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Eight part series continues Thursday night on KIOS.

By KIOS

Omaha, Nebraska – 2008 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Jazz in June Festival. The festival in Norman, Oklahoma is a highlight of the annual festival scene in the midwest. For the past few years, over 50,000 jazz fans have converged in Norman to enjoy the festival.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Omaha has new Police and Fire Chiefs.

Eric Buske and Mike McDonnell were introduced Wednesday at the new Police and Fire Chiefs. Both had served as Interim Chiefs since the beginning of the year.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Taxes, test scores and drop out rates were all big topics at the first of five public forums about the learning community.

The public forum was held Tuesday night at Omaha South high school. The learning community became law last year and will be implemented in 2010.

Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John Mackiel says the goal is to give all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, the same access to educational opportunities.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Omaha's Jackson Elementary school students have a new playground.

Last week, more than 200 volunteers built the school's play area in one day. Several organizations contributed financially to the playground project. Jackson Elementary students cut the ribbon Monday morning that officially opened the playground to the community.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Seven months after eight people were killed and four injured in a mass shooting inside the Von Maur store at Omaha's Westroads Mall, one of the survivors has returned to work there.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Project Vote Smart is bringing its Voter Self-Defense System bus tour to Omaha next week.

The non-partisan organization runs a web site that houses voting records, campaign finance information, speeches, and issue positions of lawmakers and candidates, both state and federal.

Tony Boehm of Project Vote Smart says the bus tour is designed to educate voters about the group's resources. The Project's tour bus is equipped with a small theatre and a computer lab for voters to research candidates and lawmakers.

Eight part series continues Thursday night on KIOS.

By KIOS

Omaha, Nebraska – 2008 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Jazz in June Festival. The festival in Norman, Oklahoma is a highlight of the annual festival scene in the midwest. For the past few years, over 50,000 jazz fans have converged in Norman to enjoy the festival.

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – Omaha Performing Arts plans to build a center for education, outreach, hands-on activities, rehearsals, and small performances.

The Cassling Education Center will be housed inside the Holland Performing Arts Center. No details are available yet about the Center, which will bring together activities that right now are held in separate locations inside the Holland.

Omaha Performing Arts President Joan Squires says there's no timeline as of now for construction of the Cassling Education Center.

New recording from the drummer is Emphasis!(On Parenthesis).

By Chris Cooke

Omaha, Nebraska – One of today's hottest young drummers, Stanton Moore, has just released a new effort entitled Emphasis!(On Parenthesis).

By Katie Knapp

Omaha, NE – One month after a tornado struck the Little Sioux Scout Camp, the Mid America Council of the Boy Scouts is starting to plan for the camp's rebuilding.

That tornado killed four Boy Scouts, including three Omahans, when it struck the camp June 11. That storm destroyed cabins and the ranger's home. It also heavily damaged trees and timber.