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
- Pawnee City offering $50,000 incentives to entice potential residents
- Federal cuts to teacher preparation programs disproportionately impact Nebraska students
- Teaching Black History Month comes with new questions this year
- Nebraska’s House representatives vote to approve budget that some fear would hurt Medicaid
- Nebraska congressman discusses potential impact of federal spending cuts, dealing with foreign relations
- Faith leaders in Nebraska take action in immigration advocacy
- A once-celebrated UNL program is the latest victim of federal spending cuts
- Trade disputes could make construction more expensive in the Midwest
- Nonprofits launch ‘know your rights’ campaigns amid immigration misinformation
- Misinformation about immigration enforcement stokes fear in some communities
- Nebraska congressman says there needs to be a ‘balanced’ approach with immigration enforcement
- Lexington nonprofit is raising awareness of human trafficking
- Omaha salon providing sensory accessible haircuts
- Lincoln and Omaha police departments discuss potential immigration raids
- Nebraska’s construction workers are concerned about potential tariffs and deportations
- Survey of Lancaster County residents aims to better serve immigrants and refugees
- Nebraska Boy Scouts are recycling used Christmas trees to help the environment
- Education officials encourage the inclusion method for special education. But are schools equipped to make it work?
- Civil rights advocates mediate with police in Omaha behind closed doors
- Graduates of Childcare Catalyst Program hope to revive childcare in the Omaha area
- This family is growing a 'little Amazon' in rural Nebraska by honoring their Afro-Indigenous Brazilian roots
- Interfaith coalition urges Lancaster County to prioritize diversion over detention
- Lincoln Chamber of Commerce starts program to empower Hispanic and Latino entrepreneurs
- Healing Ribbons fashion show will emphasize cultural context and inclusivity
- Bacon declared winner over Vargas