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Kick Up Your Boots as The Donkey Barn Opens in Bellevue
Bellevue, NE — What started as a night out with friends in Kansas City five years ago has grown into Bellevue’s newest entertainment destination. The Donkey Barn Pub & Grub is preparing to celebrate its grand opening this Friday and Saturday, November 13–14, bringing country music, line dancing, live entertainment, food, drinks and recreational games together under one roof.
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Long Before Interstates, Drivers Crossed Nebraska On This Historic Brick Highway You Can Still Walk Today
Roughly three miles of red brick laid by hand in 1920 and 1921 still carry cars across a quiet corner of Nebraska. Nobody roped it off, either. Those same bricks once rumbled under early motorists chasing the Pacific on America’s first coast-to-coast highway. County crews set them over a concrete base, and much of that work is still holding a century later.
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Mutual To Cut Ribbon On New Downtown Omaha Headquarters
(Omaha, NE) -- Company and elected leaders will gather next week to celebrate the completion of the new Mutual of Omaha headquarters downtown. Construction on the building started in January 2023, one year after the project was announced. It is now the tallest building in the region with 44 floors,...
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Westside’s London Dada signs with Creighton men’s basketball
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Westside’s London Dada was among the 18 Warriors signing with college programs for Wednesday’s National Signing Day. The state’s No. 1 recruit officially signed with Creighton men’s basketball after committing this past May. “It was the first big school to really believe...
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Drivers keep pulling off I-80 for this glass chapel between Omaha and Lincoln
You’re driving Interstate 80 through flat Nebraska prairie, and something catches your eye on a bluff to the south. Tall glass walls. Arching wooden beams. It looks like a cathedral grew straight out of the hillside. That’s the Holy Family Shrine near Gretna, and drivers pull off the highway...
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Omaha Prosecutor Stuck After State Won't Take Custody of Mentally Disabled Man
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says his office has hit a wall trying to ensure a mentally disabled Omaha man is properly supervised in the community. Kleine said Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services declined to take court-ordered custody of 34-year-old Zachary Vinton, even after the agency itself recommended he not be left alone in public.
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Drury Plaza Hotel Coming to the Old Market
Construction is progressing quickly on the future Drury Plaza Hotel southeast of 10th & Harney Street between the Old Market and the RiverFront. Much of the site preparation work is now done, and crews have started drilling for pilings. A tower crane is expected to go up soon. The $54 million, 8-story hotel will have 210 rooms as well as an attached parking garage with 160 parking spaces.
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News Channel Nebraska to broadcast Millard North vs. Millard South semifinal rematch
OMAHA, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska (NCN) will televise Friday's Class A football semifinal between rivals Millard South and Millard North, with a trip to the state championship game on the line. The teams met in Week 1, when Millard South rallied from a 13-point deficit to defeat Millard...
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This Omaha Restaurant Serves Fine Dining Inside a 130-Year-Old Former Boiler Room
An old factory boiler room in downtown Omaha has become one of the city’s more unusual places for a special dinner. The Boiler Room occupies part of the historic Bemis Bag Building, where exposed brick, steel beams, and a two-level layout preserve much of the original industrial character. The...
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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...