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Snowfall number are expected to be on the lower end of our forecast range for our Omaha neighborhoods, so we have slightly adjusted, and lowered expected snowfall amounts for Saturday.

Snow showers will continue for the morning until around noon, slowly tapering off in the afternoon. The morning is when we expect the bulk of our snow accumulations.

A few pockets of snow flurries and light snow showers will remain possible Saturday evening, but accumulations are generally not expected.

It will be windy at times as the snow exits, creating blowing snow conditions.

Amounts:

The lowest totals will be across southeast NE, with less than 3" expected. This is also where we expect there to be some minor ice accumulation due to a mixture of freezing rain/sleet. The Omaha metro is in the 3-6" range. In western Iowa, neighborhoods could see up to 6-9".

Travel issues are expected through Saturday night, with the worst of it on Saturday morning and afternoon. IF you do need to travel, plan for extra time to get where you need to go. Roads will have more snow coverage in Iowa than in Nebraska. The wind will be gusty on Saturday as well, which may blow the snow around and reduce visibility.

The cold air associated with this pattern arrives on Sunday, and temperatures drop into the low 20s on Sunday and Monday afternoon. Temperatures at night will dip to near or below 10 degrees.

There is another chance of light snow south of Omaha, closer to the Nebraska/Kansas border, on Monday. At this time, this is not as impactful as the weekend.

Warmer days in the 30s/40s will return towards the end of next week, into next weekend.

SATURDAYCloudyWintry Mix to SnowHigh: 29Wind: NW 15-25 G 35

SATURDAY NIGHTMostly CloudyWindyLow: 12Wind: NW 20-25

SUNDAYMostly CloudyVery ColdHigh: 19Wind: NW 5-15

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As child care costs soar, many Americans today find themselves paying more for a caregiver than they do for their monthly rent, according to a new analysis.

Child care costs for parents with two kids exceed rental costs in 85 of the country's largest metro areas, personal finance site LendingTree found. In Omaha, Neb., Milwaukee, Wis., and Buffalo, N.Y., which have the highest child care costs in the country relative to local rents, families with an infant and a 4-year-old under care on average pay more than double the cost of their rent.

Families around the U.S. pay an average of $1,282 for full-time infant care, still below the average monthly cost to rent a two-bedroom unit, LendingTree's data shows. Families with two children, on the other hand, spend an average of $2,252 per month on child care.

LendingTree, which determined how child care costs stack up against rent in 100 cities. compiled its findings using data from nonprofit group Child Care Aware of America and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Exorbitant child care costs are contributing to what amounts to a crisis of affordability for many Americans, who also face rising food, housing, energy and health care costs. A survey of roughly 3,000 people released this week by Brigham Young University and Deseret News found that 7 in 10 respondents said that raising children is unaffordable, a sentiment that has surged over the last decade.

One parent facing a child care crunch is New York City resident Gina Monroe, who started sending her son to day care in September.

"Having to have a household with both parents working and a grandmother that was getting too old to take care of a two-year-old, you don't have a choice," she told CBS News.

The 42-year-old said she pays $450 a week to send her son to a day care center on nearby Long Island. That's less than her monthly mortgage payment of $3,200, but still represents one of her family's biggest expenses, she said.

The financial strain of everyday life in the U.S., especially following the fierce inflation that erupted during the pandemic, has emerged as a political flashpoint this year.

For example, the Trump administration has in recent weeks floated several ideas aimed at easing costs for Americans, including proposals for a $2,000 tariff rebate check and a 50-year mortgage. The administration also last week announced tariff exemptions on some popular grocery store staples, including bananas, beef and coffee, as Americans continue to battle elevated food costs.

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani also made issues around affordability the centerpiece of his campaign, urging city officials to establish free child care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Why are child care costs soaring?

Child care expenses have been rising steadily for years, and show little sign of relenting. From 2020 to 2024, costs rose nearly 30%, data from the nonprofit group Child Care Aware shows.

The main driver for that surge, according to experts: a shortage of early education workers and available places at daycare centers, relative to the enormous demand for such services from families around the U.S.

To that end, Schulz pointed to what she described as "child care deserts" in some regions, where parents face a dearth of acceptable options. These are most common in low-income rural areas, which have difficulty recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce, a 2023 government report found.

