Omaha’s Shoes to Fill
With mandatory practices just starting last week, this Omaha team begins the path to not only the Summit League tournament, but also a chance for a bid to the Big Dance.
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Transportation Bond Issue Approval Leads to Massive Road Improvements
More than half of the 59 planned pavement maintenance projects have already been completed, with some currently ongoing or scheduled for completion in 2022 or 2023, according to data from Keep Omaha Moving, Omaha Public Works’ project site. Many of the slated jobs include resurfacing and repair of concrete road panels and old brick streets found in older parts of Omaha.
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Lack of Semiconductor Chips Causes Dealerships to Lose Inventory and Revenue
The global chip shortage is continuously getting worse, which is forcing automakers to temporarily close their factories. It is expected to cost the auto industry 210 billion dollars in revenue this year.
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Rally for Reproductive Rights Held Downtown
On Saturday, Oct. 2, Omaha joined 600 rallies nationwide at the Civic Center on 18th and Farnam in protesting the Heartbeat law in Texas, which restricts abortion access and went into effect last month. Hundreds showed up to stand in solidarity with abortion rights for all.
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Defiance Harley-Davidson Hosts a Family-Friendly Car and Bike Show
Popular biker stereotypes generalize motorcyclists to be gang members, violent, reckless, or even elitist, but the Omaha Defiance Harley-Davidson crew put on a show that says otherwise.
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Miracle League Returns for Successful Fall Season of Buddy Baseball
A league that provides kids and young adults the chance to play non-competitive baseball on a field that’s accessible for anyone, there are two divisions and over 350 kids in the league. This was the 12th year the Miracle League has existed in Omaha, but this fall had an extra special feeling to it. The chance to be back.
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“I’ll probably end up working till I’m not able to work,” Sundquist said. “It’s realistic,” she continued. “I’d have to save 20,000 dollars a year or it’ll run out.” She is convinced social security will run out after the Baby Boomers’ use.
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Omaha Restaurants Struggle to Find Employees as Business Increases
The recent worker shortages have left businesses struggling to remain open.
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“It was made to exclude”: Omaha Residents Are Concerned About Redistricting Plans
Preston Love Jr. said, “The harm–one of the proposals in the Nebraska redistricting that’s on the table right now is to split the vote between the Black and the Brown vote right down the middle.”
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Fentanyl caused 21 overdoses and eight deaths in Lincoln and Omaha in the span of six days in August. Reporter Grace Bellinghausen tells us more about this dangerous epidemic.
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