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.
New Effort to Fight Sex Trafficking: Training Hotel Workers
By Mike Tobias
Lincoln, NE – It’s a new approach to fighting sex trafficking in Nebraska, training for hotel and motel staff who may see signs of it happening where they work.
Read MoreFinal death penalty repeal vote looms; packer hog ownership gets first-round approval
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed the repeal of the death penalty Tuesday and made another appeal for senators to support him in a veto override vote today. And lawmakers debated a proposal to allow meat-packers to own hogs, with both sides invoking the future of agriculture in the state.
Read MoreNebraska zoos helping to save species around the world
By Ryan Robertson
Lincoln, NE – It’s believed there are more than 8 and a half million species of life on earth. On average, around 200 of those go extinct every 24 hours. Scientists from two Nebraska zoos say that loss of life is unacceptable.
Read MoreFor Performers, ‘Woolf’ is a Beast of a Challenge
By Bill Grennan
Omaha, NE — The Tony Award-winning drama continues through June 7th at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
Read MoreSupport KVNO through Omaha Gives!
By Brandon McDermott
Today is the big day – Omaha Gives! Make your contribution online at KVNO.org – just click on the “Omaha Gives!” banner! If you want to make a donation in person, stop on by the Bookworm’s new location at 90th and Center or to the Tea Smith’s Old Market shop at 11th & Howard. Meet a KVNO personality and make your donation through Omaha Gives right now – and thank you!
Governor tours damaged Tecumseh prison
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Gov. Pete Ricketts, Corrections Director Scott Frakes, Warden Brian Gage and about two dozen members of the media toured the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution Tuesday — nine days after inmates took over part of the maximum security prison in a disturbance that left two prisoners dead.
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