March 31: Sarpy County commissioners approve agreements, review road projects
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Revamped Nebraska brand bill moves closer to law
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A proposal to overhaul the state’s Brand Committee and increase cattle inspection fees moved a step closer Wednesday to becoming law. Niobrara State Sen. Barry DeKay’s Legislative Bill 1187, which originally focused on increasing certain brand inspection fees to fund the existing Brand Committee, now would […]
Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short
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The first streetcar rails arrive in place along 10th Street in Downtown Omaha
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The first rails of the Omaha Streetcar have arrived in place Crews moved two 160-foot rails to 10th St., between Dodge and Capitol, early Wednesday BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The first streetcar rails arrived in place in Downtown Omaha. Two rails arrived at their new home […]
NU lease prods rebirth of former Cabela’s campus in Sidney
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Cinching the University of Nebraska as a tenant was a key step toward reigniting the former Cabela’s corporate campus that has stood inactive, a somber reminder of 2,000 jobs Sidney, Nebraska, lost nearly a decade ago. Now that NU is primed to move into a sizable […]
A novel got its author run out of Lincoln. Nearly a century later, the city is giving her story a second chance.
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Late efforts fail to ban Nebraska gender care for minors, restrict public bathrooms by sex
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Late-session efforts to restrict public bathrooms to users’ sex at birth and outlaw certain medical care for Nebraska youths with gender dysphoria failed Tuesday and are done for the year. State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area had introduced the measures as Legislative Bill 730, […]
Council Bluffs high school engineering students inspired by A.L. graduate working on Artemis missions
Read the full article on KMTV 3 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — Engineering students at Abraham Lincoln High School have been watching the progress of Artemis, knowing that a fellow Lynx is part of the mission. WATCH KATRINA’S STORY BELOW Council Bluffs grad inspires students with Artemis mission work “I think it’s, like, motivating to […]
Last-minute effort to let nonresidents vote in Lincoln elections dropped
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — An annual cleanup bill for elections was held up briefly Tuesday by State Sen. Beau Ballard’s proposal to let people living outside of Lincoln’s city limits vote in city elections. The Lincoln lawmaker tried to tack a skinny version of his Legislative Bill 951 onto State […]
Ralston neighbors raise safety concerns over neighborhood speeding as police and city seek solutions
Read the full article on KMTV 3 RALSTON, Neb. (KMTV) – Ralston neighbors are raising safety concerns as drivers continue to speed through their neighborhoods. Ralston residents are raising safety concerns about dangerous speeding in their neighborhoods. The Ralston Police Department issued 25 citations and 31 warnings for speeding in March alone. City officials are […]