OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Tuesday started.
Douglas County voters head to the polls Tuesday in Nebraska primary
Douglas County voters who have not yet cast their ballot in Nebraska’s primary election will head to the polls Tuesday.
More than 75,000 early ballots were mailed out last month for the primary in Douglas County.
For the second time before election day, the Douglas County Election Commission held a test run of the ballot counting machines. Officials said elections in the county are fair, secure and accurate.
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Nebraska requires voters to show photo ID.
If Douglas County voters requested an early ballot, it is too late to put it in the mail. Voters will need to drop it off at a secure ballot drop box by 8 p.m.
16 Americans brought to Omaha after hantavirus exposure
Sixteen passengers from a cruise ship in Spain are now in Omaha after they were exposed to hantavirus.
The passengers arrived in Omaha early Monday morning and were taken to Nebraska Medicine and UNMC’s campus.
Of those 16, one tested positive for the virus. That person is in the biocontainment unit. The other 15 are in quarantine, where they are being monitored for symptoms. So far, none of them have had any.
The medical director with the biocontainment unit is encouraging the passengers to stay quarantined for 42 days. None of them will have physical contact with anyone who is not one of their physicians.
Two more passengers, a couple, arrived in Omaha on the same plane. However, they were then sent to a biocontainment facility at Emory Hospital in Atlanta.
DCSO releases new info on deputy-involved South Omaha shooting
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office released body camera photos of three deputies involved in a shooting that left a wanted fugitive dead and one deputy hospitalized.
Officials said Jaquan Marion was walking near 19th and Washington when deputies attempted to apprehend him. Deputies tried to get Marion to surrender, but he resisted, according to the sheriff’s office.
Marion ran inside a house, officials said. A deputy kicked in the door.
Body camera footage shows the moment Marion pointed a gun at a deputy. That deputy was shot in the leg, according to the sheriff’s office, and the deputies shot back — killing Marion.
The identities of the deputies involved have not been released. All three deputies are on administrative leave following protocol.
2 injured, 1 to be taken into custody after cutting incident in Omaha
Two people were taken to the hospital, one of which one is set to be taken into custody, after a cutting incident in Omaha Sunday night.
Omaha Police say officers responded to 70th and Grover streets around 9:45 p.m. Sunday. There, officers found two men with stab wounds.
An investigation determined the suspect punched the victim and showed a knife. The victim, in self-defense, cut the suspect with his own knife. The suspect then chased the victim as he tried to get away and stabbed him.
The suspect will be booked into jail once he is released from the hospital. The investigation is ongoing.
NU Cybersecurity expert weighs in on Canvas cyber attack
A cybersecurity attack last week affected more than 8,000 universities and millions of students who use Canvas, a popular education platform.
Experts with UNO’s cybersecurity firm said the hacker group that claimed responsibility has attacked companies before. The group strikes at inconvenient times, like the last week of the school year, and demands ransom.
“They are very commonly known to attack large single points of failure that can sort of affect many different organizations,†Matt Hale, director of Matrix, said.
The group could have access to sensitive student and faculty data, according to Hale. He says another attack could happen if the original issue is not fixed.
Arbitrator rules in favor of the College Sports Commission, against Huskers
An arbitrator sided with the College Sports Commission on Monday in a dispute over Nebraska football NIL deals.
The commission said 18 Nebraska players were being paid up front for future services by Playfly, the school’s multi-media rights partner.
The commission said those athletes can submit new, third-party NIL deals that follow commission rules.
“In a separate case pending in the federal court that approved NIL payments via the House settlement, attorneys are arguing that MMR partners should not be considered “associated entities.†A hearing in that case is scheduled for May 27,” the Associated Press reports.
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