Megan Kristin

Multimedia Journalist

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1.4.19 - Newly elected female house democrats pose for photos on the Hill. 

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 Anna Stupnicka-Bando risked her life as a teen to save another girl during World War II. Her heroism wasn't learned until nearly half a century later.

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Students Flock To D.C. For The March For Our Lives

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Washington over the weekend, protesting gun violence of all kinds.

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Venezuela's Crisis, Explained

A former political prisoner and a human rights researcher explain the current crisis in Venezuela.

A former political prisoner and a human rights researcher explain the current crisis in Venezuela as researchers see a rise in malnutrition in children.

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'Whoop Whoop!' That's The Sound Of The Juggalo Protest

"We all look the same when we put the clown paint on. It's a community," one protester said.

From the Juggalo protest on Washington.

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Because at 7AM, Warren Buffett wants his orange bar from DQ. 

link: https://twitter.com/megan_kristin/status/860851575996207105

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Bringing Denny home: 

After many years, and the loss of three brothers, the Baines family siblings returned to their previous home in Florida where their brother Denny, who passed away at the age of 9, is buried. The family decided that it was time to bring their brother back home to Omaha where he was laid to rest next to his sibling, Michael Baines, who passed away in 2014.

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Photos: Omaha World-Herald Month in Pictures: April 2017

Month in pictures from the OWH photo staff. 

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The Liquor Control Commission made a decision to vote in the upcoming weeks on whether to allow stores to maintain their liquor licenses in Whiteclay, Nebraska Thursday, April 6. Protestors and owners of the liquor stores gave testimony during the hearing to state their case regarding policing and the abuse of alcohol.

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The past few weeks have seen events, protests and dedications -> 

-Catypso the horse before the Longines FEI World Cup

-Whiteclay liquor license renewal hearings and protest

-VirTra300 training with Omaha police

-Omaha Lied jungle turns 25

-Omaha’s Durham museum, which was once Omaha’s Union Station, is    designated a National Historic landmark

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1 year later, elephants have made Omaha zoo their home – but staff doesn't want them to lose their wild side

“The goal is to maintain their roots,” said Sarah Armstrong, who works exclusively with elephants as elephant manager. “We want their relationships with each other to trump their relationships with

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Bighorn sheep ewes in Western Nebraska 

http://www.omaha.com/outdoors/pregnant-bighorns-outfitted-with-transmitters-in-effort-to-track-newborns/article_6ea93004-f495-11e6-a118-5fc1d1d6ec97.html

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Steven Hill's character Buns has evolved over the years. Hill started in elementary school and would pass notes with his friend regarding the comic. Soon, other classmates would ask Hill to read his comic strips. He has been writing and drawing ever since and is now celebrating 42 years of Buns comics. Hill said he was first drawn to comics by Charles Schulz's Peanuts paperback.

full video link: https://t.co/kroXlLylTd

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Omaha Fashion Week preview show at the Omaha Design Center Tuesday, February 8. 

Gallery: http://www.omaha.com/multimedia/gallery/photos-omaha-fashion-week-preview/collection_bfd43a04-edb1-11e6-8393-c31d15333171.html

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Hundreds gathered to share their support for refugees at an interfaith prayer vigil held by Lutheran Family Services at Turner Park Tuesday, January 31.

link: http://studio.omaha.com?vcid=31922302&freewheel=91341&sitesection=omahawh 

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Top: Kim Hanson stands by her daughter Tiffany Edney Tuesday night to show their support for refugees despite President Donald Trump's executive order banning entry. 

Hundreds gathered to share their support for refugees at an interfaith prayer vigil held by Lutheran Family Services at Turner Park Tuesday, January 31 in Omaha, Nebraska.