1+ week, 4+ day ago   (477+ words) Meteorological fall begins Tuesday, but don't go checking the pumpkins for frost any time soon because above-normal temperatures are forecast to continue this week in Omaha. Red Bull acrobatic pilot Kevin Coleman performs during the Defenders of Freedom Air and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (170+ words) Lincoln saw flooding after a strong storm pushed through the area on Wednesday. People walk along the billy wolff trail while water cascades over the Antelope Valley Project dam during a sudden downpour, causing it to overflow into the spillway…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (539+ words) Executive Editor Ben Doody shares how readers can submit op-ed articles and letters to the Omaha World-Herald. Visit go.omaha.com/pulse for more information. Lightning and thunder could reign in the Omaha sky Tuesday as strong to severe thunderstorms…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (495+ words) An umbrella could be a handy implement this week in Omaha with chances for thunderstorms and sunshine trading blows in the forecast. Heavy rain is seen falling over west Omaha, as viewed from the east on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Kids reach…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (583+ words) Temperatures across Nebraska soared past 100 degrees for third straight day on Aug. 18, 1983. By then, Omaha had had 31 days with temps of 90 or higher that summer — more than double the number from July and August of 1981 and 1982. Get ready to give…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (419+ words) This story originally ran Aug. 7, 2022. It was intended as a look back 80 years ago, when Nebraska's scrap metal drive was so successful that it was replicated across the U.S. The effort energized the homefront, and arguably shortened WWII. It's still a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (352+ words) Nebraska is the birthplace of Arbor Day, a holiday dedicated to tree planting. J. Sterling Morton, a Nebraska journalist and politician, initiated Arbor Day in 1872. This official U.S. holiday is observed on the last Friday in April. The Leon Myers Stamp Center…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (274+ words) As Nebraska marks its America's 250th anniversary, Gering is bringing together art and literature — honoring Willa Cather while highlighting the legacy of the state’s I-80 sculpture project. “Royal is a longtime and important economic driver. Their growth is huge for the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (787+ words) Writing the first rough draft of history is an awesome responsibility. That phrase, “rough draft of history,” has been used by journalism greats over the decades, and it’s a commitment newsrooms take seriously. Like all industries, the newspaper has changed…...

5+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (1547+ words) Who’s the most inspirational Nebraskan of all time? That’s a question that’s been on my mind as The World-Herald prepares to commemorate America’s semiquincentennial. It’s also a question we’re now posing to students across the state as we launch a…...