Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of April 2026

Democrats running for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District have said a vote for leading candidate State Sen. John Cavanaugh could imperil the "Blue Dot." Here's what Omahans said.

In a 40-mintue interview, State Sen. John Cavanaugh responded to criticism from his opponents in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, downplaying concerns his election to Congress would endanger the "Blue Dot."

An original melodrama by the Florentine Players about a race to find a criminal's long-lost fortune will be presented during six performances over the next two weekends.

The Maryland transit authority said Kiewit Infrasture Company's price tag exceeded estimates state officials reached in November. 

Although early in the growing season, customers at the Omaha Farmers Market should find lots of leafy greens, asparagus, radishes, turnups, fresh herbs and rhubarb.

The man died Tuesday inside a room at the Country Inn & Suites, 2210 Abbott Drive. A 37-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, man was later arrested in Lincoln and has since waived extradition.

From installing plumbing and drywall to designing landscaping and picking paint colors, Omaha Public Schools students were involved throughout the construction process of a newly completed house in North Omaha. 

Early Omaha faced doubts about its potential as a railroad hub in 1867, but by 1898, Omaha was served by 14 rail lines, including the Union Pacific and BNSF.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms are possible but not very likely this week in Omaha as temperatures dip due to a cold front passing through the area.

The World-Herald's series of interviews with Democratic candidates in the 2nd Congressional District primary continues with an extended conversation with Navy veteran Kishla Askins.

Makayla Danner, an attorney in the Omaha City Prosecutor's Office, and Amy Jacobsen, a former deputy Douglas County attorney, each hope to win the seat occupied by Don Kleine.

A service to alert Sarpy County property owners about possible fraud is now being offered through the Register of Deed's Office.

Judy Varner turned a small venture into the Nebraska Humane Society of today during her tenure.

The Valley police chief announced that he is resigning his position at the end of the month. He previously filed a claim against city alleging a hostile work environment.

Family members of 16 soldiers who will be buried at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday were present at an identification briefing held Tuesday at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Omaha.

The World-Herald's interview series with CD2 candidates continues with Crystal Rhoades, who says her campaign's ground game will lead her to victory on May 12. 

Peyton Mastera will start his duties in June following his appointment by Mayor Douglas Kindig and his approval Tuesday from the City Council.

A 19-year-old Bellevue man was found guilty in the January 2025 shooting death of a 21-year-old man.

Only one other application among the 11 the board voted on Thursday received the committee's OK: a plan by the City of Lincoln and N4VB to build a $17.2 million volleyball facility in Lincoln.

Mary Ann Borgeson, who represents southwest Douglas County, was the first female chair of the County Board in the 1990s.

A portable battery left plugged in overnight sparked a house fire in west Omaha. 

Part of a Sarpy County road will close permanently on Wednesday as work begins on the South Sarpy Expressway project.

At least one of Nebraska's two biocontainment units is being tapped again to quarantine patients evacuated in the face of an infectious disease outbreak.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined 22 other states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate restrictions on how the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed and distributed.