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Parking Garage Goes Vertical at 72nd & Mercy
Construction has gone vertical on a parking garage that will serve a future apartment building at 7101 Mercy Road. The 4-story apartment building will have 200 apartment units. The new structures sit on a 3.5-acre site immediately east of the recently completed Community Alliance building. Late last year, crews tore down a 3-story, brick building on the site to make way for the new development.
Blair animal hospital at max capacity, asking community for help
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Rachel Preissler showed off Bonnie, Blair Animal Shelter’s newest arrival. She is one of the many animals they get almost every single week. “We have 16 dogs in our shelter currently and we only have 10 kennels,” Preissler said. “All of our kennels are divided in half currently and cat-wise we have at least 42 adult cats and 22 kittens available for adoption right now.”
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical care,” but found the law does not violate Nebraska’s single-subject rule because both abortion and transgender health fall under the subject of medical care. The majority relied, in part, on a passage from an 1895 ruling to find the state constitution offers wide latitude on what composes a single subject. “Ultimately, ‘if a bill has but one general object, no matter how broad that object may be, and contains no matter not germane thereto, and the title fairly expresses the subject of the bill, it does not violate’” the state constitution’s single-subject rule, Chief Justice Mike Heavican wrote for the court.
Nebraska’s Ron Brown to become on-field assistant coach
The Nebraska Cornhuskers announced another change to their coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon. Director of Player Support and Outreach Ron Brown will now coach fullbacks and returners. A recent change to NCAA rules no longer limits the number of coaches who can be employed in an on-field role. Previously, only the head coach and ten assistants were allowed to interact with student-athletes in ‘technical or tactical instruction.’ “The Division I Council on Tuesday approved a rule change… to permit any staff member to provide technical and tactical instruction to student-athletes… during practice and competition.” Brown has a long association with Nebraska football, having coached for the Huskers for 24 years. He served as an assistant from 1987-2003 and again from 2008-14. The Husker coach has coached wide receivers, tight ends, and running backs during his time at Nebraska. He will transition away from his role as Nebraska’s director of player support and outreach into his new on-field role. Ron Brown on Brook Berringer 🙏 pic.twitter.com/BEBpKe55Zs — Random Huskers (@RandomHuskers) July 4, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Bellevue University Earns Spot on Phi Theta Kappa's 2024 Transfer Honor Roll for Eighth Consecutive Year
Bellevue University has been named to Phi Theta Kappa's 2024 Transfer Honor Roll for its support of transfer students and the creation of exemplary transfer pathways. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Bellevue University has been included on the Transfer Honor Roll. The Honor Roll is chosen from among the top 25% highest-rated colleges. Bellevue University is one of 228 institutions recognized nationwide and one of just two Nebraska universities on the list.
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
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Twenty-two percent of Iowa's economy — $53.1 billion and 385,000 jobs — is tied to agriculture, from crop and livestock production to manufacturing, according to a new report commissioned by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers. Those statistics underscore how foundational agribusiness is to Iowa's economy, which is why agricultural economists are watching with concern as the count of layoffs climbs at Iowa's ag-related manufacturers and food processors, according to a story published earlier this week from...
Iowa State Fair launches first ever farmers market this year
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Fair may be known for its fried food, but some fresher options are coming this year with their new All-Iowa Fair View Farmers Market. A spokesperson for the Iowa State Fair said it is starting small for the first year, with five vendors in total. Each vendor gets […]
More Iowa John Deere layoffs announced
DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week John Deere announced it would be cutting some salaried positions due to a decline in agricultural equipment sales, and Wednesday, those employees learned their fate. According to a WARN notice on the Iowa Workforce Development website, John Deere let go of 69 employees in Waterloo and 34 employees in […]
Shenandoah Parents Arrested for Child Endangerment and Neglect or Abandonment of a Dependent Person
(Fremont Co) Two people were arrested after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a small child alone near the roadway in the 1700 block of Washington Street in Hamburg Thursday morning. Deputies discovered a 4-year-old child, with reported developmental disabilities, covered in filth and a mixture...
Circus joins Essex Labor Day schedule
(Essex) -- This year's Essex Labor Day Celebration is a circus--literally. For the second time in three years, the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus joins the annual celebration's lineup of activities. Performances are slated for Friday, August 30th at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Essex High School track/field along Highway 48. In a recent interview on KMA's "Morning Line" program, Essex Community Development Director Tess Nelson says the city looks forward to the circus' return Labor Day weekend.
The improbable return of 'the beer that made Omaha jealous'
In a time before Prohibition, tiny Wilber, Nebraska, produced something nearby metropolis Omaha envied. Today, more than a century later, Wilber is trying to make Omaha jealous again. In its heyday, the Wilber Brewing Company produced 40,000 barrels of beer per year, and almost all of it was consumed by...
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