70-unit affordable senior apartment building coming to Downtown Omaha
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha’s City Council approved TIF financing for a new 70-unit apartment building near 22nd and Douglas reserved for residents 55 and older. Forty-five of the units will be designated as low-income or light tax base, keeping rents affordable for tenants. Developers say the location near public transportation and […]
Some Omaha food truck owners push back on daily commercial kitchen rule, as city delays vote until June
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha’s rule requires food truck vendors to visit a licensed commercial kitchen daily The Omaha City Council vote on the rule has been delayed from this month until June BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Some Omaha food truck owners are rallying against a city rule that requires […]
If You Give a Child a Book: King Elementary students get 1,830 new books at spring fair
Read the full article on KMTV 3 NORTH OMAHA, Neb. (Omaha) — At KMTV 3, we appreciate the simplicity of If You Give a Child a Book. The more money we raise, the more books local kids get. This year, we raised enough to return to King Elementary in North Omaha. The spring book fair […]
Zach Pluhacek appointed as new inspector general of Nebraska corrections
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska’s new Division of Legislative Oversight announced the appointment of Zach Pluhacek as the new Inspector General of the state’s prison system. Pluhacek previously worked as a reporter for the Lincoln Journal Star and briefly served as a legislative aide before he joined the Office of […]
‘I’m not the exception’: Nebraska Supreme Court highlights success of problem-solving courts
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Almost three years ago, Alex Strong began his journey with the Sarpy County adult drug court, battling addiction but trying an alternative to prosecution that offered him a new path. “I wasn’t thinking about the future. I wasn’t thinking about purpose. I wasn’t thinking about trying to […]
The tracks Omaha paved over: How the 20th-century streetcar shaped a growing city
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3 teens arrested after gunpoint robbery on ORBT bus along its route in Central Omaha
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Two people told OPD they were robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night This took place on an ORBT bus Three teens were arrested by OPD BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – OPD responded to 90th and Dodge after 8 p.m. Saturday after two people reported being robbed at […]
JUST REVEALED: New season of Voices AMPLIFIED! is announced, with return of Choose-What-You-Pay
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Connect with Omaha Performing Arts, as a KMTV 3 series, is built on neighborhood events and efforts to ensure access to the arts. Voices AMPLIFIED! represents access in a few forms, and the schedule for an all-new season is now out. 26/27 begins with From Page to Stage: […]
Omaha police issue 715 citations, make 100 arrests during special street enforcement
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha police made 100 arrests and issued 715 citations for street racing and reckless driving between March 1 and April 30. Among the highlights of the operation: 68 careless, reckless, drag racing and sideshow arrests, 239 speeding citations, 24 DUI and DUI drug arrests, 6 seatbelt violations. Lt. […]
Omaha-area tourism groups announce 2026 standouts as state celebrates national travel week
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha recently underwent a major expansion and overhaul. It was one of the winners in this year’s Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards contest. (Courtesy of Visit Omaha) OMAHA — Nearly 14,000 votes cast in this year’s Omaha Metropolitan Area Tourism Awards contest led to a […]