Between my thoughts on trash pickup in Omaha to weekends' worth of kids' "select" activities, I guess I can't deny it: I'm an elitist pig. Funny, no one at the yacht club calls me that.

From mysterious "car thefts" of stranded vehicles, to OPPD's plans for a solar field in Central Nebraska and potential rolling blackouts here, winter has been wintering its butt off lately. We discuss ... with all the subtlety of a *SNOW SQUALL ALERT*.

He's more than a write-in candidate this time; the longtime community leader is now the state Democrats' candidate for US Senate.

Dr. Mark Christian of the Global Faith Institute discusses the situation in the Middle East, 100 days after the Hamas terror attacks. Then, we hear the assessment of a US senator on the Biden Administration's ability to counter threats as we tick through a few more of them: The border; cyber-securty; and action movie stars.

CHI Health's Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan wants you to call their hotline (402-818-2002) if you've experienced "long COVID."

aka, "Signs MY Neighbor is a Serial Killer"

Iowa Caucused: Trump gets his expected win, DeSantis cries foul, Haley thinks it's a two-person race, Ramaswamy calls it a day.

NewsRadio 1040 WHO's Simon Conway and presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy join me for caucus coverage, before I turn my attention to the request from OPPD to help conserve energy ... during the coldest time of the year ... so they don't have to cut your power.

Tim Royers hasn't liked this "Opportunity Scholarship" bill from the start, and certainly doesn't like what may happen with the vote-inducing petition they worked on. Then, State Sen. Justin Wayne was cited for his leadership in yesterday's North Omaha development event. But, he wasn't there and doesn't support it!