Ricketts carries Senate version of GOP bill on stock trading limits, sales disclosures
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The U.S. Senate appears poised to puff from the long-held public disclosure pipe dream of greater financial accountability for congressional stock trading. U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on Wednesday proposed the Senate companion to a House proposal to limit and disclose the stock purchases and sales […]
Markwayne Mullin faces confirmation hearing as Trump’s DHS pick
A confirmation hearing was held on Wednesday to determine if Sen. Markwayne Mullin will become the next U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
Arrest made nearly 15 years after Iowa realtor was killed at open house
Nearly 15 years after realtor Ashley Okland was murdered in a model townhome where she was holding an open house, police have made an arrest.
Pedestrian critically hurt after being hit by semi-truck on I-80 in Omaha
There is no information as to the cause of the crash.
Lincoln police arrest woman accused of embezzling money from PTO
Lincoln police said purchases ranged from Amazon cards, Target purchases, and credit card payments.
Sean Penn is awarded (a version of) his Oscar in Ukraine
Sean Penn, who was a no-show at the Academy Awards when he won Best Supporting Actor, was seen in a video published on social media receiving a makeshift version of the statuette in Ukraine.
There are sharks in Las Vegas feasting on hundreds of pounds of fish every week
Becky O’Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn’t realize she’d be able to do the job in the middle of the Las Vegas desert.
Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she’d offered Trump before Iran war
Democrats are trying to use a rare public forum to extract answers from intelligence officials about the widening conflict in the Middle East.
March 10: Trail updates and safety concerns discussed at Lincoln bike and pedestrian meeting
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‘95% of our grazing land is gone’: Ranchers share impact of Nebraska wildfires
More than 800,000 acres of land has burned as four wildfires continue to tear through central and western Nebraska. Ranchers and farmers are now scrambling to find safety for their livestock.