Kassidy Arena
Senior Reporter
Kassidy Arena joined Nebraska Public Media in 2023 as the senior reporter after covering Latino, Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities for Iowa Public Radio and Report for America and after serving as an Engagement Producer at KBIA in mid-Missouri. Her work has appeared throughout the Midwest, NPR, Here & Now and PRX’s The World. She grew up in Omaha, but attended the University of Missouri-Columbia with a major in Convergence Journalism, Radio Reporting and Producing.
Recent News Stories
- Nebraska sending assistance for Texas floods
- Some say the Omaha ICE raid will have lasting impacts on children
- Advocate says 30,000 Nebraskans could lose Medicaid coverage under budget bill
- SNAP stays out of reach for Nebraskans with felony drug convictions
- Don Bacon to retire at the end of Congressional session
- Reports say Don Bacon will not run for another term in Congress
- Nebraska's Women’s Health Initiative Advisory Council suffers 'death by neglect'
- Coalition launches new immigration information website amid heightened community fears
- Omaha celebrates a historic Juneteenth parade with its first elected Black mayor
- Immigrant and refugee organization works to provide legal counsel to those detained in Omaha’s ICE raid
- 'People are scared': ICE agents raid facility in Omaha
- A silent killer: Areas of eastern Nebraska identified as radon hot spots
- Omaha mayor-elect announces transition plans to lead Nebraska’s largest city
- Nebraska LULAC is closing its doors amid reorganization
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office adds position to connect young people with education
- Nebraska has first confirmed measles case this year
- New union contract for JBS Foods workers guarantees first-time benefits
- District 2 Congressman plans to support House Reconciliation Budget Bill
- Omaha Community Playhouse celebrates 100 years with first all-Hispanic cast
- Nebraska-based immigration lawyer discusses immigration myths
- South Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo festival celebrates 105 years with one of its biggest fiestas yet
- Mental health resource expands access to quality care for Spanish-speaking Nebraskans
- Nebraska Congressman meets with Omaha business owners to discuss tax provisions
- Democratic candidate announces run for Congress
- Omaha Community Playhouse hosting its first show with an all-Hispanic cast