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A dozen restaurants that have not paid their food and drink permit fees will be closed, starting today.

The giraffes will have heated floors.

Forecasters said most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa can expect a decent chance of showers and thunderstorms by Friday night, with severe weather possible.

The Vote Yes for OPS Kids Committee is running ads, sending out mailers and planting yard signs to persuade voters to back the $409.9 million OPS bond measure appearing on Tuesday's ballot.

The Omaha-Douglas Public Building Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on resolutions declaring its intent to issue $110 million in bonds for a juvenile justice center, and $10 million for a parking garage.

Last Sunday afternoon, there was Jennifer Snyder all worn out from not running the Lincoln Marathon.

Taylor Wilson, who was linked to a white nationalist group, was scheduled to stand trial June 11 in U.S. District Court on two charges of terrorism against a mass transportation system.

The Nebraska Highway Safety Office doesn't keep stats on vehicle-house crashes, but the agency's administrator says they happen more than people might think.

If voters sign off on Tuesday, the district will add classrooms to its two high schools, enough to expand enrollment of each school to at least 2,000 kids.

As recently as 15 years ago, 7 percent of Douglas County voters cast ballots before Election Day. By the 2016 presidential election, the number approached 34 percent.