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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...
Nebraska senator says governor misused public resources to promote his campaign and tax plan
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with response from the Governor’s Office. LINCOLN — State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln filed a campaign finance complaint against Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday, claiming that the first-term governor has misused taxpayer funds to promote his political campaign and his plans to reduce property taxes and slash […]
Evapotranspiration: How do crop fields impact the heat index?
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Have you ever noticed a change in humidity when stepping into a greenhouse? Or, on a hot day, feeling extra mugginess in the air while in a rural area? These can both be explained by a process called evapotranspiration. The definition is pretty simple when you...
Nebraska Star Party This Week
The 31st annual Nebraska Star Party returns to the KVSH area and runs through August 2nd. The theme is ‘Just Imagine”. This particular star party emphasizes helping new people learn and start in understanding and viewing the night skies. According to representatives Clete Blakeman and John Johnson, who...
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.
GeoComply Says It Has Blocked More Than 2 Million Illegal Bets In Nebraska In 2024
GeoComply, the global leader in geolocation, fraud prevention, and cybersecurity solutions, has blocked more than 2 million attempts to place online sports bets in Nebraska between January and the end of June 2024, a recently released market study shows. GeoComply blocked 4.5 million attempts at online bets in Nebraska from...
Ernie Chambers declines nomination to run for Nebraska Legislature
Ernie Chambers, who has decades of experience as a state senator, decided against seeking election to the Nebraska Legislature. Chambers is the longest-serving state senator in Nebraska history, holding the North Omaha District 11 seat for a total of 46 years. He was term-limited for the first time in 2009...
Nebraska districts find success in filling vacant positions
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Across the country, nearly half of all public schools in the U.S. reported feeling understaffed last school year. But in Lincoln and surrounding areas, that isn’t the case as a new semester approaches. This Monday kicked off Lincoln Public School’s New Educator Week. Nearly 300...
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