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Nebraska Game and Parks urging caution on bodies of water ahead of holiday weekend
Officials with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission want you to use caution if you're headed to a state park this Fourth of July, especially since the rivers are still high across the Omaha metro. The focus is on rivers like the Missouri, Elkhorn or even the Platte, as well...
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid eggs recalled from nine states
More than 4,600 pounds of liquid egg products have been pulled from shelves due to "misbranding and undeclared allergens." Michael Foods Inc. has issued a recall on approximately 4,620 pounds of liquid egg products that contained milk, which is a known allergen but was not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Sunday. Details about liquid egg recall "The problem was discovered during a routine carton inventory evaluation. The establishment notified FSIS when it discovered that a limited amount of Whole Egg with Citric Acid cartons was unaccounted for, and there was a corresponding excess of Breakfast Blend Scrambled Egg carton in inventory," the FSIS stated. "The unaccounted Whole Egg with Citric Acid cartons were inadvertently utilized during a single short Breakfast Blend Scrambled Egg production run. The Breakfast Blend formulation contains an allergen, a dairy ingredient (milk), which is not declared on the Whole Egg with Citric Acid label."
People pulling names off Nebraska petitions in final drive for signatures
LINCOLN — Voters facing the final day of a busy election year for ballot initiatives in Nebraska are not taking the pressure tactics of some petition circulators quietly. Nebraskans by Tuesday had filed at least 14 formal complaints against circulators with state election officials, driven largely by competing abortion-related initiatives.
Nebraska Casinos eying growth as sports betting brings in more than $2.6 million
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A year has passed since the first legal sports bet in Nebraska, and casinos in the state have brought in more than $2.6 million. The first bets were placed last June at the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln, and officials say the industry has expanded as more and more people take interest.
EPIC consumption tax Nebraska petition falls short, will have to find another way
LINCOLN — The longshot petition to let voters replace property, income and corporate taxes with a consumption tax fell short of a bulk signature-gathering hurdle that often stops ballot initiatives short that lack paid circulators. That higher hurdle is securing signatures from 10% of the state’s registered voters to amend the state constitution, or about […] The post EPIC consumption tax Nebraska petition falls short, will have to find another way appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Husker qualifies for South African Olympic Team
A Nebraska Track and Field Athlete has finished as a runner-up at the African Athletic Championships and is now an Olympic qualifier. Mine de Klerk finished second in the shotput with a throw of 17.09 meters and will now head to Paris for the Summer Games. De Klerk started her career at Oregon, where she spent two years (2022-2023) before transferring to Nebraska. While at Oregon, the Ducks won back-to-back Pac-12 Outdoor Team Championships. In her first season at Nebraska, she won the Big Ten Indoor shotput title and qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she finished seventh and was named a first-team all-American. De Klerk also finished third at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. With a throw of 17.09m, Miné de Klerk gained a runner up place at the African Athletic Championships and is now headed to Paris as an Olympic Qualifier. Congrats Miné! pic.twitter.com/qASCsc1D7L — Nebraska Track & Field/Cross Country (@HuskerTFXC) July 2, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Student-achievement notes, 7/4/24 edition
• Elaine Thorpe of Arlington earned a doctor of medicine degree during recent commencement exercises at the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. • Sandra Hubbard of Arlington earned a doctor of education degree and John Fitzpatrick of Arlington earned a Master of arts in teaching degree during recent commencement exercises at the University of Mississippi.
Fremont mother thankful for son’s sacrifice to save sister in Platte River drowning
FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - Wednesday, multiple agencies were back out looking for 17-year-old Jackson Potter. While authorities use drones, flat boats, sonar, a helicopter, and cadaver dogs, his family mourns. His 13-year-old sister, Addisyn Potter-Carlson, said they were together Sunday night, hanging out along the Platte River near Hormel Park...
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