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Getting Ahead: Dental Days 2024
Dental Days 2024 will be held on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. Free dental care for children age 3 to 21 who live in the Nebraska Panhandle will be available in Gordon and Sidney. Dental Days are organized every year by Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD). Students from...
Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans, the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday. “We...
AARP Nebraska celebrates new family caregiver tax credits for ‘unsung heroes’
LINCOLN — AARP Nebraska is celebrating a newly passed proposal that would help cover family caregivers’ costs as they care for and support eligible family members. Lawmakers approved Legislative Bill 937, which includes Lincoln State Sen. Eliot Bostar’s Caregiver Tax Credit Act, on a 45-0 vote during the final legislative day on April 18. Bostar designated the bill as his personal priority this year; it awaits Gov. Jim Pillen’s approval.
🎥Airlines now must offer you a cash refund under new rules
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a final rule that requires airlines to promptly provide passengers with automatic cash refunds when owed, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The new rule makes it easy for...
Carnegie Arts Center Anniversary Show Reception opening soon
This Saturday at Carnegie Arts Center we will be celebrating 31 years of business with our 31st Anniversary Show Champagne Artist Reception. Visitors are welcome to visit the gallery between 5 and 7 p.m. The Best of Show and First Place Awards in each category will be announced. Visitors are...
City of Alliance announces milling, overlay project on 8th street
Alliance, NE – The City of Alliance is excited to announce the commencement of a milling and overlay project on 8 th street, spanning from Dakota to Mississippi Avenue, scheduled to begin soon. In preparation for the upcoming construction activities, the City of Alliance kindly requests that residents residing...
Alliance Landfill announce partial closure
Alliance, NE – Due to high winds, the Alliance Public Landfill construction and demo area, and loose fill area, are closed to the public. Operations in these areas will resume once the wind gust lowers to 25 mph or less. For more information, please contact the Alliance Landfill at...
$23 million gift from Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation expands scholarships at UNO, UNMC
OMAHA — A $23 million gift from the Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation aims to grow scholarship programs for Omaha students in the University of Nebraska system. The bulk, $20 million, will allow more students into the competitive Scott Scholars Program based at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and launched by the philanthropists in 1997.
Alliance police respond to vehicle accident
On April 22, Alliance police officers responded to an motor vehicle accident at 5: 27 a.m. at 402 Mississippi Avenue. "The driver of a silver Buick struck two parked cars for unknown reasons causing severe damage to all three vehicles," said Alliance Police Chief David Leavitt. "The driver was evaluated at Box Butte General Hospital for minor injuries and cited for careless driving and no proof of insurance."
Rodgers belts a grand slam sparking Rockies to win over Padres
DENVER (AP) — Brendan Rodgers hit a go-ahead grand slam in a five-run fourth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Tuesday night for just their second win in 10 games. Colorado trailed 4-1 before Rodgers' first career slam, a drive into the left-field...
Avalanche of 2nd period goals evens playoff series for Colorado
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and assist and the Colorado Avalanche scored four goals in the second period in a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night to tie the first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Miles Wood, Zach Parise, Josh Manson...
Kansas takes Tuesday tilt at Nebraska, 9-4
Nebraska couldn’t climb out of an early four-run deficit, as the Huskers fell 9-4 vs. Kansas on Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (25-13) scored four runs on eight hits, while Kansas (22-15) totaled nine runs, 11 hits and an error. Tyler Stone led the way...
United Methodists open 1st conference since breakup over LGBTQ inclusion
KANSAS CITY (AP) —Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering until now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
Congress passes bill forcing TikTok to sell or face ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.
Fischer, Ricketts vote yes: Senate Oks $95B aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. The bill passed the Senate on an...
Read transcript: Day 1 of historic Trump civil trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump 's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to purchase the silence of a doorman.
New federal rule bans companies from enforcing noncompete agreements
WASHINGTON —The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation, according to a statement from the agency. “Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob...
3 arrested in investigation into improper relationship with inmates
LINCOLN, NEB. — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following an investigation into improper contact with multiple inmates of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) in 2023. On Monday, April 22, NSP investigators arrested two employees of NDCS, who work at the Nebraska State...
Panhandle police activity, April 15 - April 23
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UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors; patient data compromised
Minnetonka, Minnesota (AP) —UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday after markets closed that it sees no signs that...
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