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‘Can’t Live Like This’: Black Nebraska Teen’s White Classmate Placed a Knee on His Neck and Asked Him If He Could Breathe; Parents Forced to Withdraw Him from School and Leave Town
The parents of a Black teenager decided to move their son from a Nebraska town after learning he was exposed to a relentless racist environment […] ‘Can’t Live Like This’: Black Nebraska Teen’s White Classmate Placed a Knee on His Neck and Asked Him If He Could Breathe; Parents Forced to Withdraw Him from School and Leave Town
The Cam-Back Kids: Chasers Snatch Victory With Late Rally
The Omaha Storm Chasers have a bad habit of lulling the other team to sleep just to punch them in the gut late in a game. Unlike most bad habits, this isn’t one they should break. A go-ahead, two-run home run from Cam Devanney and some defensive web-gems from...
Bellevue apartment residents form state’s first known tenants’ union
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Lou Flott is a server. “I definitely don’t make enough to buy a house,” Flott said. “I think a lot of people don’t make enough to buy a house.”. Flott has lived in Fontenelle Hills Apartments in Bellevue for about a year.
Anderson Ford gives back to teachers with mission to fulfill classroom wish lists
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Anderson Auto Group is giving a hand to teachers with the ‘Operation Clear Teacher Amazon Wishlists’ event. Marketing Coordinator and Customer Relations Manager Rachael Miner said that this is the second year the company is giving back to the community. “You don’t do it...
Jordan Larson and LOVB Omaha to play at 2 local venues next season
OMAHA, Neb. — Two arenas around the Omaha area will host League One Volleyball in 2025. Related coverage in the video above: Jordan Larson commits to LOVB Omaha. Liberty First Credit Union Arena will host LOVB Omaha on Jan. 24 and 25, March 5, and April 3. This content...
White Parents Of Adopted Black Sons Fled Predominately White Nebraska Town Over Anti-Black Racism
It began with one student calling their child the n-word, but other Klan cadets joined in, calling him the n-word and a baboon while making monkey noises at him similar to the white Ole Miss frat bro who went viral after making monkey noises at a Black woman in video footage celebrated at the Republican National Convention last week. The post White Parents Of Adopted Black Sons Fled Predominately White Nebraska Town Over Anti-Black Racism appeared first on NewsOne.
Nebraska's Matt Rhule gives unique insight on recruiting in modern era
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule is no stranger to how much the recruiting landscape has changed over the last few decades. From the time he took his first head coaching job at Temple to returning to the college landscape in 2023, the introduction of NIL and the transfer portal has completely flipped recruiting on its head.
Matt Rhule Turning Heads With Comments About Five-Star Freshman QB Dylan Raiola
In what was arguably one of the biggest recruiting wins in all of college football during the 2024 cycle, the Nebraska Cornhuskers flipped five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola from Georgia. The No. 7 ranked recruit had a long lineage with Nebraska being that his dad played center and was named ...
Cozad Community Schools undergoes major renovation projects
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Cozad Community Schools are undergoing huge renovations and upgrades just before the 2024-2025 school year begins. Paulson Inc., a Cozad-based construction company, was selected for the renovation. According to project manager Tim Dean, the project features many new upgrades on both the interior and exterior of the buildings.
Everybody's favorite first responder pups are heading to Lincoln this fall
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena announced "Paw Patrol Live!" will perform in November. Related coverage in the video: Chronicle: Omaha's music scene. Everybody's favorite first responder dogs will "unite" for two nights, Nov. 29 and 30, at the arena. Tickets to see Chase and all the other...
Lincoln starts new initiative to replace nearly 2,000 lead service lines
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Meg McCollister, Environmental Protection Agency region seven administrator, kicked off the first phase of the city’s lead water service line replacement program in Lincoln’s Woods Park Neighborhood on Tuesday. The project is part of the Lead Safe Lincoln Initiative.
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