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Wrestlers proud to compete in historic girls' state championship from 2022-02-17T20:41
It’s a historic week for sports in Nebraska. For sixty-three years, high school boys have competed in the state wrestling championships. For the first time ever, girls will compete in wrestling at ...
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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Talks Trade, Meatpacking & Fertilizer from 2022-02-10T21:06:05
Trade, meatpacking, climate change and fertilizer prices. These are all topics U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack thinks about regularly. In this interview with Nebraska Public Media News, w...
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Here's How Bad Auto Thefts and Other Crimes Are in Lincoln from 2022-02-10T20:00:03
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Police Chief Teresa Ewins reported the city's crime statistics for 2021 Thursday.
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An Iowa family lost ownership of their house thanks to this law from 2022-02-08T10:00
Maria Kendall took a break from her job as a cafe manager in 2020 when she decided to do some house hunting on the real estate website Zillow. She looked for a new home in Marshalltown, a city of a...
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Small towns and ARPA money from 2022-02-04T12:00
COVID relief money was supposed to be a lifeline for small towns recovering from the pandemic. Some found it a challenge to accept. Communities in Nebraska collectively turned down more than half a...
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77 LPS Students Already Applied to Bay High, Creative Courses from 2022-01-31T22:56:04
It has 77 students already signed up for its creative arts courses. 52 seniors and 25 juniors for the next school year have applied for the two-hour per day early career opportunity. LPS said it wi...
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Has Nebraska's COVID Peaked? The Location Matters from 2022-01-28T19:59:04
Is it possible that COVID-19 cases in Nebraska have peaked? According to CDC data, COVID cases for the whole state are down nearly 12% since mid-January. UNMC’s Dr. James Lawler said that depends o...
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NPPD to pay $2.5 Mil to Family of Dam Collapse Victim from 2022-01-27T02:56:04
The Nebraska Public Power District agreed to pay $2.5 Million to the family of Kenny Angel. He died when Spencer Dam on the Niobrara River collapsed and flooded the family's property in March 2019....
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Are Politics Making Your Life Miserable? A Conversation with a U from 2022-01-25T18:55:06
In 2017, University of Nebraska Lincoln Political Science Professor Kevin Smith co-authored a study that asked a random sample of 800 people whether politics was a significant stressor in their liv...
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Outlook for Nebraska Hospitals May Be Grim After COVID Peak from 2022-01-24T20:48:04
Nebraska hospitals are feeling the brunt of omicron right now, and the situation may look grim even after the state’s peak. "We're still in for a long haul here in terms of caring for Nebraskans in...
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Chapel Asks for Celebration of Lincoln Veteran at His Funeral from 2022-01-21T23:15:04
Irvin Joseph Brown, 89, doesn’t have any known relatives or family. He was deployed in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines. Later in life, he worked as a postman for 15 ...
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100-year Questions Still Simmer Around Proposed Perkins Co Canal from 2022-01-20T22:34:06
100-year Questions Still Simmer Around Proposed Perkins Co. Canal
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Nebraska Reaches New COVID High: 7-Day Average Stands at 4,400 from 2022-01-20T21:15:05
The 7-day average of 4,400 has never been higher at any point of the pandemic as omicron continues it’s spread. According to CDC data, cases are up 108% in the last two weeks. As the latest variant...
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Lincoln Movie Theatre Offers Vaccinated-Only Showings from 2022-01-19T23:17:05
The Grand Theatre in Downtown Lincoln will run two shows in theatres reserved for people who have been vaccinated. Showing a vaccination card and a photo I.D. will be required to enter.
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Boosted Nebraskans 46 Times Less Likely to be Hospitalized from 2022-01-19T16:50:05
The new report by state epidemiologist Matt Donahue and his team also concluded that boosted Nebraskans were 46 times less likely to be hospitalized compared to those unvaccinated. Those fully vacc...
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Anthony's Steakhouse in Omaha closes from 2022-01-19T16:00
Anthony's Steakhouse in Omaha is closing its doors, marking another tally for the steakhouses in the city that have shuttered.
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Dipping COVID Cases Doesn't Mean Nebraska Omicron Peak is Past from 2022-01-18T18:06
The latest COVID data shows a slight dip in Nebraska cases and hospitalizations, but that doesn’t mean Nebraska has seen its peak quite yet.
As of last Friday, the statewide 7-day avera...
Defining Rural from 2022-01-18T17:30
Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.
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Hastings Bigfoot Museum Will Be Featured In Library of Congress from 2022-01-13T23:48:04
The Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum and Research Center in Hastings will be featured in the U.S. Library of Congress Archives.
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Pandemic Effects on Meatpacking 3 from 2022-01-12T12:00
Nationwide, COVID-19 disproportionately affected communities of color — in part because the U.S. relies on immigrant workers in food and agriculture.
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Dick Carson, Director & Norfolk Native Dies at 92 from 2022-01-11T23:25:04
Richard Charles Carson was 92 years old when he passed away on December 19th in Studio City, California. Carson was born the youngest of three children in Clarinda, Iowa in 1929. Later, his family ...
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O’Neill Hospital CEO Worries for Staff from 2022-01-11T01:06:04
Methodist Hospital in Omaha reports nearly 180 healthcare workers out sick, which includes more than 50 nurses. Elective surgeries are being postponed or canceled currently at Methodist. Todd Consb...
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Lyons Water Treatment Plant Filters Working from 2022-01-07T19:47:04
Over one month ago, Lyons, Nebraska had brown tap water with high levels of iron and manganese. In the process of replacing filter beds at its treatment plant, a temporary filter system was put in ...
