Omaha

Anthony Conner, 39, is set to become the first African-American president of the Police Officers Association in Ohama, Nebraska according to Blavity. Conner has given 18 years of his life to four different police stations in Nebraska and believes during all those years that the Omaha Police Department has been mindful of diversity inclusion. “At the end of the […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the call came from an officer who needed help facing an armed robber at a fast-food restaurant, two members of a reality television show riding along with Omaha police hustled to record the confrontation. In the chaotic scene that unfolded, one crew member was struck by “friendly fire” from one […]

What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…

Christopher D. Spears (pictured), 17, was charged Monday with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting his classmate, Dominique Hollie, (pictured below left) also 17, over some…

KETV has discovered troubling details involving the Omaha toddler who was video recorded being encouraged by adults to swear and behave inappropriately. The video titled “The Thug Cycle” was originally posted on the Omaha Police Officers Association’s website after being discovered on Facebook. Since then, the video has gone viral and the child featured and […]

01/10/14- Roland Martin talks with Omaha City Councilman Franklin Thompson and Willie Hamilton, Executive Director of Omaha’s Black Men United, about the viral toddler video and what the men believe is the bigger problem in Omaha. Read the entire interview below. — ROLAND MARTIN:  We, of course, have seen this story, Sybil has talked about […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A toddler who was cursed at and encouraged to curse in a video posted online has been placed in protective custody, Omaha police announced Wednesday. In a news release, police said that four children, including the toddler from the video that was posted by the police union, were removed from the […]

For iPhone users: The video of a toddler using profanities and having profanities used on him by family members went viral this week. The video was posted on the Omaha, Nebraska police union’s website. They say they did it to show what they were up against and to break the so-called “thug cycle” in the […]

According to the Omaha Police Officers Association (POA), there is a “terrible cycle of violence and thuggery” that is rampant throughout the city. The union’s…

According to the Omaha Police Officers Association (POA), there is a “terrible cycle of violence and thuggery” that is rampant throughout the city. The union’s…