Michael Bell
Digital Content Producer
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Mike Bell grew up in Norfolk, NE and spent 13 years covering news of all kinds in the Midwest.
His focus was crime and breaking news, which earned him several investigative reporting awards stemming from countless hours combing through court records.
After joining the digital team at WOWT and later becoming content producer at Local News Live, he now works as a digital producer for KVVU in Las Vegas.
He lives in Omaha with his wife, daughters and collection of lawn gnomes.
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On Monday, the Nevada Legislature passed AB140 to mark Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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The city of Las Vegas is offering a Citizens Police Academy beginning Aug. 16.
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As the 120-day-long session of the Nevada Legislature comes to a close today, the Senate voted to carry on bills previously vetoed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.
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On Thursday, June 1, the North Las Vegas Police Department gave updates for the first time on three homicide cases from May 17 to May 29.
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The Enforcement Division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board busted a cheating scheme at The Cosmopolitan with the casino’s help, the NGCB announced Thursday.
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A man arrested Wednesday has been charged with murder in connection to a May 30 homicide case, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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The Nevada Legislature held a hearing today on a bill to help fund the stadium for the Oakland A’s coming to Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas residents can park at The STRAT for free if they have a Nevada ID.
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A pedestrian suffered severe injuries after being hit by a car near Lake Mead Boulevard and North HPecos Road on Friday night, according to authorities.
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A Las Vegas woman arrested Wednesday had a dead snake in her car along with methamphetamine, according to the LVMPD.
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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed a lawsuit against Las Vegas and ICE’s use of immigration detainers.
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A second suspect has been apprehended in connection to a shooting of two teenagers on May 9, according to authorities.
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A bill passed in the Nevada Legislature Wednesday will allow cameras in nursing homes to be installed when patients request them.
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Las Vegas Police ask for community’s help with February double homicide
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The Southern Nevada Health District is urging heightened public awareness of the health dangers associated with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is increasingly being found in the country’s illicit drug supply and linked to overdose deaths throughout the United States.
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The Henderson Police Department are responding to a barricaded suspect call.
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Law enforcement were able to identify two women accused of murdering a man inside a Las Vegas Strip hotel room earlier this month through posts shared on their Instagram accounts, police say.
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A Las Vegas woman is accused of stealing more than $1 million in jewelry from a hotel room where she worked as a housekeeper.
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A bicyclist died after a crash with a vehicle Monday night in the northwest valley, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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Eight puppies with burns on their paws were brought to the Animal Foundation late Sunday, according to the shelter’s Instagram account.
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A Las Vegas teen has been arrested after the FBI learned he allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his former high school, according to authorities.
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The first confirmed case of rabies this year has been found in a bat in Clark County.
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A Las Vegas man was arrested following a car crash that killed a pedestrian near East Sahara Avenue and South Maryland Parkway on Sunday.
One person has died following a car crash near East Russell Road and Boulder Highway on Sunday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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A private school in the west Las Vegas Valley is recalling its yearbooks after it was discovered that a published quote submitted by a student is from a “hate group leader.”
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A Las Vegas mother is being held on $20,000 following her arrest Thursday for child abuse, as authorities allege she allowed her 17-month-old to eat fentanyl-laced painkillers.
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A Las Vegas man is charged with reckless driving after he allegedly crashed a car into a house while speeding between 90 to 100 mph, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
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A bill to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow a state-run lottery was passed by committee and is headed to the floor of the Legislature as of Thursday afternoon.
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A bill proposed in the Nevada Legislature would give students the right at public school graduations to wear tribal regalia or other adornments if passed.
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The grand jury indictment against a former Las Vegas Raiders player details the scene where he allegedly pulled a gun on a valet attendant and threatened to kill him.
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man in connection to a murder investigation from Feb. 10.
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Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones announced Wednesday he is stepping down as vice chair of the board.
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A teacher at Cheyenne High School was arrested and placed on leave Wednesday after Clark County School District police found a gun in her car at the parking lot.
A former player for the Las Vegas Raiders has been indicted on charges brought forth from a fight at a Las Vegas hotel one year ago, according to court records.
On Wednesday the Nevada Legislature approved a resolution to possibly amend the state constitution to guarantee reproductive freedom and abortion care.
A Las Vegas woman is out on bail following an alleged drunk driving crash in which she is accused of attempting to bribe others involved at the scene, according to police.
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A Las Vegas man who took part in the riot on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021 has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has responded to reports of a shooting at the 8900 block of Jamie Lee Ave.
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The sex abuse charges of a former “Dances With Wolves” actor charged in Nevada with abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade are being appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court, according to a filing Tuesday.
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A Charlotte, NC man arrested in Las Vegas faces charges of making threats to carry out mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, according to federal prosecutors.
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A 62-year-old man is facing his 10th DUI following his arrest on May 2, according to authorities.
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A North Las Vegas man is being held without bail after allegedly telling police he drank alcohol before driving, leading to the death of a pedestrian, according to authorities.
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Two lost and exhausted hikers were rescued from the White Rock Trail area on April 30 thanks to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office and others.
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Debate was held in the Nevada Legislature on a bill to make healthcare providers who implant their own reproductive cells into a patient without their consent guilty of fertility fraud, a class B felony.
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According to a recently published study by Quotewizard, Nevada has the second least-distracted drivers in the country.
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Las Vegas police say a man died as a result of injuries he sustained after officers said he crashed into "several landscaping boulders."
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NHL star Max Pacioretty has sold his $11 million home located at 42 Crested Cloud Way - the highest sale price in the Greater Las Vegas area this year so far.
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Two bills concerning gun control were the subject of statements at the Nevada Legislature’s committee on the Judiciary Friday.
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The Boulder City Police Department announced a traffic stop ended with guns being seized and one person being arrested for DUI on Thursday night.
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has made an arrest in the case of a woman’s murder on Feb. 27.
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