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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Omaha is suddenly building more apartments than houses
  • Why Omaha police are urgently searching for this newborn's mother
  • How a Westview exchange student describes Friday's frightening lockdown

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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy and warm with some sun, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 97, low: 74.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. For the first time, more apartments than houses are being built in Omaha (thereader.com) — More apartments than single-family houses are now being built across Omaha, reshaping where and how residents live. Driven by high home prices, lifestyle shifts, and city policies favoring denser development, thousands of new multifamily units are rising from midtown to suburbs like Papillion, easing—but not solving—the metro's affordability crunch.
   

2. Two people drop infant off at South Omaha fire station, say she was found in alley; police seek mother (3newsnow.com) — An infant was dropped off Friday morning at a South Omaha fire station near 33rd and Q Streets, and Omaha paramedics say she appears to be doing well at Nebraska Medicine. Police believe the two people who brought her in aren't the parents and are urgently trying to find the mother to check on her safety. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
   

3. 'I'm very scared': Foreign exchange student recounts Westview lockdown experience (wowt.com) — Westview High School in Omaha went into lockdown Friday after a student was found with a gun, leading to a tense wait as hundreds of parents gathered for reunification. A Brazilian exchange student described being terrified and confused by instructions during the incident. Authorities cleared the scene, the student with the gun was arrested, and everyone was eventually sent home.
   

4. Omaha Streetcar name announced with renderings (wowt.com) — Omaha's future streetcar now has a nickname: "Oscar," unveiled along with new renderings by Mayor John Ewing and the project team. The six-car system, operated with the city's Parking and Mobility Division, is slated to arrive in 2027 and begin service in 2028 as a key piece of downtown transportation.
   

5. CAFE Association says AARP efforts can help curb crypto fraud in Nebraska: 'Anti-Fraud education is the next step' (businessdailynetwork.com) — Omaha's 2024 ordinance requiring fraud-warning signs on cryptocurrency kiosks is being credited by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office with sharply reducing reported crypto-related financial losses. A national consumer group says AARP Nebraska's push for that rule, plus new state licensing and refund protections, shows how regulation and education can better protect Nebraskans. Other cities like Lincoln and Grand Island have since followed Omaha's lead.
   

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  • I rescued Dolly yesterday on National Dog Day.
    It appears she is potty trained and follows me around the house. I've not brought a dog home that's been this easy (Nextdoor The Colonies)
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    The Queen of the Night cactus traditionally offers an ephemeral "one night only" show, retreating into closed buds at the first sign of dawn… (Nextdoor Whispering Ridge)
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