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Midwest Floods: Missouri River Stages Show Signs of Stability Despite Heavy Rainfall
Omaha, NE – Recent heavy rainfall has led to secondary peaks in the Missouri River downstream of the Platte River, particularly affecting areas from Omaha southwards. The river gauges in these regions have responded to the significant rain that fell across east-central Nebraska on Monday night. According to the...
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. One petition effort, Protect Our […] The post People pulling names off Nebraska petitions in final drive for signatures appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Nebraska Shooting Leaves Guatemalan Family Injured, Community Reeling
Maria Garcia Sanchez and her family endured a terrifying ordeal when their Nebraska neighbor, Billy Booth, opened fire on them, injuring seven individuals, including Sanchez’s 3-year-old grandson. The incident, which took place in Crete, left Sanchez fearing for their lives as she shielded her grandson from harm. “I thought...
Nebraska State Patrol Encourages Safe Travel this Independence Day Weekend
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Independence Day calls for more than fireworks and freedom. With many people travelling to celebrate the holiday with friends and family, Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol will be working hard to keep Nebraska roadways safe and help motorists in need of an assist. “Our Nebraska...
Nine Husker swimmers and divers earn CSCAA Scholar All-American honors
Lincoln, Neb. — Nine Nebraska Husker swimming and diving team members were named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans on Wednesday. Gena Jorgenson was named first-team CSCAA Scholar for the second year in a row. Over the past season, Jorgenson qualified for the 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle and 400 IM at the...
Hornady Manufacturing VP charged with DUI and reckless driving in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The vice president of one of Grand Island’s largest employers faces charges after a sheriff’s deputy said he drove three times the speed limit while driving nearly twice the legal drinking limit last month. Jason Hornady, 54, is charged in Hall County Court...
SALTDOGS BASEBALL: Five-Run Fifth Inning Propels Lincoln to Win Over Fargo-Moorhead
LINCOLN–(News Release July 2)–The Lincoln Saltdogs were able to even up the series with Fargo-Moorhead on Tuesday night behind a five-run fifth, winning by a final of 8-6. INF Spencer Henson reached four times including two walks, an RBI double, and a single. He now has four hits and three RBIs in the series. INF Alex Baeza drove in two more runs on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly. In his last 10 games, he has driven in 10 of his 25 runs.
Mother/daughter duo Lisa and Rachel Larson earned master of education degrees together from Concordia Nebraska
Two of the graduates at Concordia University, Nebraska this spring have a very special relationship. Lisa (Cellarius) Larson and Rachel Larson are mother and daughter, and the duo walked across the stage together to receive their master of education degrees from the university during May commencement exercises. Lisa has a bachelor’s...
Schedule Release: 2024-25 Concordia Men’s Basketball
SEWARD, Neb. – The defense of the program’s 2023-24 GPAC regular season championship will officially get started at the 25th annual Cattle Classic. Just prior to the Fourth of July holiday, Concordia University Men’s Basketball has announced a 2024-25 slate featuring 28 regular season games, including the usual 20 contests versus conference competition. The Bulldogs will tip off the new season at home against NCAA Division III foe Central College (Iowa) on Nov. 1.
Gov. Pillen Encourages Celebration of Independence Day
LINCOLN, NE – Ahead of July 4th festivities, Governor Jim Pillen offered the following message to Nebraskans:. “On Independence Day we are reminded of the extraordinary courage and vision of our nation’s founders who boldly declared our independence and laid the foundation for the freedoms we cherish today. As we gather with family and friends to enjoy fireworks, parades, and barbecues, let us celebrate and be grateful for the blessings of being both proud Nebraskans and Americans.”
Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
For abortion rights supporters in Florida, it was a tumultuous day of highs and lows. On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for the state to ban nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. But it also OK’d a ballot measure that would allow Florida voters to overturn the ban this […] The post Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states appeared first on Michigan Advance.
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."
New ‘lofty’ names for trio of peregrine falcon chicks at Nebraska Capitol
LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Capitol’s newest generation of peregrine falcon chicks have “lofty” new names: Cirrus, Stratus and Cumulus. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission this week announced the names for the trio of peregrine falcon chicks, two females and one male, that hatched in mid-May 2024. The commission also confirmed the names of […] The post New ‘lofty’ names for trio of peregrine falcon chicks at Nebraska Capitol appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Nebraska’s 2024 border deployments cost $1.27 million
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - This year’s two border deployments ordered by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen cost a combined $1.27 million. The state says it paid $1.2 million of that total using interest accrued from the second wave of $48 million in federal pandemic relief funds that Congress set aside for rental assistance.
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