Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 12:00am
This year’s Law Day Public Service Award has been awarded to Sarpy County Teen Court. As per the Omaha Bar Association, the award began in 1983, to be presented to a non-attorney individual or organization which by their efforts “significantly enhances" the public’s knowledge of the law or legal system, that also the service they provide to the community is not for pecuniary profit, and that the recipient has demonstrated their commitment over the long term to such an enhancement of the public's understanding of law.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 12:00am
Alfred G. Ellick Jr. believed people deserved to have legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. So, in 1962, while serving as president of the Omaha Bar Association, he created the Omaha Lawyer Referral Service.
In its first year, Ellick recruited 60 attorneys to help indigent people. Today, more than 130 lawyers across the Omaha Metro offer their services.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 12:00am
From presiding over the first Native American civil rights victory to influencing the state motto, Judge Elmer S. Dundy left his mark on judicial history.
Dundy, who practiced law in Falls City, first served as a judge for the Nebraska Territory before being appointed as the first federal judge for the Nebraska district after Nebraska was granted statehood in 1867. He served as a United States district judge until his death in 1896, at the age of 66.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 12:00am
Shawn King hired Humpty Dumpty to sit on a wall to help promote his auto dealership, King’s Kar World. King provided a molded seat for the egg to sit on for her comfort. What happened next was left for a jury to determine.
Humpty Dumpty lost her balance and fell several feet, shattering her shell. King and all of King's men tried to put Humpty back together, but the damage was done. She claimed she now had a fear of heights and couldn't work as a promoter any longer.
Humpty Dumpty sued King, seeking financial damages for her injuries.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:00am
Visit Nebraska City and you'll find trees. Trees of all kinds - maple, oak, birch, fir. What you may not know is that the birthplace of Arbor Day is also home to the fifth-largest public collection of lilacs in the United States.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 12:00am
It's not often that the idea to become a pilot hits someone as they jump out of a plane a few thousand feet above the ground. For Lana Huetson, it made absolute sense as she leapt out of the plane during her first - and only - sky diving experience.
Having never flown on a commercial jet, Huetson's first flight was on a small plane.
The senior aviation major at the University of Nebraska-Omaha fulfilled a dream, only to have an epiphany as she parachuted back to earth.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 12:00am
This is what democracy looks like, the young woman, wearing Native American regalia, chanted amid a sea of people of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, gathered among one of Omaha’s parks and major thoroughfares.
But their voices were unified once again as an estimated 8 million people in more than 3,300 rallies across all 50 states, and many cities across the globe, took part in the third “No Kings” protest, held within the last eight months, since President Donald J. Trump re-took his oath of office – by law, pledging to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 12:00am
Growing up in a military family, it wasn't that Scott Wood was expected to follow suit; rather it was his choice of military branch that may have rankled a few elders.
Wood's father enjoyed a career in the Army National Guard. Others in the family served in the United States Air Force. But, the Upstate New Yorker decided the oceans of the world were calling him, so he opted to serve in the Navy.
Wood spent four years as a Master-at-arms, the Navy's version of military police. He originally enlisted as a Sea Bee, planning to work heavy construction.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 12:00am
Staring at the brightly colored ball lying in his path, Brian Brigham pulls back his club and swings forward, hitting his ball, which slightly pushes the other out of the way. With a clear view, Brigham then taps his ball through the metal arch. Welcome to the competition with the Omaha Croquet Club.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 12:00am
Artificial intelligence means different things to different people. It can be as simple as helping someone create a work e-mail to monitoring and stopping cyberattacks.