Quanecia Fraser

3 days ago | ketv.com | Quanecia Fraser

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office held a Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in Glenwood Tuesday. The training teaches adults to recognize the signs of mental health struggles in kids and teens. $516,000 worth of FEMA funds pays for the classes through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Most Iowans haven't forgotten about the tornadoes and floods that 2024 brought. "When you no longer have your normal.

4 days ago | ketv.com | Quanecia Fraser

This week, the U.S. Senate hopes to vote on what President Donald Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill." A part of the proposed bill includes cuts to Medicaid. Nebraskans who oppose those changes gathered in Omaha Monday to talk about their concerns. The townhall at the Tri-Faith Center, was hosted by Nebraska Appleseed and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. "I love giving people that little opportunity they need to rise above," said Amanda Gershon.

1 week ago | ketv.com | Quanecia Fraser

Black Votes Matter is getting ready for this year's civil rights bus tour. Thirty-three teenagers and some adult chaperones will leave North Omaha Sunday to go on a special tour centered around the Civil Rights Movement. "It's important to me because it's my culture," 13-year-old Kameron Leeper said. On this Juneteenth, Leeper is getting ready to learn more about that culture and history. "I'm really excited to go to Memphis, Atlanta and Tulsa because those are places of Martin Luther King.

1 week ago | ketv.com | Quanecia Fraser

Wednesday's College World Series elimination game between Arkansas and Louisiana State University will bring nice weather. But fans will have to keep the upcoming heat wave in mind if their teams make it to this weekend. Being from the South, fans KETV talked to say they can handle the sizzle that comes with CWS. "Clouds come in, it rains, it clears up, it's steamy. Same as Arkansas," Karen Kepesky said. Fans are still bracing to have to keep themselves cool though for the upcoming hot weather.

1 week ago | ketv.com | Quanecia Fraser

Monday night, the Omaha Public School Board heard from concerned parents, teachers and community members about the ICE raid at Glenn Valley Foods. Superintendent Dr. Matthew Ray says the district worked with staff and community partners after last week's operation. Ray said the district updated families and "visited specific family locations.""If my lack of public comment has caused concern, I hear that. That is not my intent.