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Profiles

The exterior of the new Omaha Central Library on 72nd and Dodge streets is set to open in the Spring of 2026.
(Dan Schwalm © 2025 HDR)

New Library A Novel Concept 

It’s an open book – as well it should be. We’re talking about the design concept behind Omaha’s new Central Library – and at the heart of its very mission. To provide a welcoming space for all people...
An outstanding Cuban rated 10/10 by an old South Omaha Dad, with crispy fries. Worth it to go and try if you are looking for the perfect Cuban.
(Austin Petak / The Daily Record)

In Pursuit of : The Caribbean, Elie’s Chinchorro

A fresh morning drizzle on Saturday either lended to or came from the heavy fog, priced by downtown Omaha’s few skyscrapers. The view from Cummings Street was thankfully unobstructed as I drove to...
(Austin Petak / The Daily Record)

In Pursuit of : Ireland, Brazen Head Pub

It was a hard sell. I was loitering around in that dark Omaha alleyway, one of those ones that still have those red bricks that bring more character than the unfilled potholes on old concrete. Next...
A beautiful view from the new expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum, to the old, and sacred.
(Austin Petak / The Daily Record)

In Pursuit of : The Temple Of Beauty : Joslyn Art Museum

Omaha has many religious places of worship, but only one Temple of Beauty. Windowless walls of pink Georgia-marble reach high into the air as if to both catch as much sunlight as possible while also...
Zachary Levi portrays Scott LeRette, who wrote the book, in the film adaptation of “The Unbreakable Boy.
(Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)

‘The Unbreakable Boy’ Explores Family’s Inspirational Journey Navigating Son’s Physical Challenges

Walking into a New York City pharmacy, Scott LeRette had no idea how life was about to change for him and his family. LeRette, author of "The Unbreakable Boy," mentioned to the pharmacist he was an...

Today’s News

From left to right: Jasmine Stradford; her partner, Tiberious Moses; and two of their children, Taylor and De’Vante. The Broome County, New York, Department of Social Services cycled the family through four roadside hotels over three months. 
(Michelle Gabel / ProPublica)

Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves.

Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves. by Spencer Norris, New York Focus ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up...
Bruce and Nova Jewett, who are experiencing homelessness, sit at the Hilltop Inn in Berlin, Vt., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, where they have been living and will have to leave by Oct. 1, 2024. 
(Lisa Rathke / AP Photo)

What If Universal Rental Assistance Were Implemented To Deal With The Housing Crisis?

If there’s one thing that U.S. politicians and activists from across the political spectrum can agree on, it’s that rents are far too high. Many experts believe that this crisis is fueled by a...

Nebraska’s congressional delegation visits the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from left: U.S. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Mike Flood on June 19, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

Federal Support For University Research Is A Success Story For Our Country

The partnership established by the federal government and universities to support high-level research has been a success story for our country. That investment has produced a return — measured in...
Stanton County landowner Justin Kennedy (left) speaks with a court-appointed appraiser as they look over land where the Nebraska Public Power District is taking an easement by eminent domain for a new transmission line. Kennedy said he hoped to build a home on the land someday, but those plans are now extinguished. 
(Jeremy Turley / Flatwater Free Press)

A Nebraska Crypto Company Wants To Get Bigger. Landowners Decry NPPD’s Use Of Eminent Domain That Will Help It Grow.

Justin Kennedy had long envisioned more than a cornfield when he gazed at the plot of family land a half-mile from where he grew up. It was “the perfect setup” for building his dream retirement house...
Pump Station 1 is seen on Monday, June 2, 2025, located near Deadhorse, Alaska, on the state's prodigious North Slope, with the start of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline at bottom center. 
(Jenny Kane / AP Photo)

What’s At Risk For Arctic Wildlife If Trump Expands Oil Drilling In The Fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 million acres of northern Alaska. It’s called the National Petroleum Reserve...

This Week's News

From left to right: Jasmine Stradford; her partner, Tiberious Moses; and two of their children, Taylor and De’Vante. The Broome County, New York, Department of Social Services cycled the family through four roadside hotels over three months. 
(Michelle Gabel / ProPublica)

Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves.

