Melissa Fry

3 weeks ago | ketv.com | Melissa Fry

Seven Can Help you overcome the addiction to your phone.We sat down with an addiction medicine specialist at UNMC, Dr. Ken Zoucha.He says he is treating more children who are dependent on their devices."That connection with their phones, there are a lot of similarities to people who are having substance abuse issues or other behavior health issues related to use of substances.

1 month ago | ketv.com | Melissa Fry

A lot of people have Instagram, the social media app.Some love it, but others say posts promoting unrealistic body images, creates instant insecurity.A Central High School student wrote a paper about it.Sienna Maskin researched the negative impacts on body image and self esteem."Every teen I know is spending at least two or three hours a day on these social media apps, and they're constantly consuming all of this different content on these social media platforms and I can directly see the...

1 month ago | ketv.com | Melissa Fry

Next week, thousands of local students will graduate from high school and figure out what they want to do with their future. Nevaeha Ramirez Perez already knows. She wants to use her tragic loss to help others. In November 2023, authorities found the body of Cecilia Perez just outside of Lincoln. She had been beaten to death. Her body was found wrapped in a blanket. "The only thing that was racing through my mind was that I wanted it to be a dream, and I didn't want it to be real.

1 month ago | ketv.com | Melissa Fry

ARE GIVEN TO LOCAL OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO SHOW BRAVERY, COURAGE AND LEADERSHIP. WAFA MOHSIN NEVER THOUGHT SHE’D BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL. IT’S NOT ALLOWED FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT NOW THAT SHE’S HERE, SHE SAYS SHE’LL MAKE THE MOST OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. HERE’S KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MELISSA FRY. INSIDE BURKE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. BUT NOT EVERYONE LOOKS AT THE AMERICAN FLAG THE WAY WAFA MOHSIN DOES.

1 month ago | ketv.com | Melissa Fry

IDENTITY ONLINE. AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LOSING MONEY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER. SUSIE FOGARTY WITH SMART IN SOCIETY IS HERE. AND BROCK SCHULTZ, SENIOR AT SKUTT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, REACHED OUT TO YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WANT TO TALK TO BROCK FIRST ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? IT WAS ABOUT MIDDLE OF YOUR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH, MIDDLE OF JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. SOME ACCOUNTS MADE BAR STOOLS ABOUT ME, AND THEY SAID IT WAS RAN BY ME AND ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS A SENIOR AT SKUTT.