Boys Town News

A heavy downpour of rain put a stop to Friday night's Omaha Royals game, but it was not enough to cancel the big fireworks show.

Communities across Nebraska will be holding a variety of events over the next two days to celebrate the July 4 holiday.

With the down economy, many are wondering if this year's fireworks sales would be a boom or fizzle out.

Nebraska's count of confirmed swine flu cases has reached 57 in a week in which word spread that a woman with Omaha ties died of complications from the virus.

Never been to Burke Stadium for the state meet? Or has it been a while since youa TMve had a child or grandchild compete there? Read on, and wea TMll help get you to the stadium, park without high anxiety and let you enjoy the high points of the two-day festival.

The pressure to compete and to be better is pushing teenagers past the breaking point.

Now that Ben has had his final day at a west Omaha Catholic school, he gets to give away the last of his boy clothes - his school uniform - and live full time as the person inside: Katie.

Add little bit of track and field, A dash of bocce, a pinch of laughter, and a handful of excitement, and you've got Sioux City's Unified Sports Day.

Brian and Kelly Smith grew up in Omaha, in the center of a city at the center of the nationa TMs breadbasket.

Last year, Amato's Cafe & Catering was featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives." Amato's ricotta-raspberry pancakes and house-made Italian sausage.

April 20, 1999. Former Nebraska baseball player, Jesse Boyer, was a junior at Columbine high school.

Police leave a house at 112 S 50th St. where a husband and wife were found dead in what they are calling a murder-suicide. They're the kinds of cases that make you ask, "What's wrong with people?" * A now-48-year-old man was convicted late last month of killing his 73-year-old mother by choking her and throwing her unconscious body off an apartment ...

Nearly six years after audits found private foster care agency officials were enjoying lives of luxury at taxpayer expense, new studies have disclosed similar abuses.

Ben Spegel, 2, is bundled up for Saturday's Easter egg hunt at St. Paul Lutheran Church in north-central Omaha.

Former NFL running back Jerome a oeThe Busa a Bettis will be the keynote speaker at the annual Boys Town Booster Banquet.

Class A 103: Spencer Hunt, Bellevue East vs. Brittney Taylor, Omaha North : Taylor made history as the first girl to make the semifinals.

Secretary of State John Gale, the NEBRASKAland Foundation and the Nebraska Humanities Council are organizing the parties, which are aimed at fourth- and fifth-grade students.

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Boys Town National Research Hospital have received a grant to study hearing in tigers.

Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney will be in Omaha this spring filming for the new movie, "Up in the Air." George Clooney Oscar nominated "Juno" director Jason Reitman wrote the screenplay and will ...

A 12-year old boy who accidentally shot his 15 year old friend will soon become a resident of Boys Town.