By: Addison Parr, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha area is seeing it’s lowest homicide rate in decades thanks to a nationally recognized violence prevention and intervention model. In July of 2007, the city of Omaha saw its peak of gun violence with 31 shootings over 31 days. After that tragic month, community leaders and Omaha

By: Mitchell Cutcher, Reporter OMAHA, Neb- UNO has chosen Dr. Phil He as the new Senior Vice Chancellor and will be starting this role on Jan. 3rd.              Dr. He currently is serving as the vice provost of faculty diversity for Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. He began his career in 1998 at the University of

By: Stephanie Veloso, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – According to an article by BusinessWire, the music streaming market is expected to grow to $45.31 billion by 2026, but a local record store is aiming to keep vinyl’s alive and well in the digital era. Homer’s is just one of the music stores downtown that add to the

By: Josue Garcia, Reporter After the completion of the Gene Leahy Mall in July, Omaha’s riverfront development continues its second phase of construction at the Heartland of America Park.  In 2023, The Heartland of America Park will open its doors to a A Skate Ribbon in the Downtown area. The privately-funded attraction is just a small

By: Faith Staskiewicz, Reporter PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. – Tracy Weaver, owner of Recovery Room Interiors in Plattsmouth, works day to day without worry that he might lose staff; this is because he has figured out how to run his business in a way that prevents the short staffing issue.  “The culture here is you get to do

By: Madison Bonin, Reporter OMAHA Neb. – Veteran’s Day was last Friday, November 11th. There were many events happening on and around campus to honor those who have served.  UNO’s military connected resource center honored those who served this past Thursday and Friday with an event they had never done before.  Assistant Director of the military

By: Devin Holcomb, Reporter Omaha, Neb. – Don Bacon has won the midterm election. However, The Omaha News was able to interview both Vargas and Bacon before the final ballot was counted about how their campaigns went. Both candidates are grateful for all their supporters and this is what Vargas and Bacon had to said

By: Lindsay Tague, Reporter OMAHA, Neb- Baxter Arena is home for many of UNO’s sports teams, and it’s always so full of Maverick pride. An extension of that pride plays through the upbeat music provided by the Maverick Machine, UNO Athletics resident pep band. Under the direction of Dr. Joshua Kearney. “It’s a super fun

By: Mike Dart, Reporter OMAHA, Neb- The Omaha Area has increasingly become a hub for student filmmakers.  The process to produce full feature length movies is difficult to navigate for newcomers to the industry. Metro Community college student Ben Watts began production for his movie The Plague in late October this year and is expected to wrap