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Ceremonial groundbreaking held for new state prison
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Governor Pillen and other state leaders held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new state penitentiary in Lincoln on Wednesday. The new prison will be the largest in the state, and it will aim to include natural and modern design elements. “Our mission is simple, to...
Nebraska State Penitentiary replacement facility groundbreaking ceremony
LINCOLN Neb. — The governor and state prison officials - breaking ground on a new Nebraska state penitentiary. The more than 1500-bed facility will replace the existing one - though opponents have argued it will be full the day it opens. Prison overcrowding has been a major issue in...
Former Kearney man Jeffery Sikes sentenced for $819,000 fraud in Nebraska
LINCOLN — A former Kearney resident has been sentenced in federal court in Lincoln for a string of fraud schemes that netted more than $819,000 from multiple victims. Senior U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Jeffery Sikes, 43, to nine years in prison on wire fraud charges on Tuesday, Aug. 27. He’ll begin the sentence after serving 18 years for his role in setting a series of fires at Walmarts in Alabama.
Gov. Pillen targets ‘fake meat’ in new executive order, seeks total ban on sales in 2025
Gov. Jim Pillen, center, hosts a news conference at Oak Barn Beef in West Point announcing new regulations and future legislation to crackdown on "fake" or "lab-grown" meat in Nebraska on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Behind him are, from left: Hannah Klitz, co-owner and co-operator of the family led Oak Barn Beef; Jeanne Reigle of Madison, a livestock producer and 2024 legislative candidate; and Director Sherry Vinton of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
Nebraska LEAD Class 43 will include professionals from Humphrey and Osceola
The Nebraska Leadership Education/Action Development (LEAD) Program has announced the selection of 30 individuals who will join the program as Fellows of Nebraska LEAD Class 43. Nebraska LEAD 43 Fellows will include Eric Wemhoff of Humphrey and Anthony Mestl of Osceola. These fellows were selected based on their demonstrated leadership...
Kamala Harris supporters tout housing plan and impact to North Omaha and Nebraska
OMAHA — A shortage of safe and affordable housing pushed Kimara Snipes to make what she said was one of her toughest decisions. At the time, she was on the Omaha Public Schools Board and needed to get out of the South Omaha rental home that was “falling apart” on her and her son. The only home Snipes said she could find that fit her needs and budget meant moving out of the district she was elected to represent and stepping off the board.
New Lawsuit Filed Against Nebraska Abortion Rights Measure After First Stalls
LINCOLN, Neb. — A second lawsuit aimed at stopping a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the Nebraska Constitution has been filed, hours after the Nebraska Supreme Court declined to fast-track the first. Dr. Catherine Brooks, a Lincoln neonatologist, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Secretary of State...
AAA Activates 'Tow to Go' in Nebraska and Iowa for Labor Day Weekend
OMAHA, NE, (August 29, 2024) — As AAA prepares to rescue more than 300,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Labor Day weekend, it will also provide a free service in effort to keep impaired drivers off the road. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program in Nebraska, Iowa and other select states (see below), offering a safe ride for would-be impaired drivers and their vehicles.
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