Hundreds gather in Omaha for 19th annual Rebuilding the Village Conference
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The Rebuilding the Village Conference has expanded from a neighbor-to-neighbor event into a global space for sharing best practices from around the world. Attendees participated in breakout sessions covering health, education, and violence prevention. Keynote speaker Susan Hart urged community members to take ownership of their own stories […]
Omaha’s UNMC to quarantine, monitor 17 Americans from cruise ship hit by hantavirus
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A group of 17 currently healthy Americans from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands soon will be monitored at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center. The passengers will be isolated in the campus’ National Quarantine Unit — which UNMC said is the only […]
Advocates of Nebraska Ukrainian refugees, undocumented students step into in-state tuition fray
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Two Nebraska nonprofits — one that advocates for Ukrainian refugees and another that’s provided scholarships to undocumented teens since 2014 — have taken legal action to stop the Trump and Pillen administrations from negotiating away Nebraska’s in-state tuition law. Orel Alliance and True Potential Scholarship, both […]
Pillen requests federal disaster declaration for Nebraska wildfire damage
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has requested President Donald Trump issue a major disaster declaration to receive funding to address wildfires that impacted parts of the state during March and April. Gov. Jim Pillen signs federal request for a major disaster declaration regarding Nebraska’s spring wildfires. (Courtesy […]
50 YEARS LATER: Nebraska’s bicentennial I-80 sculpture project saw varied reaction, then and now
Read the full article on KMTV 3 If you ever stopped at the Platte River rest stop near Ashland, you may or may not have noticed the sculpture behind the building. It’s one of several located along rest stops on I-80. The history behind them, and their legacy, is the topic of this installment of […]
Passengers exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship will come to Omaha for monitoring
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Americans passengers aboard a cruise ship with multiple hantavirus patients will fly to Omaha for treatment and monitoring, Nebraska Medicine confirmed. The passengers will be monitored at the National Quarantine Unit on the campus of Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. Passengers under observation have not shown signs of illness, […]
‘Growth hurts’: Restaurants on Omaha streetcar route suffering during construction, new data shows
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What do voters think of Nebraska’s 2nd District Democratic primary?
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The competitive race to be the Democratic nominee for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District has campaigns trading political attacks as voters make their final decision before Tuesday’s primary election. Nebraska 2nd District Dem candidates talk affordability, healthcare The Examiner talked with a handful of Omaha-area voters about […]
OPINION: The workforce behind the workforce deserves more than our thanks
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner On May 8, Nebraskans celebrate Provider Appreciation Day, a moment to say thank you to the childcare professionals who make many of our daily lives possible. But gratitude alone is not enough. If we are serious about Nebraska’s economic future, we need to recognize childcare providers for who […]
D-Day fallen identified, interred at Omaha National Cemetery
Read the full article on KMTV 3 In August of 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, accounted for the group of Service members killed on Omaha Beach in Normandy: June 6, 1944. Several United States Service members who died during the D-Day landings of World War II had gone unidentified for decades – […]