General News

Prime Time Family Reading Time is a reading and discussion program for families with kids ages 6-10 who are struggling with their reading. 

Nebraska Appleseed’s Good Apple Awards recognize the successes that they and their partners have been part of over the last year. 

The VA of Nebraska-western Iowa has received two federal grants to help veterans move in to transitional housing.

Eight Omaha companies are coming together to build a home for a low income family.  Habitat for Humanity’s 2nd annual CEO Build will take place over the next four months. 

Creighton University will present its 22nd annual Women and Health Lecture next Thursday.

Internationally best-selling author Tess Gerritsen is this year’s guest speaker.  Gerritsen is a former internist who gave up her career in medicine to write novels full-time. 

She is best known for her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles.  Gerritsen’s Rizzoli & Isles books are the inspiration for TNT’s series of the same name.  

She says though medicine was her first career, writing was her first love.

Alegent Creighton Health and Omaha's Women’s Center for Advancement are bringing a community-based violence intervention program to UNO.