Brownville, Nebraska: A small town with a large cultural output
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Brownville, Nebraska, has a population of just 142, but its cultural output is much larger than its size. I spent a day in this small town in Nemaha County learning about why it has such a big impact. The day began with a look at Brownville’s history alongside […]
Planned grocery store aims to not just feed but uplift historical heart of Omaha’s Black community
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Carolyn Williamson’s thoughts rolled back to the glory days of the North Omaha historic business district, before the late 1960s riots when jazz clubs flourished and, she said, there seemed to be a grocery store on every street. Williamson, 79, and husband Charles, 84, likened the […]
Nebraska’s governor doesn’t carry a state-issued phone. Critics call it an abuse of state disclosure laws.
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College World Series fans explore Central Omaha neighborhoods on off days
Read the full article on KMTV 3 CWS fans are spending off days exploring Omaha neighborhoods beyond Baseball Village In Central Omaha, visitors explored Benson and Dundee Businesses there are welcoming out-of-town visitors during the tournament BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Wille Hayson and Jason Bell had Omaha on their minds for months. The […]
Omaha police respond to murder-suicide with two young children inside; city sees six deaths on Wednesday
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Two children were taken to Project Harmony after a murder-suicide at their home in Northwest Omaha A five-year-old called a family member for help, who then called 911 Ewing and Schmaderer: six people died across Omaha on Wednesday in what police called a rare and deadly day BROADCAST […]
Omaha Community Foundation in talks to join NU as owner of Nebraska Medicine
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — In another curveball in the future of Nebraska Medicine, the University of Nebraska could tap the Omaha Community Foundation as an “equal member” of the nonprofit. The NU Board of Regents revealed the possibility Thursday after about an hour-and-a-half closed session. There was no indication of the […]
Regents vote to increase NU tuition by 4.25%, cut $8 million in next $1.19 billion budget
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted Thursday to increase tuition rates across NU by about 4.25% this fall, the fourth straight annual increase at NU. Regents voted 6-2, the same margin as last year, to approve NU’s $1.19 billion operating budget. Regents Kathy Wilmot […]
Nebraska AG sues city of Lincoln over minimum wage rule at odds with state law
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced Thursday he is suing the city of Lincoln over its recently passed minimum wage rule that set a different rate than the state’s. Hilgers said the ordinance violates state law and that the city is out of step with its […]
2 more cruise ship passengers leave Omaha quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Two more people who were passengers aboard a cruise ship that was the site of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have returned to their home states following about five weeks of monitoring at the University of Nebraska Medical Center-based National Quarantine Unit, according to a Thursday update. UNMC […]
June 16: The Omaha City Council reviews increasing minimum wage
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