By Brandon McDermott, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Chuck Hagel made a visit back to his Alma Mater, the University of Nebraska Omaha. He outlines several challenges the US faces in the coming years.
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By Ja'Nel Johnson
Omaha native Ean Garrett knows a thing or two about changing the world. The author and motivational speaker has traveled the country as a spokesperson for a program called the MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership after receiving his law degree from UNL. And now he is giving back to the place he calls home through a series of
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By Brandon McDermott, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – The U.S. Paralympics National Wheelchair Basketball team won the bronze medal in the 2012 Paralympics. They are looking to get the gold in the 2014 World Championships and that starts training in Omaha.
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By Ja'Nel Johnson
Game one of the College World Series hasn’t been played yet, but that certainly hasn’t stopped the fun at TD Ameritrade Park for many Nebraskans and a lot of out of state college baseball fans looking for a good time. Crowds poured into the stadium Friday morning in hopes of snagging a couple of autographs and perhaps even a fly ball from their
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By Ja'Nel Johnson
Stem cell tourism was the topic of a luncheon hosted by the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures June 11 at the Thompson Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Omaha. Dr. David Crouse, president of the coalition, and Gary Susser, an advocate for responsible stem cell research, partnered to relate the dangers
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By Ja'Nel Johnson
Jean Stothert was sworn in as Omaha’s first female mayor June 10. Stothert, who defeated Jim Suttle, was joined by family, friends and supporters to celebrate the beginning of her four-year term. “Thank you all for believing in me,” Stothert said. “I am grateful and I will work every day to earn your continued
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