Working to bring you community-focused reporting from Lincoln, KZUM’s news program launched in June 2018. Starting small, with a weekly half-hour newscast and online stories throughout the week, KZUM News hopes to highlight the people of Lincoln and stories important to them, down to a neighborhood level. Hosted by Casey Welsch and featuring contributions by volunteer reporters, KZUM News will air live every Thursday, 6-6:30 p.m., and be available as a podcast the following day at kzum.org/n ...
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Part two of Steffan Decker's interview with the Mandela Washington Fellows who recently visited Lincoln.
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Coverage of Lincoln families protesting ICE and migrant family separation in Omaha, and a segment of the gun safety forum at Indigo Bridge,.
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KZUM's Steffan Decker speaks with Dan Hohensee, director of the Lincoln Public Schools Career Academy.
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KZUM News dives into immigration. Will Roper interviews Families Belong Together protest organizers Samuel Sowl and Lauren Dale. Steffan Decker takes a closer look at Lincoln Public Schools' specialty focus programs.
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KZUM News contributor Cory Matteson speaks with local landlord Pablo Cervantes, of Casa Properties, about his unique business approach that works to ensure his tenants — often refugees and immigrants – are successful.And KZUM's Steffan Decker interviews Lincoln's Molly Nance, who recently became the first woman to swim the 21-mile St. Lucia Channel…
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KZUM News - 6/14/18 Weekly NewscastPonca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Chairman Larry Wright Jr. discusses the recent transfer of ownership of private land in the proposed path of the Keystone XL Pipeline from Art and Helen Tanderup to its original owners, the Ponca Tribe. Story by Casey Welsch.And Tim Timmons, communicable disease program supervisor at…
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KZUM News - 6/7/18 Weekly NewscastThe inaugural episode of KZUM News introduces the program and features an interview with Lincoln City Council member Carl Eskridge discussing the status of affordable housing in Lincoln.
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