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An unauthorized vehicle attempted to enter the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command (Stratcom) Thursday night, prompting gunshots and a lockdown before the driver backed away and left the base. Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, which is home to Stratcom, said the unknown vehicle tried to enter the main gate of the facility at 10 p.m. Offutt security forces activated a barrier system that prevented the vehicle from entering, forcing the individual to turn around. Security also fired shots at the vehicle before it fled the scene, according to the base, and a lockdown was initiated out of an abundance...

Voters in Sarpy County sent a loud and clear message last week. They don't want their elected leaders to become rubber stamps for county administrators. They want leaders willing to halt escalating salaries and benefits packages that remain fixtures for the county's elected officials, their chief deputies and managers. They are tired of hearing how Sarpy County has kept the property tax rate flat over the past decade. They want leaders who will cut spending and lower the tax rate, which remains higher than neighboring Douglas and Lancaster Counties. In Tuesday's Republican primary, angry voters sent the County Board's top...

Authorities are investigating the possible poisoning of two Sarpy County Sheriff's deputies who became ill after eating at a restaurant. Tests showed one deputy had methamphetamine in her system. The deputies ate lunch at the so-far-unnamed restaurant nearly two weeks ago. Shortly after the meal, they noticed symptoms. An investigation is under way to determine whether meth was intentionally put in the deputy's food.