Flags in Omaha will be at half staff to honor a local soldier killed in Afghanistan. PFC. Edwin Wood was killed on July 5th when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by an explosive. This is especially sad for Wood’s family as he had just returned to duty after visiting home. His funeral [...]
Nebraska’s Yvonne Turner will compete in the 22nd Annual Three-Point Championships today, in Indianapolis in association with 2010 NCAA Men’s Final Four. Turner, a 5-8 senior guard from Omaha, has 183 career three’s. She’s ranked second only to Kiera Hardy on Nebraska’s career list, while her 82 three-pointers, as a senior, ranked third in the [...]
About 200 children and their families recently traveled to Washington D.C.where they spoke with their Congressional representatives about the impact of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Jamie Navarette from Omaha made the trip. She was diagnosed when she was 18 years of age. “It came to the point I was in pain constantly. Lethargic. Couldn’t get out [...]
State Senator Charlie Janssen of Fremont Talking about the freedom he fought for in the Navy, Senator Charlie Janssen of Fremont is bringing his fight to repeal the state’s Helmet law to the floor of the leigislature. Senator Cap Dierks of Ewing says the bottom line is that Hemlets save lives. “I was here when [...]
U.S. Senator Mike Johanns Nebraska U.S. Senator Mike Johanns says Massachusetts Senator-elect Brown’s victory is an affirmation of what he and many others have been saying for months. “Many of the ideas have propelled him onto victory. We’ve been advocating more transparency and fairness in the legislative process – fiscal restraint.” Johanns says that he [...]