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      The Rebound - Heartland

      • Making Ends Meet

        Find help on topics from rent to food to new belt-tightening techniques.
      • Managing the Pressure

        Feeling isolated or frustrated? Learn ways to connect with people virtually, get counseling or manage your stress.
      • Doing What’s Right

        Keep track of the way people are spending your tax dollars and treating your community.
      • State of Education

        Find ways to cope with the new normal around schools and celebrate students’ success in the age of Coronavirus.
      • We're Open

        Support local businesses doing their best to stay open and serve their customers during Covid.

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      UNMC K-12 COVID Playbook Coronavirus coverage Global Center for Health Security COVID-19 resources Check on the status of your economic stimulus check Economic Impact Payment FAQ IRS 2Go App Food Bank For The Heartland Food Bank of Iowa Look for jobs in Nebraska Look for jobs in Iowa Nebraska unemployment information Iowa unemployment information Nebraska child care information Iowa child care information
      • Lithuanian Bakery's vanilla apricot torte.

        Positively the Heartland

        Tortes made by hand in South Omaha enjoyed nationwide this holiday season

        Mary Nelson
        Volunteer Lisa Hutchins burns 'Thank You For Your Service' into a cane.

        Positively the Heartland

        In Nebraska City, what starts as scrap wood, becomes a one-of-a-kind 'Thank You'

        Mary Nelson
        Jane Judt, center, and Marilyn Andersen, right, visit with 3 News Now's Mary Nelson in Trolley Park.

        Positively the Heartland

        How a streetcar hoax became a real trolley, about 100 years apart, in Decatur

        Mary Nelson
      • Tyrone Abdul and JoAnn Tate hug inside the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Midtown.

        Positively the Heartland

        How Bill Tate's passing brought a new advocate into Tyrone Abdul's life

        Mary Nelson
        Up close: Ken Kult works on a holiday piece.

        Positively the Heartland

        Learn for free with the Mid-America Woodcarvers Association: 'Anybody can do it'

        Mary Nelson
        Sculptor Dave Biehl has spent about 250 hours on the piece so far, and he estimates he has at least 50 hours of work remaining.

        Positively the Heartland

        Fortifying Louise Pound's legacy; first look at sculpture in her honor

        Mary Nelson
      • Tracy Corwin is the American Heart Association of Nebraska's 2025 featured survivor at Go Red for Women in La Vista.

        Positively the Heartland

        SCAD survivor listened to her body: 'Don't know if I would be here (otherwise)'

        Mary Nelson
        Chris Hagemann, in his shop, works on a speaking trumpet.

        Positively the Heartland

        How a discovery in his teens changed the course of Chris Hagemann's life

        Mary Nelson
        Rev. Dr. Renae Koehler, left, and Mary Nelson lean in one of the stone circle's four gateways.

        Positively the Heartland

        'Standing stone circle on the prairie' built for all faiths and cultures

        Mary Nelson
      • Dr. Erica Brockberg, third from right, and her family joined the Morrisons at Memorial Stadium during a previous trip to Nebraska. They'll all take the field during halftime of the Michigan vs. Nebraska game on Sept. 20 to raise awareness about bone marrow donation.

        Positively the Heartland

        More than football: 'To be that person for someone is so cool and so powerful'

        Mary Nelson
        Victoria Bogatz, a senior at Bellevue East High School, is the 2025-26 Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate.

        Positively the Heartland

        Bellevue's Victoria Bogatz: 'I want to show everyone that poetry can be for you'

        Mary Nelson
        Table Grace Cafe: The Musical, Omaha, 2024.

        Positively the Heartland

        Inspired by real stories, musical makes way for documentary

        Mary Nelson
      • Wall mural inside Table Grace Cafe at 16th and Farnam in Omaha.

        Positively the Heartland

        Impact of community cafe: 'Giving hope, feeding souls and living my best life'

        Mary Nelson
        Personal care and hygiene products are valuable donations at Lasting Hope Recovery Center.

        Positively the Heartland

        Providing the basics: 'It really is the community supporting the community'

        Mary Nelson
        Earl Spitsnogle hand planes a 300-pound walnut slab in his Odell shop.

        Positively the Heartland

        Odell's Earl Spitsnogle on sports, farming, furniture-making and common threads

        Mary Nelson
      • A 1959 Ford Edsel owned by Roger and Darlene Lambert will be included in the auction.

        Positively the Heartland

        Classic cars, a feature of Lamberts' love story, up for auction

        Mary Nelson
        Close up: The bottom of one of the front door panels created at Rainbow Artistic Glass & Design for the Louis E. May Museum in Fremont.

        Positively the Heartland

        For sought-after Omaha artist, May Museum is one of his most special projects

        Mary Nelson
        Al Gransee, 77, and Deb Robertson, 73, sit on a bench outside Nebraska Medicine in Bellevue.

        Positively the Heartland

        Two hearts healed and fulfilled: No matter age, 'you can always fall in love'

        Mary Nelson
      • Anna Weber, 14, with her adaptive surfing instructor in Venice Beach, California.

