Devotion, Family, and Food Since 1925. Viva Santa Lucia
OMAHA – Devotis walk guarding Santa Lucia, making sure she is safe and unharmed as she makes her way through the streets of Little Italy in Omaha near 10th and Williams streets.
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.
Maple St. Construct Introduces ‘Floral Rodeo’
Omaha, NE—“Floral Rodeo” is open now at Maple St. Construct. The show features artists in residence, Thomas Linder and Mabel Moore. While many of Maple Street’s pairings have been artists who never met, Linder and Moore are engaged.
Uta Halee blames closure on state
By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – After 60 years serving troubled teens in Omaha, the Uta Halee Girls Village announced it will be forced to close its doors next month.
Read MoreContractor’s goal: fewer kids in foster care
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Two private contractors involved with Nebraska’s child welfare reform are trying to cut the number of children they serve by 15 percent.
Read MoreHeineman says alleged Beatrice abuse not about overtime
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Gov. Heineman reacted to the reports of abuse at BSDC Friday by calling it “disgusting.” But when a state senator suggested the abuse was related to too much overtime, Heineman accused him of playing politics.
Read MoreDisturbing details from Beatrice report
By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Gov. Dave Heineman called the new allegations of abuse at the Beatrice State Developmental Center “disgusting” on Friday, as more details paint a disturbing picture of what may have occurred.
Read MoreTop DHHS official resigns
By Hilary Stohs-Krause
Lincoln, NE – Just before 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced that Todd Reckling was resigning.
Read MoreState auditor: DHHS over-spent millions
By Hilary Stohs-Krause
Lincoln, NE – Thirty-two million dollars. That’s how much money state auditor Mike Foley says the state Department of Health and Human Services has spent on child welfare reform without proper documentation – or any at all.
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