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ScaleTrains HO GE U50C review
A General Electric U50C diesel locomotive is the latest release in the ScaleTrains Museum Quality line. The HO scale model, based on a Union Pacific prototype built between October 1969 and November 1971, has numerous factory-applied details, light-emitting-diode lighting, and body-mounted semi-scale Type E metal couplers. The review sample we...
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Know Your Opponent: Undefeated Boys Town set to host Ashland-Greenwood in C1 semifinal
(Boys Town) -- There are four teams left in Nebraska Class C1, and only one of them has an undefeated record. That honor belongs to the Boys Town Cowboys, who will host Ashland-Greenwood in a state semifinal Friday night. "We've had a great year," Coach Chris Nizzi said. "We've tried...
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The SBH Review: Culinary Dropout offers comfort food, straightforward cocktails and buzzy atmosphere
Entrees are primarily focused on comfort food pub classics. There’s meatloaf, fish and chips, ribs and lasagna, among other dishes. It’s been a while since I’ve heard anyone refer to a restaurant as a “gastropub.” If you’re an Omaha diner, you probably know what I mean with that term: A casual neighborhood joint that happens to have chef-driven, tasty food that is often made from scratch, down to the condiments. But it maintains the feel of a European “pub,” casual enough to stop in for a beer, sometimes listen to a live musician or meet friends for happy hour.
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Douglas County judge awards temporary eligibility to Creighton’s Brody Robinson
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Creighton guard Brody Robinson was granted an injunction shortly before Tuesday’s game at Kansas State, making him eligible to play temporarily. Douglas County District Court Judge Molly Keane awarded the temporary restraining order. He can play for Creighton for the next 10 days under the ruling, which includes Sunday’s game vs. Iowa in Des Moines and their Nov. 18 contest against Bethune-Cookman. His next hearing date is Nov. 20.
Nebraska Examiner
Creighton’s $24M ‘Central Park’ fuels downtown Omaha redevelopment
OMAHA — Beneath a backdrop of fireworks and blue smoke, Creighton University on Thursday opened a $24 million amphitheater and gathering space expected to bring new energy to the campus and Omaha’s urban core. Dubbed “the Quad,” the roughly 250,000-square-foot quadrangular grassy area features a fountain plaza and picnic areas and also is referred to as […]
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Bennington fire crews demonstrate new extrication and blood transfusion equipment
BENNINGTON, Neb. (WOWT) - Fire and rescue crews from Bennington and Waterloo on Thursday demonstrated equipment meant to get crash patients out of vehicles faster and give them blood at the scene. How the demonstration worked. Crews used a practice crash to show how the equipment works. Struts go up...
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Cooler Weekend, Then Omaha Warms Early Next Week
Greater Omaha City Hall Plaza — Landmark Backdrop For Weather Coverage. Omaha is starting Thursday under mostly cloudy skies near 36 degrees, with a low chance of sprinkles or isolated showers in parts of the area during the day. The afternoon will stay cool, topping out around 45 degrees before temperatures slip back toward the low 40s.
Iowa Pulse
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Omaha Couple's ACA Bill Hits $2,700 a Month, Topping Their Mortgage
Audrey Horn and her husband are retired and rely on a Medica bronze plan they buy through the Affordable Care Act. Horn says that plan now costs more every month than their mortgage payment, after climbing from $1,700 a month in 2024 to $2,700 a month in 2027. “In 2024,...
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NWS weather balloon relaunches bring better forecast data to the Tri-States
IOWA, ILLINOIS & MISSOURI— A full, two-times-a-day weather balloon launch schedule is taking place again at all of the National Weather Service’s upper-air stations. Balloons are launched at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at these stations. The weather balloons will help meteorologists understand the environment and help weather...
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Omaha-area NSAA district votes down girls flag football
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A local NSAA district on Thursday voted down establishing girls flag football as an official high school sport. The Dist. 2 vote, including Omaha surrounding areas, was 40-30 against - but supporters anticipate bringing the proposal back in January. The decision came the same day the...