Omaha elected its first Black mayor, John Ewing Jr., ousting three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert in a race that is attracting attention far beyond city limits. Stothert conceded the race late on ...

For 27 years, the National Home School Volleyball Tournament has given home schooled students an opportunity to compete for gold. Omaha Police say officers responded to the scene, a gas station near ...

Mayor Jean Stothert says the city has made progress in six key areas. A man died at an Omaha hospital after being stabbed in the chest Monday night during a disturbance in a home south of Benson Park.

Omaha, Nebraska, has long been known as a blue dot in a red, conservative state. But for over a decade, there's been a Republican mayor at the helm, the first woman to hold that position. Now, in what ...

Democrat John Ewing Jr. defeated incumbent Republican Jean Stothert in the Omaha mayoral race Tuesday, becoming the first black mayor of the most populous city in the Cornhusker State. Stothert had ...

Omaha, Nebraska (AP) — Omaha’s first female mayor has conceded the city’s mayoral race to a man who is poised to become the community’s first Black mayor. Voters in Omaha were set to make history ...

John Ewing, the treasurer of Douglas County, Nebraska, is set to become Omaha's first Black mayor after his opponent conceded in Tuesday's mayoral election -- and Democrats are celebrating the upset ...

To hear Mayor Jean Stothert and challenger John Ewing describe life in Omaha today, the average voter might be forgiven if it wasn't clear they were talking about the same place. Campaigning before a ...

Studies show that the city would need nearly $1 billion to rebuild all of the city’s streets to current standards and catch up with resurfacing. Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks at the June dedication ...