Nebraskans from Afghanistan angry, fearful over home country’s collapse

“For the past several days, I haven’t slept well. I have my phone in my hand all the time,” Feroz Mohmand, 34, who now lives in Omaha. “I’m lost. I’m shocked. I’m helpless. I can’t do anything.” Go to Source Author: Steve Liewer Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Federal judge denies request for injunction, independent review in firefight’s lawsuit

The judge wrote in his order that no actions were designed “to be abandoning them in an environment immediately dangerous to life or health” to firefighters. Go to Source Author: LORI PILGER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

19-year-old Murdock man sentenced after deadly crash with concrete truck

Garrett Bragg was placed on two years’ probation and his license was impounded for six months, an official said. He also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service on dates important to the victim’s family. Go to Source Author: Kelsey Stewart Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Virus cases surge in Nebraska but fewer tests being done

This summer, the state hasn’t reported more than 2,000 tests a day since July 27. Go to Source Author: Associated Press Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

SCC offering incentives for students to get vaccinated

Southeast Community College isn’t requiring students to get vaccinated, but will hold three clinics at its campuses in Lincoln, Beatrice and Milford in the coming weeks for those wishes to get a shot. Go to Source Author: CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Kearney man wanted as person of interest in shooting of two women near Elm Creek

Jeffrey D. Smith is described as being 5-feet-11, 181 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call 911. Go to Source Author: Kearney Hub Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

‘A strategic blunder’: Nebraska delegation angered by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Sen. Ben Sasse: “While President Joe Biden cowers at Camp David, the Taliban are humiliating America. The retreat from Afghanistan is our worst foreign-policy disaster in a generation.” Go to Source Author: Kevin Cole and Nancy Gaarder Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

The Magic Number: Nebraska doctors, parents aren’t always waiting for babies to arrive anymore

Planned inductions have become more and more common in labor and delivery, rather than focusing on the traditional 40-week delivery date. Go to Source Author: Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Don Walton: Marijuana revenue decision may lie ahead

Things are looking up for voter turnout in a non-presidential election year if petition drives to put a voter ID requirement, legalization of medical marijuana and a minimum wage increase on the 2022 general election ballot are successful. Go to Source Author: DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release…

Housing update: 12 charts that show where homes sales are headed in Lincoln

Are home prices going up or down? Which areas are the hotspots for buyers and sellers? 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

Jim McKee: Crofton keeps finding a way

The town of Crofton has survived all sorts of problems and found a way to survive. Go to Source Author: JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Vaccine update: 9 charts that show how Lincoln and Nebraska are handling the spread of COVID-19

As the delta variant spreads, find out what percentage of the population has been vaccinated, plus how case counts have changed in our community, and more 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

Dayze the dog found 2½ months after she went missing in Carter Lake

Dayze the dog got out of her backyard in Carter Lake and was lost for 2½ months before workers found her stranded on the banks of the Missouri River. Go to Source Author: Marjie Ducey Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Back in the day, Aug. 13, 1987: President Ronald Reagan visits North Platte

Thirty-four years ago today, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to visit western Nebraska since Harry Truman rode through on a train in 1950. Go to Source Author: Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Horse track, casino proposed for Kimball

Proposed site landowner Chris Nielsen reached out to Canterbury Park officials after Nebraskans voted to legalize gambling at horse tracks in 2020. Go to Source Author: CHRISTOPHER BORRO Scottsbluff Star-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Grief, laughter and the cries of a newborn: COVID-19 takes life of Alexa Sheeder, not legacy

Alexa Sheeder died from complications of COVID-19, just 13 days after hearing the cries of her newborn boy named Barrett. Go to Source Author: TOM LOEWY tloewy@qctimes.com Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

New statewide organization spurs clean energy development

“Embracing our clean energy potential creates economic opportunities we’ve never before realized in rural Nebraska,” Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning said. Go to Source Author: DON WALTON Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Man shot, killed by state trooper in St. Paul, state patrol says

A state trooper gave repeated commands for the subject, identified as John Vogel, 80, to put down his weapon. Vogel did not comply with commands and instead raised the rifle, according to a news release. Go to Source Author: Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Short staffed: Game and Parks announces cuts in hours, services

This year’s staffing levels at state parks and other recreational properties were down an estimated 30%. Go to Source Author: PETER SALTER Lincoln Journal Star Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Prisons to digitally scan mail to thwart drug smuggling

Multiple states including Maine, Michigan, Nebraska and Pennsylvania photocopy incoming mail to prevent drugs from being delivered to inmates. Go to Source Author: ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

Bulk of Nebraska’s $200 million in federal rental aid has yet to be distributed

The state as a whole had paid out just 13.6% of the emergency rental assistance allocated for Nebraska by Congress. But Omaha and Lincoln are on track to use up their allocation before the year’s end. Go to Source Author: Martha Stoddard and Chris Burbach Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release…

Western Nebraska man dies in one-vehicle rollover crash

Speed appears to have been a factor in the death of a 37-year-old man who was killed in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday in Sidney. Go to Source Author: Omaha World-Herald Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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