Gov. Jim Pillen said Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert should have been able to be re-elected to a fourth term easily, but voters didn't come out to support her. Gov. Jim Pillen congratulated Omaha Mayor Jean ...

Omaha is considered a blue dot in the red state of Nebraska and now the city will have a new Democratic mayor. John Ewing, Jr., ousted a Republican incumbent and will be the first Black mayor.

John Ewing is making history as Omaha’s first elected Black mayor. Experts believe that outcome was influenced a lot by ...