JUST DIDN’T HAVE THE...WW…

AdvertisementBELLEVUE SONIC SHOOTING: Police identify victims from mass shooting Saturday eveningHide TranscriptShow TranscriptI’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIA CORNELL BELLEVUE POLICE. JUST IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING OFFICERS. SAY 28 YEAR-OLD RYAN HALBERT AND 22 YEAR-OLD NATHAN PASTRANA DIED ATTHE SCENE TWO OTHERS WERE CRITICALLY HURT BEFORE ALSO TAUGHT 23 YEAR OLD ROBERTO SILVA JUNIOR KETV NEWSWATCH. SEVEN, SARAH FILI LEADS OFF OUR BIG STORY TEAM COVERAGE WITH NEW VIDEO OF OFFICERS MAKING THE ARREST. LOUISVILLE POLICE STILL HAVE THIS AREA BLOCKED OFF WITH...…AdvertisementBELLEVUE SONIC SHOOTING: Police identify victims from mass shooting Saturday eveningHide TranscriptShow TranscriptI’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIA CORNELL BELLEVUE POLICE. JUST IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOOTING OFFICERS. SAY 28 YEAR-OLD RYAN HALBERT AND 22 YEAR-OLD NATHAN PASTRANA DIED ATTHE SCENE TWO OTHERS WERE CRITICALLY HURT BEFORE ALSO TAUGHT 23 YEAR OLD ROBERTO SILVA JUNIOR KETV NEWSWATCH. SEVEN, SARAH FILI LEADS OFF OUR BIG STORY TEAM COVERAGE WITH NEW VIDEO OF OFFICERS MAKING THE ARREST. LOUISVILLE POLICE STILL HAVE THIS AREA BLOCKED OFF WITH...WW…

AdvertisementJoe Biden won the electoral college vote in the state's 2nd districtCould Omaha's single electoral vote for Joe Biden decide the presidential race?Joe Biden won the electoral college vote in the state's 2nd districtHide TranscriptShow TranscriptOVERCOME. BACK TO YOU. ROB: NEBRASKA IS PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. JULIE: TRUMP TAKES 15 -- 59%, BUT BIDEN STEALS A DISTRICT VOTE IN DISTRICT 2. REPORTER: NEBRASKA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. >> YOU SEE BLUE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. MR. BIDEN:...…AdvertisementJoe Biden won the electoral college vote in the state's 2nd districtCould Omaha's single electoral vote for Joe Biden decide the presidential race?Joe Biden won the electoral college vote in the state's 2nd districtHide TranscriptShow TranscriptOVERCOME. BACK TO YOU. ROB: NEBRASKA IS PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. JULIE: TRUMP TAKES 15 -- 59%, BUT BIDEN STEALS A DISTRICT VOTE IN DISTRICT 2. REPORTER: NEBRASKA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. >> YOU SEE BLUE IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. MR. BIDEN:...WW…

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AdvertisementBystander 'legally blind' from pepperball during Omaha protests, files claim against Sarpy CountyHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHE SAYS THAT NIGHT HAS CHANGED HIS NIGHT -- HIS LIFE FOREVER. IT’S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE PROTESTS NEAR 72 AND DODGE. BUT THE AFTERMATH IS LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON ADAM KEUP. >> IT SEEMS LIKE FROM WHAT I CAN PROCESS, MY RIGHT EYE IS ALMOST SHUTTING OFF. MY BRAIN DOESN’T REALLY REGISTER THE RIGHT EYE. >> KEUP SAYS A PEPPERBALL FIRED BY SARPY COUNTY DEPUTY LEFT HIM LEGALLY BLIND IN HIS RIGHT EYE. KEUP WAS AMONG THE THOUSANDS PROTESTING...…AdvertisementBystander 'legally blind' from pepperball during Omaha protests, files claim against Sarpy CountyHide TranscriptShow TranscriptHE SAYS THAT NIGHT HAS CHANGED HIS NIGHT -- HIS LIFE FOREVER. IT’S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE PROTESTS NEAR 72 AND DODGE. BUT THE AFTERMATH IS LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON ADAM KEUP. >> IT SEEMS LIKE FROM WHAT I CAN PROCESS, MY RIGHT EYE IS ALMOST SHUTTING OFF. MY BRAIN DOESN’T REALLY REGISTER THE RIGHT EYE. >> KEUP SAYS A PEPPERBALL FIRED BY SARPY COUNTY DEPUTY LEFT HIM LEGALLY BLIND IN HIS RIGHT EYE. KEUP WAS AMONG THE THOUSANDS PROTESTING...WW…

Advertisement'It's devastating to think that we were so close to something that could've made this fight a little easier.''It's devastating': Mothers of sons with epilepsy speak out on medical marijuana ballot ruling'It's devastating to think that we were so close to something that could've made this fight a little easier.'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptMORE DEATHS. ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME THE 2020 COVERAGE TONIGHT AND THE TWO MAJOR DECISIONS FROM THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT. WELL FIRST THE COURT REVERSES THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S DECISION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA THAT INITIATIVE WILL NOT BE ON THE...…Advertisement'It's devastating to think that we were so close to something that could've made this fight a little easier.''It's devastating': Mothers of sons with epilepsy speak out on medical marijuana ballot ruling'It's devastating to think that we were so close to something that could've made this fight a little easier.'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptMORE DEATHS. ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME THE 2020 COVERAGE TONIGHT AND THE TWO MAJOR DECISIONS FROM THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT. WELL FIRST THE COURT REVERSES THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S DECISION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA THAT INITIATIVE WILL NOT BE ON THE...WW…