By: Matt Detlefsen, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – The only thing new to Omaha residents about potholes is that it’s just a different year driving with them. According to a 2020 Cityworks study, there are an estimated 55 million potholes in the U.S., and it feels like they’re all in Omaha. Whether it’s residential areas, college
By: Mitchell Cutcher, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – With the Mavericks’ regular season wrapped up the team will now be looking ahead to the start of the NCHC quarterfinals. For only the third time since the inception of the NCHC Omaha will be hosting the first round of the conference tournament when they welcome North Dakota
By: Madison Bonin, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – In January of 2022 Pottawattamie county took ownership of the Mt. Crescent ski area located 15 miles northeast of Omaha. Reporter Madison Bonin took a trip to Mt. Crescent to see how the county’s first year of ownership is going. With new owners comes new things and Mt.
By: Jamie Harvey, Reporter You might have seen them come across your TikTok feed or pop up in your YouTube recommendations–satirical videos featuring United States presidents playing video games with shockingly accurate voices. The creators of most of these videos use Instant Voice Cloning, an AI-powered tool offered by tech startup ElevenLabs. According to a
By: Jackson Piercy, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – Traffic: you can’t stand to live with it, and if you live in Omaha, you can’t live without it. Whether it’s potholes, road work, or even the other drivers themselves, traffic seems almost unavoidable these days. Jameson Brettmann, a UNO Student who commutes from out of town, has
By: Lindsay Tague, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – An Omaha business wants to give members of the community a chance for friends and family to have fun together, all while sharing a passion with them. Studies have shown that spending quality time with people you love can reduce stress, anxiety and improve your overall quality of
By: Zachary Hill, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – The Nebraska Schools Esports Association has grown from 13, to 70 teams in just three years. Westside High School has three state championships under their belt in just the two years of their program’s existence. Competitive video gaming teams, or esports teams, are quickly spawning across the map,
By: Jamie Harvey, Reporter OMAHA, Neb. – According to National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy, the train derailment that released plumes of chemical contaminants in East Palestine, Ohio, early last month was not the crew’s fault but was entirely preventable. The disaster and subsequent investigation have re-ignited the conversation around a controversial trend in
By: Josue Garcia, Reporter West Omaha braces for a 200 acre urban district 25 years in the making. Avenue One: The Project that plans to revitalize West Omaha. A neighborhood of single family homes, high end retail and job opportunities sets to transform 192nd and Dodge. Curt Hofer, Avenue One founder and property owner says
By: Maret Elgren, Reporter Current athletes and alumni of Saint Leo University, a Division II school in Florida, took to Twitter to make their frustrations heard when the news broke Tuesday about the university cutting three men’s and women’s athletic programs. The discontinued teams were common victims of budget cuts: swimming, cross country and track