When it comes to fighting climate change, one of the best approaches is to reduce our carbon footprint. The Nature Conservancy reports that the average carbon footprint for someone in the U.S. is 16 tons. Globally that number is closer to four tons, and to fight the rise in global temperatures the average global carbon […]
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OPD provides update on internal investigation over Terence Crawford traffic stop
The Omaha Police Department’s internal investigation regarding the traffic stop of boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford is nearing its end, according to police officials. OPD Chief Todd Schmaderer told reporters it was determined the officers involved in the traffic stop acted in accordance with department policy. He also said the bodycam footage will not be released […]
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Rocky Balboring
Although not every film must “have something to say” to necessitate its existence, those without any grander message or meaning have an extra burden. They must be, you know, “good.” The Smashing Machine is not very good. It also seems to be either about how an above-average athlete helped bring the “art” of getting kneed […]
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At the 2025 Future of Work Symposium, entrepreneurship takes center stage out of necessity in trying times
The big takeaway from this year’s Future of Work Symposium at the University of Nebraska at Omaha: There’s no straight path to being entrepreneurial. “Not everyone wants to be, or should be, an entrepreneur,” said keynote speaker Genevieve Custer Weeks. “But anyone can be entrepreneurial in their work and in their career.” The symposium, held on Sept. […]
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Omaha mayor urges more training after Terence Crawford held at gunpoint during traffic stop
At a Thursday press conference, Omaha Mayor John Ewing said he will be working with the Omaha Police Department to implement training for both police officers and residents on how to handle traffic stops with weapons involved. The announcement comes days after boxing champ Terence “Bud” Crawford was held at gunpoint and handcuffed during a […]
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What’s ‘next?’ TEDxOmaha may have the answer
James Eagle Feather’s upbringing as a child was rough. Born and raised in the north side of Omaha, his childhood was marked by moving and inconsistency. “I was taken out of the home when I was 8 years old for child endangerment,” Feather said. “When I turned 11 [or] 12 years old, when I got […]
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German ag manufacturer to move work out of Omaha due to tariffs
A German-based farm equipment manufacturer has confirmed plans to move some of the work done at its Omaha plant overseas to avoid American tariffs on steel and aluminum. CLAAS, which manufactures its Lexion combine in Omaha, said it will move production of the 2026 model year Lexion 8000 back to Germany. The combines are mostly […]
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Omaha’s Kerron Stark may be the new face of educational children’s TV
The new face of American educational children’s television may be Omaha’s own Kerron Stark, founder, producer, creator and host of “Mr. K’s Clubhouse.” Available on DBTV via Roku and on Fire Stick, Omaha Public Access (Cox Channel 22) and YouTube, it’s the realization of a dream shared with his late mother, DeSadie. Stark, a lifelong […]
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City of Omaha approves regulations for medical cannabis businesses
The Omaha City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve zoning restrictions and other regulations for medical cannabis dispensaries. Under the regulations, dispensaries and other cannabis businesses like manufacturers, producers and transporters, will not be permitted to operate in residential areas. Cannabis consumption will not be allowed onsite at any cannabis businesses, and they must open […]
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New documentary places Omaha at the center of discussion on America’s division
When filmmaker Nick Beaulieu set out to make his first documentary, he wanted to understand an apparent contradiction in his hometown — “a tale of two Omahans.” How, he wondered, could the city bill itself as one of the top middle-class cities in America while Black Omahans continued to face disproportionately bad outcomes? “It just […]