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.Â
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.
Tracing Omaha's destructive Arbor Day tornado, how Nebraskans survived: 'People did the right thing'
This is the story of the 2024 Omaha tornado as it played out in the atmosphere above Nebraska, among people in its menacing path, and among those in the weather office charged keeping people safe.
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Check out the latest Omaha Dines notes from Betsie Freeman.
Severe storms are expected Monday afternoon and evening.
See where the Nebraska and Creighton men's and women's basketball teams landed in ESPN's first 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracketology projections.Â
Last week's local crime and court updates from The World-Herald.
Dan Frei is mounting another a populist challenge to an incumbent congressman — this time, Don Bacon. The primary fight could affect whether Republicans keep their hold on the swing district.
If you’re sick of the teeth-jangling ride over the washboard surface of Interstate 80 in the eastern part of Omaha, the Nebraska Department of Transportation has got some good news for you.
A Bellevue resident encountered comedian Bill Murray twice Sunday morning in downtown Omaha and came away thinking he had met one heck of a nice guy.Â
A 32-year-old man went to an Omaha hospital in critical condition early Sunday after his bicycle was struck by a compact car near 35th and Leavenworth Streets.
With a chance to sweep Minnesota, Nebraska baseball needed to have "a lot more urgency" on Sunday, Will Bolt saidÂ
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First-year Millard North coach Bob Hlavac had been waiting to see his team hit its stride. His patience was rewarded in the district tournament, as the Mustangs head to state for the first time since 2017.
After taking two of three games from South Dakota State, Omaha softball swept the league’s weekly honors as Kamryn Meyer was named top pitcher and Lynsey Tucker the top player.
Here are the stats for Nebraskans and other local standouts in the MLB and Minors this season.
Kearney led for more than 60 minutes in Monday's Class A girls state tournament opener. But Omaha Marian kept the pressure on. And, eventually, got the tying goal in the 77th minute en route to a shootout win.
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