A tornado swept through Hallam on May 22, 2004, leveling most homes and businesses. Volunteers in surrounding communities including Lincoln came together to help with the cleanup. Do you remember?
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Advocates say ICE isn't equipped to handle mental health crises in detention, relying on solitary confinement — and even pepper spray — as quick fixes.
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One immigrant was sent to solitary confinement for refusing to self-deport. A teenager lost 20 pounds. One man attempted suicide. Experts say it's unconstitutional.
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What some of the 19 Nebraskans who complained to the FCC about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show had to say.
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One passenger who had had two tests for the Andes virus outside the U.S. — one positive and one negative — was taken to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.
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Despite national debates over voting laws, Nebraska’s rules remain unchanged for the May primary.
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The Nebraska secretary of state election features incumbent Bob Evnen and Scott Petersen, who has raised doubts about the state's election security.
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State Street will be closed from Highway 281 to Lawrence Lane/Overland Drive as part of the Claude Road/Diers Avenue Improvement Project.
That comes from a power purchase agreement with Nebraska-based Sandhills Energy for a new 250-megawatt facility in Burt County. OPPD is also transferring a York County plant to Sandhills.
Best-selling historian Nathaniel Philbrick will discuss the American Revolution during a free Oct. 27 lecture at the Lied Center in Lincoln.
The supervisors also met as the Board of Equalization before their meeting. Even with that, the public portions of their meetings only took a little more than 45 minutes.
One day after being named the 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, Nebraska two-way star Jordy Frahm won the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Player of the Year Award for the second
The Hermansens and their staff grow their own perennials and annuals. They bring in some shrubs and trees from elsewhere.
LPS plans to surplus and sell three properties across Lincoln, including a 20-acre parcel of land that was previously considered as a new elementary school site.
Last year, Kilgore Memorial Library broke a Summer Reading Smackdown challenge losing streak. This year, can they start a winning streak?
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Nebraska baseball's ace will get the ball to start NU's regional opener against South Dakota State.
Excitement, nostalgia and opportunity will mix for the Nebraskans on South Dakota State's roster over the weekend as the Jackrabbits look to upset favored host Nebraska.
Nebraska's nonconference schedule featured some of the top teams from SEC, which put five in the WCWS field. And the Huskers held their own.
No. 18 Mississippi vs. No. 22 Arizona State is the only ranked matchup to open the NCAA baseball tournament Friday. The game will set the tone for the Lincoln Regional.
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The Omaha Community Foundation is accepting Field of Interest Fund grant applications from June 1 to July 15 to support local nonprofit programs in key focus areas.
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Tax advisor Brian Gough explains how professional advisors can guide clients in strategic charitable giving, legacy planning, and simplified philanthropy with OCF.
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The Omaha Community Foundation has promoted Laura Contreras to director of community investment, leading regional grantmaking and nonprofit partnerships.
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Herbert Johnson’s 1928 cartoon imagines a wireless-controlled tractor, reflecting early humor about farm technology and the work of the Nebraska-born cartoonist.
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Kyle Busch won a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race one week before he died. He was 41 years old, by all appearances healthy, and then he was killed by pneumonia.
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...
