Omaha’s largest Juneteenth parade postponed to August 15 after lightning forces cancellation
Read the full article on KMTV 3 While the parade has historically gone on rain or shine, lightning the morning of the event forced organizers to call it off for safety reasons. Scheduling conflicts pushed the date to August. The August date may bring something new. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: Omaha’s largest Juneteenth parade postponed to August […]
Hole under Farnam St. and vacant building causes mud spread, business impacts in Blackstone
Read the full article on KMTV 3 A hole opened Sunday under Farnam St. and a vacant building, sending mud behind buildings in Blackstone The city covered the hole with a tarp and is installing a pedestrian bridge to restore sidewalk access BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Work continues at 38th and Farnam St. […]
UNMC hantavirus operation wraps up, team ready if Ebola outbreak calls
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Empty, at least for now, is the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit that for six weeks hosted American cruise ship passengers exposed to a deadly hantavirus. All 18 people sent to the unit May 11 for monitoring because of an outbreak on the MV Hondius have returned […]
Federal judge rules Nebraska can’t restrict SNAP purchases of soda and energy drinks
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A federal judge ruled Monday to end a Nebraska pilot program that restricts the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP — money to purchase soda and energy drinks. Nebraska first in nation to ban soda, energy drinks from public grocery aid benefits U.S. District […]
OPINION: Appreciating the 10% difference in the age of artificial intelligence
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner How refreshing it was listening to a trio of bright, buoyant speeches last week, two from the opening of the Obama Presidential Center and Museum, where the former president and Michelle Obama spoke, and one from New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani welcomed the NBA champion New […]
Workers repair latest sinkhole as city of Omaha staff searches for cause
Read the full article on KMTV 3 A hole opened Sunday under a vacant Blackstone building and Farnam St. This is the third such incident in Omaha recently, after sinkholes formed in Aksarben and Downtown Omaha BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – A hole opened Sunday beneath a vacant building and Farnam St. in Blackstone, […]
Oklahoma and North Carolina fans brace for winner-take-all College World Series Game 3
Read the full article on KMTV 3 10:00 p.m. Monday Oklahoma fans erupted at Charles Schwab Field as the Sooners recorded the final out of the 2026 Men’s College World Series – defeating North Carolina 13-2. Jeff Byrum said before the game that a victory would be the perfect gift for an extended Father’s Day weekend. […]
Republican National Committee sues Nebraska over state election law
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Republican National Committee and two Nebraska voters have filed a lawsuit against Nebraska over a part of state election law that was meant to implement a 2009 federal election law. The lawsuit, which names Secretary of State Bob Evnen as the defendant, was filed in […]
Jamise Thompson a 28-year-old mother of three shot and killed in North Omaha
Read the full article on KMTV 3 A mother of three was killed. Jamise Thompson, 28, was shot and killed near 24th and Lizzie Street in North Omaha. Family members returned to the scene to lay flowers and grieve. No suspect information has been released. Anyone with tips can contact Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867). BROADCAST […]
Commission greenlights marijuana being legally planted in Nebraska
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission cleared the way Monday for the first state-licensed cultivator to put marijuana plants in the ground, while another is taking steps to fight a local zoning decision. The four-member commission voted unanimously to ratify the successful inspection of MahāMotā Cultivation Company in […]