Recent News Stories

• Omaha’s Shine the Light on Hunger campaign returns for 19th year
• Chef authors cookbook about Indigenous cuisine of North America
• Even with government reopened, refugees still ineligible for SNAP benefits
• Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Nebraska
• The Star City Hearse Club is becoming a Halloween staple, but members want to do more
• Thousands of Nebraskans are expected to lose SNAP benefits this week
• From rescuing geese to recovering from prison: Storytelling festival highlights Nebraskans’ stories
• Nebraskans prepare for coming changes to SNAP benefits
• Not about hair: 'AfroCon' celebrates all things nerdy
• Omaha’s AfroCon is coming back for its seventh year
• Omaha Tribe of Nebraska plans to open its first cannabis dispensary by early 2026
• OPD provides update on internal investigation over Terence Crawford traffic stop
• Congressional delegation weighs in as shutdown takes effect
• Nebraska’s paid sick leave law goes into effect Wednesday
• Healing and reconciliation through art: How Otoe-Missouria tribe members hope to reclaim their land in Nebraska
• UNO professor authors study to understand labor trafficking in Nebraska
• LES receives $300,000 from Google to provide affordable housing energy improvements
• COVID-19 numbers see uptick, health professionals say fall activities and lower vaccination rates are factors
• International photographer and Nebraskan Joel Sartore champions importance of all animals
• Group seeks national recognition for north Omaha’s castle
• Elkhorn elementary schools open despite ongoing construction
• Omaha Metro Transit premieres new, on-demand ride share service to extend public transit reach
• Many still without power after hurricane-force winds rip through eastern Nebraska
• Lincoln native plays Lollapalooza, and now the sky's the limit.
• Supervillains beware: Comic Con Nebraska holds inaugural event at CHI Health Center