PAY IT FORWARD: OPS teacher receives $500 check
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha, Neb. (KMTV) – Congratulations to Danielle Kirchhevel, OPS Kindergarten teacher who received a $500.00 check from our 3 News Now Pay It Forward Campaign with First Interstate Bank. As the nominators shared with us: Danielle leads her classroom with unlimited and unconditional love for her students. Oftentimes, […]
PAY IT FORWARD: District 66 teacher receives $500 check
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha, Neb. (KMTV) – Congratulations to Stacey Shchnauber, District 66 teacher who received a $500.00 check from our 3 News Now Pay It Forward Campaign with First Interstate Bank. As the nominators shared with us: Mrs. Schnauber always goes above and beyond for her Kindergarten class. She makes […]
PAY IT FORWARD: Bennington art teacher receives $500 check
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha, Neb. (KMTV) – Congratulations to Josh Powell, Bennington Art teacher who received a $500.00 check from our 3 News Now Pay It Forward Campaign with First Interstate Bank. As the nominators shared with us: Mr. Powell is a fabulous art teacher at Bennington High School. He cares […]
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen unveils reworked campaign team
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has hired a new campaign team — one with deep ties to President Donald Trump. Republican campaign consultant Ryan Smith will serve as the campaign’s general or top consultant, replacing Axiom Strategy’s Jessica Flanagain, whom many know for her work with U.S. […]
OPINION: Accurate ‘adulting’ good for kids
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner As Nebraska’s primary election season closed and the long slog toward November began, an essay from a constitutional scholar in which she essentially called for the adults to take back the room got my attention. Julie Silverbrook is the chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution […]
Saturday severe weather moves through Nebraska and Southwest Iowa
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Saturday is day two of the four possible days of severe weather in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa. Read the latest on certain reports and warnings below. Severe weather warning for Douglas County: Just after 9:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Douglas County, and is in […]
OPINION: Strong hospitals start with strong leaders
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Healthcare leadership has never been easy. But in Nebraska today, particularly in rural and community hospitals, it has become significantly more complex. For more than 15 years, I’ve worked with emerging healthcare leaders through the Nebraska Hospital Association’s Leadership Institute. Over that time, I’ve watched hundreds of healthcare […]
Are Nebraska startups the key to reversing the state’s brain drain problem?
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska’s brain drain problem has generated studies, initiatives, and no shortage of conversation. • Nebraska’s Omaha and Lincoln metro areas account for more than 60% of the state’s tax revenue but lag roughly 68,000 jobs behind peer cities, according to the Aksarben Foundation. • […]
Former NU regent changes course, pleads guilty to felony DUI charge
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Former University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor changed course and pleaded guilty Friday to driving under the influence and causing serious bodily injury in a May 2025 crash. O’Connor, 35, pleaded guilty to a Class IIIA felony following a May 21, 2025, crash in the Benson area […]
NU officials celebrate opening of medical school, expanded rural health teaching complex in Kearney
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The latest $95 million structure to open on a rural health education complex in Kearney is expected to double the number of health care students on the campus, to about 625. That three-story, 110,000-square-foot building opens to full occupancy this month and will enable the University […]