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Can a Squad of Progressive Vets Storm Capitol Hill in 2026?
During the mid-term election next year, the Democratic Party hopes to regain lost ground on Capitol Hill by running a new crop of “service candidates”—men and women whose campaign bios stress their past experience in the military and national...
University of Nebraska Lincoln professors face uncertainty as major budget cuts loom
YOU MAY LIKE IT SO MUCH. SO MUCH COMFORT. YEAH, AS A MASSIVE $27.5 MILLION BUDGET CUT LOOMS OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, DOZENS OF FACULTY MEMBERS ARE CAUGHT IN LIMBO. THOSE IN DEPARTMENTS ARE SET TO BE ELIMINATED. THEY KNOW THEY’RE...
University of Minnesota Morris Women's Swimming & Diving at Nebraska Wesleyan University
University of Minnesota Morris Men's Swimming & Diving at Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Lottery sees decrease in bettors, leading to less funding for state programs
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A new report from the Nebraska state auditor’s office indicates that lottery sales have decreased by millions of dollars, decreasing funding to some major state programs. Many lifelong lottery players gave their take on why...
Lancaster County students learn about Nebraska farms at Ag Literacy Festival
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Elementary students in the Lancaster County area got to take their lessons from the classroom to a make-shift farm this week, as part of the Ag Literacy Festival. Hosted at the Sandhills Global Event Center, about 380 fourth...
Budget, childcare, tax reform among top legislative priorities for Nebraska senators in 2026
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — State senators Wednesday worked with the state and city chambers of commerce to hit on a couple of their upcoming legislative priorities now that the next session is only 77 days away. With Nebraska’s first quarter GDP down...
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SEWARD 410 SOUTH STREET SEWARD, NE 68434 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:30 PM. Paul Duer: Absent Matt Hastings: Present …
BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SEWARD 410 SOUTH STREET SEWARD, NE 68434 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:30 PM. Paul Duer: Absent Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Ryne Seaman: Present...
NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF SEWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF THE GEORGE F. KRUEGER REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH 2, 2009 CASE NO. PR 25-66 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Verified Petition to …
NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF SEWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF THE GEORGE F. KRUEGER REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH 2, 2009 CASE NO. PR 25-66 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Verified Petition to Modify Trust Restriction has been filed in the...
Power restored in Dixon, Dakota Counties in Nebraska after equipment failure
DIXON COUNTY, Neb. (KTIV) - 7:45 A.M. UPDATE: Power has been restored in Dixon and Dakota Counties according to Northeast Power. 7 A.M. UPDATE: Equipment failure has caused a large power outage is parts of Dixon and Dakota Counties in Nebraska...
How many H-2A petitions were made by Nebraska employers classified under the Construction industry during 2024?
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
Proceedings from October 15, 2025 MTG., District #18 Board of Education
ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD Regular Meeting EPS Board Room October 15, 2025 7:00 PM President Lisa Welding called the regular school board meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The board members present were Eric Beckman, Steve Busteed and Lisa Welding....
Four-Star 2027 Edge Receives Offer From Nebraska
Mekai Brown, a 2027 four-star edge rusher from Greenwich Country Day High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, received an offer from Nebraska on Monday, October 20. In addition to the Cornhuskers, he has received offers from Boston College, Rutgers,...
Power restored in Dixon, Dakota Counties in Nebraska after equipment failure
DIXON COUNTY, Neb. (KTIV) - 7:45 A.M. UPDATE: Power has been restored in Dixon and Dakota Counties according to Northeast Power. 7 A.M. UPDATE: Equipment failure has caused a large power outage is parts of Dixon and Dakota Counties in Nebraska...
New NU Era: The University of Nebraska long banked on state funding. That support is crumbling.
In 2000, state funding made up just over a third of the University of Nebraska’s operating budget. Today, that has shrunk to 19% — $699 million of NU’s $3.6 billion total budget. Earlier this year, a less-than-asked-for state appropriation led the...
Nebraska Republicans are targeting voter-approved medical marijuana, following other GOP-led states
LINCOLN, Neb. | Nebraska officials missed a deadline this week granting licenses to marijuana growers as part of a voter-approved measure that legalized medical marijuana, offering the latest example of pushback in Republican-led states against...
Nebraska lawmaker criticizes DHHS for being too lenient on local abortion clinics
LINCOLN — A state senator is calling out Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services because he believes they have been “totally ineffective” in overseeing local abortion clinics. He raised the issue this week during a public hearing of the...
University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, students hold town hall on proposed budget cuts
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Currently, more than 300 students are enrolled as students in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Come next year, should $27.5 million of proposed budget cuts for the school’s...
Kearney High School students earn spots in 2025 Nebraska All-State ensembles
Fifteen talented student musicians from Kearney High School have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 Nebraska All-State Band, Choir, and Orchestra. Sponsored by the Nebraska Music Education Association (NMEA), these students were...
U.S. Senate Candidate in Nebraska Claims to be an Independent But is Being Bankrolled by Prominent Democrats
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn – Screencap of YouTube video. Dan Osborn is a candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Nebraska and he claims to be an independent, yet he is being funded by donations from major Democrats in various parts of the...