MECA CEO Adam J. Straight talks first weeks leading the organization

In a monthly KETV studio interview, Adam J. Straight shares early takeaways and what he hopes to build next.
US to expand passport revocations for parents who owe child support, AP sources say

Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally.
Feb. 3: Omaha City Council approves plan for Saddle Creek Marketplace

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Greg Brown, founding Cake guitarist who wrote ‘The Distance,’ dies

Greg Brown, a founding guitarist in the band Cake who wrote their biggest hit song “The Distance,” has died.
Omaha-area music venue hosts award-winning rockers The Black Keys

Grammy award-winning rockers known for songs like “Lonely Boy” and “Gold on the Ceiling” are coming to the Omaha area this year.
Maxim Naumov, who lost parents in DC plane crash, makes Olympics debut

Maxim Naumov took the ice Tuesday in the men’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy.
Neck guards are mandatory in hockey at the Olympics. That’s an adjustment for NHL players

The sport’s governing body voted to make them mandatory at all international events in the aftermath of the death of Adam Johnson from a skate cut to the neck.
‘He’s carrying a gun’: Former FBI agent discusses video of masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch

The FBI released video and images Tuesday afternoon of a masked intruder on Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing.
Legislature’s Appropriations Committee mulls cuts to DHHS, Medicaid

Gov. Jim Pillen’s originally proposed plan would see roughly $150 million stripped from the agency over the next two years.
Norwegian biathlon bronze medalist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview

A top Norwegian biathlete made a surprising revelation during a live broadcast after winning bronze in the men’s Olympic biathlon