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Circus comes to Omaha

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shows have hit Omaha. The first performance is Friday at 7 p.m. and features more than 110 performers and 95 exotic and domestic animals. More: Information on the weekend’s shows.   

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Nebraska baseball champs crowned

Here are a few shots from the Class A title game Thursday between Omaha Westside and Millard South. Westside won 8-0. See the full gallery / Class B title game: Norris vs. Lincoln Pius X

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Scenes from Nebraska-Creighton

The Nebraska baseball team held on for a 12-9 win over Creighton on Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park. More photos from the game.

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News of Pearl Harbor

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2013 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting

An estimated 35,000 people descended on the CenturyLink Center over the weekend for the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. The event includes plenty of shopping deals for shareholders, a Q&A with Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, … Continue reading

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Students shine at OPS Fellowship Games

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‘The graveyard of Omaha restaurants’

On Thursday, columnist Matthew Hansen wrote about Rich Yost, a man who collected more than 200 matchbooks and business cards that now represent “the graveyard of Omaha restaurants.” Here’s one of our favorite images from the story. Read more: Man’s 208 restaurant matchbooks, … Continue reading

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Tribute to the Fallen

Tribute to the Fallen activities began Sunday at the University of Nebraska at Omaha with more than 6,300 American flags placed at the campus’ Pep Bowl green space. The name, rank and branch of each service member to die in … Continue reading

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7-year-old’s Husker spring game touchdown goes viral

While more than 60,000 fans came to Memorial Stadium to watch the Huskers in action Saturday, today the buzz continues to be on Jack Hoffman. Jack, a 7-year-old cancer patient, scored on a 69-yard run and led all rushers Saturday. … Continue reading

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Guest blog: 1913 Omaha tornado

Editor’s note: This guest post was submitted by Jeff Satterly and Robert Muhlhauser from HistoricNaturalDisasters.com. On March 23, 1913, the city of Omaha was enjoying a relaxing day of church services and Easter celebrations. The skies slowly grew dark, but the unsuspecting … Continue reading

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