Kevin Westhues

When schools closed down in March because of the Coronavirus Amy Cullum thought her teacher supplies store, Apples and More, was going to close for good. But in recent weeks, as teachers get ready to head back to their classrooms, business has been good.

A high school graduation party had to be postponed but not because of coronavirus. A contractor not only didn’t finish a patio project on time, but he left a big mess.

The coronavirus pandemic is moving through the Douglas County Jail impacting both staff and inmates. The latest numbers released by the corrections department shows that nearly 100 people have been infected since the pandemic began.

Nelson Mandela is a year-round school, and about half of their students returned to class in July to finish out their term.

Omaha’s hardest hit community is on the verge of losing its Covid-19 test site. Upwards of 300 people a day are being tested at the 50th and G streets test site in South Omaha; and unless some quick action is taken it will soon end.

The Nebraska Humane Society is reminding everyone how easily pets can be exposed to the Rabies virus following the death of a puppy who got ahold of a bat.

Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.

Mayor Jean Stothert will be making an announcement during a news conference planned for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A proposal to outlaw a second-trimester abortion procedure has cleared a major hurdle in the Nebraska Legislature, a signal that it could pass in the final days of this year’s session.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will sign an executive order granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa’s place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons.

It’s a summertime staple that allows kids to flex their entrepreneurial skills; lemonade stands. Every summer, JD Lightfoot takes to the street corner and sets up his stand.