Новости за 13.03.2022

A Chicago-based entrepreneur is offering $1,000 to Black Omaha high school students who sign up for a calculus class and pass a test. Registration closes on March 15.

Urgent Care Clinic of Lincoln says in a lawsuit that PracticeMax mishandled a number of claims, which caused them to not be paid.

While Sen. Tom Brewer's "constitutional carry" gun rights bill cleared a filibuster, which would appear to be the chief hurdle, his proposal will face continuing challenges moving ahead.

West A Street between Southwest Eighth and Southwest Sixth streets, along with South Folsom Street between West Washington and C streets, will close on Tuesday, according to Lincoln Transportation and Utilities.

Many music acts are now returning to the road — with some seeking respite from a pandemic-exacerbated dependence on technology.

Officers called to a home on the 6500 block of South 161st Avenue found 18-year-old Tanner Ferrell had been shot.

Firefighters saw the crash and responded, but one driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

A proposal heading before Omaha City Council Tuesday would strip decision-making powers from the city health director in the event of an epidemic.

Julie Hoffman's work will take the shape of a $1.1 million, 22,000 square foot playground that will serve children of all abilities.

As part of the effort to combat Nebraska's teacher shortage, a program proposed in the Legislature would provide first-year educators up to $5,000 a year for as many as five years.

What the world needs now is the empathy it takes to live in a small town, says Producer Jenny Bicks. “Small towns represent what we all should be aiming for.”

In November 1896, Tecumseh in Johnson County became the first Rural Free Delivery post office in Nebraska and the fourth in the entire nation. Lincoln joined in 1900.

BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Paralympics close on Sunday, ending an almost six-week run for international sports in the Chinese capital that began with the opening of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 4.

Milwaukee Bucks (42-26, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (42-25, fourth in the Western Conference)

Chicago Bulls (41-26, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (24-45, 13th in the Western Conference)

“Watergate: A New History” by Garrett M. Graff, Avid Reader Press, 793 pages, $35.

1872: Omaha’s railroad bridge over the Missouri River was to be tested with 10 flatcars loaded with stone because railroads were reluctant to send trains over the bridge. Each car and load weighed 30 tons.

A roundup of notes from the final day of the state tournament, including the backbone of a Bulldog run that came up just short Saturday.

Terry Wampole returned to a local treatment center at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday

Six days, 92 games, boys, girls. What a week around the Capital City. Take a look at the Journal Star's coverage of the state basketball tournaments.

A look at who shined brightest in a week of boys and girls basketball on the biggest stage.

Then a sophomore, Green missed a shot in the 2020 Class A championship that would have sent Millard North into overtime. His response? Two straight titles.

Kent moved into fifth on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring chart.

Nebraska-Kearney's third national championship was its first since 2013.