June 29: Lincoln City Council approves development agreements and transportation projects
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Pillen talks priorities, pivot from Nebraska primary election to Nov. 3 faceoff
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series with Nebraska gubernatorial candidates about their pivot from the May 12 primary election to the Nov. 3 general election. LINCOLN — As Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen pivots to his reelection efforts, he remains confident in his chances for four […]
A famed police interrogation technique led to infamous false confessions in Nebraska. We still use it.
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Benson Community Garden receives grants to add a new rainwater collection system and a discovery center
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The Benson Community Garden has served the neighborhood for 15 years as a space for growing food and connections Two new grants will fund a new rainwater collection system and a discovery center at the garden BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The Benson Community Garden has been […]
Data centers can guzzle serious water. As some Nebraskans worry, tech giants seek solutions.
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Nebraska officials see ‘game changer’ in new Workforce Pell Grant program
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Nebraska officials raved Tuesday about a new federally-funded Workforce Pell Grant program they expect will boost the state’s labor force and more quickly connect trainees with high-demand jobs. Gov. Jim Pillen and State Labor Commissioner Katie Thurber discussed the program on the grounds of Omaha Metropolitan Community […]
‘Now is the time’: North Omaha officials see change at ‘innovation district’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sen. Terrell McKinney, left, Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr., right and Omaha Inland Port Authority Executive DIrector Garry Clark unveil what could be the first newly constructed building on the planned “innovation district” southeast of 30th Street and Ames Avenue. The port authority held an event Tuesday […]
Heat-related issues cars may face this summer
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. – Our cars undergo lots of stress during the hot and cold weather we get here in Omaha. Meteorologist Tim Schmidt spoke with the owner of Westgate High Tech Auto about what motorists should be looking out for when these summer temps start to rise. Zach […]
Rare Bellevue cybersecurity and defense tech campus poised for takeoff as anchor tenant secured
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The planned “REACH” facility, represented here in the front row to the left, reached a milestone when an anchor tenant signed a letter of intent agreement with the Prairie Hill Farm Area Development Authority, a nonprofit that includes City of Bellevue officials and will own and manage the […]
‘I was completely blindsided’: Omaha baseball team rises from canceled season to finish on high note
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — A 14U baseball team that had its season unexpectedly canceled earlier this year found a new home, a new name, and a season worth remembering. Josiah Hollibaugh, coach of what was then the 14U Omaha Nighthawks team, said he never saw it coming when […]