Camera use by local police departments rises, but are they worth it? Experts disagree

An investigation by Lee Enterprises and Type Investigations looked at how agencies have responded to calls for more accountability — including the use of cameras — after George Floyd’s murder. Go to Source Author: BY KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Error corrected on Nebraska school tax credit petition; signatures will be accepted

The error was corrected as soon as it was discovered, a spokeswoman with the secretary of state’s office said, and new petitions were provided to Support Our Schools Nebraska. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jury rules in favor of Nebraska company in EEOC case over policy regarding deaf driver

Werner Enterprises’ attorneys successfully argued at trial the decision not to hire Andrew Deuschle was “due to legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons.” Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Lawsuit to block abortion, gender-affirming care restrictions in Nebraska gets new court date

Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret continued the lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland against the state of Nebraska at a Zoom hearing on Monday morning. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Top candidate says developing relationships would drive work as UNL’s next chancellor

“There is an opportunity to do something really special,” said UNL chancellor candidate Rodney Bennett, “and there is a group of people who want to be involved in creating what that something is.” Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Birth of a magazine

Long-time publication has grown and changes with industry and city. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Big ranches, small towns

The demands of ranching — lots of land for lots of cattle — shaped counties and cities in the Sandhills. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

After rancorous session, Nebraska Legislature looking at repairing relationships

Speaker John Arch told senators he hopes this year “would be an aberration, not a predictor of the future” and pledged to repair relationships before next year. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Ex-Kearney man sentenced for leading role in plot to start fires at Walmart stores in the South

A U.S. attorney said the group had “deliberately endangered innocent shoppers and destroyed millions of dollars of merchandise when they intentionally and maliciously set fires in four stores in two states.” Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

What’s new at the Lake Okoboji amusement park for 2023?

Summer visitors to the Arnolds Park attraction can expect to see ride improvements, a new performance venue, a beer garden and plenty more. Go to Source Author: Jared McNett jmcnett@siouxcityjournal.com Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska attorney general asks court to reject temporary injunction against LB574

Attorney General Mike Hilgers said no Nebraska court has ever found that the Legislature violated the single-subject rule in his filing defending a lawsuit against LB574. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

State of Iowa contests ruling on workers’ right to be heard on safety issues

The state of Iowa is challenging a ruling that it violated prison workers’ right to be heard on issues of personal safety and assaults on the staff committed by inmates. Go to Source Author: Iowa Capital Dispatch Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

UNL faculty raise concerns about moving Husker Athletics under president’s purview

Regents did not discuss the proposed amendment to their bylaws at a special meeting on Wednesday. The board will take it up for consideration at the June 22 meeting. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

After more than a day, woman discovered and rescued from partially collapsed building in Iowa

Protesters gathered at the site of the collapse in downtown Davenport, saying more people are still missing and could be inside. Go to Source Author: Sarah Watson swatson@qctimes.com Gretchen Teske gteske@qctimes.com Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Waterloo man arrested following ‘help an officer’ call for shots fired

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a “help an officer” call for shots fired that resulted in one arrest in western Douglas County. Go to Source Author: Kevin Cole Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Memories made in Ralston’s northeast corner

Once an amusement park, twice a golf course, now the home of a multi-purpose arena. Go to Source Author: Stu Pospisil World-Herald Staff Writer Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Flood cancels Lincoln town hall meeting due to debt ceiling vote

The First District Congressman said he will reschedule a new date for a town hall event in Lincoln. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Omaha police arrest man in connection with fatal Carter Lake crash

Pierre Brayman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed his wife. Go to Source Author: Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska voter ID implementation plan advances despite objections

Sen. Julie Slama called the committee amendment “unconstitutional” and said it would not stop people from voting without ID or require verification of citizenship. Go to Source Author: Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Omaha man, 50, begins new chapter as a doctor after receiving his medical degree from UNMC

Nearly five years ago, Jeremy Wright went back to school to become a doctor at age 46. Now, at 50, he’s a doctor of medicine. Go to Source Author: Dan Crisler Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jim McKee: Merging municipalities

A story of two men, three towns and one county seat. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

‘The Lost Sons of Omaha’ provides in-depth look at Scurlock-Gardner case

The author of the new book “The Lost Sons of Omaha” describes the deaths of James Scurlock and Jake Gardner in 2020 as a “pure tragedy” without heroes or villains, only flawed human beings. Go to Source Author: Molly Ashford Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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