07/03/2025 - 12:00am
Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves. by Spencer Norris, New York Focus ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories...
Bruce and Nova Jewett, who are experiencing homelessness, sit at the Hilltop Inn in Berlin, Vt., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, where they have been living and will have to leave by Oct. 1, 2024. 
(Lisa Rathke / AP Photo)

What If Universal Rental Assistance Were Implemented To Deal With The Housing Crisis?

07/03/2025 - 12:00am
If there’s one thing that U.S. politicians and activists from across the political spectrum can agree on, it’s that rents are far too high. Many experts believe that this crisis is fueled by a shortage of housing, caused principally by restrictive...

Nebraska’s congressional delegation visits the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from left: U.S. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Mike Flood on June 19, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

Federal Support For University Research Is A Success Story For Our Country

07/03/2025 - 12:00am
The partnership established by the federal government and universities to support high-level research has been a success story for our country. That investment has produced a return — measured in technology, innovation and the nurturing of...
Stanton County landowner Justin Kennedy (left) speaks with a court-appointed appraiser as they look over land where the Nebraska Public Power District is taking an easement by eminent domain for a new transmission line. Kennedy said he hoped to build a home on the land someday, but those plans are now extinguished. 
(Jeremy Turley / Flatwater Free Press)

A Nebraska Crypto Company Wants To Get Bigger. Landowners Decry NPPD’s Use Of Eminent Domain That Will Help It Grow.

07/03/2025 - 12:00am
Justin Kennedy had long envisioned more than a cornfield when he gazed at the plot of family land a half-mile from where he grew up. It was “the perfect setup” for building his dream retirement house in rural Stanton County. He planted a...
Pump Station 1 is seen on Monday, June 2, 2025, located near Deadhorse, Alaska, on the state's prodigious North Slope, with the start of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline at bottom center. 
(Jenny Kane / AP Photo)

What’s At Risk For Arctic Wildlife If Trump Expands Oil Drilling In The Fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

07/02/2025 - 12:00am
The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 million acres of northern Alaska. It’s called the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, but despite its industrial-sounding...
Janith Farnham signs "water" while she and her daughter, Jacque, look at an artwork of a waterfall at the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 20, 2025. 
(Shelby Lum / AP Photo)

Takeaways From Interviews With Families Forever Changed By Diseases That Vaccines Can Prevent

07/02/2025 - 12:00am
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In the time before widespread vaccination, devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. Over the next century, vaccines virtually...
Mystery writer Agatha Christie, pictured in 1957, writes about different types of villains and heroes who provide the thrills in her mysteries, novels and plays. 
 (DH / AP Photo)

AI ‘Reanimations’: Making Facsimiles Of The Dead Raises Ethical Quandaries

07/02/2025 - 12:00am
Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed in a road range incident in 2021. On May 8, 2025, at the sentencing hearing for his killer, an AI video reconstruction of Pelkey delivered a victim impact statement. The trial judge reported being deeply moved...
Nebraskan Mandi Sedlak competes at the 2024 U.S. Adaptive Open in Newton, Kan. Sedlak made the cut to compete in the 2025 tournament, taking place in early July in Maryland. 
(Courtesy of USGA)

Rare Disease Cost A Nebraska Woman Her Leg. Now She’s Competing For A National Golf Championship.

07/02/2025 - 12:00am
In Mandi Sedlak’s world, everything seems to fit. Even in her worst moments. It’s true of her golf game, her husband, her career and the prosthetic leg connecting these threads. The Kearney native will be relying on the list’s last item when she...

Cans of PAM cooking spray, a Conagra brand, rest on a supermarket shelf in Cincinnati, June 25, 2019. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)

Duncan Hines Parent Conagra Brands Says It Will Phase Out Artificial Colors

07/01/2025 - 12:00am
Conagra Brands, the parent company of Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and other brands, is the latest big food company to say it’s discontinuing the use of artificial dyes. In a statement released Wednesday – the same day as a similar statement from Nestle...

Visitors attend the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair at the Miami-Dade College, Wolfson campus, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky / AP Photo)

Unemployment Among Young College Graduates Outpaces Overall US Joblessness Rate

07/01/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — While completing a master’s degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. The location made it easy to visit the campuses of tech stalwarts such as Google, Apple, and Nvidia. Zahid, 25,...

