Mar 4, 2013 - 3:21 pm
In March 1913, the worst tornado outbreak in Nebraska history left hundreds dead, injured and homeless in communities like Omaha, Ralston, Yutan and Berlin (now called Otoe). Later this month NET News tells the tragic and inspirational story of the Easter Sunday tornadoes in a new documentary, “Devil Clouds: Tornadoes Strike Nebraska.”
Leading up to the March 22 premiere on NET Television, there are several opportunities to preview the documentary. Screenings and discussions with NET Senior Producer Mike Tobias will be held in Omaha on March 10 and March 19; Syracuse on March 11 and Wahoo on March 14. Reservations are required for some of these events; for more information on all of these events, go to the website for the “Devil Clouds” project, http://netNebraska.org/devilclouds.
Feb 8, 2013 - 6:00 pm
In just an hour, NET Television will premiere the latest original documentary from NET News producer Bill Kelly: “… until he is dead: A history of Nebraska’s death penalty.” It all begins tonight at 7 p.m. CT on NET-1 and NET-HD. Learn more.
Feb 8, 2013 - 9:00 am
In 1878 Kearney County Sheriff lead convicted murderer Samuel Richards to the gallows built for the occasion in Minden. As hundreds of spectators watched, a hangman placed a noose around his neck. Richards became the first person in the state’s history to be legally executed.
Whether by hanging or electrocution, Nebraska, since declaring statehood, has used capital punishment sparingly. As the state prepares for its first execution by lethal injection, NET News asks a simple question, “How did we get here?” The result is the documentary “…until he is dead: A history of Nebraska’s death penalty.”
The program reviews a century and a half of differing methods, changing law and shifting public opinion. Fascinating stories, illustrated with rarely seen photographs, shed light on the legal and ethical choices made by public officials and the disturbing background of those who were executed. Viewers will leave with fresh insights into the rationale for and opposition to the ultimate punishment given the worst of society’s offenders.
Research by NET News producer Bill Kelly revealed a wealth of long-forgotten details about the history of the death penalty that both amaze and educate. Kelly examined hundreds of old public documents, press accounts, and court records from across the state. Interviews with experts in history and law provide context to the stories of horrific crimes and the public’s demand for justice.
The result is a program that will become an essential part of the discussion of Nebraska’s complicated relationship with capital punishment.
“….until he is dead: A history of Nebraska’s death penalty” premieres tonight, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. on NET Television’s NET-1 and NET-HD.
Feb 7, 2013 - 9:00 am
Feb 5, 2013 - 4:30 pm
…. UNTIL HE IS DEAD: A history of Nebraska’s death penalty
Starting tomorrow, NET News will be airing a three-part series by reporter Bill Kelly on the death penalty in Nebraska, culminating in the Friday night premiere of Kelly’s new documentary, “… until he is dead: A history of Nebraska’s death penalty” at 7 p.m. CT on NET Television’s NET-1 and NET-HD.
Catch the radio stories Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. CT and 4:30 p.m. CT on NET Radio. Learn more.
Aug 14, 2012 - 8:38 am
Jul 23, 2012 - 1:31 pm
We’re proud to announce NET News and Harvest Public Media have been awarded a regional Emmy for our documentary “Home Fields: Digging Into Local Foods,” produced by Clay Masters. It’s one of four Emmys won by NET this weekend. If you haven’t seen “Home Fields,” be sure to watch it online.
Jun 15, 2012 - 1:28 pm
(via alke-hol)
“For over half a century, college baseball teams from across the country have dreamt of finishing their season at Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium.
No other city has become as synonymous with a championship event. In 2010, The College World Series took its last “at bat” in Omaha’s Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.
Rosenblatt - The Final Inning is a one-hour NET Sports documentary that traces the history and tradition of this grand old stadium. While Rosenblatt might be best known as the home of the College World Series, her walls also played host to the Omaha Cardinals, Omaha Royals and the Negro League’s Omaha Tigers. But baseball wasn’t the only sport to be seen in this south Omaha gem. Football, soccer & even tug of wars played out to adoring fans within Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.”
Jun 11, 2012 - 3:18 pm
From the Omaha World-Herald:
Mayor Jim Suttle and City Council member Garry Gernandt painted over a graffiti-plastered wall in South Omaha to send a message:
“This is something we will not tolerate in our city,” Suttle said this morning.
The city leaders held a press conference beneath a Kennedy Expressway overpass partly to urge residents to contact the Mayor’s Hotline to report graffiti in their neighborhoods, or take measures to clean up minor problems themselves. The wall was on the west side of the expressway near Albright Park, at 21st and Madison Streets.
The city has assigned a Public Works employee to work on the city’s graffiti removal efforts on a full-time basis, Suttle said. The city also has hundreds of graffiti removal kits available for volunteers to use.
Residents can report graffiti by calling the Mayor’s Hotline at 402-444-5555. Residents who want a graffiti removal kit can contact Kayleen Young, the city Public Works Department employee assigned to anti-graffiti efforts, at 402-444-5245.
For related coverage, watch the half-hour NET News documentary “Gang Fight: Nebraska,” which looks at how graffiti is used by gang members in the state to send messages and mark territory.
Jun 7, 2012 - 10:19 am
