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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 16

EditionSaturday, Nov. 14, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 16 · Sunny, high 47°F, low 27°F

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Sports

Creighton volleyball sweeps Georgetown 3-0 for seventh straight win

The Bluejays can clinch the BIG EAST regular-season title Sunday against Villanova.

Sports desk · Sat.

Metro Transit adds steps after a group of young people attacked a bus rider

The agency says new steps aim to keep people behind such incidents from staying anonymous in its programs.

Omaha men's basketball beats Lindenwood 67-56 at Baxter Arena

Grant Stubblefield scored 18 points in the Mavericks' first Division I win of the season.

Things to do in Omaha, Nov. 14–23

Coming Up: a holiday market, youth orchestras, a sports medicine lab and two stage openings, Nov. 14–23.

Omaha women's basketball beats Drake 77-73

Freshman Halle Dolliver scored 24 points; the Mavericks play at Creighton Wednesday.

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  1. Sat.

    Rose Blumkin Jewish Home honors 12 resident veterans at Veterans Day program

  2. Sat.

    About 150 people screened for cancer at One Stop Cancer Shop events this year

  3. Sat.

    Weekly faith guide: Nov. 15-21

  4. Fri.

    More than 100 Omaha-area sophomores join JCRC workshop on bullying and hate

  5. Fri.

    Omaha women host Drake, men host Lindenwood in Friday doubleheader at Baxter Arena

  6. Fri.

    From the archives, Nov. 13, 1925: The Monitor tracks an NAACP legal defense fund

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