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More than 300 volunteers built over 200 beds for children in need at Sleep in Heavenly Peace's carpentry event Friday near 90th and West Dodge (close to Santoro Mexican Restaurant) to ensure no child slept on the floor, exceeding last year's 170-bed count.

Warren Buffett, 96, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than 50 years — he will serve as chairman emeritus while his son Howard takes over and Greg Abel remains CEO.

KETV NewsWatch 7 has compiled a list of horror and thriller movies filmed or set in Nebraska — featuring titles from Omaha, Blair and Fremont — for spooky season.

The collection offers local viewers a chance to explore both classic and lesser-known spooky films.

Today, Gene Leahy Mall hosts the RiverFront One Community Cultural Festival with vendors and dancing after Friday’s Symphony concert, and in Council Bluffs Treetop Walk and Adventure Tower with a 50-foot climbing wall opens while PlantaPalooza runs at Fort Street Church of Christ from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The German-American Society will host Oktoberfest this weekend with authentic food, beers and live polka from Fremont-based The Happy Players.

The event celebrates local cultural heritage and community fun.

Junior chemistry student Joe Conner earned a prestigious internship at Oak Ridge National Lab where he worked on the ATLAS sensor platform to speed up nuclear energy research.

He will continue his work at UNO this fall while preparing to apply for Ph.D. programs.

UNO hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Sept.

18 for a $67.5 million athletics project that will build a training center, set for summer 2028, and a clubhouse, scheduled for July 2027, outside Baxter Arena — adding modern facilities for student-athletes in Omaha.

Medical professionals gathered at UNMC Friday to demonstrate telehealth and VR technology that may improve stroke care in metro and rural communities.

The event featured a holobox — a life-size 3D image tool — and VR training to help students learn anatomy.

State Sen. Margo Juarez said doctors successfully removed her cancer on Friday, Sep.

18—she expressed confidence in a full recovery, thanked community members for their support, and urged women to continue annual screenings.

The Omaha Rodeo featured steer wrestling, team roping and bull riding on Friday and is hosting competitions today at CHI Health Center — a stage for competitors aiming for a national championship spot.