From the freezer aisle to the radio dial: How 1953 shaped Omaha, and the nation
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The year 1953 may be just one of 250 years in American history, but for Omaha, it stands out as one of the most consequential. In a single year, the city gave the country innovations and cultural touchstones that Americans still reach for today, from the freezer aisle […]
Haunting mystery in Nebraska town: How a federal Native American boarding school lost its dead
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner GENOA, Nebraska — No one can find the graves. For 50 years, Native American children from across the country were brought to the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, a federally run boarding school in rural Nebraska. Multiple generations were stripped of their language, physically abused and isolated from […]
Pillen order requires Nebraska to track, restrict antisemitic behavior
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Friday that creates a framework for K-12 schools, colleges and universities to track and report antisemitic behavior to the Governor’s Office. Pillen, a former University of Nebraska regent, said during a Capitol press conference that his executive action […]
Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A former Republican state lawmaker and an unsuccessful GOP candidate for Legislature sent complaints this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over allegations that neither […]
Nebraska Dems ask DOJ to investigate Harding over missing personal financial disclosures
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The Nebraska Democratic Party is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate 2nd Congressional District Republican nominee Brinker Harding over missing two deadlines for personal financial disclosures. Precious McKesson, executive director of the Nebraska Democratic Party, in a letter Wednesday to the DOJ, wrote that […]
New nuclear power may be coming to Nebraska. It shows promise — and has problems.
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Omaha’s mayoral pardon clinic helps residents with past convictions move forward
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha’s mayoral pardon clinic assists residents with low-level misdemeanor convictions such as theft, prostitution and trespassing that stem from city ordinance violations. Past convictions, even minor ones, can limit access to better-paying jobs and opportunities. Mayoral pardons do not apply to felony convictions, leaving some residents to seek […]
Pancreatic cancer director sues NU for alleged racial discrimination, malpractice
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence filed a complaint this week against the University of Nebraska, alleging that leaders discriminated against him and that retaliatory actions they took may have contributed to the early death of a patient. […]
Feds pause Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The federal government on Thursday paused a proposed merger of two railroad behemoths, Nebraska staple Union Pacific and Georgia-based Norfolk Southern. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, an independent federal agency which regulates ground transportation and freight, requested more information about the future company. The feds asked […]
Omaha once torched its streetcars. Could their revival be part of a downtown renaissance?
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