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Saturday, September 13th, 2025
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Good morning, Omaha. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 13th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, Omaha Restaurant Week offers discounted three-course dinners from $20 to $50 as Plaza de la Raza hosts cultural events with a parade starting at 11 a.m. Local residents can also enjoy hiking at Fontenelle Forest, Neale Woods and Hummel Park — part of a wide range of weekend activities. KETV
- ➤ An Omaha community group used a Friday football game between Central High and North High to promote teen safety by showing that trusted adults are nearby. Code Z volunteers, including founder Latron "Chrome" Louis, said their presence at the sold-out match helped reassure teens—efforts that will continue at future events. KETV
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Mutual of Omaha is building a future headquarters that is now the city’s tallest skyscraper and is taller than any building in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas — and the Dakotas with a current height over 650 ft. The 44-story, 800,000 sq ft tower costs $600 million and will reach 677 ft when completed in late 2026. Grow Omaha
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Maria Cade from First Alert 6 interviewed Vincent Orduña, artistic director at Omaha Community Playhouse, who said the upcoming Grease production will open soon—promising a fresh look at a classic musical for local audiences. WOWT
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ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ The Greater Omaha Chamber launched a $1 million business resiliency fund for small Midtown businesses that have seen sales drop from streetcar construction. The fund will be distributed to property owners along Farnam Street—helping ease the disruption from over $100 million in utility work. Omaha World-Herald
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced Friday he submitted a proposal to reduce the university’s budget by $27.5 million for Fiscal Year 2026—$21 million will close a structural gap and $6.5 million will be cut further. The Academic Planning Committee will gather campus feedback before a final plan is presented to the Board of Regents in December. WOWT
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ After Nebraska prisons were overcrowded in 1997, a 960-bed facility was built in Tecumseh in 2001 to ease the strain on state prisons housing dangerous inmates. A site committee picked Tecumseh for its available workforce and economic need—following job losses after the Campbell Soup Co. closed—with broad local support despite political debate. Flatwater Free Press
- ➤ Lawmakers and community members testified in an overflow hearing on Sept 12th about the state’s plan to convert the McCook facility into an ICE detention hub; state officials said the facility will house federal detainees in October & add up to 65 state jobs while local business owners report a drop in customers and plan to organize support for affected residents. Community members criticized the plan and called for more information to address public concerns. Nebraska Examiner
- ➤ Yesterday, Mayor John Ewing and Councilman Pete Festersen visited The Crossroads site where developers outlined a revised timeline for the 15-year project expected to bring $1 billion in growth to Omaha. Developers said they are building long-term housing for workers—next they will start excavation for the Block D parking garage under Gamescape by Cinemark. WOWT
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Omaha’s men's and women's tennis teams are heading to Sioux Falls for fall play at the Augie Invite hosted by Augustana, with the women’s squad led by coach Adam Summitt returning five players and adding three freshmen and one transfer, while the men’s team, coached by Hunter Clark, returns five players and welcomes two freshmen and three transfers. Both teams will compete in singles and doubles—Creighton and Summit League teams will also participate. University of Nebraska Omaha
- ➤ Omaha North beat Omaha Central 51-20 in a high school football game played on Friday. The win built North's momentum for their next game. WOWT
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