Bellevue community mourns Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, one of four soldiers killed in drone strike
Read the full article on KMTV 3 BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – A candlelight ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Martial Arts International to honor Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens. Thursday would have been his 43rd birthday. Sgt. First Class Noah Tietjens, a Bellevue native, was among four service members killed in a […]
UNMC creates new scholarship program to address rural nursing workforce woes
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — To help respond to a Nebraska rural nurse shortage, the University of Nebraska Medical Center plans to award 30 full scholarships with federal funding it secured for its new Rural Nebraska Nursing Fellowship. The awards will cover tuition, fees and books for a two-year Bachelor of Science […]
Visit Nebraska reveals 70 featured stops for travelers in 2026 ‘Passport’ program
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska’s tourism agency has announced this season’s 70 featured sight-seeing destinations in the popular Visit Nebraska “Passport” program. Jenn Gjerde was appointed new executive director of the Nebraska Tourism Commission, also known as Visit Nebraska. (Courtesy of Visit Nebraska) The program guides Nebraskans and out-of-state visitors to […]
Connect with OPA: Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement grand opening
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — In addition to Broadway shows and concerts, Omaha Performing Arts offers a range of education and community engagement events. But, this month? It’s a special installment, as KMTV’s series takes you inside the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement ahead of the venue’s grand opening. […]
Nebraska lawmakers reject $50 million proposal to increase tobacco taxes
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers turned down an opportunity to lower the state’s projected budget deficit by up to $50 million with increased taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Legislative Bill 1124 failed to advance to a second round of floor debate when a filibuster-ending cloture motion failed […]
Ricketts addresses Congress leaving Nebraska off list protecting state medical cannabis laws
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether he would support adding Nebraska to a congressional list protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference after Congress left the state off the latest update in January. Ricketts, speaking on his weekly press call Wednesday, […]
Nebraska sues Roblox for what AG calls enabling child exploitation, deceptive safety practices
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing online gaming platform Roblox to hold it “accountable for misleading Nebraska parents and children about the dangers” of the platform and steps the company took “to address those dangers.” Hilgers laid out the lawsuit in a news conference Wednesday, […]
Nebraska lawmakers advance main budget adjustments to floor debate, leaving $125 million deficit
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A pair of budget bills in the Nebraska Legislature officially moved toward floor debate, but lawmakers still must close a projected budget deficit that is larger than it appears. The Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to advance Legislative Bills 1071 and 1072 to the floor. The bills […]
Nebraska has a child care crisis. Looming cuts to Medicaid will worsen it.
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Nebraska U.S. Senate race filled with alleged ‘plants,’ campaigns say
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — There are dueling allegations of planted candidates in Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race and plenty of denials. Two candidates — one Democrat and one from the Legal Marijuana NOW Party — accuse their primary opponents of being “plants,” the Democrat William Forbes allegedly to help Republican U.S. […]