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Douglas County Has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer from 2022-01-06T23:34:04
Douglas County's first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer started working this week.
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Omaha, Ralston Hosting Candlelight Vigils Tonight from 2022-01-06T18:00
Omaha’s January 6th Vigil will be located at the College of Saint Mary’s fieldhouse and online. The event will start with a speech from the college’s president Maryanne Stevens, then a prayer and t...
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Legislature Begins Session with roposals on Abortion, Guns from 2022-01-05T22:02:07
The Nebraska Legislature began its 2022 session with proposals on abortion, guns, and other topics.
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Tribal Development Organization Has Big Hopes for Whiteclay Land from 2022-01-04T20:50:04
Thunder Valley Development Corporation Director Tatewin Means says transitional and supportive housing could serve 800-1,000 people at a time.
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Lincoln Expecting Bike Trail Additions & Upgrades in the Future from 2022-01-03T21:02:03
“I’m excited to see more trails and more options for people,” Lincoln cyclist Lorenz Taylor said, “especially you know if they can get something on the outskirts of town. I live in west Lincoln so ...
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Many Nursing Homes Can't Make Ends Meet in Nebraska from 2021-12-23T17:06:05
Jalene Carpenter is CEO of the Nebraska Healthcare Association and says closures occurred, in part, due to a lack of funding.
Governor Ricketts reinstated an extra $20 per day payment to...
State Fair Looking for Campus Overhaul in Grand Island from 2021-12-23T15:43:04
The Nebraska State Fair and its stakeholders formed ‘The 1868 Foundation’ to deliver a remodeling proposal. In the plan released Wednesday, the foundation asked for $25 million from the state’s inf...
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Ahead of Holidays, Nebraska COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Drop from 2021-12-22T17:57:04
Heading into the holiday week, COVID-19 cases dropped 2% over the last two weeks. Hospitalizations are also down. The Nebraska Public Health Lab Right reports on average that omicron makes up less ...
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Last Week's Tornado Count Shatters December Record in Nebraska from 2021-12-21T21:38:04
That changed, when the National Weather Service confirmed 22 tornadoes touched down in Nebraska from December 15th storms.
The storms were a part of a ‘serial derecho,’ or a large band o...
Lyons' Water Clears up After Repairing Temporary Filter from 2021-12-17T18:38:04
After an extended period of time with brown water, Lyons repaired its temporary, mobile filter. Terry Uding is the utilities manager for Lyons and said the amount of manganese in the town’s water h...
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Lyons Hanging on While Water Filter Parts Linger in Supply Chain from 2021-12-10T17:21:04
Nebraska’s Department of Environment and Energy is discovering more information about the damaging effects of high levels of manganese in drinking water and asks municipalities to test for the toxi...
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COVID-19 Rising to Levels Seen Before and After Pandemic Peak from 2021-12-08T18:28:04
COVID-19 cases statewide are rising to levels seen just before and after the state’s biggest peak last year. According to CDC data, more than 1,000 Nebraskans test positive each day. The last time ...
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Senators Who No Longer Live in Their District, Praise Process from 2021-12-07T21:24:04
Two Nebraska state senators reflected on the state’s redistricting process on Tuesday at a University of Nebraska-Lincoln webinar, and they say it was the most partisan process they’ve seen in the ...
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Nebraska's Offutt AFB Helps Identify Unknown Crew Members as U.S from 2021-12-06T22:21:06
On the 80th anniversary of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the unidentified remains of 33 U.S. service members are being reinterred in a solemn military ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. ...
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Recap: Farm Bureau's Republican Gubernatorial Forum from 2021-12-06T18:54:04
A few hundred people packed into a Kearney conference center on Sunday to listen. What they heard was, for the most part, standard conservative answers on policy issues – ranging from rural broadba...
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Gering & North Platte Casino Developers Expect Decision Soon from 2021-12-06T18:37:04
Global Gaming Nebraska is an affiliate of the Chickasaw Nation. They expect decisions on its applications for two casinos to be handed down in approximately six months and could complete constructi...
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Local Health Department Reports Six Cases of New Omicron Variant from 2021-12-03T21:40:04
According to the health department, only one of the six people were vaccinated. The Nebraska Public Health Lab later confirmed the variant. Nebraska’s acting state epidemiologist Matt Donahue said ...
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Sickest COVID Patients on Ventilators are Getting Younger from 2021-12-01T23:15:04
As of Tuesday, 555 Nebraskans were hospitalized with COVID-19. That’s an increase of 42 from one week ago. These numbers are similar to those seen one year ago – right before the pandemic reached i...
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Small Nebraska Town Experiencing Water Filtering Issues from 2021-12-01T18:19:04
Terry Uding works in utilities for Lyons, a town of about 800 people roughly 75 miles north of Omaha. Its tap water has recently turned a dark brown color at times. Uding said it's because of an ol...
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COVID on the Rise in Nebraska Headed Into Thanksgiving Weekend from 2021-11-24T18:06:04
Headed into Thanksgiving weekend, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the climb in Nebraska. According to the state’s dashboard, COVID hospitalizations reached 513 Tuesday. That’s nearly 12%...
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Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans Director Retires from 2021-11-23T23:49:05
The Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans will retire on Dec. 31, 2021 after 11 years of service.
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Court settlement clears path for church construction in Walthill from 2021-11-23T19:44:04
After a drawn-out battle in federal court, a church in Walthill, Nebraska, may soon be able to build a church in the village's business district. The Light of the World Church, with the backing of ...
