OMAHA — The Omaha metro area of eight counties has surpassed the million-person mark, another record-setter that follows an earlier Census report that Nebraska’s statewide population topped 2 million.

OMAHA — A $45 million privately-owned apartment complex is expected to rise on an old TV station site west of downtown Omaha and be boosted by the public incentive called tax-increment financing.

GreenSlate Development, joined by Mayor Jean Stothert, announced its next venture during a Wednesday news conference in the Blackstone District, where the project is to be completed by spring of 2027.

LINCOLN — A measure that would prevent local governments from imposing rent controls on private property, with some exceptions, took a step forward in the Nebraska Legislature on Monday.

Legislative Bill 266, introduced by State Sen. Rob Dover of Norfolk, moved ahead on a 32-5 vote despite objections from a handful of Democratic lawmakers.