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.
Friday Faculty Focus: Dr. Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado
By Brandon McDermott
Friday Faculty Focus with Brandon McDermott airs each Friday at 7 a.m. and noon on KVNO. In this week’s episode of Friday Faculty Focus, Brandon sits down with Dr. Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Read MoreNebraska DACA ‘Dreamers’ get shot at drivers licenses’ with LB 623
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – Nebraska is the only state in the United States, that doesn’t allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be eligible for driver’s licenses. A bill proposed by Omaha Sen. Jeremy Nordquist designed to permit DACA recipient’s drivers licenses just succeeded committee approval and now heads to the Nebraska legislature floor for debate.
Read MoreNew Community Engagement Center set to open this spring
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – UNO’s new Community Engagement Center (CEC) will open to its new members and the public in April. What will it mean to UNO and the Omaha community.
Read MoreLatina woman’s struggles reflect recent report
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – In part two of “Invisible and Voiceless: Latinos in Council Bluffs”, we take a closer look at employment and commerce in Council Bluffs for Latinos. We also speak with a Latina mother living and working in Council Bluffs who talks about her struggles.
Read MoreReport shows lack of opportunities, services for Latinos in Council Bluffs
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – A recent report by the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha analyzes the lack of services and opportunities for Latinos in Council Bluffs. Numerous concerns were addressed from the inaccessibility of bilingual services to a shortage of opportunities in managerial positions.
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