Social Issues

Unusual Hearing Pits Conservative Legislators Against School Policies

Michael Griffin talks with Tom Knoblauch about merging the hard questions with entertainment through his comedy special, "27 Club," which was filmed at Culxr House and is available now on YouTube.

Insurance company Mutual of Omaha has announced it will replace its longtime corporate logo, which features a depiction of a Native American chief. The…

Protesters are making their voices heard in Omaha. A group called the Progressive Black Led Allied Coalition sat in protest outside Omaha Mayor Jean…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The director of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission says without substantive proof the agency cannot act on allegations that…

A Creighton University art class’s project will benefit Omaha’s Siena/Francis House.Students in associate professor Amy Nelson’s art and civic engagement…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students has launched a campaign to raise awareness about beer sales in Whiteclay, a…

The new president of Creighton University says the school’s commitment to the humanities can meet the needs of a changing world.Father Daniel Hendrickson…

Omaha’s Siena/Francis House plans to expand its shelters and add new facilities as part of a human services campus.Construction on the $15.1 million…

A new report says 18 percent of Nebraska children live in poverty, and 37,000 live in high-poverty neighborhoods.The Annie E. Casey Foundation publishes…