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Nebraska’s Monday Forecast: Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding Threat
Omaha, NE – Nebraska residents should prepare for potentially severe thunderstorms beginning Monday afternoon, according to the US National Weather Service Omaha/Valley, Nebraska. The forecast indicates scattered strong to severe thunderstorms lasting into the early overnight hours. According to the National Weather Service, all modes of severe weather, including...
Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail still incomplete nearly 30 years later
Kris Ferguson had a quick reply when someone asked how she and a small group of volunteers managed to finish a 17-mile stretch of the long-planned but unfinished Cowboy Trail in northwest Nebraska. “Oh it’s easy,” Ferguson responded. “You just need someone who’s willing to go out and get hit...
Ballot initiative groups enter home stretch for gathering signatures
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Campaigns for the almost dozen ballot initiatives circulating have had boots on the ground, collecting signatures for months now. But by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, it’s clipboards down and boxes in. Organizers have to be at the Secretary of State’s office in the Cornhusker Hotel to sign an affidavit saying they have enough support.
Summer EBT feeds thousands of Nebraska students
OMAHA, Neb. — Thousands of Nebraska students have food on the table thanks to the summer EBT program SUN Bucks. Community stakeholders said it's coming out at a rapid pace, but families said they still need help with the cost of groceries. Previous coverage: Nebraska DHHS approves summer EBT...
Income tax cuts will be protected during Nebraska property tax relief discussions, governor says
COLUMBUS, Nebraska — The funding route for Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax reforms ideas will likely continue to focus on sales and “sin” taxes, and he says that “income tax won’t be touched.” At various town halls around the state, Pillen has asserted that his solution to reducing property taxes lies in a broad sales tax […] The post Income tax cuts will be protected during Nebraska property tax relief discussions, governor says appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Abortions in Nebraska dropped 25% in 2023, months after more restrictive law passed
LINCOLN — Abortions reported to have occurred in Nebraska last year dropped 25% in the seven months after a more restrictive law took effect, compared to the same period in 2022. The new data, released Friday by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, reports a total of 2,325 abortions in 2023, down 8.72% from […] The post Abortions in Nebraska dropped 25% in 2023, months after more restrictive law passed appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Great Plains Health stresses motorcycle safety during summer months
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Effective January of this year, LB 138 made it so that anyone 21 years and older who takes a basic motorcycle safety course is no longer required to wear a helmet in the state of Nebraska. Dr. James Smith at Great Plains Health in North Platte is concerned about the outcome of the decision, as motorcycle accidents normally increase during summer months.
Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Awards Student Teacher Scholarship to Future Agriculture Educators
LINCOLN, NEB. –The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 10 scholarships to students enrolled in the Agricultural Education Teaching Program at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). “Classrooms and FFA chapters will benefit from the passion reflected in this year’s applications,” said Megahn Schafer, executive director of the...
Local lawmaker uncommitted on Pillen's tax plan, agrees tax base needs to expand
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Winner take all and taxes, the governor wants lawmakers back to work one month from now. Governor Jim Pillen has said there's unfinished business to address property taxes and the way the state funds schools. It takes 25 senators to have a quorum and begin...
Jason Linder appointed to replace retired NSP Crime Lab Director
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) has named a new Crime Lab Director following the retirement of the previous one. NSP announced on Friday that they have promoted Jason Linder as the next NSP Crime Laboratory Director. Linder began his career at NSP in 2002 as a...
Growing local food businesses in the Midwest is at the heart of a new grant program
Kneeling in the loamy Nebraska soil, Maya women from the Q’anjob’al community plant rows of corn. Once it is harvested, they dry and mill the corn into a fine meal for pupusas — a Central American comfort food common in El Salvador and Guatemala. Once the corn griddle cakes are cooked and paired with a filling, maybe chicharrón and quesillo, the women sell the pupusas to her neighbors.
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