McCook lawsuit dismissed that challenged Pillen power over Nebraska-ICE prison
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng hears arguments from attorneys Nick Grandgenett, left, and Jennifer Huxoll, right, about the legality of converting the state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska, into an immigration detention center. Oct. 24, 2025. (Erin Bamer/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The district judge in […]
New Nebraska Leaders Program aims to keep college-educated talent in the state and boost the economy
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Nebraska Leaders Program to launch with about 50 students in the fall Program aims to keep students in Nebraska after graduation UNO research found thousands of college-educated people left the state BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: More college-educated people are leaving Nebraska than coming into the state. A new program set […]
Community honors Bellevue native Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens during visitation
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The community showed its appreciation for Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens during a public visitation. The Bellevue native was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait early this month. Bellevue native Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens, 42, was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait […]
Wall Street drops again to close its 5th straight losing week and its worst since the Iran war
U.S. stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began and their fifth losing week in a row.
Nebraska lawmaker has mixed reaction after repeat visit to McCook ICE facility
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., has become a detention center for migrants facing deportation proceedings. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker’s second visit to a state-owned prison in McCook serving as an ICE detention hub ended Friday with mixed reactions. State Sen. Margo Juarez […]
Omaha judge reprimanded for calling other officials a ‘bimbo’ or a ‘goober’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The scales of justice. (Getty Images) LINCOLN — An Omaha judge has been reprimanded for violating “several provisions” of the state’s judicial code of conduct for referring to fellow officials as a “goober,” a “dumb ass” and a “bimbo.” On Friday, the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Nebraska publicly […]
House Republicans revolt against Senate bill that leaves out money for immigration enforcement
House Republicans are resisting a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.
Epstein survivors sue Justice Department and Google over release of private information
A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Justice and Google over the release of victim-identifying information in files related to the late convicted sex offender.
At 79, the world’s leading crane conservationist has no plans to slow down — or miss March in Nebraska
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Cranes by the numbers: Efforts to restore North America’s crane populations are ongoing
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