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Buffalo Creek Wildfire at 80 Percent Containment from 2021-11-19T22:17:04
A total of 26-hundred acres have burned in Banner and Scotts Bluff counties. Numerous agencies have gathered in the Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area. The Banner County Fire Department and Neb...
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State Senators Ascend & Descend Kilimanjaro Safely from 2021-11-19T22:07:04
A simple text saying “summit” was sent as the five senators reached the highest peak in Africa. The team returned to the flat ground on Thursday Nebraska time.
Republican Senator Tom Br...
Judge Allows Lakota Hair Cutting Case to Move Forward from 2021-11-19T10:55
Last year two Native American girls in Cody, Nebraska had their hair cut at school without their parents’ permission. That action prompted a First Amendment lawsuit in which the girls’ parents said...
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Chadron State sees women's wrestling as the next big sport from 2021-11-18T12:00
Chadron State College became the first school in Nebraska to sponsor an NCAA sanctioned women's wrestling team. Chadron’s Director of Athletics, Joel Smith, did not believe the lack of competing te...
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Mixed Numbers: COVID Cases and Vaccinations Are Climbing from 2021-11-17T23:08:05
CDC stats show that COVID cases are up nearly 20% over the past two weeks in Nebraska. The Cornhusker State is among many northern states seeing increases. Overall, cases are up 18% nationwide
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Chamber of Commerce: How the Infrastructure Bill Will Impact NE from 2021-11-17T20:47:04
Chamber of Commerce leaders from the state and nation discussed today (Wednesday) how Nebraska could benefit from the hard infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress. As Will Bauer of Nebraska...
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North Platte Hospital Concerned about Vaccine Mandate from 2021-11-12T22:32:04
President Joe Biden and CMS announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate earlier this month for all healthcare workers. The rule applies to institutions receiving
Medicare or Medicaid funding. Hospit...
UNO Study Analyzes Police-Involved Shootings from 2021-11-12T17:37:04
Justin Nix is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at UNO and said most states analyze officer-involved shootings by only looking at fatal shootings. He explained why that’s problematic....
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Afghanistan Refugees Coming to Lincoln & Omaha this Week from 2021-11-11T22:22:04
Since the United States pulled military operations out of Afghanistan and the Taliban took control of the country in late August, 290 refugees have begun the process of relocating to Nebraska, and ...
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Work is changing, but the pay gap between men and women remains from 2021-11-11T12:00
Meaghan Stout was 16 years old when she first learned she was being paid less than a man.
She was the head hostess at Round the Bend Steakhouse, in Ashland, Nebraska, training a younger...
Six Hundred Names Added to Scottsbluff War Memorial from 2021-11-10T23:33:07
On Veteran’s Day, Nebraskans are paying homage to all our veterans, including Mexican-Americans in the Panhandle. Three new monuments with some 600 names engraved in stone will be revealed in Scott...
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Title IX Lawsuits Allege UNL Mishandled Sexual Assault Reports from 2021-11-10T00:12:05
Nearly 50 years after Congress passed Title IX to protect students from sexual discrimination, outcries about sexual violence at the University of Nebraska Lincoln are still present. Also looming: ...
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Minden Title IX lawsuit broke ground for public schools from 2021-11-09T21:09:05
A groundbreaking 1995 lawsuit demanding girls softball in Minden set a gender equity precedent nationally. A mother and her daughter sued in federal to include girl's softball and force improvement...
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Transgender Rights: A New front in the battle for Title IX Prote from 2021-11-09T19:49
The state of Nebraska ( along with more than a dozen other states) has joined onto Tennessee lawsuit that questions whether the Biden Administration has the authority to expand Title IX protections...
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More Than a Game: NU Volleyball from 2021-11-08T12:30
The evolution of Nebraska’s Volleyball team may be the most visible effect of Title IX in Nebraska. By providing more funding and access to facilities, the team grew into a national powerhouse. Two...
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Garden City Meat Plant from 2021-11-08T12:00
Four decades ago, a town in Kansas and a town in Colorado competed to become home to a giant meatpacking plant that, at the time, was the largest of its kind in the world. Here’s what has happened ...
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Known Death Toll at Genoa Indian School Now at 59 from 2021-11-04T20:21:05
The Genoa Indian School in Nebraska closed in the 1930's, but the known death toll of children at the school is still growing. Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada has more on the latest research ...
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Catholic Church Abused 258 Victims in Nebraska, AG Reports Says from 2021-11-04T16:31:04
Peterson says his office will not criminally pursue any abusers because the statute of limitations has expired. Those are legal frameworks that set when a criminal action must be taken. Still, Pete...
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COVID-19 on the Rise Again in Nebraska from 2021-11-03T19:08:07
Hospitalizations are up 6.5% over the past two weeks, according to state data. Currently, 417 beds in Nebraska are occupied. That's just more than 10% of the state’s capacity – which may mean the s...
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Despite Supply Chain and Jobs, Midwest Economy Looks Good from 2021-11-01T20:32
Because Nebraska is so dependent on agriculture, a sector that relies on exports and imports, Ernie Goss says the supply chain problems could hurt the local economy. In all, though, the ag economy ...
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LHS Student Wins National Songwriting Competition from 2021-10-29T19:16:04
Then, he was able to draw inspiration recently from a book called ‘The Portable Nietzsche,’ to write the song he submitted.
“The song that I submitted ‘Overman’ was one of the first that...
Kearney Museum Renovating, Closing for Two Years from 2021-10-29T18:33:03
It’ll be adding about 23,000 square-feet to its total floor area.
The Museum of Nebraska Art, or MONA for short, will be overhauling its existing space, to supplement the sizable additi...
