Nebraska Lawmaker Pushes Big
LINCOLN – State Senator Megan Hunt introduced LB 231, a bill that would ban conversion therapy across the state of Nebraska.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Stilian Kirov Conducts William Grant Still This Weekend
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend with a diverse repertoire. The orchestra welcomes back Bulgarian conductor and Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Stilian Kirov. The concert will feature mostly American composers, including Eric Ewazen, Walter Piston, and William Grant Still, but also Haydn.
State Ed Board asks McPherson to quit over racist blog posts; he refuses
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – The Nebraska State Board of Education voted today to ask Pat McPherson to resign from the board over racist posts on a blog he edited. McPherson refused, saying the posts weren’t his, and he’s not a racist.
Read MoreChildren with incarcerated parents are often left behind
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – America, the number of people who are incarcerated grew from 500,000 in 1980 to more than 2.3 million in 2013, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. African-Americans make up nearly 1 million of the total incarcerated population. These figures have decreased somewhat in recent years, but just how does having a parent in prison affect a growing child?
Read MoreSenior guard CJ Carter putting on a show for UNO hoops
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – The University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball team currently has an 8-11 record on the season. They are led by Omaha native senior guard CJ Carter who is averaging a team high 17.6 point per game. KVNO’s Brandon McDermott has a profile Carter in this Maverick update.
Read MoreCorn Belt farming gives a boost to the global carbon cycle
By Grant Gerlock
Lincoln, NE – Scientists have noticed a change in the atmosphere. Plants are taking in more carbon dioxide during the growing season and giving off more carbon in the fall and winter. What researchers hadn’t considered, until recently, is how farming factors in.
Read MoreUpdate: Swift fox study underway in Western Nebraska
By Ryan Robertson
Lincoln, NE – The swift fox is an endangered species in Nebraska, but little is known about them. The first thing researchers are trying to learn is where exactly these Nebraska natives call home.
Read MoreHigh school students learn to fight cyber-crime
By Mike Tobias
Omaha, NE – The attack on Sony Picture’s computer systems late last year is just the latest high-profile example of cybercrime. Costly, damaging intrusions into business, government and personal computers, sometimes even reaching the credit cards you carry. Developing the next generation of warriors in the cybercrime battle is one of the goals of a unique high school competition in Nebraska and across the country.
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