6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (470+ words) Omaha police said a man died by suicide Sunday after forcing his way into a west Omaha home and forcing an hours-long standoff after having been followed there by a police helicopter. Police scanner traffic indicated the man had been…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (973+ words) In about a week and a half I will be surrounded by enthusiastic and rambunctious little people. Once again puzzles, music and dancing, reading books, snacks, free play time, and lots of laughter will dominate my days. July 1 was my…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (831+ words) I’m no farmer. And I haven’t slept at a Holiday Inn lately. But I do know a few folks who work the soil and tend to livestock. And despite abundant rains lately, it’s not the best of times down on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) There's a lot going on in the World-Herald newsroom this week — so much so that it's been hard to keep up with all the work that our journalists are doing on different topics. Heavy rain is seen falling over west…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (612+ words) Executive Editor Ben Doody shares how students and teachers can get free Omaha World-Herald digital subscriptions through its News for Students program. Visit go.omaha.com/nfs for more information. The World-Herald's Nebraska history essay contest is also still open…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (127+ words) The Lexington City Council took a step toward redeveloping the Tyson Foods property the city acquired from the meat-packing giant in April. A 25-year-old Lexington man has been arrested for first-degree sexual assault. Garlic isn’t a crop that immediately comes…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (64+ words) Lexington Clipper-Herald Executive Editor Ben Doody shares how readers can give feedback through the paper's new Reader Advisory Board. Visit go.omaha.com/board for more information. A man and a woman were injured in separate traffic collisions about an…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) The first annual Cozad lipedema 5K run and walk was held at the Cozad Wellness Center on Saturday, Aug. 22. Two paid staffers of Dan Osborn’s campaign joined an effort to dissolve a rival political party last year, documents show. A jury…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (162+ words) I have a dream (no, not that famous one). Paul Hammel has covered the Nebraska state government and the state for decades. He is a retired senior reporter for the Nebraska Examiner and the former Capitol Bureau Chief for the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) Curt Cignetti loathes wasting time, so let’s get straight to the point. Folks, no “next Indiana” looms on the horizon. There’s just Indiana. Dana Holgorsen arrived at Nebraska to rescue a nightmarish offense, immediately tightening the playbook. With Anthony Colandrea,…...