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$40M Little Bo Village Project Aims To Be A ‘Front Door’ To Nebraska’s Largest Downtown
OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district. As head of...
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Best NFL players born in Nebraska
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Football has long been woven into the cultural fabric of America, and every state has produced its share of gridiron legends. From Hall of Fame quarterbacks to record-setting receivers and defensive stalwarts, some of the NFL's greatest talents...
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Nebraska Wesleyan cuts 14 staff jobs
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Wesleyan announced it’s cutting 14 jobs in a letter to students, faculty and staff on Thursday. According to Nebraska Wesleyan President Darrin Good, colleges and universities across the country, including Nebraska...
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CNBC ranks CT as 5th-best state in terms of quality of life in 2025
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Norwich Bulletin - Connecticut
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Connecticut was named the fifth-best state for quality of life in CNBC's "Top States for Business" study this year. CNBC ranks each U.S. state annually from a business standpoint. The states are given scores in 10 categories: Economy,...
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End Of An Era: After Decades As Last Resort, Federal Special Education Oversight Withdraws
The saga is a vivid illustration of the fate that policy experts predict awaits families of students with disabilities. For decades, the Feds were the last, best hope for special ed kids. What happens now? Last December, after a year and a half of...
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Family files suit over immigrant postal worker who died in police custody
Kingsley Bimpong [Photo: Stephen Frimpong]Last November, Kingsley Fifi Bimpong, a 50-year-old immigrant postal worker, died after Eagan, Minnesota police arrested him on false suspicion of drunk driving and left him to suffer a fatal stroke on the...
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Oma-Homers: Meet the Nebraska pigeon racers keeping a little-known tradition alive
The beady-eyed athletes scan an unfamiliar wind-swept prairie from behind the starting gate. They’ve prepared for this day since birth. Pricey high-nutrient meals, early-morning training sessions, weekly competitions across the state — all of it...
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The 2nd Annual Nebraska Missing Persons Day to be held Oct. 17
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Nebraska State Capitol, (Dallas Nau, Central Nebraska Today) LINCOLN — On Oct. 17, 2025, families from across the state will gather in Lincoln for the 2nd Annual Nebraska Missing Persons Day — a day created by Nebraska lawmakers to bring...
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New hydrogeologist joins Nebraska team to study High Plains Aquifer
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KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb — The Conservation and Survey Division at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources has appointed Valentina Ita as the new survey hydrogeologist for the west central service area. Ita, who began her role on Aug....
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Nebraska Sheriff urges ICE detention contract for jail, County Board chair balks
The Douglas County sheriff announced Thursday that he wants to contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold migrant detainees at Omaha’s largest local jail, offering reasons including that it would bring in funds to boost his...
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Nebraska Native Has Bounced Back from Injury to Star for No. 12 Purdue; Huskers, Boilermakers Play Sunday
The match meant nothing, but to Grace Heaney, it was everything. Purdue was kicking off its spring season against Butler at home. After undergoing a drastic roster overhaul during the offseason, most eyes would be on the seven newcomers that...
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"Tate McRae concert must have fired something up in" - Nebraska Volleyball' Harper Murray opens up on Canadian singer's impact on her performance
Harper Murray made her feelings known after receiving a major Big Ten honor, playfully saying that Tate McRae's concert may have fueled her performance. Murray attended the show at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on October 9, 2025. Harper Murray,...
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Help Stop Nebraska Voter Fraud Today!
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has said that he has no problem turning the state’s voting records over to the Federal Government, but he can’t do it just yet until a lawsuit gets settled. Even though there is no evidence of widespread voter...
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ICE detention center in McCook operational in November, Nebraska governor’s office says
Courtesy Nebraska governor's officeLINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The ICE detention center in McCook will open up in just over two weeks, according to the governor’s office. Gov. Jim Pillen’s office on Tuesday told Channel 8 that the facility to house...
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Inside the fight to save Nebraska's bees from growing colony collapse
Honey bees across America are facing a crisis that threatens their very existence.Research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows that Nebraska is among the hardest-hit states, losing as many as 70 to 80% of bee colonies in the past...
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Florida’s emergency manager has a new job: Detaining immigrants
Kevin Guthrie had a blunt message when he spoke at the opening of “Alligator Alcatraz” in July: “Florida is and always will be a law-and-order state.” But Guthrie, whose agency built the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades,...
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Amid immigration enforcement, migrant farmworkers’ numbers are falling
In the Trump administration’s push to detain and deport unauthorized immigrants, some of the most highly publicized raids have occurred at farms or meatpacking operations in major agricultural states such as California, Washington, and...
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Pea Ridge woman breaks marathon record in Nebraska
"From Pea Ridge, Arkansas," resounded over the loudspeaker on Sept. 26, nearly 800 miles away from Pea Ridge, as Aubree Hawley crossed the finish line of the Monument Marathon in Nebraska, breaking three hours and the record for women for the...
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Nebraska Extension Researcher Uses Partnerships and Tools to Create ‘Outstanding Extension Programs’
By Chabella Guzman PREEC Communications In February, Dr. Bijesh Maharjan was awarded the 2024 Gamma Sigma Delta award for Outstanding Extension Program at the annual awards reception of the Nebraska Chapter. Maharjan is an extension specialist and...