Where high-quality child care is in short supply, the owners can charge a premium given they face little competition, Schulz noted.

Many households also don't have the benefit of having nearby family members who can help with child care responsibilities, Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of the National Parents Union, an advocacy group for American families, told CBS News.

"What we actually need are policies that recognize the modern realities of working families and what the true cost of raising children in America actually is right now," she said.

Edited by Alain Sherter

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If you stepped outside Tuesday night, you may have caught a rare glimpse of the northern lights dazzling the Omaha sky. The aurora borealis, typically seen only in far northern latitudes, became visible in Nebraska due to heightened solar activity, and could be out again tonight.

For a few UNO students it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience of viewing the lights without traveling too far from home, and the show may not be over.

The aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, are caused when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The lights are much more common further North, typically around the Arctic Circle, yet they were visible in Nebraska Tuesday night due to unusually strong geomagnetic activity triggered by a coronal mass ejection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that the storm reached a G4 intensity, pushing the aurora much farther south than usual, with sightings across more than 20 states, including Nebraska.

“It was so cool to see them," Madeline O'Connor, who saw the northern lights for the very first time, said. "They weren’t super bright, but you could see them better on your phone. I drove about 20 minutes from downtown Omaha to get away from the city lights and it was so cool, and a little scary, seeing them in Nebraska.”

Another UNO student, Daa Paola, caught a glimpse of the spectacle Tuesday night. “I saw everyone posting pictures on their [Instagram] stories and immediately stopped what I was doing and ran outside to see them for a second time,” she said. “Due to all the city lights, it was only visible through my camera.”

Missed the dazzling display on Tuesday? You may have another chance to catch them tonight if you head outside after dark. The lights first appeared around 8 p.m. Tuesday night and lingered for a few hours. For the best viewing chances, head away from city lights to a spot where you have a clear view of the sky. While the aurora may look faint to the naked eye, most phone cameras can capture its colors more vividly, so keep yours ready.

*Cover photo taken by Brookelyn Evans.

Graduating students from University of Nebraska at Omaha's (UNO) College of Business Administration (CBA) continued their work through this semester’s CBA Capstone Cup. The students had the opportunity to present their strategic solutions for real-world business problems with a showcase event.

The Capstone Cup Showcase was hosted on Friday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. 24 teams of CBA students were arrayed across Mammel Hall’s first floor, huddled around posterboard displays for a series of presentations that CBA Career Adviser Will Schoepner said was “set up almost like a science fair.”

The Capstone Cup is a competition, administered in the fall and spring semesters through the corporate and business strategy course, where outgoing CBA undergraduates are presented with a case from a local business and tasked with formulating a strategic solution that they believe will most fit the company’s needs. This semester’s Capstone Cup case client is Verdis Group, an Omaha-based climate consciousness consultant providing organizations across the country with environmental sustainability planning.

The showcase event was divided into six sessions, with every group expected to give four approximately 15-minute long presentations to four different sets of judges. The fourth session was reserved for an extended 20-minute break, and each group had their remaining session set aside to take professional headshots on the third floor of Mammel Hall.

Dr. Erin Pleggenkuhle-Miles, professor of management and director of the Capstone Cup who also served as a judge during the showcase, says the successive sessions were designed to give the student teams multiple chances to present their ideas, receive feedback from the judges and to refine their pitches. The presentations were judged by a body of UNO staff, university alumni, local employers and other Capstone Cup sponsors.

“The way that [the students are] being judged is on [the] kind of processes that they’ve used to come to their strategic recommendations,” Schoepner said. “So thinking about what’s the research that they’ve done, how valid is their recommendation, how beneficial would it be to Verdis Group today and then how effectively can they communicate their ideas.”

For their strategic solution, students Zoe Lindquist, Jackie Hansen, Lara Ohling-Guilliatt and Rachel Magdanz--formed as “The Girls Consulting Group”--proposed that Verdis partner with the Omaha Streetcar project. Their presentation based on analyses of similar streetcar initiatives across the Midwest. Hansen said the group had been meeting twice a week to prepare for the showcase, and Ohling-Guilliatt noted how the Capstone Cup was a unique opportunity for CBA students to come together across disciplines and concentrations to work on a project together.

