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Cougars Drop Opening Match to The Master's, Take Down No. 23 Providence in Four on Day One in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. - The Indiana University Kokomo volleyball team began play at the College of Saint Mary Labor Day Classic Friday, dropping the opener to The Master's University before beating 23rd ranked University of Providence in four. The highlight of Friday's first match for the Cougars proved to be setter...
Acadia Healthcare Expands Behavioral Health Services in Iowa
ACHC - Free Report) and Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital recently conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for a cutting-edge behavioral health hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Plans to establish the hospital were announced in July 2023 as part of the joint-venture partnership between ACHC and Omaha-based Methodist Health System. The Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital is part of Methodist Health System.
Four Women Managing Farmland Forums offered in September
AMES – Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in Atlantic, Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Mental telehealth program launched for underserved Iowa schools
A health insurance company is investing millions of dollars in mental telehealth services in Iowa’s K-12 public schools. The Cedar Rapids Community School District received one-and-a-half million dollars this week from Minnesota-based insurer UnitedHealth Group. Superintendent Tawana Grover says the money will help pay for an online telehealth portal...
HCSD connecting with new program ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’
HARLAN — This year, professional development for Harlan Community School District looked different with a new program called Capturing Kids’ Hearts. For two days in the full week of their professional development, teachers became students, gaining tools for a program they will be implementing immediately at the start of the 2024-25 school year. While there is no escaping the heavy and demanding to-do lists, the teachers’ hearts have been captured with excitement and lifted with purpose. They are a strengthened team, as they look forward to creating a better and more consistent, empowered, and connected learning environment by capturing kids’ hearts.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is honored with Excellence in Action Award
SHELBY COUNTY —The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was a recipient of the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) Excellence in Action Award. The competitive award recognizes innovative county government employees, programs and projects. The Shelby County Board of Supervisors nominated Sheriff Neil Gross and his department for the award for the successful consolidation of the Harlan Police Department into the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office via a 28E Agreement.
Solid waste collection in Omaha to be delayed for Labor Day
OMAHA, Neb. — There will be no solid waste collection for Omaha residents on Labor Day, officials said. Garbage or recyclable materials will not be collected on Monday, Sept. 2, Omaha Public Works Department said. Collection will be delayed by one day for the week, according to officials. Monday...
Bellevue Library Closing Today; New Location Ribbon Cutting Set for October 1
The Bellevue Public Library is closing today, Friday, August 30 at 6pm to move to our new location at 2206 Longo Drive, Suite 100. A big part of the move will involve transferring a collection of over 140,000 books, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, etc., to the new library and making sure that they are in the correct order and location at the new building. In addition, all technology systems will have to be set up and tested to make sure they are in working order.
Counterfeit bills used at multiple business in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln residents may want to check their cash after police say counterfeit bills were used at several businesses in the city. Lincoln Police is investigating four counterfeit money cases, three of which occurred on Tuesday. A counterfeit $20 bill was used in a Scooter’s drive-thru near...
Bar highlighting female sports opening in Omaha
The state’s first sports bar for women will open in Omaha this December. “SET the Bar” in Omaha is being opened as a place where women’s sports are put first. Co-owner Molly Huyck wants to create a place that’s different from a traditional bar. “It’s definitely...
LHS varsity football takes to the road tonight against Bears
The Lincoln High Links will take to the road this evening in Omaha where they’ll take on the Bears of Omaha Benson High School. Kickoff is set for 7pm tonight at Omaha Benson. This is the season opener for the the Links. The Links return this season from a 2 and 7 season last year and hope to improve and win more games.
Meet Star Crunch, the pet of the week available for adoption at the Nebraska Humane Society
OMAHA, Neb. — Each week, KETV NewsWatch 7 showcases an animal up for adoption at the Nebraska Humane Society. You don’t have to be named Little Debbie to adopt Star Crunch. He may not be a cookie, but he sure is sweet!. This good boy has been up...
Steel Goes Vertical at UNMC Building Site
Steel beams are going vertical on the southwest corner of Farnam Street & Saddle Creek Road. That’s where the University of Nebraska Medical Center is building its Campus Operations and Research Excellence Building. The Leo A. Daly rendering shows what the 6-story building will look like when it’s complete in the summer of 2026. The facility will support computer-based research and wet lab-based research for drug discovery, oncology research and other strategic research areas at UNMC.
Report Blames Omaha Dispatchers For Deadly UP Crash In 2022
Dispatching errors and the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 74 railcars that had been parked on a side track for nine months in Southern California in 2022. That's according to a National Transportation Safety Board report issued Thursday detailing what caused the crash in the desert near the Salton Sea. An engineer and a conductor died in the accident. Investigators determined that mistakes made by dispatchers at the railroad's headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, led to the train being routed directly into the parked railcars. One dispatcher even overruled the train crew who said they had been told by a colleague that cars were still parked on that siding.
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