New Nebraska Leaders Program aims to keep college-educated talent in the state and boost the economy
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Nebraska Leaders Program to launch with about 50 students in the fall Program aims to keep students in Nebraska after graduation UNO research found thousands of college-educated people left the state BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: More college-educated people are leaving Nebraska than coming into the state. A new program set […]
Community honors Bellevue native Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens during visitation
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The community showed its appreciation for Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens during a public visitation. The Bellevue native was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait early this month. Bellevue native Master Sgt. Noah Tietjens, 42, was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait […]
Nebraska lawmaker has mixed reaction after repeat visit to McCook ICE facility
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., has become a detention center for migrants facing deportation proceedings. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker’s second visit to a state-owned prison in McCook serving as an ICE detention hub ended Friday with mixed reactions. State Sen. Margo Juarez […]
Omaha judge reprimanded for calling other officials a ‘bimbo’ or a ‘goober’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The scales of justice. (Getty Images) LINCOLN — An Omaha judge has been reprimanded for violating “several provisions” of the state’s judicial code of conduct for referring to fellow officials as a “goober,” a “dumb ass” and a “bimbo.” On Friday, the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Nebraska publicly […]
Cranes by the numbers: Efforts to restore North America’s crane populations are ongoing
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At 79, the world’s leading crane conservationist has no plans to slow down — or miss March in Nebraska
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Solving Lincoln’s child care crisis will take widespread buy-in and money, panelists say
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Nebraska lawmakers narrowly advance bill providing more support for struggling 3rd grade readers
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — State lawmakers narrowly gave first-round approval Thursday to add more support for students reading below grade level by the end of third grade, up to repeating the grade once. Legislative Bill 1050, a priority of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, led by State Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil, […]
Local students gather at Youth EmPOWER Summit to learn about mental health and suicide prevention
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Students gathered at the Youth EmPOWER Summit in Bellevue to connect with peers and learn about suicide prevention and mental health resources Local educators and students emphasized the importance of showing up and supporting one another, with additional resources available at thekimfoundation.org BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – […]
Pilot program seeks undergrad standouts to build better Nebraska
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — An effort described as an anti-brain drain program “on steroids” has been launched to identify and nurture cream-of-the-crop college talent in hopes they won’t flee Nebraska. Called the Nebraska Leaders Program, it brings together the University of Nebraska system, Omaha-based Creighton University and a group of […]