Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2022
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Navigator CO2's move marks a step up in its investments in Nebraska, where it plans to build over 100 miles of pipeline as part of a carbon dioxide transportation network.
A 20-year-old Omaha man wanted in connection with the killing of a woman at Florence Tower is under arrest.
It's too soon to tell whether abortion will be a deciding factor in Nebraska's general election. But the lack of action this summer pushed some candidates to be more specific.
An online platform allows providers and patients in Nebraska to search for hundreds of free or low-cost community-based services, from food pantries to housing assistance.
Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch and country music singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert are bringing their collaborative concert tour toÌýthe CHI Health Center Omaha on Nov. 30.
Nebraska is providing $250,000 to two businesses that plan to provide advanced STEM education opportunities to local middle schools.
Truck drivers assisted law enforcement in rescuing a woman who was standing on the edge of an overpass over Interstate 680 on Monday morning.Ìý
A proposal to addÌýsexual orientation and gender identities as protected civil rights categories drew more scrutiny and praise than other proposed charter amendments during a public hearing.
A proposal to allow the use of license plate cameras on Omaha streetsÌýcould leave City Council with a difficultÌýdecision weighingÌýpublic safety concerns against the protection of civil liberties.
The Nebraska Lottery said one ticket sold for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing matched the first five numbers but not the Mega Ball number, meaning the person won $1 million.
Unlike several smaller cities and towns that have adopted local abortion bans in Nebraska, BellevueÌý— the state's third most populous cityÌý— is home to an abortion clinic.Ìý
As she prepared to embark on a three-week trip to Sicily, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert defended her out-of-town travel, which has garnered increased scrutiny in recent weeks.Ìý
A multistory building featuring luxury apartments and 18,000 square feet of retail space will rise in Bellevue's Olde Towne, paving the way for revitalization of the city's core.
Nebraska GOP Chairman Eric Underwood issued a statement around 8:15 p.m. Friday stating that the post was not authorized and has been deleted.
For reasons other than sports, advocates and lawyers say Title IX has become a political football — the rules, and corresponding criticism, subject to change depending on who occupies the White House.
In less than 22 hours, a group of veterans and supporters completed the 50 Mile March: a grueling trek from Lincoln to La Vista to raise money and awareness for issues facing veterans.
Metropolitan Community College will offer free college credit to Nebraska high school students for the next three school years.
In the day after the latest attempt to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska failed, multiple new efforts were announced to accomplish the same goal.Ìý
Catholic school students and teachers who want to be identified by a gender other than their sex at birth could be dismissed from school or lose their jobs under new policies by the ArchdioceseÌýof Omaha.
Nebraskans involved in the ag industry say the data captured by NASA and other organizations has given farmers more tools to adjust their growing practices.
´¡Ìý±è°ù´Ç±è´Ç²õ²¹±ôÌýthat would have allowed the use of license plate reading cameras on Omaha streets won’t move forward.
Some are criticizingÌýthe Archdiocese of Omaha's newÌýgender-identity policies for Catholic schools as closed-minded. Others see the policy, intended to comply with church teachings, as aÌýno-brainer.
Workers didn't know it was a drill when a masked man showed up, wearing black and firing blanks from a semiautomatic handgun. The nonprofit says hiring him was a mistake.
Some Nebraskans welcomed Biden's planÌýto cancel up to $10,000 in individual loan debt, but the announcement was panned by the state's congressional delegation and the GOP nominee for governor.
A planned development spanning could bring new office space, apartments, an urban park and a small grocery store to downtown Omaha. It represents a $500 million investment.
Medical marijuana backers maintained a sliver of hope for making the November ballot after Secretary of State Bob Evnen agreed to review some petition signatures that were not checked earlier.
The Omaha man who staged an active-shooter drill in which he fired blanks at Catholic Charities' employees said the nonprofit group wanted it to be realistic.Ìý
Everyone had warned Mark Rezac the young owl might not survive after being caught in a fence in Nebraska, but after eight weeks of care it was released.
About 300,000 sunflowers sprawl across 12 acres of a produce farm northeast of Valley.
The city will consider solidifying a partnership with a tech company that uses cameras toÌýtrack and analyze curbside traffic. It comes amid concerns regarding the use of surveillance technology.
A number of parents and former teachers have started creating their own schoolsÌý— commonly referred to as microschoolsÌý— around the Omaha metro area since the pandemic began.
A national organization is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving a Nebraska law that allows parties to acquire properties by paying off the owner’s tax debts.
The ACLU is warning Northwest Public Schools in Grand Island that closing the school paper and ending the journalism program because of LGBTQ+ articles is a violation of students' rights.Ìý
The south-central Nebraska utility will be getting about 3% of its power from wind energy, its first foray into the renewable power source.Ìý
COVID-19 cases in Nebraska remain in a three-month holding pattern, with little sign the pandemic is getting worse or getting better.
Andy Moore found a 90 million-year-old fossil of a Xiphactinus vertebrae while fishing. The Xiphactinus swam in the ocean that once covered Nebraska.
Two candidates have submitted petition signatures to run for the Millard-area legislative seat held by state Sen. Rich Pahls until his death in late April.Ìý
Husker Diesel of Gretna, which bills itself as one of the largest and most comprehensive diesel repair shops in the nation, has been fined $60,150.
Shoppers who live in far west Omaha and buy in bulk soon could have another shopping option nearby.
Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of man found Saturday inside a tent at Platte River State Park near Louisville.
The EPA tested more than 42,000 residential yards, day cares, churches and parks, and found more than 14,000 parcels contaminated enough to require soil replacement.
Jackie Purdy of Kearney lovingly dresses the Kearney's Classic Car Collection museum’s 15 mannequins in costumes appropriate for the cars that surround them.
Sergey Nastin told lottery officials that he would use the money to pay bills, or possibly “for something fun like a Jet Ski.â€
The EPA is proposing that the federal government clean up groundwater pollution that has allowed unhealthy vapors to seep into buildings in downtown Bellevue.