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This brachiosaurus is just one of the many lifelike dinosaurs roaming the Wildlife Safari Park...

Wildlife Safari Park to open Saturday for 25th season

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 8:36 PM CDT
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By 6 News staff reports
An Omaha metro mainstay for family fun will kick off its season this Saturday.

Community

An Omaha woman is on a mission to revitalize her neighborhood park -- many don't even realize...

Omaha woman on a mission to renovate underutilized park on her own

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:55 PM CDT
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By Johan Marin
If you’re near the Parkside neighborhood in West Omaha and walk Pine Street and 141st Circle Drive, you probably haven’t noticed a hidden park called Parkside South.

Community

La Vista’s Salute to Summer to be held May 27

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 2:50 PM CDT
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By 6 News staff reports
A summer tradition in La Vista is set to blast off again in May.

News

Flight simulation is an authentic way to learn piloting a commercial plane -- and UNO's...

New Boeing 737 simulator gives UNO Aviation students first-class experience

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 10:23 PM CDT
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By Brent Weber
Jonathan Corey hasn’t piloted a Boeing 737 yet -- but when he does, he’ll feel right at home.

Community

South Omaha leaders push for renovations to Plaza de la Raza

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:37 PM CDT
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By Johan Marin
Business leaders on Wednesday took one more step for a 15-year project to turn into a reality.

News

Omaha Land Bank gets new executive director

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:41 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
Since 2014, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank has worked to transform distressed vacant properties into productive spaces.

Community

Salvation Army hoping for donations during Love Beyond Hunger food drive

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 4:45 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
Imagine waking up in the morning and not knowing where your next meal is coming from, for many here in the heartland that is reality.

Community

Ralston gown rental shop providing 100 free prom dresses to Omaha Public Schools students

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:51 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
Prom dresses aren’t cheap, as most high schoolers and their parents know.

Community

Navigating the complexity clearing homeless encampments in Omaha

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 5:28 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
More people in Omaha are sleeping in the streets. Here’s a look at the disappointing trend. The number of unsheltered has risen from 46 in 2019 to more than 164 in 2023. Encampments across the city pose a complex problem for services on how to deal with them.

Community

Nonprofit looks to increase Spanish-speaking business owners in South Omaha

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:15 PM CDT
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By Johan Marin
The Midlands Latino Community Development Center aims to help Latino businesses get off the ground with stability.
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Community

Omaha’s Irish history runs deeper than you think

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
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By Brent Weber
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day -- but there’s more green blood in Omaha veins than one might realize.

Heartland Flood

Camp Ashland celebrates new facility following 2019 floods

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:21 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
Soldiers at the Camp Ashland Training Site are marching around a new facility.

Sports

Omaha Storm Chasers announce enhancements at Werner Park for 2023 season

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 3:37 PM CDT
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By Zane Culjat
The Omaha Storm Chasers have announced several upgrades and enhancements to the fan experience at Werner Park for the upcoming season.

Community

Recent fires, lack of shelter raising concern for Omaha’s homeless

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 5:26 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
There are many abandoned homes that are not secure and anyone can walk into to find shelter. That can be dangerous, and perhaps deadly.

Community

Sex-trafficking victim pays it forward at Omaha nonprofit that helped turn her life around

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 4:48 PM CDT
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By Johan Marin
Local nonprofit helps turn sex-trafficking victim’s life around, now wants to help others

Community

Donate to the Here for Her Women’s Essential Drive

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:36 PM CDT
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By Carly Beckman
Help women in our community by donating to Here for Her Women’s Essentials Drive on April 13, 5am-7pm. Location drop offs: Methodist Women’s Hospital 192nd and Dodge & Jennie Edmundson Hospital 808 E Pierce St. in Council Bluffs. Donations will help homeless women and children in need of NEW essential items. Items that are used in their everyday lives. Donating is quick, easy and contact-free. Simply pull up and pop your trunk. Our volunteers will collect your donation. Cash donations will also be accepted.

Education

Crescent, Iowa community voices concern over potential school closure

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
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By Marlo Lundak
During Tuesday’s Council Bluffs school board meeting, families and students fought back.

Community

City of Omaha making deal to expand sports complex

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 4:11 PM CDT
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By John Chapman
The Al Veys Sports Complex near 60th and Harrison isn’t very inviting in its current spot. The place needs some work before anyone plays ball here.

Community

Omaha boy with a rare heart condition gets wish fulfilled

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
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By Bella Caracta
Josiah Bailey has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare genetic defect that only intensive surgery can treat, leaving him with half a heart.

Health

Omaha recovery center launches new clinic to promote follow-up visits

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:21 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
Patients who get mental health care often don’t follow up with their primary care doctor.

Community

6 News WOWT & Salvation Army teaming up for Love Beyond Hunger food drive

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:40 PM CST
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By John Chapman
Many of us put money into the Salvation Army’s red kettles during the holiday season to support the many programs and services they provide for the community.

Community

Scholastic Art Awards of Nebraska highlights state’s young artists

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:18 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
Art may have changed in the 100 years since the first Scholastic Art and Writing Awards were held.

Community

Omaha welcomes first ever El Salvador consulate amid growing Salvadoran population

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 8:58 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
A brand new consulate in the metro aims to bring huge relief to the Salvadoran community here in Omaha -- especially for those who have had to travel miles just to take care of legal matters.

Community

Omaha’s new downtown library opens its doors for a tour

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:32 PM CST
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By Bella Caracta
If you want a sneak peek of the new downtown library, 6 News has got you. Bella Caracta toured the new location, joined by some eager elementary kids from the nearby Liberty Elementary.

