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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy |Claire Burnett
Photo: Jeremy Poland / iStock / Getty Images(Omaha, NE) — The canvassing is complete, and the results of the Omaha City Election are now certified and official. “We make sure that the number of voters who signed into the polling place equals the number of ballots we ran through the machine for each polling place or each precinct, and we do that for both in-person voting and early voting,” said Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse.
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1 week ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy |Claire Burnett
Photo: photo_Pawel / iStock / Getty Images(Lincoln, NE) — The latest monthly Nebraska unemployment report offers more information than just April’s unemployment rate. “This marks the fourth straight month we’ve seen a record-high labor force, and employment levels are increasing. Omaha and Lincoln are key drivers of that, so there’s definitely good news,” said Scott Hunzeker with the Nebraska Department of Labor.
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2 weeks ago | 
1430kasi.iheart.com | Emily Carlson |Claire Burnett
Photo: AndreyPopov / iStock / Getty Images(Iowa) -- Iowa confirms first measles case in six years. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed the state’s first case of measles since 2019. The case involves an unvaccinated adult in central Iowa. Iowa is now among 32 jurisdictions in the United States reporting more than 1,000 measles cases and three deaths so far this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Emily Carlson |Claire Burnett
Photo: AndreyPopov / iStock / Getty Images(Iowa) -- Iowa confirms first measles case in six years. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed the state’s first case of measles since 2019. The case involves an unvaccinated adult in central Iowa. Iowa is now among 32 jurisdictions in the United States reporting more than 1,000 measles cases and three deaths so far this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Dave Bohl |Claire Burnett
Photo: Picture by Tambako the Jaguar / Moment / Getty Images(Des Moines, IA) -- Blank Park Zoo is kicking off summer with extended hours and exciting new attractions. Beginning Saturday, May 24, the zoo will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Labor Day. Zoo members will also enjoy exclusive late-night access on select dates throughout the summer.
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2 weeks ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Dave Bohl |Claire Burnett
Photo: DaveAlan / iStock Unreleased / Getty Images(Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines International Airport is expecting an increase in travelers this Memorial Day weekend. “We are expecting approximately 20,000 travelers between Friday and Monday, which is about an 11 percent increase compared to last year,” said Sarah Hoodjer with the Des Moines International Airport.
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2 weeks ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Dave Bohl |Claire Burnett
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines International Airport is expecting an increase in travelers this Memorial Day weekend. “We are expecting approximately 20,000 travelers between Friday and Monday, which is about an 11 percent increase compared to last year,” said Sarah Hoodjer with the Des Moines International Airport. She told WHO Radio News that she recommends arriving at the airport at least 90 minutes before your departure time—and even earlier for passengers who don’t have a Real ID.
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2 weeks ago | 
whoradio.iheart.com | Dave Bohl |Claire Burnett
Despite record rain totals in parts of Iowa, much of the state is still experiencing drought. "We were certainly starting to feel dry after the first part of May. We are still just slightly below average by about an inch or so. A lot of that has to do with our deficit from winter as we are coming out of that," said National Weather Service Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff.
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3 weeks ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy |Claire Burnett
Photo: Lawrey / iStock / Getty Images(Omaha, NE) -- A Friday evening dinner crowd was evacuated from a restaurant in the Dundee area of Omaha. Firefighters arriving at Pitch, near 50th and Underwood Avenue, observed significant smoke coming from the roof area. “When they got up there and started investigating, it was the vents from the restaurant portion of the building.
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3 weeks ago | 
kfab.iheart.com | Terry Leahy |Claire Burnett
Photo: Ajax9 / iStock / Getty Images(Lancaster County, NE) -- The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says a preliminary crash investigation shows a Grand Island man killed in a traffic crash was most likely under the influence of synthetic marijuana. "It does the same thing as marijuana; sometimes delta-8 is even more powerful than regular marijuana. We do know from the investigation that he liked to go driving around and smoke the vape pen with THC in them.
