He lost his South Dakota police certificate. He’s now sheriff of the Nebraska county next door.
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Bellevue martial arts community honors fallen soldier Sgt. Noah Tietjens on his 43rd birthday
Read the full article on KMTV 3 BELLEVUE, Neb (KMTV) — Students and instructors at Martial Arts International in Bellevue honored Sgt. Noah Tietjens — known to them as “Mr. Noah” — with a birthday tribute workout, completing 43 sit-ups to mark what would have been his 43rd birthday. He was one of six service […]
Milestone reached on bumpy road to northeast Omaha business park buoyed by $90M from state
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — After years of talk, concepts and controversy, creation of a northeast Omaha industrial business park reached a major milestone. Revealed Thursday: The team that in early 2024 was awarded a $90 million state grant to develop shovel-ready property for manufacturers, distributors and other employers to build on […]
Nebraska tries to clean up foreign adversary law to salvage state tax incentives
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Nebraska tries cleaning up foreign adversary law to salvage state tax incentives
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature is trying to clean up a new law meant to be tough on foreign adversaries. State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, who authored the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act that passed in 2025 with Gov. Jim Pillen’s blessing, offered an amendment […]
Parents continue to push Papillion-La Vista school board to expand busing options for students
Read the full article on KMTV 3 LA VISTA, Neb. (KMTV) – Stefanie Barton connected with more parents who share her concerns. The group has since organized and plans to bring their concerns back to the school board together on Monday. • Parents in the Papillion-La Vista School District are pushing the school board to […]
Deal reached on constitutional concerns over early entry for Tom Osborne into Nebraska Hall of Fame
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Concerns over the constitutionality of a proposal to make former Husker football coach and former U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne eligible for the Nebraska Hall of Fame led state lawmakers to broker a deal to broaden the original measure sought by Gov. Jim Pillen, a former NU […]
Nebraska judges’ retirement plan changes advance, save state $1.5 million annually
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave wide first-round approval Thursday to a proposal eliminating state contributions to a retirement plan for about 150 state judges. The plan has been fully funded for nearly five years. An amended Legislative Bill 1101, from the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee, would end the […]
Tensions mount in Nebraska Legislature over disagreement on answers to deficit
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — State budget tensions boiled over onto the floor of the Nebraska Legislature Thursday in the aftermath of lawmakers’ rejecting a $50 million proposal to increase the state’s cigarette tax. Lawmakers appear to be in a standoff over options to help fill the state’s projected budget deficit, […]
March 3: Lancaster County Commissioners approve fire district annexation
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