Community

Millard co-op supports female small business owners

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 4:42 PM CST
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By Erin Hartley
Andrea Rae says it’s her passion to help others. As a small business owner herself, she’s known how hard it is to get started.

Community

More medals coming for Gretna military working dog

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:22 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
Like any other wily old veteran, Paco makes the most out of his retirement.

Community

Community pushes Omaha City Council for money for Ford birthsite restoration

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:51 PM CST
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By John Chapman
The Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens hasn’t gone through its spring cleanup yet, but one can tell there’s much more to do here than simply raking leaves.

Community

Veteran’s voice brings news and information to blind through radio

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:21 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
After serving 26 years in the Air Force, Dick Harrington was a little bored, so a friend told him about the Radio Talking Book Service.

Community

A sneak peek into the new Kiewit Luminarium

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:30 PM CST
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By Bella Caracta
In just a month Omaha’s largest science center will welcome its first visitors. Thursday, 6 News got a sneak peek to show you inside before doors open to the public.

Education

Crescent Elementary parents fight district’s proposal for closure

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 10:16 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
The Council Bluffs Community School District is considering boundary changes that would lead to the closure of one of its oldest elementary schools.

Community

Omaha summer camps hopeful for uptick in staff in the upcoming months, amid shortages

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:48 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
Here in Omaha, several summer camps are still waiting for more applicants.

Community

North Omaha street renamed “Marshall Taylor Street” for bookseller

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:42 PM CST
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By John Chapman
An influential business owner has a section of Lake Street renamed in his honor.

Omaha Streetcar

Omaha state senator wants streetcar line expanded to Eppley Airfield

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 3:36 PM CST
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By Brian Mastre
The city says the streetcar will pay for itself with a route from midtown to downtown -- meaning because a streetcar boosts the values of what it’s near, a number of businesses will want to build next to it to take advantage of the benefits.

Community

Heart of South Omaha could see major renovations to its business district

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
Metro community leaders and organizations see it as an unfinished project.

Community

North Omaha natives giving former community building a refresh

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:22 PM CST
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By Taylor Johnson
For years, the former Native Omaha Club building has been empty in North Omaha. Now a dynamic duo with neighborhood roosts is giving it new life.

Community

Memes tools of terrorism: University of Nebraska-Omaha leads international discussion

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:18 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
Those viral online imitations -- memes, as they’re called -- can be more than just funny or annoying.

Community

Omaha Hispanic Art Center revives former Emmy Gifford Theater

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:54 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
The Center Theater and Emmy Gifford Children’s Theater is now a new home for dancers of all ages to learn traditional Hispanic cultural dances.

News

Jimmy Carter’s impact on Omaha Habitat for Humanity

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:27 PM CST
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By Craig Nigrelli
Amanda Brewer proudly showed 6 News a picture taken 25 years ago. She stood on the left, next to Roslyn and Jimmy Carter, with Amanda’s mother on the end.

Community

Omaha honors Johnny Rodgers’ 50th anniversary of his Heisman Award

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 4:48 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
In honor of Black History Month, community members in North Omaha held a reception at the Union for Contemporary Art Wednesday to celebrate Husker Legend Johnny Rodgers’ 50th anniversary of his Heisman Award.

Community

Several Omaha organizations team up to ensure ARPA funds get to where they’re needed

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 4:20 PM CST
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By John Chapman
A dozen South Omaha organizations are hoping that by teaming up, the funds recommended for South Omaha actually make it there.

Community

Omaha guitar shop turning history into music

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:28 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
What began as an outlet during the boredom of the COVID pandemic turned into a labor of love that guitarists like Terry and Jared Weers bring to life.

Community

An inside look at the Joslyn Art Museum expansion

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:38 PM CST
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By Bella Caracta
The Joslyn Art Museum is a landmark in Omaha. A historic building people could see art for free. Well, it’s surely been missed as construction is underway. If you’ve been wondering how it’s going, 6 News has the answers.

Community

UNO’s Center for Afghan Studies commemorates 50 years, despite Taliban control

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 10:19 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban regained control, the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s work educating Afghan people seemed lost, their educators forced to flee to neighboring nations -- if they could.

Community

“Bursting at the seams’: Nebraska Humane Society experiencing capacity crisis

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:19 PM CST
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By Marlo Lundak
The Nebraska Humane Society is facing a crisis situation, and if they don’t get relief soon, they may have to start turning pets and animals away.

Community

A sneak peek of Steelhouse Omaha, set to open in the spring

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:31 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
Construction is near the finish line for a new $104 million music venue near the heart of downtown Omaha.

Community

Waterloo man donates organs, tissue to help save dozens of lives

Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:41 PM CST
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By Erin Hartley
It’s dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation.

Community

City council greenlights Gretna Crossing Park naming rights

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
From water slides to a brand-new baseball field, Gretna Crossing Park will have plenty to offer.

Community

Omaha family brings diversity, inclusion to the world of board gaming

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 5:36 PM CST
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By Taylor Johnson
An Omaha family with a passion for board games is working to get more diversity into the activity they’ve been enjoying with thousands of others for quite some time.

Community

Omaha hosts job fair for city departments

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 10:13 PM CST
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By Brent Weber
The fair aims to fill vacancies within city departments -- with OPD being the largest void to fill.

Community

Bellevue businesses lend a helping hand to earthquake victims in Turkey

Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 5:44 PM CST
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By Johan Marin
Two local businesses are lending a helping hand to earthquake victims in Turkey.
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