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The parking lot gives away almost nothing. A gravel pull-off, a sign, a gap in the trees, and then your shoes hit wooden planks and the whole thing opens up. Nearly a mile of boardwalk carries you through one of the largest deciduous forests left in Nebraska, past turtles sunning on logs and hawks circling overhead, be

More than 1,000 trees and shrubs fill this free 26-acre arboretum in Omaha, along with walking paths, prairie plantings, a gazebo, and educational gardens. The surprising part is who created it. The OPPD Arboretum was developed by Omaha Public Power District partly to demonstrate how choosing and planting the right...

Some of the best afternoons in Nebraska start with a wrong turn into a strip of quiet storefronts you’ve driven past a hundred times. Behind one unremarkable door sits a room packed wall to wall with tiny glass beads sorted by shape, size, and finish, plus a table where people settle in with a warm cup and work on a pr

Somewhere in eastern Nebraska, past a stretch of gravel and a long line of brake lights, there’s a farm where a crowd gathers on wooden bleachers to cheer for pigs sprinting toward a cookie. It sounds like a joke until you’re standing there yelling along with everyone else.

OMAHA, Neb (KMTV) — From a free cultural festival to a brand-new outdoor adventure, the Omaha-Council Bluffs area has plenty to offer this weekend. The free RiverFront One Community Cultural Festival celebrates Omaha's diversity this weekend at the Gene Leahy Mall. Friday night features a concert with the Omaha Symphon

The Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors gave the utility’s management team the go-ahead to work with a developer on the purchase of its former downtown headquarters at its monthly meeting yesterday. OPPD leaders presented a proposal to the board, recommending the sale of Energy Plaza at 444...

Today, Governor Jim Pillen visited the Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home (ENVH) in Bellevue to recognize the Korean War veterans living at the facility. During the ceremony, 19 Korean War veterans were recognized with a special challenge coin created by the state of Nebraska. “As we continue to honor Nebraska’s...

AURORA, Neb. (KSNB) - A Bellevue man is in prison after being convicted of false imprisonment for a crime that happened in Aurora last year. Hamilton County Court records show Jayden Roberts, 22, was sentenced to three years in prison for felony first-degree false imprisonment on Sept. 10. He was also ordered to serve

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Bellevue’s American Heroes Park Pond on Sept. 8. City of Bellevue park staff discovered the mussels earlier in the month during routine maintenance. Staff from both entities are working together on next steps and control measur

Heading into Friday evening, a few thunderstorms will begin develop along a cold front across eastern Nebraska after 6-7 PM. These storms will reach Tekamah, Fremont, David City and York first. Then, the rain will move into Lincoln and Omaha around 8 or 9 PM, and southwest west Iowa after 9-10 PM.