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Audit Shows Drop in Nebraska Lottery Ticket Sales
Southside of the Nebraska State Capitol building. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News) LINCOLN–(KFOR Oct. 20)–An audit on the Nebraska Lottery released on Monday by State Auditor Mike Foley shows sales are down over $36-million, dropping by just over 16% in the...
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Pillen Says ‘Cornhusker Clink’ Ready to Accept Immigrants Arrested by ICE
During his monthly state-wide radio call in show Monday afternoon, Governor Jim Pillen said the ICE detention center in McCook is ready to accept illegal immigrants. “It is empty now and security has been upgraded,” Pillen said. There’s a high...
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Nebraska's LULAC director was in favor of an ICE facility in Douglas County; resigns after LULAC's response
A recent proposal to house federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees in Douglas County has led to the resignation of the Nebraska state director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).While Elsa Aranda was in...
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Playing to a high standard, Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor elevating Carmel offense
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It’s easy to be enamored with Carmel quarterback and Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor’s statistics. A two-year starter who’s over halfway through his junior season, Taylor has thrown for 5,539 yards, rushed for 694 yards and totaled 63 touchdowns with...
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Nebraska signed contract with ICE on Sept. 30 to turn state prison into migrant detention center
LINCOLN — The State of Nebraska officially signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 30 to convert the state prison in McCook into an ICE detention facility, officials announced Friday. Under the initial two-year,...
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New federal requirements affect SNAP eligibility in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new reality for some families in our community. Changes to SNAP eligibility mean some will lost their benefits entirely. Ukrainian refugee Oleksandr Ohnivchuk suffers from multiple sclerosis. Benefits like SNAP are important...
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Nebraska governor's office publishes contract with ICE for detention facility
Nebraska governor's office publishes contract with ICE for detention facility THANKS, BILL. AS THE STATE MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING THE SO-CALLED CORNHUSKER CLINIC, MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE JOINED IN A LAWSUIT. IT’S AGAINST GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN...
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Where is Melodee Buzzard? Missing California girl may have been taken to Nebraska by mom, authorities say
New details have emerged in the ongoing search for Melodee Buzzard, a missing 9-year-old Lompoc girl who authorities now say was seen as recently as Oct. 7 and may have been driven to Nebraska by her mother. Melodee’s mother, Ashlee Buzzard,...
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Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge
Across the US, in the streets and in their studios, artists and arts workers are resisting the cultural crackdown instigated by President Donald Trump. A joint statement calling for “collective courage” and affirming a commitment to “artistic...
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Nebraska to hold second annual Missing Person’s Day, Osborn, Conrad to speak
This story originally ran in the Nebraska News Service In 2000, Jannel Rap’s sister Gina Bos went missing. Now, 25 years later, Rap is honoring her sister’s legacy by connecting loved ones of missing persons from across the country. Families and...
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Nebraska publishes contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE detention facility
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Governor Jim Pillen announced Friday the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utilize the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook as a federal detention center for U.S. Immigration...
Nebraska rolling out new federal requirements for SNAP
FILE - A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — As a result of new federal requirements, the Nebraska Department of Health...
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Nebraska: Buffalo County's football teams budget decreases 6.8% in 2024
Buffalo County's institution invested $2,234,262 on their football teams in 2024, a 6.8%% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. This represents 22.2% of all money invested on sport teams at...
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State audit shows Nebraska Lottery sales down over $36 million
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A state audit showed that Nebraska Lottery sales are down over $36 million. State Auditor Mike Foley released a report on his office’s annual audit of the Nebraska State Lottery on Monday, and according to the audit, lottery...
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Nebraska publishes contract with DHS to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE detention center
Work Ethic Camp in McCookCourtesy: Nebraska Department of Correctional ServicesLINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday announced that the state has published a contract for an ICE detention center in McCook. The contract with the...
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Nebraska officials publish contract with feds to use McCook facility for ICE detainees
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The State of Nebraska on Friday published a redacted version of its contract with the Department of Homeland Security to use the Work Ethic Camp in McCook to house ICE detainees. Friday’s release marks the first time the...
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After UNO campus rape, Heidi Hess chose courage and reclaimed her life
By MARGARET REIST Lincoln Journal Star EDITORS NOTE: Earlier this week, Journal Star reporter Peter Breen wrote about how former Lincoln Police Department officer and FBI detective Jeff Howard's career took a turn while investigating a 1997 rape....
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Nebraska director of LULAC resigns amid rift with national chapter over ICE partnership discussions
The state director of the nation’s oldest Latino civil rights group resigned Thursday. Elsa Aranda announced her resignation from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) days after a dispute with the organization’s national...
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Gov. Pillen: Nebraska publishes contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE facility
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Work Ethic Camp (WEC) located in McCook, Nebraska. (Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Courtesy) NEBRASKA — Governor Jim Pillen announced the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utilize the...
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The Movies That Inspired Bruce Springsteen In Deliver Me From Nowhere Are True Classics
The question of where artists get their ideas from is a time-honored one, and it's almost as ubiquitous as the answers are mysterious. Most artists don't have a succinct answer to the query, and that's understandable, as everyone's ideas tend to...
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