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Omaha Sports Commission announces first-ever bicycle speed race on criterium loop in Aksarben Village
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha Sports Commission announced the first-ever Aksarben Tirc. Related coverage in the video above: First Sunday races at Aksarben. The bicycle speed race is expected to bring hundreds of cyclists to Omaha for the criterium event. The competition will be held on May 17, 2025, in...
DHHS, NDEE issue Smoke Advisory for western Nebraska
NEBRASKA — Smoke associated with wildfires in the Western United States and Canada may affect the air quality in Nebraska. Issued for: July 30, 2024, 5 PM through July 31, 2024, 12 PM. Affected Area: Western Nebraska. Air Quality Index: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy AQI. Potential Air...
Gov. Pillen Requests Federal Aid for May 20 - June 3 Storms
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has requested a federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden, due to damage resulting from a series of storms impacting nearly 20 counties May 20 – June 3. The request encompasses the following counties: Burt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Hamilton,...
Sen. Rob Dover named inaugural recipient of AARP Nebraska's Community Fraud Fighter award
LINCOLN - AARP Nebraska has announced Sen. Robert Dover of Norfolk (Dist. 19) as the inaugural recipient of its Community Fraud Fighter Award. This AARP award represents a select, bi-partisan group of elected officials, law enforcement, and other partners across the country who have fought in various ways to prevent fraud.
A real-life candy wonderland: Nebraska scientist opens new lab, factory
OMAHA, Neb. — Imagine being Willy Wonka for a day, creating new formulas and mixtures of delicious candy. Believe it or not, it's a real job — it's called a candy scientist. And a Nebraska lab is hoping its new walls illicit a world of pure imagination. "This...
Tallgrass plans ethanol project to boost Nebraska agriculture and economy
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Tallgrass, an energy solutions company, is planning a project to use locally grown corn to meet the increasing demand for cleaner ethanol fuel. The project, detailed during Friday’s Community Builder event in Hastings, involves repurposing the Trailblazer Pipeline to store and export CO2, a byproduct of ethanol production, to create low-carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel. The pipeline will transport CO2 for multiple industries, including breweries, meat-processing plants, and concrete and industrial manufacturing.
Destructive Nebraska tornado from April upgraded to strongest state twister in a decade
A tornado that ripped apart the town of Elkhorn, Nebraska in late April has now been upgraded from an EF-3 rating to an even more powerful EF-4 rating, making it the strongest tornado to strike the state in 10 years.
Nebraska pitched as possible destination for ‘climate migrants’
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - For much of its history, Nebraska has been seen as a challenging place to set down roots. From its early frontier description as “The Great American Desert” and a place only “bugeaters” could love, to now being lumped together with other “flyover” states of the Great Plains, the state has lacked the soaring mountains, sandy beaches and mild winters of other states.
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