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Governor and AG Issue Statements on Court’s Ruling to Uphold LB574
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision upholding LB574, which the Governor signed into law in 2023 and which banned abortions after 12 weeks and prohibited irreversible sex change surgeries on children:. “I am grateful for the court’s thorough...
Ag advocates gather for CommonGround National Conference
Eight Nebraska CommonGround Volunteers recently attended the National CommonGround Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. CommonGround Nebraska is made of a group of farm and ranch women who have conversations with consumers about food and is supported by soybean and corn farmers. The conference included a panel of state ag leaders...
ESU 4 programs explained during NC Rotary Club meeting
Julie Davisjdavis@cherryroad.com Educational Services Unit (ESU) 4 provides supplemental educational services to schools across southeast Nebraska. The unit, based in Auburn, assists public and parochial…
First Ever Tenant Union Formed In NE
Nebraska's first tenant's union has been established in Bellevue. WOWT reports that residents at the Fontenelle Hills Apartments formed a union earlier this month. Union members have expressed concerns over alleged conditions at the apartment complex including compromised garage structures, potholes, non-working lights and a non-working laundry room.
Lincoln health department issues air quality advisory due to Western wildfires
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Thursday issued an air quality advisory due to wildfires. The wildfires span from north-central Canada to areas of the Pacific Northwest. Officials say smoke from these fires could reach levels that are dangerous for children and older adults with...
Suspect in Omaha hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist arrested in Council Bluffs
OMAHA, Neb. — Police arrested the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Cynthia Garcia, 42, was arrested in Council Bluffs on Thursday. Garcia is awaiting extradition to Douglas County. Officers believe she was behind the wheel when Robert Mummert, 56, was hit and killed on July 13 near 90th...
Omaha man facing charges in prescription fraud spanning three counties
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man faces charges in multiple counties after investigators said he used fraudulent prescriptions to get Hydrocodone and Oxycodone. Tyrese Reese, 25, faces multiple counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law in Dodge, Hall and Lancaster Counties. According to arrest affidavits in all three...
Woman assaulted on south Lincoln bike trail
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police are investigating an assault on the Tierra Williamsburg Trail that happened Thursday evening. A 20-year-old woman told police she encountered a man on a bicycle on the trail just south of 33rd Street and Nebraska Parkway just before 6:30 p.m. After exchanging pleasantries, the...
UNMC for the record, July 26, 2024
UNMC’s Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, has been named to Leadership Omaha’s Class 47 through the Greater Omaha Chamber. Dr. Anderson Berry is executive director at the Child Health Research Institute, vice chair of research for the UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Dr. John and Patti Sparks Chair of Pediatric Research at UNMC, division chief of neonatology at Children’s Nebraska and vice president of research at Children’s.
New dock unveiled at Holmes Lake dedicated to Lincoln man
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new dock at Holmes Lake is being dedicated to a man who enjoyed fishing and sailing there. The Donald J Berger II Memorial Dock was opened Thursday evening by the Lincoln Parks Foundation. Executive Director Randy Gordon said it cost about $90,000 to replace the...
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