Omaha leaders, along with Rep. Don Bacon, announced Friday that millions of dollars in city and federal funding would be dedicated to the North 24th Street Streetscape Master Plan.

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Cyclists can tour the southern part of the state this summer during the annual Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska.
The Elkhorn school district is slated to potentially develop two parcels of land — one for an elementary school and the other for an elementary with land set aide for a new middle school.
A former movie theater is poised to become an indoor climbing gym under a proposal presented to the Omaha Planning Board at its Wednesday meeting.
Ken Jennings, a standout player-turned-host of the quiz show, will headline the festival with a presentation on April 6.
A 22-year-old Omaha man was killed in a crash early Thursday.
Officials presenting a plan that would see the North Omaha Airport turned into a "country club" for aviators once again will have to make revisions before taking the proposal back before the Omaha Planning Board.
The North Omaha Airport is poised to undergo a host of renovation projects that officials say would increase air traffic at the site and draw visitors to the city.