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Work is underway at what used to be the Legacy Crossing Apartments. From what 3 News Now could see from the outside, they're putting up siding and making obvious progress.

The Maha Festival starts Friday at Stinson Park in Aksarben Village. Attendance is projected to top 13,000 over two days.

A big bowling event for paralyzed veterans is currently underway. The Great Plains Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America is hosting the tournament at Mockingbird Lanes for folks in wheelchairs. Bowlers from all over the country, and even a team from Sweden, are in Omaha to compete.

Team Bike Rescue of Omaha collects bicycles and refurbishes them for at-risk youth, homeless and refugees. They collect over 700 bicycles per year and refurbish at least 400 of them.

Anyone who has stepped outside this week can tell you the heat is becoming extreme. With these near triple-digit temperatures, folks need to take steps to keep themselves safe but you might not know that your car needs extra care in the heat as well.

Middle school-aged kids are learning a little about what it takes to be in the healthcare field this summer at Nebraska Methodist College.

Three Metro women are behind one delicious, new venture in Ralston. One owns Lisa's Radial Cafe. The other owns the popular pop-up Gravy Train. And the third owns the space for the new place.

With Mayor Jean Stothert's 2024 budget proposal, public safety remains her top priority and with that, she gave an update on plans in place for a new police and fire department headquarters.

The Heartland of America Park and the Lewis & Clark Landing are set to reopen on Aug.18. After about four years of construction, the RiverFront has made significant strides towards the goal of completing its 72-acre parks. "When there was talks about what we could do to kind of, breathe new life into downtown Omaha, certainly the RiverFront's redesign was a paramount piece of that conversation," said Kristyna Engdahl, MECA's director of communications.

A murder in Regency, a car chase and ultimately a police shooting that killed suspect Matthew Briggs: after a review of the evidence, the Pottawattamie County Attorney, Matt Wilber, announced today no charges will be filed against the officers. Body camera video from Council Bluffs Police Officer Mark Archibald shows the end of a July 8 chase that started in Nebraska and crossed into Iowa. Archibald brought the more-than-20-minute police pursuit to a close by implementing a PIT maneuver, a move to block someone else's car from moving.

The Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) is asking customers to limit outdoor water usage due to reduced capacity at least through Sunday.

Just down the street from Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation's Public School in Macy is a plot of land that grows just about every kind of produce you can think of. It's an impressive display that just a few years ago was only an idea.

CHI Health held a Q&A on Wednesday about coping with the hot weather because over-exposure to heat has more than physical effects. It impacts mental health. Exhaustion and sleep difficulty lead to reduced cognition, but the heat can also make people anxious or experience mood swings.

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating its members all week long. This week is Membership Appreciation Week at the zoo, and each day there's a different theme.

Bellevue University partners are getting ready to host a night of fun for the military community in the metro.

After a pipe burst in the medical department, kennel space at the Nebraska Humane Society is very limited. The shelter is asking owners with surrenders to hold onto them a little longer.

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is proposing a 2.1% property tax rate cut, and again is opting not to use the levy is not utilizing the levy increase approved by voters for road projects in 2020. She says she's proposing an increase to the budget that's more than usual: almost 7%.

The year Skinner Magnet opened in Omaha, Terence 'Bud' Crawford was entering 4th grade. His teacher was Jamie Nollette.

This morning 3 News Now Anchor Serese Cole had the opportunity to speak with American National Bank who is partnering with KMTV on this campaign.

Nollette shared a story about how Crawford would have fun on their trips to East Africa.

A nursing shortage continues across the country, Nebraska is working to tackle the issue by using federally granted money for scholarships for select nursing students across the state.

At Kids Can, they're keeping an eye on the heat index. With higher temperatures on the way, teachers know it's probably safest to keep playtime indoors. "Especially with those younger kids, they're not good about telling us when they're hot," said Cody Hunter, the early childhood education director, "But their bodies show it a lot quicker than the older kids ... Those younger kids, they'll go on playing and playing. And sometimes they'll just hit the wall."

B&B Sports Academy opened in 2013. Within two years, it was bursting at the seams — taking up just part of a warehouse near 30th and Sprague. "They were tenants. I had my art studio on one side and B&B Boxing was on the other side," landlord Linda Meigs explained. Linda's late husband, John, was an architect and owned a supply store. He purchased the warehouse in the 1980s.

Husker commit Drew Grego is hoping to both pitch and play shortstop at Nebraska.