Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon is leading a bipartisan effort to end the government shutdown by extending healthcare subsidies that help millions of Americans afford insurance.
An Omaha woman battling a disabling disease says she had been caught in the middle of a billing dispute. Notices from a collection agency just added to the stress.
Saturday’s SNAP deadline left Omaha resident Brooke Nykamp with $12 in her SNAP account. Funds she would have had to stretch, if Monday’s partial funding was not approved.
Westside Community Schools is launching a weekend meal distribution program to help families affected by the pause in SNAP benefits that began Wednesday.
Two Council Bluffs neighbors have suffered significant damage to their homes from different types of incidents. But they claim it’s caused by the same source.
Everything in Imani Murray’s Ital Vital Living juice bar, down to walls hand-painted by her brother, is a reflection of Jamaica, where her father was born. Now, she worries about them after Hurricane Melissa.
The growing need is apparent at the Bellevue Food Pantry. Residents are donating to help neighbors as more people come in for help filling their shelves at home.
The sister and mother of former Nebraska football player Matt Vrzal will continue operating his Piezon’s Pizzeria following his death in late September.
Another big theft was the last straw for a South Omaha businessman. He decided to take action himself by offering a reward to recover an expensive stolen trailer.
For the last 14 months, Rapid Response has set up its headquarters behind homes in Blair’s Deerfield neighborhood. But some residents are not in favor of it being in their part of town.
Council Bluffs leaders are debating a controversial ordinance that could dramatically change how homeless shelters operate, with opponents calling the proposed restrictions among the most restrictive policies in the country.
A major eyesore has developed in South Omaha. Neighbors and a city councilman want something done, but a First Alert Six investigation found the property to be in a legal no man’s land.
The use of the Work Ethic Camp as a facility to house ICE detainees can proceed — as can the lawsuit fighting it, according to a ruling filed Monday in Red Willow District Court.
Food banks across the metro area are experiencing their busiest year since the COVID-19 pandemic as the government shutdown creates uncertainty around federal food assistance programs.
A day after at state agency announced an investigation into a central Nebraska grain company, the PSC held an emergency hearing to suspend the license of an Omaha grain dealer operating in several states.
Developers broke ground on six new townhomes in south Omaha as the city faces a shortage of nearly 30,000 middle and workforce-housing options by 2030.
Winter is coming, and an Omaha senior citizen desperately needs a home improvement she can’t afford - but the relief of a city program has turned to disappointment.
A murder-suicide last week left an Omaha family without their mother after a man who had recently been released from prison killed a woman and then himself.
Small businesses across the metro are raising prices as ingredient and supply costs continue to climb, forcing owners to choose between stable pricing and staying in business.
