Profiles
It’s an open book – as well it should be. We’re talking about the design concept behind Omaha’s new Central Library – and at the heart of its very mission.
To provide a welcoming space for all people...
A fresh morning drizzle on Saturday either lended to or came from the heavy fog, priced by downtown Omaha’s few skyscrapers. The view from Cummings Street was thankfully unobstructed as I drove to...
It was a hard sell.
I was loitering around in that dark Omaha alleyway, one of those ones that still have those red bricks that bring more character than the unfilled potholes on old concrete. Next...
Omaha has many religious places of worship, but only one Temple of Beauty. Windowless walls of pink Georgia-marble reach high into the air as if to both catch as much sunlight as possible while also...
Walking into a New York City pharmacy, Scott LeRette had no idea how life was about to change for him and his family.
LeRette, author of "The Unbreakable Boy," mentioned to the pharmacist he was an...
Today’s News
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
by Molly Redden
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (left) and Federal Aviation Administration administrator Bryan Bedford (right) watch a drone flight demonstration following a news conference on new drone regulations, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in the atrium of the Department of Transportation in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
The...
LINCOLN — Frustrations are boiling over for the members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as they seek “creative” solutions due to a lack of state funding to get started, which has...
Voter fills out his ballot at St. Havelock United Methodist Church on Nov. 5, 2024 in Lincoln, Neb. (Mac Johnson / Nebraska News Service)
Nebraska legislators spent much of their recent session debating and parsing the political landscape in two primary areas: the will of the people via the ballot box and the ongoing culture wars,...
Michael G. Mullin’s primary goal has always been to ensure justice is done – first in court as a full-time trial attorney – and now out of court – as a full-time mediator, fast-approaching his 5,...
This Week's News
08/08/2025 - 12:00am
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
by Molly Redden
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
Two weeks...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (left) and Federal Aviation Administration administrator Bryan Bedford (right) watch a drone flight demonstration following a news conference on new drone regulations, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in the atrium of the Department of Transportation in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
08/08/2025 - 12:00am
A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
The federal government had already approved 657 waivers...
08/08/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Frustrations are boiling over for the members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as they seek “creative” solutions due to a lack of state funding to get started, which has complicated the need to pay staff, purchase software and...
Voter fills out his ballot at St. Havelock United Methodist Church on Nov. 5, 2024 in Lincoln, Neb. (Mac Johnson / Nebraska News Service)
08/08/2025 - 12:00am
Nebraska legislators spent much of their recent session debating and parsing the political landscape in two primary areas: the will of the people via the ballot box and the ongoing culture wars, those nitpicky, divisive punch ups, which often cleave...
08/08/2025 - 12:00am
Michael G. Mullin’s primary goal has always been to ensure justice is done – first in court as a full-time trial attorney – and now out of court – as a full-time mediator, fast-approaching his 5,000th case – including a significant resolution...
In this file photo from July 17, 2001, vacationers take a trip down the scenic Niobrara river in northern Nebraska. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
08/07/2025 - 12:00am
VALENTINE, Nebraska – Some fans of Nebraska’s Niobrara River describe a proposal to shift management of the scenic river to state and local entities as the biggest threat to the popular paddling destination since a long-abandoned plan to dam the...
08/07/2025 - 12:00am
The American South – and the nation more broadly – continues to wrestle with how to remember its most painful chapters. Tourism is one of the arenas where that struggle is most visible.
This tension came into sharp relief in May 2025, when the...
08/07/2025 - 12:00am
How Well Do Middle Schools Prepare Students for HS? Here’s a New Way to Find Out
Griffith & Coffey: Using already available data, a HS Readiness Score can provide key information to parents searching for a school for their kids
By David Griffith...
08/07/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Nebraska’s largest city would add an estimated 1,900 affordable homes to its urban core with a $40 million boost tied to the property tax growth expected from Omaha’s controversial streetcar project.
The dwellings would be a mix of rental,...
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08/06/2025 - 12:00am
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go?
The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry several...
08/06/2025 - 12:00am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The smell of frying garlic and ginger is inescapable as it wafts through the room, while a row of fidgety kids watches an older woman in a blue plaid apron cooking in front of them.
“When I was growing up my mom used to make this...
08/06/2025 - 12:00am
At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in the House and the Senate by very narrow margins,...
Dual enrollment programs are helping Nebraska high school students earn college credit and in some cases associates degrees before graduation. Shown is the downtown Lincoln campus of Southeast Community College. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
08/06/2025 - 12:00am
The U.S. bioeconomy is driven by access to domestic feedstocks and our ability to successfully convert those feedstocks into the manufactured goods that we use every day. America’s heartland is a rich source of these feedstocks — including corn,...
08/06/2025 - 12:00am
Dana Murray climbed behind a professional drum set for the first time in the summer of 1983. He was 12 years old, perched behind a kit that felt a “mile high” on stage at Omaha’s old Civic Auditorium.
Hours later with a professional at the helm,...
The NU system is under pressure with potential cuts on the state and federal levels. New research shows the impact of UNO graduates on the Omaha area. Shown here is the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
08/05/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — As Nebraska continues to battle “brain drain,” leaders from the Omaha campus of the state’s public university tout that 67% of its bachelor’s degree graduates remain in the Cornhusker State at least five years after getting diplomas.
They...
A sign indicating MasterCard credit cards are accepted is posted at a New York business, Jan. 21, 2015. (Mark Lennihan / AP Photo)
08/05/2025 - 12:00am
Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta isn’t the only business interested in using AI...
08/05/2025 - 12:00am
The pursuit of an excellent restaurant began with a conversation I found myself in with a woman. In my awkward way, I said something to make a fool of myself, to try and pull another one of her laughs. The topic came up of my writing profession, and...
Virginia Giuffre holds a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. (Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo)
08/04/2025 - 12:00am
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Donald Trump say the disgraced financier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged that Epstein's former...
08/04/2025 - 12:00am
When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, it triggered fears that the move would undermine global efforts to slow climate change and diminish America’s...
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
08/04/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data and medical records on new apps and systems run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access...
Staffer Mackenzie Hunt smiles as a child raises her hand to answer a question during a lesson on shapes and colors on the playground at Living Water Child Care and Learning Center in Williamson, W.Va. on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Leah Willingham / AP Photo)
08/04/2025 - 12:00am
Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?
Student parents need affordable child care, but the Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a federal program that helps them access it.
By Elliot Haspel
This story...
08/04/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — While Nebraska remains a firmly red state in terms of its registered voters and elected leadership, that tilt hasn’t translated into donations to the state’s top political parties.
Since 2022, the Nebraska Democratic Party has outraised...
