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$114M Omaha Mental Health Center For Kids On Track For 2026 Opening

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 7:00am

A nighttime rendering of the Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska. The nonprofit Mental Health Innovation Foundation leads the project that will be operated by Children’s. Kiewit Building Group Inc. is the design-builder, with HDR as its design partner.
(Courtesy of HDR)

OMAHA — A “no wrong door” philosophy, which means every youth under 19 that walks in will be seen, is among the highlights of a new four-story pediatric mental health center rising in Nebraska’s largest city.

The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska is to span 107,250 square feet on seven acres of the Children’s medical campus at 84th Street and West Dodge Road in Omaha.

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Nebraska’s Emphasis On Intensive Animal Ag Complicates Bird Flu Fight

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 6:00am

As a nursing instructor in Lincoln and Omaha, I have been following closely our country’s bird flu crisis, and was saddened but not surprised to learn that our country experienced the death of its first patient from H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana.

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Many Nebraskans Still Under Threat Of High Nitrate In Drinking Water, Report Finds

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 5:00am

Water resources technicians Josh Schnitzler and Connor Baldwin, who both work for the Lower Elkhorn Resources District in Norfolk, prepare to test the water in a monitoring well near the north fork of the Elkhorn River in 2022. A recent state-led effort to test private wells in Nebraska found 15% had nitrate levels above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe.
(Ryan Soderlin / Flatwater Free Press)

In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state policymakers have been aware of for decades.

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Egypt Is Developing A Plan To Rebuild Gaza, Countering Trump's Call To Depopulate The Territory

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 4:00am

An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows a tent camp for displaced Palestinians amidst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.
(Mohammad Abu Samra / AP Photo)

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.

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Woodsonia Reveals New Multimillion-Dollar Retail, Sports Venue Option For Gretna Good Life District

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 7:00am

An amphitheater with 15,000 seats and a covered roof, spanning 120 acres and attracting 50 major concerts a year, would be a signature part of Woodsonia’s proposed transformational project at the Gretna good life district near the Nebraska Crossing shopping center at Interstate 80 and Highway 31.
(Courtesy of Woodsonia Real Estate)

GRETNA, Nebraska — An alternative multimillion-dollar retail and entertainment project surfaced Tuesday night as a potential lifeline for the embattled Gretna good life district once led by businessman Rod Yates.

Drew Snyder of Woodsonia Real Estate revealed his vision to the Gretna City Council, showcasing signature features such as a 15,000-seat outdoor concert amphitheater and a multisport facility.

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Valentine to Humanity

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Dear Susana,

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How Photos Lost In American Disasters Find Their Way Home, With A Little Help From People Who Care

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 5:00am

A photo found near Asheville, N.C., after Hurricane Helene, of Tommy Moss in an angel costume for a Christmas pageant.
(Taylor Schenker via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris.

It all took a toll on Taylor Schenker.

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Idaho Passed $2 Billion In Funding For School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 4:00am

Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman

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Series: State of Disrepair:Inside Idaho’s Crumbling Schools

Omaha’s Unsheltered Homelessness Rising At Fastest Rate Of Any U.S. City

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/06/2025 - 7:00am

Melissa Neuenfeldt (left) and Todd Fleischer (right) examine a questionnaire for Omaha’s homeless population including Jonathan Martin (center) during the annual Point-in-Time Count. The nationwide survey provides data about the United States’ homeless population.
(Abioloa Kosoko / Flatwater Free Press)

The freezing wind swept across the asphalt. People clutching their coats hustled inside the midtown Omaha Target, scurrying past a shopping cart piled with blankets. Inside, Jonathan Martin sipped his Starbucks as he listened to the questions.

“What’s your birthday?” asked Todd Fleischer.

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Big Legislative Tasks Need Time

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 02/06/2025 - 6:00am

Eventually, the Nebraska Legislature will address this year’s impending deficit and the state’s annual property tax angst, the latter a required subject each session.

Smart money says it gets there soon. Besides, a keyword search indicates over three dozen related bills are already in the tax-and-budget hopper.

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$114M Omaha Mental Health Center For Kids On Track For 2026 Opening

Nebraska’s Emphasis On Intensive Animal Ag Complicates Bird Flu Fight

Many Nebraskans Still Under Threat Of High Nitrate In Drinking Water, Report Finds

Egypt Is Developing A Plan To Rebuild Gaza, Countering Trump's Call To Depopulate The Territory

Woodsonia Reveals New Multimillion-Dollar Retail, Sports Venue Option For Gretna Good Life District

Valentine to Humanity

How Photos Lost In American Disasters Find Their Way Home, With A Little Help From People Who Care

Idaho Passed $2 Billion In Funding For School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

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