        Positively the Heartland

        Rock Port teen with rare disease shows what living looks like

        Mary Nelson
        Inside the studio space at Foster Heart + Hope.

        Positively the Heartland

        New space for Foster Heart + Hope in Ralston 'very surreal' for founder

        Mary Nelson
        Molly Cavanaugh and Big Party record The Big Party Show podcast at Hurrdat, July 2025.

        Positively the Heartland

        Radio to podcasting: Omaha's Big Party and Molly Cavanaugh thrive in new space

        Mary Nelson
      • 3 News Now's Mary Nelson, left, speaks to Jan Zanders inside her photo digitizing lab (and quilting room).

        Positively the Heartland

        For local woman, history isn't just what's happened, but something worth saving

        Mary Nelson
        Audrey Graves, right, has taught braille for 20 years. Anna Weber, 14, began learning braille after a CLN3 Batten disease diagnosis.

        Positively the Heartland

        Teacher of the Year honors leave Nebraska City braille teacher 'speechless'

        Mary Nelson
        Colleen Quinn speaks to Mary Nelson inside the new Funny Bone showroom at Miracle Hills near 114th and Dodge.

        Positively the Heartland

        Omaha's 'Goddess of Jokesters' on career, new club at Miracle Hills

        Mary Nelson
      • Sculptor Dave Biehl in his Elkhorn studio, prior to taking his commissioned piece to a Colorado foundry.

        Positively the Heartland

        Nebraska sculptor: 'This whole art thing kind of all happened by accident'

        Mary Nelson
        Mary Bushman, forward, and Amanda Vazquez, back, pull weeds outside Paralyzed Veterans of America Great Plains Chapter.

        Positively the Heartland

        Pulling weeds and planting flowers: An exercise in expressing gratitude

        Mary Nelson
        KMTV collected and delivered 1,051 skeins and balls of yarn to Emmy Christiansen.

        Positively the Heartland

        Emmy Christiansen reacts: 'It will go to good use to keep somebody warm'

        Mary Nelson
      • Deb Zobel, Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard founder, speaks to 3 News Now's Mary Nelson prior to a living tribute ceremony.

        Positively the Heartland

        Deb Zobel founded Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard, inspires others

        Mary Nelson
        Sculptor Lee Emma Running inside her Omaha studio.

        Positively the Heartland

        Sculptor Lee Emma Running: 'It sounds dark, but... it feels really beautiful'

        Mary Nelson
        Emmy Christiansen knits a pink cap in her living room.

        Positively the Heartland

        Following yarn haul in 2017, knitter Emmy Christiansen is down to seven skeins

        Mary Nelson
      • Linda, a volunteer, packs produce boxes at No More Empty Pots' distribution center.

        Positively the Heartland

        Do Good Days: Creating 'contagious volunteerism' in eastern NE and southwest IA

        Mary Nelson
        From the stage, Shirley Nickel leads a La Vista Jazzercise class on a Friday morning.

        Positively the Heartland

        Lamenting her first class, she kept at it, and has now taught for four decades

        Mary Nelson
        Scott Hunter, pictured with 3 News Now's Mary Nelson, feeds domestic ducks at Lake Cunningham.

        Positively the Heartland

        Domestic ducks at Lake Cunningham get an assist from 'Duck Whisperer'

        Mary Nelson
      • The Allreds; photo provided by the family.

        Positively the Heartland

        Papillion family believes T1D cure is 'around the corner,' citing advancements

        Mary Nelson
        Sleep in Heavenly Peace volunteers cut wood for twin beds in Millard.

        Positively the Heartland

        Volunteers aim to build 1,000 beds this year: 'We knew we had to do something'

        Mary Nelson
        Dr. Steven Gundry sits down with Mary Nelson in KMTV's Studio B.

        Positively the Heartland

        Challenging the conventional: "I actually learned a lot of that here in Omaha"

        Mary Nelson
      • Photo provided by Erin Koesters; Emily blowing out candles on her birthday cake.

        Positively the Heartland

        Odds defied: Gretna's Emily Koesters reaches milestone in journey with SIOD

        Mary Nelson
        Adeev Potash, left, and Ezra Potash are Nebraska's first-ever Composer Laureates.

        Positively the Heartland

        As Composer Laureates, Potash Twins advocate for music across Nebraska

        Mary Nelson
        Chloe Perfect addresses her ball, using the golf simulator at Council Bluffs Country Club.

        Positively the Heartland

        Bound for Augusta: Council Bluffs teen a Drive, Chip and Putt national finalist

        Mary Nelson
      • 3 News Now's Mary Nelson, right, visits with students at King Elementary School about the books they picked out during the book fair.

        Positively the Heartland

        If You Give A Child A Book: Learning to read as a child, as an adult

        Mary Nelson
        Tina Collison, center, at Norfolk's first Crafting for a Cause.

        Positively the Heartland

        Crafting for a Cause: 'No matter what it is, Norfolk shows up'

        Mary Nelson
        Safi Rauf, left, and Sammi Cannold during courtship prior to his captivity.

        Positively the Heartland

        They fell in love, then he was taken hostage: True story inspires The Homecoming

        Mary Nelson
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