Some credit the skill of Republican Rep. Don Bacon and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. Others say that Democratic dysfunction has ...

Samara Follette encountered something unexpected on the path to New York City last year for a prestigious high school theater ...

Nebraska’s Broadway legacy is far from a monolith. The state has produced a gallery of talents who’ve made it there, ...

A class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges the Omaha Housing Authority ignored and failed to eliminate bed bug infestations ...

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting opened with a somber acknowledgment of recent losses, including the passing ...

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Sen. Pete Rickets and his parents shattered their previous spending records during the recent election cycle. The family spent roughly $1 of every $11 spent by anyone on any Nebraska political race, ...

City leaders are also overwhelmingly white, according to a 2019 study commissioned by a local foundation that looked at Omahans in positions of nonprofit, business and governmental power. On Jeff ...

In a session marked by debate and split votes, the Omaha City Council approved a climate action and resilience plan, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas ...

Food critic Sarah Baker Hansen’s five Omaha favorites this year include a West Omaha Italian staple, an old-school steakhouse that reminds her of Dad, an Old Market stalwart, the best burger in Omaha ...

Marco Gutiérrez, recent immigrant from Guatemala, is one of dozens – maybe hundreds – of Schuyler Central High School students who work overnight full-time jobs and then head to first period. They ...