‘Public Health Thank You Day’ in Nebraska
OMAHA – Without disagreeing, during the pandemic health workers have worked in the middle of exhaustion and exasperation. The Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors identifies November 22 as Public Health Thank You Day.
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.
“Falletta Conducts ‘Pines of Rome'”
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony welcomes guest conductor Maestra JoAnn Falletta, and guest violinist, Blake Pouliot, for a performance this weekend in homage to Rome. Maestra Falletta, the only female conductor of a top 40 orchestra, will lead the orchestra in the works of Berlioz and Respighi.
Brownville flooded with misinformation
By Jonathan Ash
Lincoln, NE – In towns all along the Missouri River, business owners and farmers are facing an arduous economic wave of uncertainty. In the small village of Brownville, they’re battling an additional variable: misinformation.
Read MoreFlooding a mixed bag for Nebraska wildlife
By Jonathan Ash
Lincoln, NE – As thunderstorms continue dropping more rain onto the Nebraska plain, state rivers continue swelling. But humans aren’t the only ones threatened by the downpour: animals also face immediate and long-term dangers.
Read MoreSandbaggers work to hold back Missouri
By Jonathan Ash
Council Bluffs, IA – Council Bluffs is just one of many cities bracing for high water along a bulging Missouri River.
Read MoreFreedom Riders hit the road, 50 years later
By Jonathan Ash
Lincoln, NE – During the troubles of a segregated south in the early 1960s, a group of Freedom Riders set out to change minds throughout the country. Now, 50 years later, a second Freedom Ride is hitting the road.
Read MorePeace Corps: 50 and going strong
By Jonathan Ash
Lincoln, NE – President John F. Kennedy gets credit for creating the Peace Corps, but the idea actually came from a colleague in the Senate, Hubert H. Humphrey. But no matter the brainchild, the Peace Corps remains an American icon of service.
Read MoreStudents discuss practicality of illegal immigration bill
By Jonathan Ash
Lincoln, NE – As Nebraska state lawmakers debate illegal immigration, a handful of students are trying to expand the conversation.
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