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New film "Omaha" was inspired by a disastrous Nebraska law. It"s winning praise from critics.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1442+ words) Spoiler alert: This story reveals the surprising plot twist of the new movie "Omaha" in the opening paragraphs." An anxious father awakens his daughter and son from their beds for a surprise road trip. In little time, the kids and…...
FFP Omaha: Solution rejected, Japan in Omaha, RIP Snap Daddy
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (996+ words) Howdy, Omaha " it's Jeremy." When school let out for the summer last year, my mind wasn't on graduation parties or yearbook signings. I was thinking about kids like Teddy Gleason and Kylee Shada who, in a few months, would be…...
Amid federal election overhaul efforts, Nebraska officials say "nothing has changed" for May primary
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (859+ words) Hayden Hrabik keeps going online to check his voter registration access. The 26-year-old Air Force veteran first registered to vote while on active duty. Now back home and enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he wants to guarantee…...
Nebraska schools continue to deny transfers for kids with disabilities. Lawmakers gutted a proposed fix.
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1298+ words) Facing opposition, a Nebraska lawmaker pulled his proposed ban on disproportionate transfer denials. Parents and advocates say the resulting legislation will harm the kids it originally aimed to protect. For Dave Murman, the issue was personal. The Republican state lawmaker…...
Benefits slashed: Nebraska disability switch leaves hundreds desperate for help
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1779+ words) A new disability assessment tool has allowed over 700 Nebraskans to access services, according to the state. But hundreds of others have seen their benefits cut and their appeals denied. Every weekday at 1: 30 p. m. , Lehn Straub stands in front of his Lincoln…...
An Omaha sinkhole went viral. Hundreds of others fall under the radar.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1460+ words) Eastern Nebraska's geology means it's not likely to see massive, neighborhood-swallowing sinkholes. But a Flatwater analysis found Omaha still sees more "cave-ins' than several Midwestern peers. As Harmon Maher walked along the Keystone Trail in central Omaha one morning in…...
Massive wildfires dealt another blow to Nebraska ranchers. Climate change may make them more common.
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (1827+ words) Nebraska likely will see more volatile winters, a UNL expert says. This could set the stage for more intense wildfires and further challenge the state's cattle industry " a critical part of the state's economy. This story is made possible through…...
After nearly 4 decades of photographing sandhill cranes, it's still "magic every time'
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (173+ words) My sandhill crane knowledge and appreciation have grown in the nearly four decades since I first saw one the world's great migration events. Cranes fly near the Platte River near Rowe Sanctuary at sunset. As a child, I saw cranes…...
At 79, the world's leading crane conservationist has no plans to slow down " or miss March in Nebraska
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1335+ words) International Crane Foundation co-founder George Archibald has missed one sandhill crane season since 1975. It remains "one of the world's great migration spectacles." ALDA " The world's largest gathering of cranes draws people from around the world to south-central Nebraska each March....
Cranes by the numbers: Efforts to restore North America's crane populations are ongoing
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (443+ words) Among the recent changes, more sandhill cranes are spending their winters in Nebraska. Sandhill and whooping cranes, the only species of cranes in North America, have faced extinction. Sandhill crane numbers declined in the 1930s due to hunting and habitat loss,…...