Supporters of raising minimum wage hold signs in Illinois. (Seth Perlman / AP Photo)

Minimum Wage Set To Increase In 15 Cities, States Despite Lawmaker Pushback

07/01/2025 - 12:00am
The minimum wage will increase in 15 states and cities in July, though lawmakers in other states have worked to slow down wage hikes. Wage floor increases beginning July 1 in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., will benefit more than 880,000...

The headquarters of Nebraska Public Media on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus. (Courtesy of Nebraska Public Media)

Accurate Information Is Our Responsibility

07/01/2025 - 12:00am
Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is the current owner of an IOU worth millions of dollars. The chit is the result of his vote for the small-minded, unattractive and unpopular bill working its way through Congress, part of which will cut funding...
The stunning Zaytuna Mix consists of light rice, temperate beef, seared chicken, wonderful pickles and perhaps the best tomato in Omaha. 
(Austin Petak / The Daily Record)

A Mediterranean Sun In Omaha: Zaytuna

07/01/2025 - 12:00am
The darkness of that 80’s cigarette-stained basement was ever suffocating. Pallid and lethargic in my seat, a savior approached. “Come with me if you don’t want to suffer the feeling of being overfull!” The Afghan held out his hand, helping me rise...

A New Trump Plan Gives DHS And The White House Greater Influence In The Fight Against Organized Crime

06/30/2025 - 12:00am
A New Trump Plan Gives DHS and the White House Greater Influence in the Fight Against Organized Crime by Tim Golden ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one...
Roger Garcia, Douglas County Board chair. 
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

Douglas County Board Hints At Treasurer Replacement For John Ewing Jr.

06/30/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Douglas County Board appears poised to appoint a retired chief deputy of the County Treasurer’s Office to fill the top spot in the office left open earlier this month after John Ewing Jr. was elected mayor of Omaha. During its weekly...
Metropolitan Community College officials eliminated scholarship requirements giving preference to specific student groups in the wake of a U.S. Department of Education letter threatening to pull federal funding if colleges didn’t end practices deemed discriminatory. Losing federal funding would be devastating for MCC and the region, an official said. 
(Abiola Kosoko / Flatwater Free Press)

Federal Funding Threats Are Pressuring Nebraska Colleges To Ax Scholarship Preferences. Some Donors Are Pulling Their Money.

06/30/2025 - 12:00am
Bob Benzel had quite a few people on his mind in 2019. The students who the former Ralston High School art teacher watched drop out after becoming pregnant. His mother, who, in her late 30s, earned her GED and associate’s degree while raising four...
Debris covers the ground after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Palm Springs, California. 
(ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

Man Charged With Supplying Chemicals To Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bomber Dies In Custody

06/27/2025 - 12:00am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Washington state man who was charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in Southern California died Tuesday in federal custody, just weeks after his arrest, prison officials said. Daniel Park, 32, was accused of...

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb. (with microphone), speaks surrounded by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (left), Rep. Adrian Smith (middle), Rep. Mike Flood (center-right), and Rep. Don Bacon (right). (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)

Nebraska House And Senate Republicans Cheer U.S. Strikes On Iran

06/27/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — As U.S. B-2 bombers headed home from bombing three key Iranian nuclear sites this weekend, Nebraska’s federal delegation cheered the Trump administration’s strikes as a “necessary step” and “something that needed to happen.” The Nebraska...
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon.
 (Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)

US Senate Mega-Bill Drops Requirement States Help Pay For SNAP Program

06/27/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict...

Protesters with a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump hold slogans as they condemn the recent bombings of the US against Iran during a rally in Quezon city, Philippines on Sunday June 22, 2025. (Aaron Favila / AP Photo)

Ratings and Bombs

06/27/2025 - 12:00am
Since 1953, no president has ever entered office at less than 50% approval, that is, except for President Trump, who, when inaugurated for the second time, had just 47% approval. This same data Gallup showed that, except for briefly with George H.W...
Signs being held at the ‘No Kings’ protest in Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park on June 14, 2025.
(Carla Chance / The Daily Record)

‘No King’ Protesters Gather In Defiance Of Authoritarian Rule

06/27/2025 - 12:00am
Can he have his cake, and eat it, too ... That’s the million dollar – or even perhaps trillion dollar question as President Donald Trump recently celebrated his 79th birthday, coinciding with Flag Day and an even more divisive military parade, to...

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