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Don Kleine reacts to Douglas County Attorney election results
The last Election Night update showed longtime Republican incumbent Don Kleine trailing Democratic challenger Makayla Danner.
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‘Bigger Spot at the Mainstream Table’: North Omaha, South Omaha turn out in force as blue wave crests
As he walked into the Tri Community Methodist Church on Election Day, Sherman Wells came across something he’d never seen at the North Omaha polling place: a line to vote. About 230,000 Douglas County voters cast ballots in this week’s election, by far the most of any midterm contest this century. Omaha’s two most racially diverse areas drove much of that growth in voter participation.
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Mormon Pioneers Wintered Here In 1846 And Their Cemetery Still Overlooks The Missouri In Nebraska
A bronze mother and father bend over a tiny grave on a bluff above the Missouri River, and they’ve held that pose since 1936. The sculptor was Avard Fairbanks, and the hilltop behind the statue holds 359 documented pioneer burials from one hard winter. About 3,500 travelers camped here...
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A History of 2404 Sprague Street in North Omaha
Some buildings were built for grand reasons and others for plain ones. Constructed on busy commercial drives or next to them, some became popular and lasted for a century, while others were demolished or simply faded into obscurity. Sometimes they are simple storefronts off the main drag converted into garages that still stand today. This is a history of 2404-2408 Sprague Street in North Omaha.
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Omaha adding 18 firefighters after voters approve $155M bond - but union wants more
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Omaha announced plans this week to add 18 firefighters in the spring. The president of the Omaha Professional Firefighters union said he has requested more firefighters for five years. The 18 new positions are paid for with a nearly $4 million federal grant,...
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New OPPD board members face North Omaha plant, data center and CEO decisions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three new members elected this week to the OPPD board will need to address the future of the North Omaha coal-burning power plant, data centers and the selection of a new CEO in 2027. Former Nebraska state Sen. Carol Blood won election to the eight-member board....
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Thanksgiving Week Means Lights Switch On Over This Nebraska Zoo Where Families Walk Under A Million Bulbs
Glowing lantern animals now stand where real giraffes and gorillas spend their days. After sunset, an entire Nebraska zoo trades daylight for color, and families stroll right through it. The paths wind past an African safari scene and an underwater world, both lit up in ways the daytime crowd never...