The Omaha Public Schools board approved the academic calendars for the next three school years, including a new "kindergarten-only" staggered start to the first day of school and multiple two-hour late start "improvement days" for teachers.
Douglas County and state election officials are urging voters who requested early voting ballots to return them as soon as possible.
The concert in Omaha will take place on June 28, the Friday before the Fourth of July. Music will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the fireworks show, designed by J&M Displays of Iowa, beginning around 10 p.m.
The Nebraska women's basketball team's first foray through a revamped Big Ten Conference took shape Tuesday.
Less than two weeks after a tornado destroyed numerous homes in Minden, Iowa, another twister touched down Monday night just southeast of town.
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Omahan Kat Hope Jones is restoring photos for those who lost everything in the tornadoes. It's her gift to those in need, she said.
Nick Rubek has compiled everything you need to know about Tuesday's first-round matchups at the Nebraska high school state soccer tournament.
One person was found dead Monday night following a fire in an apartment near Fontenelle Park in North Omaha.
Nebraska was technically thin at receiver for its spring game. Yet the Huskers still showed why they might be deeper at wideout than they’ve been in years.
Check out the latest Nebraska high school baseball rankings by Mike Patterson.
Republicans Kenneth Anderson and Sean Kelly are running in the GOP primary for the District 5 seat on the Douglas County Board. The winner will face Brian Fahey, unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Wind can menace skyscrapers, but engineers have a solution at the core of the future Mutual of Omaha headquarters tower under construction in downtown Omaha.
Some Omaha Public Schools educators will see significant pay raises under changes approved Monday by the school board to address staffing shortages.
A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on Monday to 16 to 17 years behind bars for fatally shooting another man at a car show last summer.
A historic soccer event in Omaha this week will be staged at an unexpected venue. Sporting Kansas City will play Union Omaha on Wednesday night at UNO’s Caniglia Field.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Nebraska and Iowa until 11 p.m. Monday. Heavy rain, lightning, damaging wind and hail are expected in spots.
One of the top high school football programs in the state — along with one of the top prospects in the 2025 class — got a visit from Nebraska football’s entire assistant coaching staff Monday.
Nebraska's new voter ID law is going smoothly so far, officials say, with only a few hiccups, giving hope for Election Day.
Rising world demand for personal protective equipment is driving a 90,000-square-foot expansion of 3M's plant in Valley, Nebraska, including new production lines, equipment and a warehouse.
A 38-year-old Bellevue man convicted in February of killing his two toddler children was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Monday.
Expected inclement weather has postponed night one of the state soccer tournament, with a pair of matches moved to Tuesday.
London and Sonora DeFini are again taking their sister act to the state soccer tournament. Just in different colors this time. The siblings will be on separate teams this week: Gretna and Gretna East.
Rutgers visits Lincoln in October. Nebraska has won all five matchups since 2014, so Husker fans may have a knee-jerk expectation to win again next season. Pump the brakes, writes Sam McKewon.
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Check out photos as people vote early, ahead of next week's primary, at the Douglas County Election Commission in Omaha on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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Lincoln Pius X advanced to the second round of the girls state soccer tournament for the first time since 2014, rallying to beat Columbus in a shootout Monday at Morrison Stadium.
Creighton earned three of the five individual honors Tuesday afternoon when the Big East announced its softball all-league teams on the eve of the conference tournament.
No. 2 Omaha Creighton Prep bunched three goals in a seven-minute span midway through the first half Tuesday to quell No. 7 Elkhorn South’s upset chances.
Freshman Elizabeth Burhoop scored the game-winning goal with 18 minutes left in the second half to help lift fourth-ranked Lincoln East to a win against No. 5 Gretna in the first round.
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