Destiny Atkins and Shantell Girres are the founders of Gimme the Scoop.Tiffany Gamble is the founder & CEO of Gamble Tech Firm. For more information about this year’s 2025 Pitch Black Finals, click here.For tickets, click here.To listen to the first part of this episode with the other Pitch Black finalists, click here. ALSO…* Nebraska House GOP members vote to cut $9.4B federal funding from foreign aid, NPR, PBS - from Nebraska Examiner* ‘Everybody chips in’: North 24th Street Business Improvement District prepares for Juneteenth parade - from KETV* ‘March to CWS’: Peaceful protest planned Friday after immigration raid Tuesday - from KMTV

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Basi Affia is the owner of Sensi’il Studios.Haji Salad is the Founder & CEO of Patron Senior Living. Fidele Mienso is the COO of the Midlands African Chamber. For more information about this year’s 2025 Pitch Black Finals, click here. For tickets, click here. ALSO…* Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. criticizes worksite raids as Gov. Jim Pillen supports Trump actions - from Nebraska Examiner* CWS 2025: NCAA says there’s no plans to move event out of Omaha - from WOWT* Omaha celebrates 75 years of College World Series with new menu options and stadium upgrades - from KETV

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“Why snake experts gathered in Omaha on their quest for a more universal venom antidote,” reports the Omaha World-HeraldALSO…* Inside largest ICE workplace operation in Omaha - from NewsNation* Nebraska leaders react to immigration raid in Omaha Tuesday - from KETV* Parents of 19-year-old shot by Douglas County deputy seek answers - from Omaha World-Herald

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Check out the ‘For Sale’ listing for the State Office Building here. ALSO…* ‘One Omaha’: Inauguration held for Omaha’s first Black mayor Monday night - from KETV* ‘A tipping point’: Omaha Police Chief presses Douglas County Sheriff in internal letter - from WOWT* Organizations help City View residents with relocation amid shutdown - from KMTV

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For more information - and to take the survey - on the Omaha RiverFront Market Exploration, click here. To read ‘A History of the Omaha Market House’ - click here. ALSO…* First-grade classmates, football rivals, police partners: John Ewing and his chief of staff go way back - from Omaha World-Herald* ‘Nobody is talking about it’: Omaha church joins emergency fundraiser for displaced South Sudanese people - from KETV* ‘Broadway really brings us together’: Meet the one Tony Award voter from Omaha - from KMTV

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OMAPOD will be on a short summer break… Like & Subscribe!ALSO…* Pillen vetoes in limbo after being submitted to the wrong office - from Nebraska Public Media* Ricketts gets early ads from group tied to Senate GOP in potential Osborn race - from Nebraska Examiner* City of Omaha will vote to annex four different areas this summer - from KMTV

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“‘Completely transformative’: Omaha Performing Arts pilots new technology for arts accessibility,” reports KETVWhat are some other Omaha attractions that could utilize something like it?ALSO…* I-480 to close near downtown Omaha for Harney Street Bridge project - from Omaha World-Herald* Nebraska ed package blows up, as push to infuse religion into public schools fails - from Nebraska Examiner* Former STRATCOM employee accused of sharing classified information seeks to change plea to guilty - from KMTV

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Angelina Gutierrez is an abstract painter and visual artist.For more information on her artwork, and to check out her online store, click here.To listen to the first part of Angelina’s appearance, click here. ALSO…* Nebraska first in nation to ban soda, energy drinks from public grocery aid benefits - from Nebraska Examiner* Bellevue police investigate after finding man, woman dead inside apartment - from KETV* City council votes on empty lot in central Omaha - from KMTV

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Angelina Gutierrez is an abstract painter and visual artist. For more information on her artwork, and to check out her online store, click here.ALSO…* ‘Farmers and ranchers first’: US secretary of agriculture visits Nebraska, announces new SNAP pilot program - from KETV* World marks Malcolm X’s 100th anniversary of his Omaha birth - from Nebraska Examiner* ‘When we lose those places, we lose our history’: Federal cuts threaten Omaha preservation - from KMTV

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“State auditor report shows ‘unreasonable’ spending on dinners, travel by Nebraska Wheat Board,” reports Nebraska Public MediaALSO…* ‘Blue dot’ will have a Democratic mayor - what it means for Nebraska politics - from Nebraska Examiner* Warren Buffett will hand off Q&A to Greg Abel at next Berkshire shareholders meeting - from Omaha World-Herald* Dozens of people come to Memorial Park to protest the Reconciliation Bill - from KMTV

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