Deadly Temperatures Haunt Workers
OMAHA – For the crew, building height and steep angles do not undermine them as much as the adverse weather that is hitting Omaha these days. Around three in the afternoon, the heat approaches 100 degrees. Up there on the roof after installing the felt paper, the temperature rises about 10 to 15 degrees.
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.
Bemis Showcases Empathy in Next Show
Omaha, NE—The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art opens a new exhibition this week, All Together, Amongst Many: Reflections on Empathy. 20 multi-generational artists working across various media foster empathy in conversations about the environment and human rights.
Legislature focuses on foster care age out children
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Nebraska lawmakers took a step Friday toward helping young people who “age out” of the state’s foster care system, and also moved to put state contracts online.
Read MoreCHILD WELFARE: Navigating a Fractured System, Part 2
By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – In part one of our series we talked to families struggling to get their children back home. Today, we’ll talk to families whose children need help outside the home. In both cases, critics of the child welfare system say the state is making the wrong choice.
Read MoreCHILD WELFARE – Navigating a Fractured System
By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – The child welfare system in Nebraska is incredibly complex. But for the families involved, it’s incredibly personal. In part one of our series, we examine why child welfare in the state has been so notoriously splintered, and how some families feel lost in it.
Read MoreHeineman gives lukewarm response to foster care recommendations
By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman gave a lukewarm response Tuesday to a committee’s recommendations on child welfare.
Read MoreReview Board: Uncertainty, high turnover in child welfare
By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – In Nebraska’s child welfare system, caseworkers for kids change too often, and it’s getting harder to tell if children are safe in the foster homes they’re being placed in. Those are among the conclusions in the latest report by the Foster Care Review Board.
Read MoreUta 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.
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