The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign is more than halfway to its overall goal of 3.1 million dollars this year.
Last week, Governor Dave Heineman announced that State of Nebraska employees have pledged over $522,000 dollars to the 2012 campaign, which was a 17% increase over last year.
Omaha will be joining communities nationwide next Tuesday for National Night Out.
Omaha’s Memorial Park is the site of a vigil Thursday night in support of a Lincoln woman who was the victim of a hate crime.