03/15/21 • Nebraska vaccine data • Nationwide case trends
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Reed Moore’s Daily Rundown
Good Afternoon,
Today we have stories about an Omaha police officer shot four times while responding to a shoplifting call, Mayor’s Neighborhood Grants offering $5,000 for community projects, and Nebraska lawmakers criticizing the Department of Environment and Energy’s slow response to AltEn’s pollution.
Around Omaha
- An Omaha police officer is shot four times at Westroads Mall while responding to a shoplifting call. The suspect is in custody and facing charges of attempted murder and the use of a weapon to commit a felony.
- Three apartment buildings in Omaha’s Blackstone district could be demolished to make room for a structure for restaurants.
- The OPS board will vote this week on new academies and pathways at high schools, but a petition to halt the plan has more than 1,000 signatures.
- The annual Mayor’s Neighborhood Grants program is offering up to $5,000 for projects that would improve Omaha’s neighborhoods. Mayor Jean Stothert wants this year’s focus to be COVID recovery.
- OPPD is working to restore power throughout Omaha after outages caused by rain and wind.
- Workers in the child care industry discuss the stress caused by the pandemic with many child care providers reporting symptoms of depression.
Around Nebraska
- Nebraska lawmakers criticize the Department of Environment and Energy for its slow response to enforce environmental regulations at Mead’s AltEn ethanol plant.
- Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $15 million to Northeast Community College in Norfolk. It is the largest donation the school has ever received.
- Parts of Interstate 80 remain closed in western Nebraska after a spring blizzard drops more than a foot of snow.
Reed Moore’s Things To Do In The Spring
Enjoy Outdoor Music
Holland Center Outdoors
1200 Douglas St., Omaha
The Holland Center is a beacon for live music in Omaha, and that’s partly because of the beloved HCO concert series. After closing in March of last year, the Holland Center is bringing the series back in May. The series is planned to run on the east lawn until mid-fall.
This will be a grand showcasing of national and local live musical. So, get the blankets and lawn chairs ready.
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