Program Will Increase Breast Cancer Research In Latina Women from 2021-10-28T03:25:05
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month the California-based John Wayne Cancer Foundation funded a program to increase breast cancer research and awareness in La...
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O'Neill, Valentine Focus Groups Examine Minority Race Healthcare from 2021-10-22T21:12:04
The focus groups aim to stimulate conversation about health status and barriers to healthcare for Native Americans, Hispanic people, African Americans, and people 65 and older.
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Civil War Veterans' Ashes to be Buried in Plattsmouth from 2021-10-21T19:57:03
Kinkead’s ashes were recently discovered in Seattle through the ‘Missing in America Project’ where he passed away in 1916.
John Surman with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War s...
The Potential of Astrotourism in Nebraska from 2021-10-20T15:43:05
Tourism isn't one of the biggest money makers for the state of Nebraska, but implementing the newer market of astrotourism could change that. Author and dark sky enthusiast, Marlin, traveled to Neb...
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Some Striking Kellogg's Workers Returning to Work in Omaha from 2021-10-18T18:37:04
Some of the 480 striking employees at the Omaha Kellogg's factory will return to work Tuesday. The union's president says the workers could have faced consequences for not honoring their contracts ...
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Nebraska COVID Indicators Headed in the Right Direction from 2021-10-18T16:11:04
Over the last two weeks, according to the CDC, cases in Nebraska are down 13 percent. That’s a drop from an average of 650 cases per day to an average of 560 cases. Nebraska’s cases reflect a broad...
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Just Like Last Few Weeks, COVID Figures Remain Relatively Flat from 2021-10-12T17:59:04
At the latest check, CDC stats for the state have the 7-day average of cases down 5% from the week before. As of last Friday, that was about 640 cases. Hospitalizations, too, have plateaued. Accord...
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Livestock Facilities, Parking Could Improve at State Fair from 2021-10-06T17:48:04
Bill Ogg is the executive director of the state fair, and said some proposed improvements to the fair’s campus at Fonner Park in Grand Island have sorted themselves to the top.
“The imp...
Nebraska Rancher Throws Rodeo Benefit For Wildfire Victims from 2021-10-01T21:58:04
Western Nebraskans are still struggling from wildfires, but one rancher from Banner County wants to help the community by throwing a rodeo benefit Saturday.
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Plan for Common Area near UNL's City Campus Sent to Regents from 2021-10-01T21:07:05
“The goal of the development is to provide housing for retirees and for Lincoln’s international community,” she said, “and other amenities on property that the university owns and has been underuti...
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Oversoses, Theft and The Fentanyl Crisis Is Hitting Nebraska Too from 2021-10-01T01:08
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Nebraska Rural Communities Are Glamming Up Their Downtowns from 2021-09-30T15:11
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, some rural Nebraska communities haven’t stopped nurturing their downtowns to become places they’re proud to call home. Town leaders, business owners, and residents ar...
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Bayard, Nebraska Farmer Growing Pumpkins to Fight Cancer from 2021-09-29T17:06:05
A farmer in Bayard (BAY-yerd), Nebraska, near Scottsbluff, is doing something unique for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Aaron Bonderson of Nebraska Public Media News has more on a Hallowe...
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Redistricting advances; senators discuss nursing moms, gender from 2021-09-28T23:09:04
The Nebraska Legislature gave second-round approval Tuesday to redistricting bills, and senators discussed nursing mothers and gender pronouns.
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Marine from Omaha Killed in Afghanistan Laid to Rest after Emoti from 2021-09-17T17:19:03
Friends and family of fallen Omaha-area Marine Corporal Daegan Page paid their final respects Friday in an emotional funeral service near where he grew up. The send-off honored a young man who was ...
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Biden Plan has 775 Refugees From Afghanistan Headed to Nebraska from 2021-09-16T22:56:04
The Biden plan has 775 refugees from Afghanistan resettling in Nebraska, mostly in Lincoln and Omaha but in other parts of the state as well, including Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings and North Pla...
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Nebraska Television Pioneer Leta Powell Drake Passes Away from 2021-09-15T21:32:04
Leta Powell Drake, known for her work in Nebraska television, theatre and the arts, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 83. She was the host of a popular children's program and acted in man...
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Statuary Hall Willa Cather Statue Entering Final Casting from 2021-09-15T15:55:03
Cather’s sculpture will be on display as part of the National Statuary Hall Collections at the United States Capitol in Washington D-C.
Ashley Olson is with the National Willa Cather Ce...
As Efforts to Being Medical Marijuana to Nebraska Begin Again, A from 2021-09-14T19:06:05
The effort to bring Medical Marijuana to Nebraska is entering its 7th year, a fight that has had many twists and turns, but no resolution yet. Nebraska Public Media’s William Padmore talked with b...
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Hundreds Welcome Home Fallen Marine Killed In Afghanistan from 2021-09-10T21:34
A Marine from Omaha, who was killed in Afghanistan two weeks ago returned home Friday. Corporal Daegan Page, who grew up in the Millard area, arrived at Eppley Airfield on a military flight and wa...
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Memorial quilt collection adds perspective to the losses of 9/11 from 2021-09-10T19:19:04
The 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks will be a difficult day for many. This month, an exhibit at the Quilt Museum hopes to show how memorializing a loss through art can be cat...
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US Space Command official reflects on 9/11 attacks from 2021-09-10T16:31:05
US Space Command official reflects on 9/11 attacks
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US Strategic Command official remembers 9/11 attacks from 2021-09-10T15:45:05
US Strategic Command official remembers 9/11 attacks
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Senior US Strategic Command Official Reflects on 9/11 Lessons from 2021-09-09T22:30:07
Jim Conrad served as the Chief of Intelligence at the National Airborne Operation Center at US Strategic Command on 9/11. He reflects on the lessons learned from 9/11 and how the attacks changed cr...
