Report says legalizing online sports betting in Nebraska could generate $87M over 5 years
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — New research commissioned by a group petitioning to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska found that doing so could generate just under $87 million in new state tax revenue over five years. Assuming that 70% of generated revenues would be distributed as property tax credits, the […]
Omaha small business owners face tough choices as the USPS implements a temporary 8% shipping surcharge
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha small business owners share how the temporary 8% USPS shipping surcharge impacts their ability to compete with large online retailers. According to a USPS statement, the temporary change is meant to cover rising transportation costs. The surcharge went into effect on April 26th, […]
STRONG STORMS, STRONGER NEIGHBORS: Visible progress 2 years after Arbor Day tornadoes
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The storms were strong, but these communities are stronger. Sunday will mark two years since the Arbor Day tornadoes hit our neighborhoods — Upending lives from Elkhorn, Nebraska into Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties in Iowa. Those long-track twisters roared up from Lincoln the afternoon of April 26, 2024, […]
Manhattan’s Deli closes its downtown location at 19th and Farnam due to ongoing streetcar construction.
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Manhattan’s Deli is closing its location at 19th and Farnam due to the ongoing construction. Patrons are expressing sadness over the closure, noting concerns for employees who are unable to commute to the deli’s second location. Mayor John Ewing Jr. says the city is exploring partnerships with nonprofits […]
NU regents greenlight $600M Memorial Stadium rebuild and renovations
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously voted Friday to proceed with the “Big Red Rebuild” for $600 million in major renovations to Memorial Stadium. After years of pause and reflection, proposed changes to Memorial Stadium came back to the regents at a larger price tag […]
Bacon responds to departures: ‘This isn’t just Secretary Hegseth’s Pentagon, this is America’s Pentagon’
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — He returned to his home district on Thursday night, then connected with reporters virtually Friday morning. 3 News Now’s Mary Nelson asked Congressman Don Bacon (NE, District 2), who served as Brigadier General in the US Air Force, about high-level Pentagon departures. He characterized […]
Regents eliminate four degrees at UNK as part of $4.5 million campus budget cuts
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday finalized academic cuts at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, bringing total reductions at the central Nebraska campus to $4.5 million this academic year. Regents voted 8-0 to eliminate three undergraduate degree programs and 7-1 to eliminate […]
‘Not an easy place to be a tree’: The hunt for Nebraska’s biggest trees
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‘Almost like a dinosaur’: Big Snap, world’s largest common snapping turtle, awed countless Nebraskans
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Nebraska U.S. Senate Democratic primary fundraising lopsided
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The race to be the Democratic nominee for Nebraska’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is lopsided in campaign funding. Cindy Burbank, a self-employed pharmacy financial counselor, outraised anti-abortion pastor William Forbes with a haul of $4,163 to Forbes’ reported tally of $0, according to federal fundraising reports […]