By Joe Sutton LINCOLN Neb. — Under the blue lights of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Bennington made history. The Badgers captured the first state basketball championship in school history with an 11-point victory over Gretna East, capping a postseason defined by composure, effort and a community that never stopped believing. The road to the title ran
By Pablo Perez OMAHA Neb. – Young adults in Omaha say rising rent prices are making it harder to afford housing as apartment costs continue to climb across the metro area. For many recent graduates and young professionals, finding affordable housing has become increasingly difficult. Rent prices in Omaha have steadily increased in recent years,
By Bella McAtee OMAHA Neb. – The updated dietary guidelines for U.S. citizens shifted the focus on eating “real food” and boosted locally farmed businesses. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released the guidelines on Jan. 7, and they will remain until 2030. The new food pyramid is “the most significant reset of
Over the last few years, the adult sibling dynamic has been explored to great effect in a number of sharply funny and/or dramatically impactful series. Think Carmy and “Sugar” Berzatto in “The Bear.” The Garvey quintet in “Bad Sisters.” Coop and Ali in “Your Friends & Neighbors.” The Friedkin brothers in “Black Rabbit.” Richard and
By Bayleigh Koch OMAHA, Neb. – Red light therapy is becoming a growing wellness trend nationwide, and more Omaha residents are turning to it for skin care, recovery and overall wellness. At Beem Light Sauna in Omaha, customers can book full-body red light sessions alongside infrared sauna treatments. Assistant manager Kyler Eggspuehler said most clients come in looking for
Sam Shainberg’s “Endless Sea” opens on a dreary metropolitan street where it looks like freezing rain has been pouring all morning. Carol (Brenda Cullerton) has a collection of recyclables she deposits for a little extra pocket change. She then enters a pharmacy to pick up her prescription for heart meds and gets dreadful news that
I met Tom Noonan in 2008, on the 2 train in Brooklyn, heading back into Manhattan after speaking to a film history class at Brooklyn College. There were maybe 40 people on the train, standing and sitting. I was seated on a bench near the middle of the car. Perched on a bench at the
“Rooster” could be considered the third entry in what I’ll refer to as Bill Lawrence’s “Likable White Guy Failing Upward” Trilogy, assuming, of course, that he stops at three. The first was “Ted Lasso,” which was co-created by Lawrence, Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt and Jason Sudeikis and famously focused on an American football coach hired
Are you a murder mystery aficionado looking for a new show? Ever wanted to get into murder mystery TV shows, but don’t know where to start? I’m here to solve that mystery for you. Along with my family, I have watched so, so many murder mysteries, of a variety of sub-genres, delving deep into British
By Rhett Ashton Uleman Medical marijuana was passed by voters with a 70% margin in 2024. However, Fourteen months later, no operational in-state dispensary system has been implemented, leaving Nebraskans without a legal way to obtain the medication. Current delays in implementation, paired with pending state regulatory developments, are raising concerns for patients seeking cannabis to treat