By Andrew Coughlin, OMAHA, Neb. – Parents across Omaha are facing an increasingly dire childcare shortage across the metro, with long waitlists, costs increasing by the day, and staffing shortages that push many families to scramble. As demand for daycare services skyrockets, working parents are being compelled to make difficult choices, including cutting back hours
By Andrew Smith, OMAHA, Neb. – A large crowd gathers in the AMC theater’s parking lot in Council Bluffs to shop Florida strawberries on March 7, 2024. Andrew Smith/The Omaha News For Strawberries — Full News Package by Andrew Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKdhRamLNE It’s not the best time of year to grow strawberries in the Midwest. Locally,
Dodge Street and 72nd Street Intersection, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday. March 15, 2025. (UNO/Abigail Gocek) By Abigail Gocek OMAHA, Neb.- Traffic crashes within Omaha, resulting in both fatalities and serious injury, have risen in Omaha. Typically varying by year, the city of Omaha Fatal Crash Dashboard reports over 30 fatal crashes per year since 2022. So
By Madelyn Gau, OMAHA, Neb. – Papillion’s wellness and social scene just got a major boost with the opening of Cat Cow Yoga Studio and Events. This new studio is more than just a place for yoga—it’s a community space designed to bring people together through movement, mindfulness, and engaging social events. Dakota Bockman, Creative
By Ashton Kay, OMAHA, Neb. – With talks of large cuts to government spending, the likelihood of cuts to medicaid funding are growing larger. Medicaid is a joint program between the State and federal government to provide medical care to those without access to insurance, including children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. Some states,
By Grace Huffstetler, OMAHA, NE- According to data from the Nebraska Department of Education, homeschooling has increased 31% in the last five years. It is perceived as a sheltering way of education, but children who partake develop just as much social abilities and life skills as a public-school student. Homeschooling has steadily risen over the
By Mary Mitzlaff OMAHA, Neb. — Front Porch Investments Greenling Fund is addressing the lasting impacts of redlining, the discriminatory practice of denying loans and financial services to minority neighborhoods. Though redlining was outlawed in 1968, its effects are long-lasting. South Omaha neighborhoods where the Greenling Fund is working to reverse decades of disinvestment, providing
By Grace Huffstetler, OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha is in the middle of major infrastructure changes, and new developments aim to improve alternative transportation. Grace Huffstetler takes us on how one local group is working to push better policies for safe biking access. Bike Walk Nebraska is a nonprofit that’s been advocating for better transportation access
By Paxton DeVault, OMAHA, Neb. – Big changes are underway at Omaha Eppley Airfield in order to enhance the airport experience for travelers, in and out of state. From closed terminals to construction detours, heres what you need to know. Travelers in and out of Omaha are experiencing a new reality as construction takes over
By Abigail Gocek OMAHA, Neb.- Highly Pathogenic avian influenza is sweeping the nation for the fourth year. First reported in wild birds in January 2022, avian influenza has since affected over 150 million birds in the United States. A Chicken in the coop at Carper’s Farm, Denton, Nebraska, Sunday. March 10, 2025. (UNO/Abigail Gocek) Outbreaks