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Dave Webber is the host of Omaha Everyday on WOWT. ALSO… * Unprecedented moves seek to ramp up affordable housing options in Omaha - from Nebraska Examiner * Nebraska Humane Society limiting intake, adoptions due to possible infection - from WOWT * After 50 years, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival comes to a close - from KMTV Get full access to OMAPOD at www.omapod.com/subscribe

Brent Bradley is an Omaha Austin, TX-based stand-up comedian… ALSO… * Nebraska dedicates memorial to honor Vietnam veterans - from Omaha World-Herald * Gov. Pillen visits Nebraska National Guard sent to U.S.-Mexico border - from WOWT * The last servants: Sisters who founded Omaha’s Marian High prepare for their final act - from Flatwater Free Press Get full access to OMAPOD at www.omapod.com/subsc...

Omaha World-Herald : Omaha’s Hollywood Candy to offer sweet-themed boozy drinks News we can… booze ? ALSO… * Nebraska state senator asks city of Omaha to give voters more say on streetcar, Mayor Jean Stothert responds - from KETV * Omaha officials say progress is being made on ‘Baby Bob’ bridge - from WOWT * Omaha candidate seeks recount at own expense after soundly losing GOP primary - from Nebra...

“A woman in Nebraska who was mistaken for dead at a nursing home and later found to be alive at a funeral home has now really died,” reports the BBC . The internationally covered saga of the sad final passing of Ms. Constance Glantz shocked many… but didn’t surprise Lincoln death industry professional Robert Davies . Why? Well… just click play to find out … ALSO… * Omaha installs inaugural Inland...

John Heaston passed away at age 53 on Friday after a four-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia. The above illustration by Jeffrey Koterba was for the Omaha Press Club event celebrating Mr. Heaston’s career and life . For a brief history of The Reader , click here . To read the press release announcing the acquisition of The Reader by Nebraska Public Media, click here . To listen to John Heaston...

Dylan Oakes Rohde is the founder/owner of The Backline Comedy Theatre . For information about the Omaha Comedy Fest, click here . ALSO… * Dan Osborn might not face Democratic Senate write-in candidate - from Nebraska Examiner * Food Bank for the Heartland breaks ground on new, larger facility - from WOWT * Multiple houses hit by gunfire Sunday morning, Omaha police open investigation - from KETV G...

Lauren Martin - Partnerships, Amplify Arts - tells us all about their Alternate Currents program and her journey into the Art World. For information on applying for a permanent public art display at the Omaha Central Public Library , click here . ALSO… * Nebraska and Iowa leaders react to former President’s guilty verdict - from KETV * Property tax special session could be among costliest in Nebra...

Omaha World-Herald : Sinkhole draws curious onlookers in midtown Omaha . OMAPOD : Summer of Sinkhole has arrived!!! News we can use. ALSO… * Who tried to kill Leo? Affidavit reveals who investigators believe may have been responsible for dog in dumpster - from KETV * One year after abortion law, fewer med students applying to be doctors in Nebraska - from Flatwater Free Press * Expanding intergene...

Watie White is a painter, printmaker and public artist . ALSO… * Nebraska abortion initiative with the most votes would become law, if voters pass more than one - from Nebraska Examiner * Gifted Nebraska girl competes in national spelling bee - from Omaha World-Herald * Omaha Summer Arts Festival announces ‘difficult decision’ to end event after 50 years - from KETV Get full access to OMAPOD at ww...

John Dechant is the author of Little Poison and Scoreless . He’s also President of Legacy Preservation Publishing. ALSO… * ‘One Stop Shop’: New Omaha VA Medical Center facility makes visits more efficient - from KMTV * Bellevue woman’s unspoken heroism during WWII may soon become a full-length film - from Nebraska Examiner * Omaha firefighter critically injured while battling house fire - from KET...

Cpl. Daegan Page - USMC 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment - was KIA, along with 12 other service members , as the result of an enemy attack while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. His mother, Wendy Adelson , is Board Secretary of the Cpl. Daegan Page Foundation . For more information on the Cpl. Daeg...

Nebraska Examiner Senior Contributor Paul Hammel tells us an epic tale of Nebraska’s “poet laureate in perpetuity” John Neihardt , and the reveal of his mysterious “altar to courage” commemorating The Song of Hugh Glass … ALSO… * Omaha-born Malcolm X takes a place in Nebraska Hall of Fame amid cheering, sculpted bust unveiled - from Nebraska Examiner * Former Nebraska Congressman expected to appea...

Shawna Forsberg is President & Chief Executive Officer of United Way of the Midlands . To donate to the Nebraska and Iowa Tornado Relief Fund - click here . ALSO… * Proposed ‘personhood’ amendment would outlaw almost all abortions in Nebraska - from Nebraska Examiner * OPS makes final change to pandemic aid plan - from Omaha World-Herald * Ramblewood neighbors can’t catch a break, now dealing with...