The Capstone Cup finalists will be chosen based on the evaluations that the judges collected during the showcase, and are to be announced Tuesday, Nov. 11. The five or six teams that advance to the finals will have three weeks to prepare for the final round of formal presentations on Friday, Dec. 5--those teams that don’t advance to the finals will instead be tasked with providing the finalists with feedback on their final presentations and completing assignments for the Corporate and Business Strategy course.

The fall 2025 Capstone Cup officially began with a kickoff event in October, consisting of a detailed introduction to the competition, information on what resources the teams had at their disposal and testimonials from faculty and alumni on what to expect. More information on the Capstone Cup and event scheduling can be found at the designated CBA website.

“I’m really thankful for the Capstone Cup in the way that it integrates stuff that we learn throughout a business degree in the classroom into something that’s fun and different,” Schoepner said. “It’s a competitive environment. It’s one where students get to dress up and actually interact with employers and then to actually get to present an idea directly related to the real world.”

OMAHA, Neb. – A hard, biting wind cuts across the Missouri River this morning as one of the season’s sharpest cold snaps settles over eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Frost coats windshields, the air feels raw, and the sound of flapping flags tells the story—winter’s first serious chill has arrived.

According to the National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley, Arctic air continues spilling into the region, sending temperatures plummeting into the teens and 20s with wind chills near or below zero early Monday. The strongest gusts will push across open fields and interstates, creating biting crosswinds along I-80, Highway 75, and rural routes near Fremont, Council Bluffs, and Lincoln. Drivers heading to early shifts or Veterans Day preparations should dress in layers and allow for slower starts as frost thickens on windshields.

Despite the deep freeze, skies remain clear through midweek, allowing sunshine to ease the chill slightly by Tuesday. Veterans Day itself brings a welcome rebound, with highs in the low 60s and calmer breezes for parades, school events, and outdoor tributes.

The late-week trend looks even milder—temperatures near 65 by Thursday may feel like a completely different season. Still, long-range models hint that this early November chill won’t be the last, with another possible Arctic push before Thanksgiving. For now, the metro’s first true cold blast serves as a brisk reminder to winterize vehicles, wrap exposed pipes, and pull in garden hoses—because the Great Plains winter clock has officially started ticking.

Five-Day Forecast for Omaha, NE:Sun: 33/20 – Breezy; mostly sunny, bitter wind chill.Mon: 39/30 – Sunny; frigid start, brisk northwest wind.Tue (Veterans Day): 63/38 – Mostly sunny; milder, light south breeze.Wed: 60/39 – Sunny; pleasant late-fall warmth.Thu: 64/40 – Partly cloudy; mild stretch continues into Friday.

OMAHA, Neb. — A gray, damp start across the Missouri River Valley this morning signals a dramatic weather shift ahead. Moist air and steady clouds will soon give way to the season’s first winter tease, as temperatures tumble and flakes begin to mix in across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

According to the National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley, rain will develop through the day before colder air races south by evening. The system is expected to transition to a rain-and-snow mix from Fremont and Blair into Council Bluffs and western Pottawattamie County. A few slick spots may form on bridges and untreated roads late tonight, particularly north of I-80, as temperatures dip toward the mid-20s.

By Sunday, high pressure moves in with brilliant sunshine but biting cold. Temperatures will barely climb above 36°F, and gusty northwest winds could push wind chills into the single digits early Monday morning. The first hard freeze of the season will likely end the growing period for any remaining gardens or late crops.

Veterans Day brings a temporary break in the chill. Sunshine returns and highs rebound to the mid-60s, providing a mild, pleasant stretch before another potential cold snap midweek.

For now, Omaha residents should plan for a brisk transition — rain, brief snow, and a rapid temperature plunge — signaling that the Heartland’s winter season has officially begun its approach. Those traveling along I-80 or heading to weekend football games should pack layers and expect a cold wind under clearing skies.

Five-Day Outlook for Omaha, NE–IA:Sat: 39/24 – Rain changing to snow; breezy.Sun: 36/20 – Sunny; bitterly cold wind chills.Mon: 41/33 – Sunny; gradual warm-up.Tue (Veterans Day): 64/40 – Mild and sunny; calmer winds.Wed: 58/34 – Partly cloudy; colder by evening.