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‘My prognosis is incredibly bright’: Nebraska lawmaker continues blood cancer treatments
LINCOLN — A Nebraska state senator said her ongoing cancer treatments of a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma have been going “very well,” and she looks forward to getting back to the statehouse. State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, a first-term lawmaker in her second year in office, was diagnosed with splenic marginal zone lymphoma at […]
Nebraska AG Hilgers joins opposition to reclassifying weed as less-dangerous drug
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent a letter this week from 11 red states arguing that the Biden administration should not reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to the lesser classification of Schedule III. The attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina and South Dakota joined […]
Cannabis Operator Strategically Opens New Location Near NE/IA Hubs
Multi-state cannabis operator, Greenlight, targets Nebraska and Iowa cannabis consumers with the opening of its newest dispensary in Rock Port, Missouri. Consistently rated as one of the top dispensaries in MO, Greenlight strategically chose Rock Port to broaden its consumer base in new markets. Greenlight announced the opening of its...
Nebraska push for winner-take-all will wait in line after property tax relief
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska Republicans who want to change how the state awards its Electoral College votes before the presidential election this fall will have to wait a little longer. Gov. Jim Pillen’s office confirmed Monday that his written call for this week’s special session will focus on...
UNMC named among top U.S. medical schools for primary care training
Correction: The UNMC College of Medicine was ranked in research, not the entire University of Nebraska Medical Center. The language has been changed in the third paragraph, below, to reflect this more clearly. In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical schools, U.S. News & World Report has named the...
Heat keeps rains away during wheat harvest
Lincoln, Neb. — Amid the high temperatures in western Nebraska, wheat harvest has been going on. “We’re right in the middle of wheat harvest,” said Cody Creech, Nebraska Extension dryland cropping specialist at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney. “The rest of the state has wrapped up, and we’ll be completing harvest this week.”
Lead Water Service Line Replacements Begin in Lincoln
The first wave of lead water service line replacements began in Lincoln’s Wood Park Neighborhood on Tuesday, apart of the city’s initiative to replace nearly 2,000 lead service lines in Lincoln over the next five years. The voluntary program, apart of the Lead Safe Lincoln initiative launched in...
Off Podium Empire: Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Olympics
Bee One Gee news, your inbox. Every Friday. On to the Cornhuskers! Or in the proper French, les Nebraskas décortiqueuses de maïs!. Csenge Bácskay, Gymnastics. Hungary. Jack McVeigh, Basketball. Australia. Keisei Tominaga, Basketball. Japan. Maggie Malone-Hardin, Track and Field. USA. Nick Percy, Track/Field. Great Britain. Jordan Larson,...
Nebraska Big Ten Media Days Updates
INDIANAPOLIS -- It's Nebraska's turn at Big Ten Media Day. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule and players Ty Robinson, Isaac Gifford and Ben Scott will be making the rounds with local and conference media at Lucas Oil Stadium. Follow along in the thread below for updates from Rhule and the...
Police searching for man who tried breaking into vehicles in north Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are looking for a man who tried breaking into a pair of vehicles in north Lincoln on Sunday. A caller reported seeing the man walking through her backyard near North 30th and Merrill streets. The man then tried to get into her vehicle in...
Fun, faith to collide at WinShape
WinShape is coming to bring Bible studies, fun times and new connections to Milford children for the fourth summer in a row. Amy Danekas, co-leader for the event’s leadership team, said she feels blessed to watch God work in children’s lives through the camp. Winshape is an organization...
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