The Midlands African Chamber ’s Pitch Black competition finals are Saturday, June 29th, at the Harper Center at Creighton University. For tickets, click here . In today’s Part II of meeting the finalists, we welcome (back) to the show, Mark Wong of the free drink app, Tippl and meet Breonna Kellogg from Caring Expertise Homecare . ALSO… * State of the City: Ranked #1 City to move to, crime is down...

Midlands African Chamber CEO Karine Sokpoh & 2024 Pitch Black Finalist Rodney Bennett , CEO & Owner of SunFlare Brands , stop by to chat about this year’s pitch competition and the upcoming finals - for tickets, click here . ALSO… * ‘Support Our Schools Nebraska’; last-minute push for signatures before July - from WOWT * Nebraska GOP pushes unity after primary fights with incumbents; delegates dis...

Lauren Martin - Partnerships, Amplify Arts - tells us all about the incredible, unprecedented opportunity for local artists for the Omaha Central Public Library . For information on applying for a permanent public art display, click here . ALSO… * Omaha’s county, for one year, surges to fastest growing economy in the U.S. - from Flatwater Free Press * Opportunity Scholarships Act repeal is pulled...

Todd Brooks is a director, actor, musician, playwright, producer and marketing maven with a love of commercial jingles and the stage. For information and tickets to A Chorus Line at the Chanticleer Community Theater over in Council Bluffs, click here . ALSO… * Douglas County Republican Party chair resigns one day after primary election - from KETV * Dan Osborn spurns Democrats, other parties whose...

Joel Semler is a 59-year-old tradesman by day… and a (primarily) prop-based comedian by night. ALSO… * Nebraska Primary Election results: Senate races, congressional seats and more - from KETV * Justice Department says Nebraska violates civil rights laws on mental health - from WOWT * NE officials say voting went mostly smoothly in state’s first election requiring voter ID - from Nebraska Examiner...

Zedeka Poindexter & Gina Tranisi are Co-Executive Directors of the Nebraska Writers Collective . ALSO… * Multistate, Nebraska-led lawsuits target California and EPA emission regulations - from Nebraska Examiner * Omaha streetcar update: Vehicle builder approved, bridge work needed - from KETV * Nikko Jenkins asking Nebraska for mental health study to challenge death sentence - from WOWT Get full a...

John Dechant is an author and President of Legacy Preservation Publishing. ALSO… * At least one person hurt in gunfire at south Omaha Cinco de Mayo festival - from KETV * A Centennial Celebration: Offutt Air Force Base marks special milestone - from KMTV * Nebraskans search out rare Northern Lights display - from Nebraska Examiner Get full access to OMAPOD at www.omapod.com/subscribe

Greg “The Outdoor Guy” Wagner is always in season. And right now, so are morel mushrooms . And wild asparagus ! He tells us all about how and where to find them…and what to do with ‘em when we do! ALSO… * Fortenberry charged again for lying after 2016 fundraiser collected foreign funds - from Nebraska Examiner * Busby’s Journey: Unsheltered homelessness is surging in Omaha. Can one man and his dog...

Dr. Mary Bolin is Professor Emeritus in the University Libraries at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a guest lecturer in the School of Information at San José State University. And, also - my cousin! ALSO… * Governor, AG, NE bankers launch fund to target human trafficking - from KETV * Signatures being gathered seeking to stop Nebraska’s revamped school choice law - from Nebraska Examiner *...

Dave Webber is a Hall of Fame broadcaster and the host of Omaha Everyday on WOWT. ALSO… * Elkhorn tornado relief funds approved by Omaha city council - KETV * Omaha Housing Authority CEO responds to Underwood Tower complaints - from WOWT * Construction on Mutual of Omaha headquarters is on track despite recent storms - from KMTV Get full access to OMAPOD at www.omapod.com/subscribe

Dylan Oakes Rohde is the founder/owner of The Backline Comedy Theatre . For information about the Omaha Comedy Fest, click here . ALSO… * OPS boosts pay for some educators at cost of $34.8 million - from Omaha World-Herald * Nebraska Supreme Court dismisses foster care abuse case against DHHS, expands immunity - from Nebraska Examiner * Air National Guard deployed to assist law enforcement in Wash...

Lauren Medici is Director of Engagement Programs for Opera Omaha . For information on the 2024/25 Season, click here . ALSO… * Pillen’s property tax road show targets possible yes votes - from Nebraska Examiner * St. Patrick’s Catholic Church continues to assist Elkhorn victims - from WOWT * Blair family receives tornado assistance from hometown NFL player - from KMTV Get full access to OMAPOD at...