OPS school board unanimously approves changes to graduation and admission requirements
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Students in juvenile court placements get a new graduation pathway — OPS students who are or were under juvenile court jurisdiction and living in out-of-home placements can now request to graduate from any OPS high school with just 40 credit hours and no additional requirements. A technical fix aligns […]
Hospital executive resigns as state auditor alleges misuse of public funds on golf, ‘lavish’ fun
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The top administrator of Nebraska’s first designated “rural emergency hospital” has resigned amid financial abuse allegations from the state auditor that he used hospital funds for “lavish personal entertainment.” Auditor Mike Foley, in a 28-page letter Tuesday, laid out more than $38,000 in questionable purchases that […]
Goodwill Omaha purchases major new facility near 108th and I, more than tripling operational space
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Goodwill Omaha has confirmed its purchase of a 327,000-square-foot building (formerly an Oriental Trading fulfillment center) near 108th and I Streets in Omaha. The organization cites the need for more space since it currently uses trailers for storage — having ‘outgrown’ its space near […]
Following Pillen’s budget memo, Nebraska leaders detail plans to cut staff, increase fees
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Records obtained Friday by Nebraska Public Media News show state agencies are using a number of strategies – ranging from cutting positions to potentially having employees sleep in cars rather than in hotel rooms – in response to Gov. Jim Pillen’s memo that said his State Budget Division […]
Questions remain unanswered as Medicaid work changes take effect
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Omaha small businesses can apply for new loans to offset streetcar construction impacts
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb (KMTV) — BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: Small business owners near the streetcar construction corridor in Omaha have a new financial lifeline available through the Nebraska Enterprise Fund. The Nebraska Enterprise Fund hosted a town hall at its North Omaha headquarters, bringing together small business owners to discuss surviving […]
Ex-NU Regent Elizabeth O’Connor given 1-year sentence for felony DUI
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A former University of Nebraska regent will spend at least the next six months in jail for driving under the influence and causing serious bodily injury during a May 2025 crash. Douglas County District Judge Jeffrey Lux on Monday sentenced Elizabeth O’Connor of Omaha to one year […]
One year after Pillen announced McCook ICE jail, protests continue, governor doubles down
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner A full bus traveled about 10 hours on the road to attend an Aug. 15 rally within eyeshot of a McCook, Nebraska-based U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center that started holding migrants last November. The rally marks a year since Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration announced a partnership […]
2 OPS students were shocked with gloves. Now the community is demanding answers.
Read the full article on KMTV 3 10PM UPDATE:OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Dozens of community members spoke out against school resource officers having access to shock gloves at Monday nights’s Omaha Public Schools board meeting. Central High School students Lux Tipton and Lilly Jones were among those opposing the use of the devices in schools. […]
Nebraska AG gets involved in case to force state Dem Party to replace former Senate candidate
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers gave notice to a Lancaster County district judge that he plans to be heard on a lawsuit that seeks to force the state Democratic Party to replace its former Senate candidate. The three-page notice filed last week cites a state statute […]