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Omaha Symphony Season to Include Hip-Hop, Movies, Classics, and Magic…Literally Magic! Dani Meier Explains
With a mission to enrich people’s lives through the exhilarating experience of live orchestral music, the Omaha Symphony achieves that target through so many different ways. To discuss the mission and how they accomplish it, this “Live & Local” guest performs double duty as musician and a part of management. Dani Meier is VP of Artistic Administration and a section Double Bassist at the Omaha Symphony. She programs and coordinates repertoire, artists, and conductors during the day, and sits with the low strings in the evening – a combination that makes her very happy.
Nebraska Greats Foundation assists former UNL basketball player Evan Taylor
LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - The Nebraska Greats Foundation announced a grant to Evan Taylor for assistance with medical needs. The NGF is an organization dedicated to helping former and current college athletes from any of Nebraska’s four year colleges and universities. Taylor played basketball at the University of...
Two Omaha housing projects to share $4M in federal disaster recovery funds
OMAHA — Two Omaha apartment projects are to share $4 million in federal disaster recovery funding awarded by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, the DED announced Monday. The funds come from the Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery program, established by the DED to support unmet housing needs related to the 2019 flood. […]
Emma Grome Likes Opening Season in a Top 10 Matchup
All-American setter Emma Grome says it is “exciting” for No. 9 Kentucky to be opening the 2024 volleyball season tonight in Louisville against No. 2 Nebraska in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Showcase at the KFC Yum! Center. “They used to do this way back in the day...
PHOTOS: Significant hail up to softball size pounds northeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Some storms splitting in northeast Nebraska had hail up to softball size near O’Neill Monday evening. That’s hail measuring about four inches in diameter. Any hail stones larger than 2 inches in diameter are considered significant to weather watchers. Speaking of hail this...
Animal shelters highlight need for adoptions on National Dog Day
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Animal shelters nationwide are using National Dog Day to raise awareness about the many dogs awaiting adoption. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, around 6.3 million animals enter U.S. shelters each year, but with only about 4 million adoptions annually, approximately 920,000 animals are euthanized.
President Jeffrey Gold in conversation: ‘We need to be the best of the best.’
A self-described kid from the inner city of New York who was lucky to have incredible opportunities and a great education and career, Jeffrey Gold, a “Nebraskan by choice, not birth,” now leads one of the state's most important institutions. Gold came to Nebraska in 2014 as the...
Severe thunderstorms possible for Omaha area Thursday afternoon and evening
OMAHA, Neb. — Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Thursday afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the entire KETV NewsWatch 7 viewing area for a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms. Storms inside the green-shaded region have the best potential for 60 mph winds and some...
Heat Wave Affects State Fair
Beating the Nebraska heat during the state fair can be a challenging task. Heat indexes reaching over 105 degrees over the weekend and going into this week. State fair attendees told the ways they are staying safe with the heat wave. “Staying in the buildings a lot,” says Carol.
Birthing Pavilion at State Fair showcases “new life” for farm animals
GRAND ISLAND – The Birthing Pavilion at the Nebraska State Fair offers people the chance to see everything from piglets to chicks and their parents. Jeremi Wurtz is one of the attending veterinarians at the Birthing Pavilion. He is a veterinarian in Central City. The Birthing Pavilion “is to...
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