OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Tuesday started.
One injured after being hit by car in Omaha’s Midtown area
One person is in the hospital after they were hit by a car in Omaha’s Midtown area late Monday.
OPD officers were called to the incident near 40th and Cuming streets just after 10:30 p.m. Monday.
Police dispatch confirmed the status of the crash victim wit
Nonprofit sues Neb. Secretary of State over DOJ demand for voter data
First Alert 6 has new details on a request from the Department of Justice asking for Nebraskans’ voter registration data.
Monday was the deadline set by the federal government for Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen to hand over the data. The nonprofit Common Cause Nebraska is now filing a lawsuit to block the request.
On Sept 8., the DOJ sent a letter to Evnen’s office requesting personal information on voters such as addresses, drivers license numbers and the last four digits of social security numbers.
Voting rights advocates say while some of that information is easily accessible, some is not, and Nebraskans’ privacy could be at risk. The DOJ has said it wants the info to help keep a more accurate voter registration list and weed out any voter fraud.
Common Cause, a nonprofit which advocates for “good government,” says elections should be handled by the states and their secretary of state offices, and that it’s not the DOJ’s place to ask for this information.
City Council to discuss homeless encampments in Omaha Tuesday
In its weekly meeting Tuesday, Omaha’s City Council will hear proposals over homeless encampments and medical marijuana.
One proposed ordinance would create rules for unauthorized encampments on public property. Those that do not comply would face penalties.
Mayor John Ewing Jr. doesn’t like the proposal. Monday afternoon, he spoke about developing a program that addresses homelessness and asked city council for more time to study the issue.
In the past week, First Alert 6 has investigated homeless camps near Mason and 16th streets under a South Omaha bridge, along 13th Street just north of Interstate 80, and near 28th and Pinkney in North Omaha.
Another proposal mandates that any place distributing medical marijuana must follow the rules put in place by the state. The Omaha City Council meets at 2 p.m. most Tuesdays with meetings livestreamed on the city’s website.
Nebraska senate race heats up with Pete Ricketts, Dan Osborn
Although we are more than a year out from the 2026 Midterms, the campaign season for the Nebraska senate seat is not slowing down.
Independent Dan Osborn held an event in Lincoln Monday after launching his campaign nearly three months ago. In last year’s election, he ran against Sen. Deb Fischer, narrowly losing by nearly 63,000 votes.
“I’m not going to take money from anybody,” Osborn said Monday. “I’m gonna do your bidding, the way it was intended: a government by and for the people. Right now? It’s government for the one percent and the corporations, and I think we’re fed up.”
Osborn’s event comes one day after his opponent next November, Senator Pete Ricketts, kicked off his re-election campaign Sunday.
“We’re gonna be out talking about what we’re doing in Washington D.C. to be able to make people’s lives more affordable,” Ricketts said. “To be able to make communities more safe, provide more housing. All the things that are going to impact people’s lives…”
Ricketts was appointed in 2023 by Governor Jim Pillen after Ben Sasse left the position. He was elected to the seat last November.
Mobile diabetes center visiting Open Door Mission in Omaha Tuesday
Nebraska Methodist will bring its mobile diabetes center to the Open Door Mission on Tuesday.
The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. Nursing students will be providing free blood glucose and blood pressure checks.
Also Tuesday, you can support the Huskers in the Big Ten’s We Give Blood drive. The University of Nebraska – Lincoln is currently trailing Wisconsin.
To have your donation count, you can log it on the Big Ten’s donation page. Lincoln has three locations that are participating in the drive, and Omaha has five.
If you’ve given blood since August 27, you can still put your name toward the race. You can donate until December 5.
Ribbon cutting to be held Tuesday for new Council Bluffs mural
On Tuesday, First Alert 6 will get a look at the largest mural ever created in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The mural, called the Tracks of Time, stretches 560 feet along the First Avenue Trail at Katelman Steel. More than 20 artists came together to work on the mural, each creating a mini mural on a train car.
A ribbon cutting event will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 2032 2nd Ave.
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