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Nebraska Community Blood Bank hosts Team Goose Blood Drive in honor of cancer survivor
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Community Blood Bank teamed up with one very strong Nebraska kid who won her battle with leukemia back in 2022. The two are on a mission to help others that find themselves in her shoes.
Haylee Werth, a 10-year-old who others have nicknamed “the Goose,” went through 26 months of treatment, and she’s had several blood transfusions during her fight with cancer.
Now, she hosts what’s called the Team Goose Blood Drive in Waverly every year, asking for others to donate to the blood bank. Haylee’s mom said without those blood transfusions, her daughter likely wouldn’t have made it.
“There’s no substitute for blood, so we relied on that just to get her through treatment and keep her alive during that time. They do supply the blood at the Children’s Hospital where she was treated, so it’s kind of cool to see that whole process and now be able to have those donations come back to other kids that are going through the same thing.“
According to the Nebraska Community Blood Bank, roughly one in seven hospital admissions require a blood transfusion.
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An active weather pattern is moving into the region starting tonight, bringing some snow into the region, according to KTIV’s forecast in Sioux City.
A First Alert 6 viewer sent footage of the storms while traveling on Interstate 80 near West Branch, Iowa.
TUESDAY NIGHT
In Siouxland, a batch of precipitation moves in after midnight. It could initially start as rain, but most of the precipitation will fall as snow. Snow showers will likely last through sunrise on Wednesday morning.
The snow will stay light with accumulations near an inch or less. This could create some slick spots on the Wednesday morning commute. Temperatures will probably fall a bit below the freezing mark.
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — UPDATE: Grand Island Police said around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday that the shelter in place order has been lifted .
GIPD said the item was retrieved by the Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad, who is investigating.
The area has also now been reopened.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Grand Island Police Department has cordoned off a local block and is urging residents to shelter in place.
According to GIPD, officers responded to the 4300 block of Sherwood Road just before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. A resident reported finding a suspicious cylindrical object wrapped in duct tape inside a home.
The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad has been called to the scene to investigate the device.
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