By: Hannah Wheelock, Reporter COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Over the weekend, museums and businesses of Council Bluffs have come together to celebrate the history of the railroad system and the impact it has had to the area. Railroads have been a critical part of the growth and development of both Council Bluffs and Omaha. The
By: Andrew Kusleika, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – As a response to the enactment of LB77 Constitutional Carry, Mayor Jean Stothert has issued an executive order banning weapons on city-owned property. The cities of Omaha and Lincoln have been opposed to the bill since its inception. The same goes for the police chiefs of both cities.
By: Jamie Harvey, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – An upbeat conversation sparked around a group of students in the Milo Bail Student Center this past Wednesday as they tied together strips of old t-shirts to make reusable tote bags. Keeping t-shirts out of landfills and plastic bags in their checkout lines, the group was not shy
By: Natalie Veloso, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. — In the past year, inflation has hit Omaha businesses, causing numerous shutdowns throughout the city. You learn a lot about a city by exploring its coffee options. Since the pandemic, coffee shops in Douglas County have struggled to overcome obstacles like staffing shortages and supply chain issues. CTRL
By: Lindsay Tague, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – In 1977, Darwin, better known as “Tony,” Snyder created the Nebraska Wind Symphony, a community concert band based out of Omaha. Dale Irvin is the current president of the NWS Board of Directors; he says Snyder had recognized community musicians wanting a place to play their instrument after
By: Zachary Hill, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – It’s rumored, representatives from LEGO were in Omaha looking at various properties to piece together an official store in the Metro, according to GrowOmaha.com. To many, a LEGO brick is nothing more than a plastic building block. But to an avid fan like Kaleb Worden, it’s much more.
By: Maret Elgren, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – On your mark…get set…go! The Omaha Mavericks track and field team has finally begun their outdoor season after a monthlong break from competing, and are hungry for success after a record-breaking indoor campaign. After the eighth-seeded Mavericks finished sixth in the Summit League during indoor season, Assistant Coach
By: Danny Bolanos, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Nebraska at Omaha has recently acquired a Boeing 737 jet simulator for its aviation department. UNO Aviation Institute Director Scott Vlasek says the new flight simulator was purchased by the Ethel Abbott Foundation and is a gift for Aviation Institute students to get a better
By: Jamie Harvey, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – University of Oklahoma researchers released a report detailing their two-year investigation into ideological extremists’ online messaging and influence. They found that where nonviolent ideological groups focus on group agency and future possibilities, violent ideological groups dwell on differences with outgroups. Lead investigator Matthew Jensen, Ph.D., said that extremist
By: Madison Bonin, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – In March we covered the four anti trans bills introduced in the Nebraska Unicameral. Last week one of those bills, LB 574, looking to ban gender affirming care for anyone under the age of 19, moved forward in the legislative process. Reporter Madison Bonin says the process can