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Top-two candidate election margins expand in Omaha legislative races
OMAHA — With most early ballots from the Tuesday primary election counted in Nebraska’s largest county, the top two finishers in a tight legislative district race expanded their leads. The Douglas County Election Commission counted more than 8,000 votes Friday morning, widening the leads for first and second finishers in north-central and southeastern legislative districts. […] The post Top-two candidate election margins expand in Omaha legislative races appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Athlete of the Week: Gretna East’s Sonora DeFini
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Defini is a name that has echoed through Morrison Stadium many times, but none as historic as when Griffins forward Sonora DeFini buried her 55th goal of the season in the Class B girls soccer state championship. The goal that put Gretna East up 6-1 over Duchesne with ten minutes left in the state title match made DeFini the all-time leader in goals scored in a single season across all classes.
After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK now
Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska’s Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail-in ballot process. In fact, she would prefer to do away with mail-in voting altogether. She’s convinced fraudulent mailed ballots cost former President Donald Trump a second term in 2020.
Spurred by finance and insurance industry, Omaha lands among economic growth juggernauts
By one measure, the fastest-growing economy among the nation’s largest counties isn’t in Texas, Florida or any of the other usual big dogs. It’s Douglas County, Nebraska. In 2022, as the nation emerged from a pandemic, Douglas County’s gross domestic product grew 9.2% – the most of...
BKFC Omaha results: Trinidad-Snake vs Pague
This post may contain affiliate links. We earn a commission, with no extra cost to you, if you use those links to make a purchase. BKFC Omaha: Trinidad-Snake vs Pague airs live from Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska on Friday, May 17. The fight card features a series of bare knuckle boxing bouts with local and international competitors.
‘It’s all about the smoke’: Omaha restaurants celebrate National BBQ Day
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - All across the U.S., restaurants and meat lovers are celebrating National BBQ Day. Heartland Bar-B-Que in Omaha has been in business for 16 years. Here, it’s all about the smoke. “We take a lot of pride in the fact that we smoke our meat,” said...
I toured Warren Buffett's hometown: Despite huge wealth, ‘it's all very understated,' says ‘Buffettology' author
I've written about personal finance and investing for 11 years, which means I've spent just about the same amount of time covering legendary investor Warren Buffett. In financial journalism, when the Oracle of Omaha speaks, everyone listens with their notepads at the ready. This year, I listened from the good...
South Omaha police standoff situation ends peacefully
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police say a standoff situation is over outside a south Omaha residence. The activity began around 8:15 a.m. and forced OPD to shut down 20th Street for two blocks, between Q and S Streets. OPD says they were notified of a wanted fugitive, linked to an incident last Sunday at the Walgreens at 24th and L, was inside an acquaintance’s home.
Storms Return Sunday After a Sunny Start to the Weekend
Today will be mostly sunny, breezy, and warmer! Highs will be in the mid 80s across the Omaha metro. We stay comfortable tonight, then only cool off into the low 60s for Saturday morning. We stay mostly sunny and warm Saturday as a weak cold front arrives. This will hold...
Omaha fire crews say Thursday night blaze deemed accidental
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha fire investigators say a house blaze late Thursday night was accidental. OFD tells 6 News crews were called to a home near 63rd and Spaulding Streets around 11:40 p.m. Smoke was showing when crews arrived and a working fire was declared. Everyone inside made it...
Glen Smith of the Farm Credit Administration Board of Directors Weighs in on Interest Rates
(Atlantic) Glen Smith of Atlantic, a of the Farm Credit Administration’s three-member Board of Directors in Washington D.C., spent a couple of days this week at a seminar with the Kansas City Federal Reserve in Omaha. Smith says interest rates were one of the major topics at the table.
This Omaha Nonprofit is Fighting to End Period Poverty
While working with Partnership 4 Hope, a nonprofit that helps serve former foster youth, Nebraskan Kristin Lowrey saw the enormous need for free period products. She started making small period kits for the organization's free store and wanted to learn what others were doing. Instead, Lowrey explains, she found out other nonprofits didn’t distribute any period products because it was too expensive and complicated. She decided to change that.
Emily’s 6 First Alert Forecast - Sunny Saturday ahead of severe storm threat Sunday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The weekend starts off on a sunny note but Sunday will be a bit stormier. Get outdoors on Saturday if you can! We’ll have a few morning clouds ahead of afternoon sunshine. A NW breeze keeps us a little cooler than Friday with highs mainly in the low to mid 80s... a few upper 70s to the west.
Omaha nonprofits report overall decline in donation rate since COVID
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - With the help of generous donors, Ronald McDonald house charities in Omaha has served families of sick children for years. But since COVID, individual giving has taken a hit. “Group events took a downturn,” said Lindsey Rai Kortan, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities Omaha. “The...
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