How a grassroots program is helping farmers teach each other regenerative ag practices
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Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG
Complaints were sent this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over allegat...
Nebraska Dems ask DOJ to investigate Harding over missing personal financial disclosures
The Nebraska Democratic Party is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate 2nd Congressional District Republican nominee Brinker Harding over missing two deadlines for personal financial disclosures.
Pillen signs executive order requiring reporting for antisemitism across Nebraska
Gov. Jim Pillen’s latest executive order creates a reporting framework for antisemitism across Nebraska, citing rising cases of antisemitism throughout the nation.
Seed libraries take root across Nebraska
In the James-Morton Public Library in Nebraska City sits a wooden card catalog. Instead of index cards, its drawers are filled with packets of seeds, free for anyone to take home and plant.
Last days approaching for workers at Omaha Kellogg's plant
The company announced plans to shut down the plant in 2024. The remaining 450 workers will be gone by mid-August.
Nebraska's first homecare cooperative helps clients stay home and out of care facilities
Republican River Valley Homecare in Arapahoe became Nebraska’s first worker-owned homecare cooperative when it started accepting clients in January.
Nebraska holds off South Dakota State, advances in baseball regional
On a wild day in college baseball that saw eight of the first 13 games go in favor of the lower-seeded team, No. 13 overall seed Nebraska escaped its first home regional game with a narrow win.
SCC closes Lincoln, other campuses after violence threat
SCC closes Lincoln, other campuses after violence threat
Lancaster County inmate cases fall into limbo due to capacity issues at Lincoln Regional Center
Lancaster County inmate cases fall into limbo due to capacity issues at Lincoln Regional Center
Two betting companies up the ante, contribute $3M supporting Nebraska online betting initiatives
It might be primary election day, but sports betting companies are looking ahead to November. FanDuel and DraftKings, also listed under subsidiary DK Crown Holdings, each donated $1.5 million in April.
People quarantined for hantavirus may leave Omaha sooner than expected
A UNMC medical expert says the quarantine facility in Omaha will remain available, but people staying there could go home early.
Nebraska's revisor of statutes retires after 40 years
Marcia McClurg joined Nebraska’s bill drafting office in 1984, eventually working her way up to the revisor of statutes. There, she helped draft and write the bills that become law in the state legislature.
It's primary election day in Nebraska. Here's what you need to know
Among the key races on the primary ballot are all three seats in the House of Representatives; one U.S. Senate seat; state offices such as governor and secretary of state; three seats on the University of Ne...
‘You have the power’: New law gives expanded voting rights to Nebraskans with felony convictions
Tuesday is the first primary election more than 3,100 formerly incarcerated people will be eligible to vote in since 2024. A law passed that year expanded voting rights for this group.
Medical Cannabis Commission clears path for cultivator inspections, but advocates warn delays continue
Nebraska’s Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday approved licensed medical marijuana cultivators to get their products inspected. It is a necessary procedural step for cultivators to begin offering their p...
'The will of the voters matters': Lincoln City Council votes to maintain $15 minimum wage
The Lincoln City Council gave final approval Monday to an ordinance that will set a local minimum wage for workers in Lincoln.
Outside spending reaches fever pitch in Nebraska congressional primary as candidates spar over ‘dark mone...
The Democratic primary for Nebraska’s second congressional district has attracted more than $5.6 million in outside ad spending.
Cruise passenger who arrived in Omaha has tested positive for hantavirus
Seventeen Americans who were on the ship, the MV Hondius, have come to Omaha to be assessed and monitored in the National Quarantine Unit at UNMC. They arrived in the city early Monday morning.
Nebraska softball gets No. 4 overall seed, providing chance to host first super regional
Nebraska softball has an opportunity to host the first super regional in school history, after earning a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament field that was announced Sunday.
Omaha Supernovas one win away from second championship in three years
The Omaha Supernovas are looking to etch their name in chapter three of the professional volleyball history books.
Nebraska education board narrowly passes literacy and preschool grants
The Nebraska State Board of Education on Friday narrowly passed the distribution of two different grants, one focused on supporting literacy efforts in schools and the other helping create and expand prescho...
Pillen requests nearly $10 million in federal disaster relief following historic Nebraska wildfires
Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday requested that the Trump administration issue a major disaster declaration to assist wildfire recovery for over 820,000 acres of burned Nebraska land. The damages sit at $9.7 millio...
Nebraska AG says Lincoln City Council can't set own minimum wage
Attorney General Mike Hilgers said the City of Lincoln lacks authority to impose a local minimum wage, in an opinion released Thursday.