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Exclusive: New Lincoln Police Chief Talks The Role of Police, He from 2021-09-09T20:20:05
The City of Lincoln recently swore in their new police chief. Teresa Ewins (Ter-EE-Sah YOU-ins) joins the Lincoln Police Department after spending 26 years as part of the San Francisco Police Depar...
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US Strategic Command Chief of Defense Policy Reflects on 9/11 from 2021-09-09T20:03:06
Dr. Mark Kyriss, US Strategic Command Chief of Defense Policy, reflects on 9/11 and lessons learned from the September attacks
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The Basmas from 2021-09-08T19:43
With the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks coming up. Nebraska Public Media News reporter William Padmore spoke with members of Nebraska’s Islamic community about what it was li...
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Immigrants Who Are Victims Of Crime Need Emotional Healing from 2021-09-08T00:31:07
Immigrants, refugees, and asylees are sometimes thought to be very resilient people. And they are.. they’ve overcome abuse, trauma, and tragedy in their lives, but they still need help processing t...
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Sarpy County Law Enforcement Opens 'Force Investigation Team' from 2021-09-03T18:19:05
The team will investigate cases where an officer uses force and ‘serious bodily injury or death’ occurs. Members of the Sarpy County Attorney’s Office, Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department, and the Pa...
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Lutheran Family Services Refugees from 2021-08-31T21:38:06
An organization that helps resettle refugees from other countries says it expects upwards of 100 families to arrive in Nebraska from Afghanistan, some of them as soon as this week.
Lutheran F...
Prison Program Celebrates 20 Years of Healing and Repairing Harm from 2021-08-30T23:39:05
Prisoners are sometimes thought of as throwaways in society who could re-offend when they’re released. But one program based in Lincoln and Omaha doesn’t believe that. The Community Justice Center ...
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One Year Later, Lincoln Blood Drive Honors Fallen Officer from 2021-08-26T21:57:04
A community blood drive is underway to honor fallen Lincoln Police Officer Mario Herrera in Lincoln. Investigator Herrera was shot one year ago this week and lived until September 7. A year later, ...
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As the Situation in Afghanistand Unfolds, Congressman Don Bacon from 2021-08-26T18:20:05
A suicide bomber reportedly killed civilians and injured U.S servicemen outside the Kabul (Kah-bull)l airport in Afghanistan today (Thursday). As the August 31st. deadline for a withdrawal of US tr...
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Internet 'Plays Key Part' in Rural Nebraska, Just Like Elsewhere from 2021-08-25T20:40:06
In Arnold, there is only one reliable internet provider – but even then, it’s sometimes not good enough. For Carson, the issue is not just one of comfort but of trying to grow her small town.
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Nebraska State Fair Director On Recovering from the past and loo from 2021-08-25T16:27:06
The 2021 Nebraska State Fair is so close you can almost smell the funnel cakes cooking.
Nebraska Public Media sat down with Fair Executive Director Bill Ogg at his office in Grand Isla...
Lutheran Family Services Preparing to Welcome Refugees to Neb from 2021-08-23T17:49
Sharon Brodkey, with Lutheran Family Services, talks about preparations underway to welcome and resettle refugees fleeing Afghanistan.
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Capitol dome to be restored from 2021-08-19T18:29
Repairs will begin soon on the gold-tiled Nebraska Capitol dome and other parts of the iconic building
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Cleanup Underway at Memorial Stadium Following Garth Brooks from 2021-08-16T19:49:04
Clean-up continues after the huge Garth Brooks concert at Memorial Stadium over the weekend. Matt Davidson is an Associate Athletic Director for UNL and former Husker football player. He said there...
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Elkhorn Man Honoring Son by Biking, Raising Money for Cancer Res from 2021-08-14T00:10:05
Greg Bay lost his four-year old son, Tyler, to a rare form of brain cancer in 1999. Now, Bay works for Bristol-Myers Squibb, which leads a biking fundraiser called ‘Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer,’ which b...
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Listen: Garth Brooks Talks Nebraska & Its People, Pandemic, & Mo from 2021-08-13T22:51:05
Garth talked with the Nebraska media a couple of hours ago about playing in Lincoln, country music fans in this state, and what those fans can expect to see Saturday night.
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Police Memorial Tour Visits Lincoln, Honors Fallen LPD Officer H from 2021-08-10T19:51:04
A unique memorial ceremony was held at the Lincoln Police Station Tuesday morning to honor fallen Investigator Mario Herrera who passed away on September 7, 2020.
“End of Watch Ride to R...
Canadian discoveries spur questions at Nebraska Indian Schools from 2021-08-05T20:05:05
Finding hundreds of unmarked graves at indigenous schools in Canada has sparked an investigation into similar schools in the U.S., including one in Genoa, Nebraska
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Listen: UNL's Diversity AD, Lawrence Chatters Interview from 2021-08-05T15:24:05
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) recently hired a Senior Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Lawrence Chatters. Nebraska Public Media News spoke with Dr. Ch...
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Old Hospital in Walthill Being Restored from 2021-07-30T20:07:04
A historic hospital in Walthill, Nebraska is being restored. The facility was built by a local Northeast Nebraska doctor in 1912.
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte became the first Native Amer...
