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
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Nike and Its Factory Workers
by Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive
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Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire widely known as the “Oracle of Omaha” because of his investment acumen, says he is getting ready to retire as CEO and hand the reins of Berkshire Hathaway...
The logo for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Richard Drew / AP Photo)
The Wizard of West Des Moines doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as the Oracle of Omaha, but it looks like that might be what we’re facing.
West Des Moines resident Greg Able is the probable...
If you, like me, haven’t made your way into Gorat’s Steakhouse in years, I have a surprise for you: It’s time to go back.
Gorat’s is good again.
I went into this fourth installment of Steak Town USA...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his...
This Week's News
05/13/2025 - 12:00am
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Nike and Its Factory Workers
by Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your...
05/13/2025 - 12:00am
Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire widely known as the “Oracle of Omaha” because of his investment acumen, says he is getting ready to retire as CEO and hand the reins of Berkshire Hathaway to Greg Abel, his 62-year-old designated successor...
05/13/2025 - 12:00am
If you, like me, haven’t made your way into Gorat’s Steakhouse in years, I have a surprise for you: It’s time to go back.
Gorat’s is good again.
I went into this fourth installment of Steak Town USA not knowing exactly what I was going to find on...
05/12/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his...
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press via AP)
05/12/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust...
Pillen Admits He And Other Farmers ‘Messed Up,’ Expects New State Agency To Improve Water Management
05/12/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — In marking the merger of two water-focused state agencies, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday said he and other farmers “messed up” in managing water resources.
“What’s really, really important is we go forward, that we all just have...
The Lincoln headquarters of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a short walk from the Nebraska Capitol. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
05/12/2025 - 12:00am
Tariff-related cost increases in building materials and lumber market instability this year have been causing great uncertainty in the construction and home improvement markets.
As the head of Millard Lumber, that’s terrifying.
Not just because it...
05/12/2025 - 12:00am
Dave Richardson got his first taste of voting when his aunt Marjorie lifted him up to the polling booth and let him fill in the bubble next to Adlai Stevenson’s name on her 1952 presidential ballot.
For an 8-year-old infatuated with politics, it...
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces two federal lawsuits against a California regulatory board and the Environmental Protection Agency, May 13, 2024. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s efforts to fight California on new electric-truck mandates and related regulations largely ended Monday with California officials moving to repeal the proposed rules.
In a Monday court filing, California Attorney General Rob...
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — REAL ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays.
Many airports reported wait times of a few minutes at security checkpoints on their websites on Wednesday morning,...
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — It’s crunch time for state lawmakers to rightsize Nebraska’s budget, by no later than May 15. Senators since November are considering a nearly $850 million combined in new revenue streams, cuts to state spending and scrounging for loose...
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
The family of a U.S. airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his own home sued the deputy, the sheriff and the owner of the airman’s apartment complex on Tuesday, saying they want to ensure people are held accountable for his 2024...
The Nebraska State Capitol. (Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner)
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
While the country’s chattering class buzzed about 100 days in office, lawmakers in the Nebraska Legislature passed that apparently important milestone several weeks ago without a blip of notoriety. Nose to the grindstone … as it were.
Its work...
05/09/2025 - 12:00am
“Investiture," is it… a heart-warming event? Or like the owner of the Daily Record, Jason Huff, said to me, "It’s open to the public, but most people don’t know what it is. Sounds like a 401k meeting or something.”
His definition is better than the...
05/08/2025 - 1:28pm
Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog.
And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ...
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, a sidewalk gets shaped in front of new construction in Omaha, Neb. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
05/08/2025 - 1:25pm
Construction costs have surged in recent years, pushing homeownership further out of reach for many Americans. But this isn’t a new concern: In 1978, the U.S. Government Accountability Office warned that rising costs were threatening the American...
05/08/2025 - 1:22pm
LINCOLN — State government is paying about 37% more to lease commercial office space for employees today than five years ago — a hike from $16 million to $22 million that the Nebraska state auditor described Monday as “far more than necessary.”
“It...
05/08/2025 - 1:16pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in six states will be closed or have their hours curtailed as of mid-May as the Trump administration tries to rapidly shrink...
Recruits for the Nebraska State Patrol in a 2022 class photo. (Courtesy of the Nebraska State Patrol)
05/07/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — One state lawmaker’s continued efforts to boost benefits for Nebraska State Patrol troopers, a largely consensus issue, ignited a rare fight among legislative allies.
The fight flared up last week in the Nebraska Legislature after State...
05/07/2025 - 12:00am
Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East...
05/07/2025 - 12:00am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A contrast:
At the National Speech and Debate Tournament, two high school students take the stage. The first articulates the position he has been assigned to defend — people should have a right to secede from their...
The Nebraska State Capitol on Jan. 18, 2022, in Lincoln. (Rebecca S. Gratz / Nebraska Examiner)
05/07/2025 - 12:00am
For 35 years, the Women’s Fund of Omaha has worked on issues foundational to achieving gender equity. We advocate for public policies that ensure all women and girls can reach their full potential. Our expertise in policy advocacy includes helping...
05/07/2025 - 12:00am
Sabrina Stratman left a spring 2024 Planned Parenthood fundraiser feeling inspired — so inspired that the registered nurse and occasional volunteer applied for a job at the nonprofit’s Omaha clinic.
A lifelong advocate for abortion access, she...
