The 87-year-old woman has written long, newsy, honest letters for almost 50 years, making connections with others and creating a family history.
You don't have to have the respiratory virus or know someone who does to feel the pandemic's beginning and widespread effects: No parade for the Irish on Saturday. No holy water at church this morning. No school Monday or maybe for weeks. No office work for Mutual of Omaha and Conagra.
The Omaha team, which had a deaf coach, was undefeated in 1931.
The truck-driving couple won a national award for their rescue efforts.
The U.S. Army's seizure of the famed 'Bridge at Remagen' 75 years ago made 2nd Lt. Karl Timmermann of West Point, Nebraska, famous. But the young man who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross wasn't honored in his hometown until years later, long after his death.
Read about the epic Odyssey of a beloved Honda minivan.
At the center of the tussle are Nebraska Democratic Party chairwoman Jane Kleeb and Douglas County Democratic Party chairwoman Crystal Rhoades.
Staff and families of teens tell of troubles at Kearney juvenile center. "I'm scared," one mom said, and the current situation has led to frustration and turnover among staff.
The ultimate goal of LeadDIVERSITY is to not only help workplaces become more inclusive, but also train a network of advocates who can help lead a broader community drive for equity.
Christina Portwine's story has been a driver behind Rep. Don Bacon's efforts to change the law to make it easier for people who allege sexual assault in the military to come forward.
Former Fontenelle Elementary Principal Eric Nelson pleaded no contest this week to a misdemeanor charge of failure to report child abuse. He faces up to three months in jail or one year of probation when he is sentenced in April.
The plan targets trouble spots known to local drivers, calls for wholesale interchange redesigns to improve traffic flow and opens the door to signaled on-ramps and driving on the Interstate shoulder.
Under a bill in the Legislature, by June 30, 2021, the school board of each school district and the governing authority of each private, denominational or parochial school would have to adopt a policy regarding appropriate relationships between a student and a school employee or a student teacher or intern. The policy would have to prohibit any school employee, student teacher or intern from engaging in grooming.
The Nebraska Indian Education Association praised the standards for including pre-Columbian history, the centuries when indigenous people thrived in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
Read through the obituaries published today in Omaha World-Herald.
Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa residents this week can look forward to cooler temperatures combined with significant chances of rain.
The family of two women found dead Saturday in a southeast Omaha home said they were killed by a man who is their grandson and great-grandson.
Find out how home sales have changed recently, which areas have the most home listings, plus the average sale price and more with these charts and maps.
A Wayne, Nebraska, man died Saturday night following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 275 just south of Scribner in Dodge County.
A state law passed last year requires some local governments, including counties and school districts, to notify property owners when tax collections would increase above a certain threshold.
It's too soon to tell whether abortion will be a deciding factor in Nebraska's general election. But the lack of action this summer is pushing some candidates to be more specific about their views.
Some 700 Nebraska prisoners are flagged as high risk for domestic violence, but no prison-run program exists to treat them before they get out. If there had been, would Hailey Christensen be alive?
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Police are investigating after two people were found dead under suspicious circumstances in a southeast Omaha home Saturday afternoon.
An investigation has exonerated an Omaha police officer accused of using excessive force during a June 21 incident, the Omaha Police Department announced on Friday.
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by a handful of Creighton University students who sought to be exempt from the private Catholic school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate last year.
Omaha police officers were called to Florence Tower on Friday morning to investigate a shooting. When they arrived, they found a dead person inside one of the apartments.
Omaha residents will have a chance to weigh in on multiple significant city proposals this week with public hearings on the both the 2023 city budget and changes to the city charter.
A state law passed last year requires some local governments, including counties and school districts, to notify property owners when tax collections would increase above a certain threshold.
It's too soon to tell whether abortion will be a deciding factor in Nebraska's general election. But the lack of action this summer is pushing some candidates to be more specific about their views.
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced the hiring of two economic developers and the resignation of a staff member Friday.