Pandemic precautions come at a cost for Yazidis' healthcare from 2021-07-29T01:03:10
Yazidi refugees in Nebraska face language barriers, social stigma, and economic hardships, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issues. Local groups and researchers are trying to help alle...
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UNMC Names Dr. Siobhan Wescott as Director of Indian Health Dept from 2021-07-27T16:29:05
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has a new endowed professor and director for its American Indian Health Department in its College of Public Health. Jackie Ourada, with Nebraska Public Med...
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UNMC Professor: Vast Majority of New COVID Cases are Delta from 2021-07-26T20:40:05
COVID-19 cases are trending in the wrong direction, and Nebraska infectious disease experts point to the Delta variant as the lead suspect in the state. Will Bauer of Nebraska Public Media News rep...
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Listen: Rodeo Athletes on How Rodeo is Unique from 2021-07-22T17:21
Five rodeo competitors comment on how they believe rodeo is different from other sports. One person says it's because of how friendly everyone is, while others point to taking care of animals as be...
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International Rodeo Athletes Challenged in Traveling to Lincoln from 2021-07-20T22:25:04
Athletes from Mexico and Canada traveled to Lincoln over the last couple weeks to compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo. Most of Team Mexico’s competitors drove about 20 hours north. Som...
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Navy First Class, Louis Tushla, Returns to Family in Atkinson from 2021-07-19T16:46:05
Navy 1st class sailor Louis Tushla died aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese Pearl Harbor attack. Late last week, he returned home to Atkinson with a State Patrol and American legion...
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Rodeo athletes excited to compete at rodeo finals in Lincoln from 2021-07-15T21:30:05
A couple athletes said they were excited and thankful for the opportunity to meet new people. The High School Finals Rodeo starts on Sunday and ends on July 24. Athletes from 44 states, Mexico and ...
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Online Petition Calls for Sentencing Minimum in Police Shootings from 2021-07-15T18:56:08
An online petition created by a Nebraska educator is racking up millions of signatures online. Travis Washington is calling for a 15-year sentencing minimum for law enforcement officers who shoot u...
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After 46 Years of Fish Fry, Lou & Mary Anne's Bar Closes from 2021-07-07T22:58
In the small town of Bee, about 40 minutes outside of Lincoln, Lou & Mary Anne’s Bar is famous for its year long Friday fish fry. The bar is closing after nearly five decades.
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Bailey Boswell argues case does not warrant a death sentence from 2021-06-30T22:29:04
The hearing to determine whether twenty-seven-year-old Bailey Boswell will be the first woman to be sentenced to death in Nebraska opened this morning at the Saline County Courthouse. A jury found ...
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The American Ballet Theatre Company Comes to Nebraska from 2021-06-30T22:20:08
Young dancers from various Nebraska ballet companies piled into the Lied Center's main stage today (Wednesday), in preparation for a class with a Master of Dance. The session was taught by Carlos G...
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Neighbors celebrate Elsie Eiler, sole resident of Monowi from 2021-06-29T19:21:05
Law enforcement, others honor proprietor of Monowi Tavern for 50 years of service
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New Clue In Larsen Case, But Not Much Else for Investigators from 2021-06-29T18:26:04
Investigators in La Vista in the Omaha area say DNA from on an umbrella found near the apartment of a boy missing for more than a month has been identified as his. It's the latest lead in a frustra...
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Hundreds Flock to Lincoln's 1st Annual Pride Parade from 2021-06-21T15:46:05
There were rainbows, floats, and music during the Capitol City’s First Annual Pride Parade Saturday
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Omaha Commemorates Will Brown Lynching with Historical Marker from 2021-06-18T20:45:04
Will Brown was brutally dragged through Omaha’s streets in 1919 and then murdered by a white mob for an alleged rape he didn’t’ commit. On eve of Juneteenth, city, county and civil rights leaders u...
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Omaha meeting provides forum on critical race theory from 2021-06-18T20:05:05
A meeting of the Coordinating Council for the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties provided an opportunity for supporters and opponents to discuss critical race theory
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Lincoln Church's Historic Bells Silenced For Maintenence from 2021-06-17T00:46:05
For the first time in more than twenty years the historic Carillon bells of First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln have fallen silent.
Nebraska Public Media News has more on the...
Report: Midwestern Metros are Now Part of New "Global Heartland" from 2021-06-15T16:17:05
A new report argues the Midwest is much more welcoming to certain types of immigrants than stereotypes -- or political rhetoric -- suggests.
Heartland Forward, an Arkansas-based think t...
Nebraska High Schoolers Learn about Legislative Proceedings from 2021-06-14T22:53:04
The students will meet everyday until Wednesday. They will debate bills that were brought up during the latest legislative session. Committee hearing rooms at the state capitol are the main sites o...
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Meet Mimi Yu, Nebraska's First Youth Poet Laureate from 2021-06-10T22:00:05
Nebraska has a youth poet laureate from Lincoln East High School. Nebraska Public Media News talks more about the poet’s life and art.
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Golfing Clinic Helps Visually Impaired from 2021-06-10T20:40:04
There was a golfing clinic and tournament near Omaha on Thursday morning. Visually impaired and blind people were given the opportunity to learn the game. They practiced putting, chipping, and went...
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Aubrey Trail Sentenced to Death for Death, Dismemberment from 2021-06-10T15:31:04
Aubrey Trail is headed for Nebraska’s Death Row. A three-judge panel in Saline County determined Trail should die by Lethal injection. The 54-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder. He and ...
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Giltner Soldier Missing in Action for 77 Years Will Finally Rest from 2021-06-05T21:31:05
After missing in action for over 70 years, a soldier killed during World War II will finally rest in his hometown in Giltner, in south central Nebraska.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was abl...
