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.
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
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.
Many of the more than 3 million migrant farm workers that plant and pick the fruits and vegetables we eat in the U.S. live on the farms they work for. But the rules that govern farmworker housing may be changing, worrying both farmers and migrant worker advocates.
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Every day, we rely on people with a Commercial Driver’s License—or C-D-L—to deliver the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the gas we put in our cars. The Nebraska Department of Labor says by 2018, truck drivers will add more jobs to the state than any other occupation. But finding people to fill all those positions can be a bumpy road.
Read MoreThe FBI says health care fraud costs the United States tens of billions of dollars a year….and Nebraska is not immune from this crime. Mike Tobias reports on the scope of the problem in our state, how it happens and how it impacts you.
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Omaha, NE — The latest musical at the Omaha Playhouse comes from one of Britain’s all-time comedic greats. [audio:https://kvnonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spamalot-Web.mp3] When talking to Mathias Jeske, a cast member of Omaha’s Playhouse’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, he is quick to note that the stage musical is not just an adaption of one famous comedic film, but […]
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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 […]
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Omaha, NE – Gov. Dave Heineman Saturday vetoed $65 million from the budget passed by the Legislature. Fred Knapp has the details in this legislative update.
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