Refugee Empowerment Center's Cailan Franz Explains on KIOS-FM How They Are Helping & How You Can Too

Nebraska Human Trafficking Being Fought, FBI's John Hallock is Leading the Charge & Explains on KIOS

Omaha Dance Project Returns to the Stage, Juliette Henning Chats About the Thrill of Live Performing

43rd Metropolitan Science & Engineering Fair is Virtual, But the Fun is Real, Dan Sitzman Explains

Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center's Carolyn Ettinger Discusses Mission, Fundraiser on KIOS-FM

January is National Mentoring Month. It's an opportunity for people to become mentors to the youth in Nebraska who need someone.

When you read the term “Music of the Knights” one may think of madrigals and lutes. Not the case with the Omaha Symphony! Paul McCartney, Elton John and Andrew Lloyd Webber are not only three of the most groundbreaking musical legends alive today, they were also all knighted by Queen Elizabeth. Omaha Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Ernest Richardson and the musicians of the Omaha Symphony present an epic symphonic tribute to some of the most iconic songwriting of our time.

What the Constitution Means to Me is a 2017 American play by Heidi Schreck. In it, fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

The Nebraska Arts Council’s new Creative Aging through the Arts Program (CAAP) funds artist-led workshops at senior centers, assisted living facilities, libraries, or nonprofit organizations serving older adults in Nebraska. Over the course of eight workshops, participants will hone their artistic skills in music, creative writing, drama, dance, or artmaking while engaging with peers. Programs end with a final performance, exhibit or reading, shared with the local community.

Jim Cavanaugh, who is the Douglas County Commissioner for District 2, spent some time on the ”Live & Local” program to discuss where some of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funds have been allocated or spent and where the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money may be directed.