Pillen celebrates law boosting private energy help in public power state, pushes for more AI growth
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — As demand for electricity grows across Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen expressed his preference for establishing public-private partnerships to shoulder some of the cost burdens of new infrastructure. Pillen ceremonially signed Legislative Bill 1261 Tuesday alongside state lawmakers, public power representatives and other stakeholders. The bill alters […]
Mullin faces Senate grilling on DHS budget, immigration crackdown and World Cup worries
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to appear in the Senate to discuss the agency’s budget.
Mayor John Ewing Jr. forms youth council with Omaha students
Mayor John Ewing Jr. said every Omaha high school is represented on the council, which is meant to give students a direct voice in city government.
Prosecutors drop charges against man arrested in Omaha after Amber Alert issued
A man arrested in Omaha during an Amber Alert has been released from custody after Shelby County said it will no longer pursue charges.
May 28: Metro Transit reports record April ridership, prepares expanded service for major events
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America250 vs. Freedom 250: what’s the difference?
Preparations are underway in the nation’s capital to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. But confusion over who is organizing the events is growing.
Iowa man suspected of killing 6 of his relatives and then himself, authorities say
Seven people, including the suspected gunman, are dead after police say a domestic dispute sparked a deadly shooting spree in southeastern Iowa.
Massive Russian attack kills 18 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 18 civilians were killed and 131 were wounded.
Five quarantined cruise passengers facing hantavirus risk head home from Nebraska; 13 remain
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The first five of 18 cruise ship passengers diverted to the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center over hantavirus exposure have been allowed to finish their preventive waits at home to make sure they are not sick. UNMC and Nebraska Medicine […]
Five former hantavirus cruise passengers choose to leave UNMC quarantine in Nebraska
The five passengers remain symptom-free and will finish the rest of their 42-day monitoring at home, health officials said.