Starting fires helped contain a Nebraska wildfire — and ignited another
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Appeals court sides with Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in repatriation fight with US Army
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Powell kicks off general election with focus on costs
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Freshly minted Democratic U.S. House nominee Denise Powell, who co-founded a group that coached local women how to run for office, spent Thursday executing a lesson on how to pivot from a bruising primary to the general election. The business and nonprofit consultant in Nebraska’s 2nd […]
Debates rage over La Casa and its signature Omaha-style pizza
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Flatwater Explains: Why are hantavirus patients in Omaha?
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Denise Powell wins Dem nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd District
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Political action committee co-founder Denise Powell has won the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District U.S. House race. The math changed Wednesday afternoon, after Douglas County election officials confirmed that the partisan makeup of early voting ballots still to be counted Friday limits State Sen. […]
With SNAP aid cut off, a refugee father of 8 wonders how he’ll keep food on the table
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Powell leads Cavanaugh in too close to call NE-02 Democratic U.S. House primary
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Nebraskans and the country will have to wait a bit longer to know who won the Democratic nomination to face Republican Brinker Harding in the state’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. At last count late Tuesday, political action committee co-founder Denise Powell led with roughly 39% of […]
Nebraska legislative race voters narrow candidates in 11 crowded primaries
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Two incumbent state lawmakers trailed primary election opponents for the Legislature by the unofficial close of counting Tuesday, and another could be in trouble come November after facing three Democratic opponents. In total, 25 legislative races are up for election this year. Eleven of those had […]
Nebraska voters narrow 2026 candidates for NU Regents, State Board of Education
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraskans took to the polls Tuesday to narrow the candidate fields in three of seven races for the State Board of Education and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The education-related offices are officially nonpartisan, so a candidate’s political party affiliation won’t appear on the […]