Irish vacation turns into a COVID nightmare for Saunders County couple

When they tested positive, their expected 12-day trip turned into an expensive, extended ordeal as they tried to navigate the various requirements to get back on an airplane and return to the U.S. Go to Source Author: PAUL HAMMEL Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Labor shortage disrupts developmental disability services; 2,866 Nebraskans on waiting list

The state budget included enough money to add long-awaited services for 500 people this fiscal year. But none have been able to start because providers don’t have enough staff, lawmakers were told. Go to Source Author: Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

UNL moving forward with diversity plan; 3 regents say they’ll keep fighting it

Despite calls by opponents of UNL’s diversity plan for Nebraskans to make their voices heard at Friday’s board meeting, the topic did not come up during public comment. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Sen. Mike Groene says packing plant is ‘aligned for the stars’ for North Platte

Lincoln County’s state senator says he’s working with Gov. Pete Ricketts and legislative leaders to direct something like $75 million of Nebraska’s federal COVID-19 aid to the Sustainable Beef LLC meatpacking project. Go to Source Author: By Todd von Kampen North Platte Telegraph Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

One more COVID-19 death reported in Lancaster County

The person who died was a woman in her 60s who was hospitalized and unvaccinated. The Health Department also reported 231 new confirmed cases, the third-highest number of cases for a single day this year. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Kellogg reaches tentative agreement with striking union workers

Local BCTGM Union President Dan Osborn confirmed that union members will vote on the five-year labor deal on Sunday. Go to Source Author: Dan Crisler Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Trump calls for GOP challenger to take on Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon

Former President Donald Trump called for a Republican to challenge Rep. Don Bacon because he voted in favor of a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Go to Source Author: Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Young, unvaccinated Nebraskans among critically ill COVID patients, doctors say

Nebraska health care workers will care for all comers, one doctor said, “But it’s getting old when every person who rolls through the door, it’s like, ‘Yup, unvaccinated. Again.’” Go to Source Author: Julie Anderson Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Council Bluffs teacher accused of writing notes threatening school shooting

In at least one of the notes, police said, the teacher posed as an anonymous student and wrote that she was “tired of being made fun of.” Go to Source Author: Alia Conley Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Omaha man charged with felony motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed mom of 4

Ulises Pantoja, 24, also was charged with first-offense drunken driving. Go to Source Author: Kevin Cole Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Jury orders Children’s Hospital to pay $26.1 million for failing to treat infant’s seizures

“Our clients were told, ‘Don’t worry about it, she’ll be OK.’ She suffered profound seizures and will never be the same,” attorney Joe Cullan said. Go to Source Author: Todd Cooper Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Lincoln Correctional Center inmate hospitalized following assault

A staff member saw the injured inmate’s cellmate repeatedly kicking him in the head and torso. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Timely training pays off as Hildreth Fire and Rescue EMT crew deliver baby in an ambulance

Hildreth Fire and Rescue delivered a baby fewer than 48 hours after specialized, high-tech training on emergency obstetrics from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Simulation-in-Motion Nebraska. Go to Source Author: Kearney Hub Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Allo announces expansion plans for 5 Nebraska cities

The company will bring service next year. to Ashland, Milford, Seward, Sidney and York. Go to Source Author: MATT OLBERDING Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

78-year-old woman killed in four-vehicle crash in west Omaha

Patricia I. Brinkman, 78, died after a pickup traveling above the speed limit collided with her stopped car at 144th Street and Eldorado Drive, according to Omaha Police Department. Go to Source Author: Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Firefighters show dedication in days of battling Nebraska Panhandle blaze

The Buffalo Creek Fire that burned 2,600 acres was the latest in a series of wildfires in western Nebraska this summer that taxed fire crews and required additional resources to protect land and homes. Go to Source Author: JEFF VAN PATTEN Scottsbluff Star-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Weeping Water angler is first woman to win national championship in any series

The Weeping Water kayak angler is the first woman to win a national championship in any series and has qualified to fish on the U.S. team at the Hobie world championships for the second time. Go to Source Author: Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Don Walton: A year of opportunity for Nebraska and the Legislature

It will be a year of opportunity for the Nebraska Legislature; and the state. Federal infrastructure and pandemic recovery funding provides an additional shot in the arm, opening the door to thinking big. Go to Source Author: DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Mayor Stothert: W. Dale Clark Library will move to new location in downtown Omaha

Omaha’s downtown W. Dale Clark Library will move four blocks from its current location to a new site just west of the Old Market, Mayor Jean Stothert announced Tuesday. Go to Source Author: Jessica Wade World-Herald Staff Writer Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Nebraska hospital transfer center improving but still not accomplishing goal

The transfer center continues to take steps to improve, but it appears to be falling short of its paramount goal of allowing providers to stay with their patients rather than make calls themselves. Go to Source Author: Sara Gentzler Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Economy by the numbers: 10 charts that show where the economy is headed in Lincoln and Nebraska

Which counties have the lowest unemployment rate? Where is gas the cheapest? How have visits to bars and restaurants changed? Find out with these charts and maps, updated weekly. Go to Source Author: Lee Digital Content Center, Reconnecting Labs Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Snow days may melt away for UNL students after policy change

Students could be required to log in to an online class or watch a recorded lecture from home if inclement weather closes UNL’s campus. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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