Good morning, Omaha.

A free block party is scheduled for Saturday, Sept.

5 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on 16th Street to support Omaha businesses along the streetcar corridor.

Ace of Fades barbershop hosted volunteers who received haircuts and helped animals by donating proceeds to the Nebraska Humane Society on Thursday; walk-in and online appointments were available until 3:30 p.m. and animals were set for adoption on site.

Roadwork is slowing Husker gameday travel as routes from Omaha to Memorial Stadium face lane restrictions and full closures over the next few weeks.

Drivers should plan to use alternate routes via 27th Street (accessing Salt Creek Roadway) to avoid construction zones.

North Omaha will honor local basketball great Ron Boone with a street-naming ceremony that will rename Pratt Street from Florence Boulevard to 20th Street.

Boone played in the ABA and NBA and now works as a color commentator for the Utah Jazz.

High school marching bands from across Nebraska are parading through the Market Place at the Nebraska State Fair today, showcasing hometown pride and lively music.

Shadow Ridge Music Festival returns to west Omaha on Friday, Sept.

11 with a lineup featuring Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors and The Samples plus will work with 50 Mile March to raise $10,000 for veterans.

Omaha hosts a variety of Labor Day weekend events: streaming + art shows begin today, a block party runs Saturday in the streetcar corridor, and free Midwest Fest takes place Sunday at Heartwood Preserve.

A downtown parade starts Monday at 10 a.m. to celebrate local labor history.

University President Jeffrey Gold argued on Thursday at the Capitol Rotunda for an extra $166 million in state funding, saying every state dollar returns over $10 for community services such as health and wildfire response — support that benefits the community during crises.

Metropolitan Utilities District will demolish old reservoir tanks at Walnut Hill as redevelopment proposals for a park, fountain, and pump station will be accepted beginning Oct.

1. Neighborhood residents are urging transparency in planning to ensure these historic features are kept.

On Tuesday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved sharing governance of Nebraska Medicine with the Omaha Community Foundation, which will contribute an initial $300 million toward funding Project Health + a project to replace Clarkson Hospital with a new teaching hospital.

Nebraska football enters its season with a battle-tested roster and a new defensive coordinator as head coach Matt Rhule begins his fourth year.

The team faces a tough schedule featuring five opponents ranked in the preseason top 25 (including key non-conference matchups).

Nebraska high school football week 2 featured the Monster Matchup — Papillion-La Vista vs. Papillion-La Vista South — and a crowd-pleasing game with Syracuse vs. Ashland-Greenwood, with scores available on the KETV NewsWatch 7 app.