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
Officers from Department of Homeland Security stand outside Greater New York Federal Building, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo)
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters as he walks to the chamber as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
by William Turton, Christopher Bing and Avi Asher-Schapiro
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative...
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Attorney General John Cartier. (Courtesy of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska)
MACY, Nebraska — The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first government in Nebraska on Tuesday to fully legalize and seek to regulate both medicinal and adult recreational-use cannabis.
The Omaha...
This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)
Usually when a politician opens their mouth, it's never a question of what you are going to get. I believe my father used to say that he, “Needed to change his boots" when any of them spoke because...
This year, the Omaha Bar Association celebrated National Law Day with the theme, “The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many One.”
It highlights how the Constitution was designed to bring together many...
OMAHA — Five leaders who helped shape the Omaha metro area’s commercial real estate landscape are to be recognized during an annual industry event that has spanned 36 years. The 2025 honorees are to...
This Week's News
Officers from Department of Homeland Security stand outside Greater New York Federal Building, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo)
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks to reporters as he walks to the chamber as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)
07/18/2025 - 12:00am
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
by William Turton, Christopher Bing and Avi Asher-Schapiro
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive...
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Attorney General John Cartier. (Courtesy of Omaha Tribe of Nebraska)
07/18/2025 - 12:00am
MACY, Nebraska — The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first government in Nebraska on Tuesday to fully legalize and seek to regulate both medicinal and adult recreational-use cannabis.
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska announced the “historic” decision...
This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)
07/18/2025 - 12:00am
Usually when a politician opens their mouth, it's never a question of what you are going to get. I believe my father used to say that he, “Needed to change his boots" when any of them spoke because the level of…brown muck…was getting so high that it...
07/18/2025 - 12:00am
This year, the Omaha Bar Association celebrated National Law Day with the theme, “The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many One.”
It highlights how the Constitution was designed to bring together many voices into one democratic society, governed by...
07/17/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Five leaders who helped shape the Omaha metro area’s commercial real estate landscape are to be recognized during an annual industry event that has spanned 36 years. The 2025 honorees are to be inducted Aug. 22 into the Omaha CRE Summit Hall...
This undated photo provided by the National Park Service shows Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of Grand Canyon, Ariz. (Michael Quinn / National Park Service via AP)
The view from the Grand Canyon Lodge, on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, in northern Arizona, Sept. 10, 2016. (Erik Ammerlaan via AP)
07/17/2025 - 12:00am
The nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge in far northern Arizona was a refuge for ambitious hikers and adventurous tourists eager to bask in the magnificent views of one of the most remote and renowned landscapes in the world.
But a wind-whipped...
07/17/2025 - 12:00am
OAKLAND — If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won’t see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It’s five blocks off the highway, on Oakland’s main drag.
What you will see is a bright yellow sign,...
07/17/2025 - 12:00am
CHADRON, Nebraska — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts has joined the likes of Ted Turner and Bill Gates as a well-heeled businessman buying large plots of land in Nebraska.
Like those purchases, there’s concern it might result in higher property taxes for...
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07/16/2025 - 12:00am
Recently, I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded – virtually – asked me how I was feeling and gently suggested trying breathing exercises.
As a neuroscientist, I couldn’t help but...
07/16/2025 - 12:00am
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain would have kept her away but her son insisted on going.
As she marked her son's name present on a clipboard at...
07/16/2025 - 12:00am
The multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S. tax code treats charitable donations. It also has several tax provisions that affect some colleges, universities and other nonprofits...
Members of a search and rescue team embrace as they visit a memorial wall for flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (Eric Gay / AP Photo)
07/16/2025 - 12:00am
Three thoughts …
Nebraskans know a mighty wind. We know whirling monsters tethered to a blackened firmament while wreaking havoc on fields and towns and lives.
Tornadoes are a fact of life here from March to the dog days of summer. When one touches...
07/16/2025 - 12:00am
Tanika Cannon remembers the excruciating pain of labor when she was a teenager, pregnant with her first child. She remembers learning at the hospital that her baby was OK, but the hospital was full. Staff suggested she go to the hospital where her...
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07/15/2025 - 12:00am
“My dedication was questioned.”
“Managers or upper management have looked down upon taking time off.”
“People think that maybe you’re not as invested in the job, that you’re shirking your duties or something.”
These are just a few of the responses...
07/15/2025 - 12:00am
At its heart, pizza is deceptively simple. Made from just a few humble ingredients – baked dough, tangy sauce, melted cheese and maybe a few toppings – it might seem like a perfect candidate for the kind of mass-produced standardization that defines...
07/15/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather.
The billionaire also ran a financial firm, which he recently left in the control of his adult sons, that stands...
07/15/2025 - 12:00am
CHADRON — The stories at the Olde Main Street Inn are as plentiful as the pine trees on the nearby rocky ridges.
Like the time actor Woody Harrelson came by but couldn’t get a room because the three-story bed-and-breakfast was full.
Or the time the...
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07/15/2025 - 12:00am
College Isn’t Camp. As Enrollment Drops, It’s Time to Take Higher Ed Seriously
White: Treat college as an investment in the future, let HS teens earn credits, use AI to keep graduating seniors on track, focus on in-demand skills
By Paula White
This...
07/15/2025 - 12:00am
The tyranny of the sun is only so without shade; on a hot Omaha day, wood chip paths wound under well-maintained tree-cover. Almost out of sight, birds somersaulted in tandem in their ever-dance under and above the outstretched branches holding back...
07/14/2025 - 12:00am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hector Velasquez was playing cards with friends at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles early Monday when a young man with a megaphone walked through announcing federal agents were on their way. Another man drove past in a car, shouting...
A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. At least one parent or guardian will need a social security number in order to quality for a child tax credit. (Jenny Kane / AP Photo)
07/14/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy.
A new child tax credit is coming next year, bringing significant changes that will alter how much...
07/14/2025 - 12:00am
When congressional Republicans decided to cut some Biden-era energy subsidies to help fund their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they could have pruned wasteful subsidies while sparing the rest. Instead, they did the reverse. Americans will pay the...
State Sens. Wendy DeBoer of Omaha and Jana Hughes of Seward, from left, take photos of the successful vote to move forward a School Finance Review Commission led by Hughes in 2025 and sought by DeBoer in earlier years, May 21, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
07/14/2025 - 12:00am
In a Nebraska legislative session better known for its sound and fury than for a lot of substantive accomplishments, at least one bill stands as an exception.
At the eleventh hour, the Legislature voted to create a School Financing Review Commission...
07/14/2025 - 12:00am
The U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday lifted lower court injunctions that had blocked attempts by President Donald Trump and his DOGE Service to restructure the federal government.
Labor unions, advocates and local governments that sued to block the...
