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In today's newsletter:

  • How four Omaha-area high-speed chases ended with arrests, not injuries
  • Do you recognize the Jeep from this west Omaha hit-and-run?
  • How a 14-year-old turned an Omaha veteran into a hero

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📰 News we're reading

• Multiple Omaha arrests after four pursuits in 10 days (klkntv.com) — Recent high-speed chases in and around Omaha led to several arrests after drivers on motorcycles and in cars fled traffic stops at extreme speeds, sometimes with children in the vehicles. Omaha Police and Nebraska State Patrol credit strong coordination and aviation support for ending all four pursuits safely over the past 10 days.
   

• Jeep driver wanted after running over 14-year-old, driving away in west Omaha road rage incident (3newsnow.com) — Deputies are searching for a black four-door Jeep Wrangler after its driver allegedly chased kids on an electric dirt bike and ran over a 14-year-old near 205th and Harrison in west Omaha, then drove away. Investigators are reviewing camera footage, and the sheriff's office says felony charges are likely as Omaha-area communities debate how to handle electric dirt bikes on roads.
   

• Korean War veteran, 95, receives letters of thanks from South Korean students through teen friendship in Omaha (3newsnow.com) — A 95-year-old Korean War veteran with roots in Union, Nebraska is being honored in Omaha through a touching friendship with a 14-year-old whose family is stationed at Offutt. Their bond led South Korean students to send pages of thank-you letters and drew a photographer from South Korea to Field Club to document his story for future generations.
   

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