Nostalgic summer program returns, giving free pizza to kids who read

Voracious readers can again get free pizza this summer as a long-running summer reading program makes its return.
Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere. That would make it the solar system’s smallest object yet with a clearly detected global atmosphere bound by gravity.
April 24: Capitol Environs Commission approves LPS parking lot landscaping plan
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Alex Ligertwood, former Santana vocalist, dies at 79

Alex Ligertwood, a musician best known for being a vocalist in the band Santana, has died. He was 79.
April 23: Metro Transit Board approves facility upgrades and clean audit
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STEM college majors rank among those with the top-paying salaries. See the full list here

Computer, chemical and aerospace engineering offered some of the highest early-career wages.
UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the US moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates says it is under attack by Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took hold in early April.
This warehouse fire left firefighters standing in a foot of melted butter

A warehouse fire in 1991 melted millions of pounds of butter and cheese, making the blaze worse.
Nebraska State Patrol sends ‘help an officer’ call

NSP sends ‘help an officer’ call late Sunday night
One person seriously hurt in fiery two-car crash

Omaha police respond to a crash that left a person seriously injured