402 Beer & Spirits and Johnny Ricco, Omaha’s only mobile New York pizzeria, will have a “kickoff to summer” parking lot party on Friday.
The Elkhorn family, which lost its home in the tornado, has been facing a backlash because the dogs were in crates when the storm hit.
The Nebraska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights heard testimony from education experts who detailed increasing challenges of special education needs, mental health issues and chronic absenteeism in schools around the state.
While temperatures can fluctuate year-over-year, the average continues to increase as the climate warms
Decades of struggle to win state recognition for Omaha native and human rights activist Malcolm X will culminate this week when he is formally inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
The founder of a now-closed restaurant, The Grey Plume, will have a pop-up restaurant at A Foreign Taste late this month.
Millard West defeated top-ranked Lincoln East on Friday night to capture the Class A state baseball championship.
Ava Rongisch blasted a two-run home run to center field in the ninth inning to give fourth-seeded UNO a win over top-seeded Missouri.
Nebraska’s quest for a Big Ten baseball title will extend to the last game of the regular season.
Check out the results from the third day of the 2024 Nebraska high school state track and field meet.
The Omaha Police Department has arrested two men and three youth in connection with a Sunday shooting near the Cinco de Mayo festival.
Many neighbors opposed the permit that would provide transitional living for people on parole or work release., although some neighbors supported it, and Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson sent a letter of support.
Four of the five class records set on Friday were in the shortest distances at Burke Stadium, two by William Kulhanek of Class D Overton.
Frontier Airlines has given a Texas-sized addition to flights at Omaha's Eppley Airfield.
A Saturday cold front will pave the way for thunderstorms to hit the state anytime from about 4 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man found dead in the Missouri River on Tuesday.
Only three votes separate the second- and third-place finishers in the Regional Metropolitan Transit Board Of Omaha District 1 race.
Malcolm rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh Friday to defeat Elkhorn Mount Michael and capture its second straight Class C baseball championship.
Outside hitter Brooke Nuneviller leads the team in kills and is one reason why Omaha is competing Saturday for the first-ever postseason championship of the Pro Volleyball Federation.
Troy Dannen is starting with the east and west stands. He’s starting with the money. Which is no surprise. But there will be unhappy Huskers about this. Tom Shatel asks to not forget some faithful Nebraska fans.
Ashlei Spivey will move on to the November election as a candidate for Legislative District 13, according to updated primary election vote totals from the Douglas County Election Office.
It appears that Terra Gaucha, a fine-dining Brazilian steakhouse, is poised to move into the building that Charleston’s recently vacated in west Omaha.
Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen is looking for more revenue streams to tap. Here's what he had to say about new concessions and alcohol sales at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium renovation project won’t be sidelined, new Athletic Director Troy Dannen said. But its timing and priority will change — from South Stadium to the East and West ones.
Watch Sam McKewon's breakdown of Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen's changes to the Memorial Stadium renovation.
Entering the transfer portal, the opportunity for Sydney Golladay to play high-level basketball came, along with a perfect destination for the Fremont native.
The NSAA will separate Nebraska high school boys and girls state wrestling tournaments starting in 2025.
NCAA president Charlie Baker expressed concern to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission and Nebraska Athletics over player prop bets. Such bets are illegal in some states but legal in Nebraska, with notable exceptions.
Claire White’s and Stella Miner’s last laps ever at Burke Stadium gave Omaha Westside the last laugh. And a first state title in girls track.
Asher Jenkins capped one of the most notable individual performances through the first two days of this year’s state track meet. One last win in the 200 delivered Jenkins a triple crown. He captured the Class A title in the 100, 200 and 400.
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By one measure, the fastest-growing economy among the nation’s largest counties isn’t in Texas, Florida or any of the other usual big dogs. It’s Douglas County, Nebraska.
After almost two years of preparation, public anticipation and a temporary home at Ag Park, Harrah's Columbus NE Racing and Casino opens.
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Teddy Deters hit a grand slam in the fifth inning as Creighton rallied for a comeback victory over Seton Hall on Friday.
A pair of Class D state and state meet records — are proof that Kulhanek is doing things the right way — and he has earned a shot at two more class gold medals during Saturday’s finals in the 100 and 200.
Check out the events and races to watch Saturday at the 2024 Nebraska high school state track and field meet.
Norris defeated Gretna East on Friday to capture the Class B state baseball championship.
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The curtains eventually fall on every popular television program. Sure, "The Simpsons" is still going strong at 35 seasons, but that's the exception rather than the rule.
Jennifer Narramore, owner and co-founder of Tornado Talk, and her team have been sharing tornado survival stories from the last 70 years.
The option for shoppers to donate money as you pay at the checkout has become a regular occurrence, but should you use the opportunity to share the wealth?
Miranda Davis, who will serve a one-year term as the Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate, likes to write about issues close to her heart.
Silicon Valley’s Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame is devoted to everything under the sun related to wireless communication, stretching back 120 years to the invention of radio.
"It was just a large number of plants for it to be anything accidental."