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Registration still open for Google certificate programs
With less than two weeks until the first courses begin, University of Nebraska faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to take advantage of a special discounted rate and enroll in Google Career Certificate programs that can help them add to their skillsets and advance their careers. The Career Certificates...
Sonepar Acquires Echo Electric Supply
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sonepar announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Echo Electric Supply Company. Family-owned and operated since 1950, Echo Electric supplies electrical parts, equipment and services to contractors in the industrial, commercial and residential markets and ranked in the top 30 of Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 list of the largest electrical distributors in North America. Operating in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and Missouri, Echo Electric will join Sonepar with 23 branch locations and more than 600 associates.
Flurry of 100+ new laws taking effect in Nebraska
LINCOLN — A flurry of new state laws took effect Friday, establishing new policies for firearms in small schools, launching Parole Board reforms and expanding open government and voting rights. Of the 150 bills signed into law this year, more than 100 became effective last week. Some took effect...
Nebraska push for winner-take-all will wait in line after property tax relief
LINCOLN — Nebraska Republicans who want to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes before the presidential election this fall will have to wait a little longer. Gov. Jim Pillen’s office confirmed Monday that his written call for this week’s special session will focus on property taxes...
Humphrey fire and rescue at Mid-State Aviation safety clinic
Mid-State Aviation Holds Safety Clinic at Columbus Airport Mid-State Aviation recently hosted a safety clinic at the Columbus Airport as the aerial application season begins. The event was attended by fire and rescue department members from David City, Columbus and Humphrey. The clinic focused on helping emergency responders understand how...
EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Brownfields Check to Schuyler Community Development in Nebraska
Today at a brownfield site in Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to Schuyler Community Development as an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant selectee. EPA selected the organization to receive the grant through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC)...
William Clark's great-great-great-great-grandson helps lead reenactment of Lewis and Clark Trail 100 years later
OMAHA, Neb. — A group of history reenactors, including William Clark's great-great-great-great-grandson Churchill Clark, retraced the Lewis and Clark Trail while teaching anyone they could about the way of life back in 1804. The living history portrayal took place 100 years after Merriweather Lewis and William Clark made their...
Nebraska’s newest ‘Good Life’ district, in Bellevue, will center on indoor waterpark
BELLEVUE — Nebraska has its fourth “Good Life” district, as state economic development officials have approved the formation of a 575-acre district in Bellevue. The newest district, near the intersection of Highways 75 and 34 in Bellevue, joins others that have been designated in Gretna, Omaha and Grand Island.
Giltner girl crowned 2024 Miss Nebraska Junior Pre-Teen
Huhman preps for national pageant in Orlando this Nov. It was a moment young Makenna Huhman of Giltner will never forget. That moment was when the 9-year-old was announced the as the winner of the 2024 Miss Nebraska Junior Pre-Teen pageant earning her the right to compete with girls across the U.S. for the national crown. The Doniphan fourth grader has only been competing in the pageant for three years, but has been attending pageants since she…
Firefighters battle flames in West Omaha home
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people were forced to escape a West Omaha home after a fire started early Wednesday. Fire crews were called to the area of 166th and Dorcas Streets just before 3 a.m. They found smoke and flames upon arrival. The fire was under control within about...
Hundreds of fish killed in Lincoln lake; neighbors call for action
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln lake full of dead fish is causing a stir in the community. Hundreds of fish died at Spring Lake near South Coddington Avenue and West A Street. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said someone who lives at the lake reported that the...
Crews respond to Carter Lake water rescue
CARTER LAKE, Iowa (WOWT) - Omaha Fire Department search-and-rescue crews were called to Carter Lake for a water rescue early Wednesday. The call went out just before 2 a.m. We don’t know who or what crews were rescuing; a 6 News photographer did spot several people in swimsuits on scene.
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