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Behind The Bill To Bring New Combat Sports To Nebraska from 2021-06-03T14:33
Regulated Bare Knuckle Boxing and Kickboxing matches can now be held in Nebraska alongside mixed Martial Martial Arts and other combat sports. Nebraska Public Media takes a behind the scenes look a...
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In Lincoln, Women Refugees Learn How To Drive With a New Friend from 2021-06-02T23:00:05
Virtually everyone in Nebraska drives a car to get around, but what about the refugees who didn’t grow up behind the wheel, who now have to learn how to drive, but can’t even speak English? Juniper...
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No New Clues in Search for La Vista Boy Missing for Two Weeks from 2021-06-01T22:32:05
There are still very few clues in the disappearance of an autistic La Vista boy two weeks ago as investigators continue to look for any new leads in the case. The search for 11-year-old Ryan Larsen...
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Pandemic Porch Concerts Use Music to Chronicle Highs and Lows from 2021-05-28T11:30
More Nebraskans are getting COVID vaccinations and breaking free after more than a year of masking up and public health lockdowns.
Meanwhile, a Lincoln woman is still doing her part to chroni...
Vacant Office Buildings Reflect Changing Work Space, Downtowns from 2021-05-25T22:10:06
With some companies in Nebraska’s most populous cities moving out of offices during the pandemic, some worry what will happen to the barren buildings now that life is returning to normal. But, as N...
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Pre-Pandemic Festivals Blossom Again from 2021-05-24T11:45
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many small towns to cancel large festivals that they depend on for tourism. As some communities are holding these festivals again, Harvest Public Media’s Kat...
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Lincoln Skate Park Becomes High School For Creatives from 2021-05-14T22:41:04
The Bay Skatepark, a favorite after-school hangout spot for Lincoln kids, will soon be a school for creatives and artists. Bay High is a collaborative focus program between Lincoln Public Schools a...
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Fallen Hero Of Pearl Harbor Attack Finally Rests In Harvard Home from 2021-05-13T21:32:04
After nearly 80 years, the remains of a fallen hero of the Pearl Harbor attack will finally be put to rest in the town of Harvard, near Hastings Saturday, May 15. The USS Oklahoma Project has ident...
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How Garth Brooks Tour Could Impact Lincoln's Economy from 2021-05-12T21:09:04
Country music superstar Garth Brooks will perform at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln this August. It’s the first concert in the stadium in 34 years. NET reports on the economic impact to the town.
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New Memorial In Maine to Commemorate Missing Military Flight from 2021-05-12T20:23:06
It’s been almost six decades since a military charter flight carrying 93 highly trained soldiers disappeared over the Pacific Ocean between Guam and the Philippines. Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 wa...
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Investigator Mario Herrera's Son Joins Lincoln Police Department from 2021-05-12T15:09:04
Months after his dad, Investigator Mario Herrera, died in the line of duty, Carlos Herrera will be joining the Lincoln Police Department this June.The announcement came two days before the fallen o...
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Ponca Tribe Wants Chief Standing Bear's Tomahawk from 2021-05-11T14:51:05
After Chief Standing Bear’s landmark civil rights case to recognize American Indians as people, he gifted a ceremonial tomahawk to his attorney more than 140 years ago. Now, the tomahawk is in the ...
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Spencer Dam Owners Receive $50 Million to Clear Crumbled Dam Rem from 2021-05-03T20:06:05
The remnants of Spencer Dam have remain scattered in the river after the dam failed and broke apart more than two years ago – as many different locations across cross the state flooded following a ...
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In Nebraska, Families Come Together To Hunt For Morel Mushrooms from 2021-04-29T00:29:05
It’s a unique hunt that many Nebraskans look forward to every year, and it doesn’t involve animals. Morel mushrooms are hollow and sponge-like and are also edible and highly coveted. Searching for ...
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Lincoln Family Letters From Holocaust Victims Come Alive In School Play from 2021-04-22T11:31
According to a 50-state survey among adults under 40, one in 10 of them don’t remember ever hearing the word “Holocaust,” where 6 million Jews were killed in World War II. Among them were Curt and ...
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Family Letters From Holocaust Victims Come Alive In School Play from 2021-04-21T23:53
A 50-state survey among adults under 40 shows 1 in 10 of them don’t remember ever hearing the word “Holocaust,” where 6 millions Jews were killed in World War 2. Among them were Curt and Regina Sch...
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Iconic Classic Car Collection In Central Nebraska Up for Auction from 2021-04-12T20:17:05
An iconic collection of classic cars in a small central Nebraska town is going up for auction starting Wednesday. They’re part of what was known as “Chevyland U.S.A”, a car museum just off Intersta...
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FBI Warns About COVID Survey Scams Popping-Up Nationwide from 2021-04-06T21:46:04
If you’ve recently gotten your COVID-19 vaccination and then get an e-mail or text asking you to take a survey afterward, beware, it could be a scam.
The FBI is reporting scammers are po...
Nebraska Honors First Native Doctor With Bronze Sculpture from 2021-04-01T13:52:04
An Idaho-based artist is creating a public sculpture of the first Native American doctor in the U.S. Last week, the Nebraska Capitol Environs Commission approved the sculpture by Benjamin Victor to...
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Asian communities in Nebraska respond to Atlanta shooting from 2021-03-23T00:10:04
The shooting of eight people, including six Asians in Atlanta shocked Jueyezi “Rebecca” Reinhardt and the entire community at the Asian Community and Cultural Center. Reinhardt is the Cultural Prog...
