Mom of eight faces fears beyond deportation: What will become of her US citizen kids?
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The Guatemalan mom left the Omaha immigration office, a monitor attached to her ankle, and immediately called her teenage son who was at home watching seven younger siblings. She was coming home, Isabel Quinilla Pu told her kids. For now at least. “They’re happy,” the undocumented […]
Cuts for a cause: Meet the Lincoln barber trading trims for diapers
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Community gathers by candlelight to remember Jamise Thompson
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Jamise Thompson, 28, was shot and killed Saturday near 24th and Lake in North Omaha. Friends, family, and community members gathered by candlelight to honor Thompson, sharing memories of her laugh, her love, and her selflessness. Thompson’s family says her greatest joy was being a mother, and they […]
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. […]