Patrick Ewing was poised to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft 40 years ago when Commissioner David Stern began the first ...

John Ewing Jr., a former police officer and treasurer of Nebraska's most populous county, was elected Omaha’s first Black ...

He will be sworn in on June 9. A Democrat, Ewing was a member of the Omaha Police Department for almost 25 years and has been the Douglas County Treasurer for 17 years. The Nebraska Democratic ...

Ewing has outlined several priority areas for his administration, including Omaha’s economic development, Omaha Police Department staffing, and affordable housing. Speaking on housing ...

Omaha's first female mayor has conceded the race for mayor to a man who will likely become its first Black mayor.

During the campaign, Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer supported the Stothert campaign. Ewing said he’s know the chief for most of his career. “I intend to work with him as chief because I ...

Ewing faced GOP incumbent Jean Stothert, who was running for a fourth term. John Ewing, the treasurer of Douglas County, Nebraska, is set to become Omaha's first Black mayor after his opponent ...

Voters took issue with issues on the national scale like the President Donald Trump administration and transgender rights ...

Ewing, the county treasurer, said the mayor hasn't focused enough attention on core issues like filling potholes, hiring more police officers and building more affordable housing. “People just ...

Ewing, who is also a former deputy chief of police for Omaha, will become the city’s first Black mayor. He denied Stothert a chance at an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in office in an ...