Profiles
The ethnic faces of America continually change as immigrants seek new opportunities. Even Omaha has experienced a changing racial landscape since its founding more than 150 years ago, from the Irish...
Imperial tablecloths with gold etchings lay on maroon tables, which themselves stood upon dark floors. Surrounded by broad mirrors, the restaurant's atmosphere was both quaint and regal. Pink and red...
Hear ye … Hear ye …
250 years after our Forefathers convened to draft a constitution for our newly formed nation, local civic leaders gathered once again, not to establish a new order, but rather a...
No doubt, you’ve heard the derogatory terms flailed by both sides of the political aisle, as if they were members of an opposing team, instead of a united nation. The stony silence at family...
At first glance, Matt Kuhse wasn't sure what to make of Michael W. Jensen. In 2006, Don Kleine was elected as Douglas County attorney, moving from the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, and Jensen...
Today’s News
George E. Johnson Sr., who founded Johnson Products Company, is photographed at his company on the South Side of Chicago, Jan. 8, 1973. (Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
CHICAGO (AP) — George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion-dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99...
(Peter Hamlin / AP Illustration)
NEW YORK (AP) — Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-...
Professional lawyers having a discussion. (PeopleImages / Shutterstock)
WASHINGTON — Students pursuing several advanced degree programs can now access higher loan caps, but the temporary relief has ushered in a wave of uncertainty amid an ongoing legal battle.
Graduate...
Ty Heath (right) is a recent high school graduate interested in short-term job training programs funded by the new Workforce Pell Grant program. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
OMAHA — Nebraska officials raved Tuesday about a new federally-funded Workforce Pell Grant program they expect will boost the state’s labor force and more quickly connect trainees with high-demand...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks as Ben Carson (left) and President Donald Trump (in foreground) listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
Clearly, there is a difference between the ‘letter of the law’ and a law’s ‘spirit’. You can identify the adherents of the former by the way they push their glasses up and say, “ackshually" (I am...
This Week's News
George E. Johnson Sr., who founded Johnson Products Company, is photographed at his company on the South Side of Chicago, Jan. 8, 1973. (Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
CHICAGO (AP) — George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion-dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family.
Johnson died Monday at...
(Peter Hamlin / AP Illustration)
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-long video conference, it can deliver a recap of key...
Professional lawyers having a discussion. (PeopleImages / Shutterstock)
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Students pursuing several advanced degree programs can now access higher loan caps, but the temporary relief has ushered in a wave of uncertainty amid an ongoing legal battle.
Graduate-level programs such as nursing, occupational...
Ty Heath (right) is a recent high school graduate interested in short-term job training programs funded by the new Workforce Pell Grant program. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Nebraska officials raved Tuesday about a new federally-funded Workforce Pell Grant program they expect will boost the state’s labor force and more quickly connect trainees with high-demand jobs.
Gov. Jim Pillen and State Labor Commissioner...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks as Ben Carson (left) and President Donald Trump (in foreground) listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
Clearly, there is a difference between the ‘letter of the law’ and a law’s ‘spirit’. You can identify the adherents of the former by the way they push their glasses up and say, “ackshually" (I am calling out my schoolboy self, there; self-reflection...
07/14/2026 - 12:00am
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.
Google’s Nebraska data centers consumed about 732 million gallons of water in 2025, the tech giant recently self-...
07/13/2026 - 12:00am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the...
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A title sign sits outside a Planned Parenthood branch, May 16, 2023, in Pasadena, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo)
07/13/2026 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
A year ago, abortion opponents were celebrating one of their biggest victories under the Trump...
07/13/2026 - 12:00am
(Nebraska Examiner) Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series with Nebraska gubernatorial candidates about their pivot from the May 12 primary election to the Nov. 3 general election.
LINCOLN — As Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen pivots to his...
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan / The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)
07/10/2026 - 12:00am
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes...
(Garun .Prdt / Shutterstock)
07/10/2026 - 12:00am
Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Most Americans don’t look to their 401(k) plans for excitement or experimentation, instead relying on the promise that steady saving and sober planning will...
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, June 6, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
07/10/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Outgoing Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he’s baffled by a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate a provision in state law that allows U.S. citizens who’ve never lived in the country to vote in Nebraska elections.
The Republican top...
07/09/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Signage went up last week, heralding progress on a signature project of the Omaha Inland Port Authority.
The first phase of the port authority’s “innovation district” — an initiative seeded with a $30 million state grant — now has a home....
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is currently finalizing a rule that would allow public housing authorities and property owners who participate in federal housing voucher programs to impose work requirements and time limits on aid recipients. (Photo courtesy of HUD Office of Public Affairs)
07/09/2026 - 12:00am
Dozens of public housing authorities, tribes, property owners and community groups have joined a new coalition organized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote work requirements and time limits for people who receive...
07/09/2026 - 12:00am
When Chuck Martens could no longer afford his rent, he came up with a solution. He negotiated with his landlords to swap his labor for a rent reduction. Now Martens does landscape work for his Omaha apartment complex. Seven days a week, he mows the...
This photo provided by Holly Tuckett shows wildland firefighter Sydney Watson at the North Carolina WRTEX event near Singletary Lake, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2023. (Holly Tuckett via AP)
07/08/2026 - 12:00am
With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago.
Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were remembered as...
Farmland's food truck delivers meals to Food Bank for the Heartland employees and volunteers as part of its Honoring the Heartland Tour Monday, July 26, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (Eric Francis / AP Images for Farmland)
07/08/2026 - 12:00am
Low-income Americans need more help getting enough to eat, but not much of the food retailers that sell groceries could potentially donate is given away. Only 13% of it ends up at food banks, according to a 2026 report produced by ReFED, a nonprofit...
07/08/2026 - 12:00am
Mike Forsberg thought he knew the Great Plains. The renowned conservation photographer felt a familiarity with the land, having dedicated decades to documenting the fragile ecosystem.
Now, though, the Nebraska native has a new perspective, thanks to...
