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
- National Latino advocacy organization visits Omaha, announces endorsements
- Banquet to honor economic impact of Latino businesses in Nebraska
- Midwest festival focuses on empowering Latinas and combatting machismo
- Nebraskans who have completed a felony sentence have voting rights restored
- With lengthy ballot for general election, groups focus on voter education
- New US citizens in Nebraska say they're looking forward to voting this election
- Poll workers can be hard to find. In Nebraska, election officials can draft them
- Omaha organization launches Nebraska’s Black Maternal Health Month
- Refugee and immigrant support organization changes name to reflect its mission
- Omaha event celebrates immigrant communities amid heated conversations on immigration
- South Sioux City expects to break attendance record with Celebrando Siouxland event
- They took shelter in their company’s warehouse when a tornado hit. Then the layoffs came. Many workers at Garner Industries are finally landing on their feet
- Spanish-speaking parent support group continues its pilot program
- Meet the woman keeping Madison County history alive
- Nebraska Supreme Court hears case for restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions
- Fremont High School adds skills labs to improve employment opportunities
- Nonprofit for Indigenous women expands its reach with new director
- Voting rights for Nebraskans with felony convictions remain uncertain
- Second bilingual preschool and childcare location opening in Lincoln
- Gering’s Japanese Hall highlights little-known history and boosts local tourism
- A decade after genocide: Yazidi community finds sanctuary in Lincoln after fleeing Iraq
- Crete community rallies in support of family devastated by shooting
- Fremont residents say community embraces diversity, despite ordinance requiring legal status to rent property
- Immigration and workforce summit will focus on creating more inclusive workplaces
- Juneteenth timing intersects with Pride Month. Here's how that looks for one Nebraskan with ties to both