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Portions of the Mahoney Park Dog Run near 84th and Adams streets will be closed for maintenance starting Monday. The city plans improvements to the area, including the addition of concrete paths, benches and two shade structures. Construction is expected…

The Humane Society, located near the southeast corner of 90th and Fort Streets, has halved adoption fees on all dogs 6 months old and up.

To an audience of about 120 librarians and educators at the University of Nebraska Omaha on Thursday, Chelsea Clinton told of how books shaped both her childhood and her adult life.

Matt Thurber, a native of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, came to Omaha at age 15 to play hockey for the Omaha Lancers. That’s how he crossed paths with Lizz. The couple would have celebrated their fourth anniversary in July.

With the help of the largest gift in school history for a capital project, Creighton Prep will build a $16 million "learning commons" to address students' academic and emotional needs.

The Lincoln Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is scheduled for Wednesday.

The Rotary Club of Omaha honored 441 local eighth-grade students at the 91st annual Rotary Honor Roll Luncheon on Thursday at the CenturyLink Center.

Wearing blue on Sunday to show your support for law enforcement will be rewarded by many Old Market businesses.

Typically the pollen season is spread out over a number of weeks, but after a long winter, the pollen has been more concentrated, said Dr. Jill Poole, an allergist with Nebraska Medicine.

This week, in his radio ad running statewide, Taylor Royal reminded voters that State Sen. John Murante of Gretna introduced a bill aimed at awarding Nebraska's five presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.