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Local Pubs, Restaurants Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With Safety from 2021-03-17T22:52:05
This St. Patrick’s Day Irish bars and restaurants want guests to have fun but stay safe.
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Advisory committee recommends Nebraska high schools drop Native from 2021-03-17T21:52:04
A Nebraska civil rights advisory committee is recommending all Nebraska high schools phase out the use of Native American mascots. The committee says it's time to move on from what it calls harmful...
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Father of Nebraska Teen Killed in Police Shoot-Out says he hopes from 2021-03-16T19:14:04
The father of a teenager from Blair, Nebraska who was shot and killed by police in Oklahoma last month says he hopes to spread his daughter’s message and turn a tragedy into something that will hel...
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Career Project Helps Immigrants, Refugees Pursue Careers from 2021-03-10T17:07:04
A career project was a finalist in Lincoln’s 2020 Google.org Impact Challenge. Organizers won $300,000 through two grants to help change immigrants and refugees’ lives statewide.
The CareerLad...
COVID-19 in Nebraska: One Year Later from 2021-03-07T21:28
Dr. Robert Penn of Omaha's Methodist Hospital discusses treating Nebraska's first coronavirus patient, Terra Uhing, executive director at Three Rivers Public Health Department, recalls being inform...
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The Only Grocery Store In Bayard, Nebraska Closes from 2021-03-05T02:40:05
After opening 17 years ago, Bayard’s only grocery closes. The Western Nebraska city is coming together to find a solution to keep the town’s food options alive.
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High School Celebrates Black History Month Thanks To One Student from 2021-02-26T19:35:04
Syionna Conner is one of four black students in Roncalli Catholic High School’s senior class. She says she noticed the predominantly white high school in Omaha didn’t really do anything for Black H...
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Biden's Increase In Refugee Limits Gives Hope To Local Centers from 2021-02-24T16:08:06
In his first 100 days as president, President Joe Biden revoked the Trump administration’s travel ban on people from majority-Muslim countries and vowed to increase the number of refugees allowed i...
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No Relief? Fortenberry Fears Lied Center Could Miss Out On COVID from 2021-02-24T04:00
Congressman Fortenberry Works To Esnure College-Owned Venues Like the Lied Center Get COVID Relief
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Girl Scout Cookie Season Opens Despite Pandemic from 2021-02-21T00:00:04
Despite the pandemic and a stretch of very cold weather, Girl Scout cookie booths opened this weekend in Nebraska. Girl Scouts across the state aren’t slowing down as they continue a long tradition.
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'I Might Be Your Neighbor': After School Club Empowers Migrant Youth To Tell Their Stories from 2021-02-17T18:20
Nebraska is fifth in the nation for refugee resettlement per capita. As NET’s Melissa Rosales and Gabriella Parsons report, one program in Lincoln aims to give young refugees and immigrants a voice...
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Voices of a Changing Nebraska: ‘They Don't Understand Us’ from 2021-01-29T12:01
2020 was a year that laid bare our deep divisions as a nation. Over the past few months, America Amplified reporter Megan Feeney has been following up with a small group of Nebraskans to find out ...
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Voices of a Changing Nebraska: ‘Not Everybody's Part Is Out In Front Of The Cameras Holding A Sign’ from 2021-01-27T22:01
2020 was a year that laid bare our deep divisions as a nation. Over the past few months, America Amplified reporter Megan Feeney has been following up with a small group of Nebraskans to find out ...
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Voices of a Changing Nebraska: ‘I Feel Like I'm Yelling Into A Pillow And No One Is Listening’ from 2021-01-27T12:01
2020 was a year that laid bare our deep divisions as a nation. Over the past few months, America Amplified reporter Megan Feeney has been following up with a small group of Nebraskans to find out...
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Voices of a Changing Nebraska: "If We're Not Talking, Then We're Not Figuring Out Solutions" from 2021-01-26T22:01
2020 was a year that laid bare our deep divisions as a nation. Over the past few months, America Amplified reporter Megan Feeney has been following up with a small group of Nebraskans to find out ...
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Voices of a Changing Nebraska: "My Background Doesn't Exempt Me From Becoming a Hashtag" from 2021-01-26T12:01
2020 was a year that laid bare our deep divisions as a nation. Over the past few months, America Amplified reporter Megan Feeney has been following up with a small group of Nebraskans to find out h...
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The "Pleasant Valley Gang" Paved The Way For Today's Live-Streaming Concerts from 2021-01-25T13:00
Thirty-five years ago, the Pleasant Valley Gang, which featured two Nebraska musicians, played their final WIBW radio show in Topeka, Kansas. It was America’s last known live music radio show and t...
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Nebraska's State Poet Reacts To Inaugural Poem "The Hill We Climb" from 2021-01-22T21:35
On Inauguration Day earlier this week, National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest inaugural poet Amanda Gorman read her poem “The Hill We Climb,” a piece she finished after witnessing the riots ...
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Nebraska School Classrooms Watch The Presidential Inauguration from 2021-01-20T22:47
Students across Nebraska watched President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take the oath of office today... some school teachers are using the historic event as a teaching moment in thei...
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Poem About Political Violence By Nebraska State Poet Gains National Attention from 2021-01-12T22:52
A poem by Nebraska’s State Poet was published in the New York Times today. The poem, called "The Start," talks about political violence, but was written three years ago. Matt Mason said he wrote th...
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Pandemic Is The Only Thing That Can Slow This Piano Man from 2020-12-31T15:45
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has changed life for all of us. For one York, Nebraska senior citizen, it’s taken away his ability to perform before his favorite crowd. NET News followed him befor...
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