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The Wire’s top 10 stories of 2024

Last year's top 10 stories include generation growth, OPPD's first utility-scale solar project, a new addition to the top 10 biggest storms list and more.

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Osprey chicks take to the skies

The osprey chicks at Fort Calhoun Station are flying now, and before long they will join their parents catching fish from the Missouri River.

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Osprey chicks thriving at Fort Calhoun

It's been a year of twists and turns for OPPD raptors. At North Omaha, Clark laid a second clutch of eggs after losing the first. Plus, it appears one of her offspring now calls Nebraska City home.

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Peregrine falcons lose chicks again

This is the second year in a row the pair have lost their chicks. Wildlife experts say aging birds tend to lay smaller eggs that don’t always contain enough nutrition to keep chicks alive.

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New falcons, ospreys find homes at Nebraska City, North Omaha

New pairs of peregrine falcons and ospreys are making homes at OPPD plants, and the resident ospreys at Forth Calhoun Station are expecting.

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Falcon family at North Omaha Station poised to grow with 4 new eggs

Lewis and Clark are busy incubating their eggs, and another falcon family has taken up residence at Nebraska City Station.

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