Treatment Finds First Success in Nebraska, Dakota City Plant Closes and More Top Local News for Thursday, April 30

• OPS is weighing whether to buy each of its students, about 54,000 kids, a laptop as many districts look toward extending distance learning into the fall.
• Ralston High School students will receive Chromebook laptops, the district announced yesterday.
• UNMC researchers have developed a potential new treatment for HIV.
• An Omaha postal worker has tested positive for the coronavirus.
• The Henry Doorly Zoo will not open as planned on April 30 with officials saying facilities will be closed until further notice.
• A UNMC infectious disease expert says Nebraska Medicine has had positive results treating patients with a new drug that shortens the recovery time of the coronavirus.
• A controversial Omaha landlord with a history of tenet complaints will have his tax-increment financing rescinded, the Omaha City Council voted this week.
• Swipe through photos comparing popular spots for Berkshire Hathaway pilgrims last year and this year.
• A new Lutheran Family Services program refugees plots of land for farming.
• Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert has recently dealt with criticism and talk of her appearance, an age-old sexist reaction, albeit in unique times, women politicians and public figures said.

Around the State

• A Tyson plant in Dakota City, Nebraska will close for four days to deep clean the facility.
• The state’s testing web app has already taken information from tens of thousands of Nebraskans, but some wonder if the app, run by private companies from Utah, will protect users identity.
• Lincoln’s mayor says the city may not follow the Gov. Pete Ricketts new, relaxed direct health measures citing limited testing capacities and public health concerns.
• Four former University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are suing the NCAA said the organization did not do enough to respond to their sexual assault complaints.
• More than a year after a man lost his life trying to save others during Nebraska’s floods, he now has a highway named in his honor.
• Gov. Ricketts to hold daily press briefing today