STRONG STORMS, STRONGER NEIGHBORS: Visible progress 2 years after Arbor Day tornadoes
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The storms were strong, but these communities are stronger. Sunday will mark two years since the Arbor Day tornadoes hit our neighborhoods — Upending lives from Elkhorn, Nebraska into Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties in Iowa. Those long-track twisters roared up from Lincoln the afternoon of April 26, 2024, […]
Manhattan’s Deli closes its downtown location at 19th and Farnam due to ongoing streetcar construction.
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Manhattan’s Deli is closing its location at 19th and Farnam due to the ongoing construction. Patrons are expressing sadness over the closure, noting concerns for employees who are unable to commute to the deli’s second location. Mayor John Ewing Jr. says the city is exploring partnerships with nonprofits […]
NU regents greenlight $600M Memorial Stadium rebuild and renovations
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously voted Friday to proceed with the “Big Red Rebuild” for $600 million in major renovations to Memorial Stadium. After years of pause and reflection, proposed changes to Memorial Stadium came back to the regents at a larger price tag […]
Bacon responds to departures: ‘This isn’t just Secretary Hegseth’s Pentagon, this is America’s Pentagon’
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — He returned to his home district on Thursday night, then connected with reporters virtually Friday morning. 3 News Now’s Mary Nelson asked Congressman Don Bacon (NE, District 2), who served as Brigadier General in the US Air Force, about high-level Pentagon departures. He characterized […]
Regents eliminate four degrees at UNK as part of $4.5 million campus budget cuts
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday finalized academic cuts at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, bringing total reductions at the central-Nebraska campus to $4.5 million this academic year. Regents voted 8-0 to eliminate three undergraduate degree programs and 7-1 to eliminate a master’s […]
‘Almost like a dinosaur’: Big Snap, world’s largest common snapping turtle, awed countless Nebraskans
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‘Not an easy place to be a tree’: The hunt for Nebraska’s biggest trees
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Nebraska U.S. Senate Democratic primary fundraising lopsided
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The race to be the Democratic nominee for Nebraska’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is lopsided in campaign funding. Cindy Burbank, a self-employed pharmacy financial counselor, outraised anti-abortion pastor William Forbes with a haul of $4,163 to Forbes’ reported tally of $0, according to federal fundraising reports […]
Nebraska advocates cheer as DOJ downgrades medical cannabis to Schedule III drug
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — After the Trump administration federally downgraded medical marijuana to a less dangerous classification of drug on Thursday, Nebraska federal and state representatives remained largely noncommittal. Advocates, meanwhile, said the move means the “last prohibitionist talking point has collapsed.” “Nebraska officials can still oppose medical cannabis out […]
PAY IT FORWARD: Gretna teacher receives $500 check
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha, Neb. (KMTV) – Congratulations to Christine Swantek, Gretna teacher who received a $500.00 check from our 3 News Now Pay It Forward Campaign with First Interstate Bank. As the nominator shared with us: “Ms Swantek deserves this award because she goes above and beyond to make learning […]