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MARGERY A. BECK

MARGERY A. BECK

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Environment|US

Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US

Another storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires

Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US
Business|Political|Sports|US

Daylight saving time is coming and the golf industry can't wait

Every year, bills are introduced in state legislatures across the country seeking to end the changing of clocks twice a year

Daylight saving time is coming and the golf industry can't wait
Science|Technology|US

Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102

The man who led a NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion has died

Political|Technology|US

Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices

A systemwide outage of state government computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hours

Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices
Health|Lifestyle|News|US

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 goes into effect this weekend

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
Election|US

Ramaswamy says angry protesters rammed his car in Iowa; police say no evidence crash was intentional

Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign says protesters upset about his remarks in opposition to aid for Ukraine purposely rammed his car in Iowa in retaliation, but police say there is no evidence to support the claim that the crash was intentional

Ramaswamy says angry protesters rammed his car in Iowa; police say no evidence crash was intentional
Election|US

Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans as critics question his path ahead

Vivek Ramaswamy has failed to rise in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race and is increasingly risking becoming an afterthought

Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans as critics question his path ahead
Business|Education|News|Sports|US

Critics pan planned $450M Nebraska football stadium renovation as academic programs face cuts

University of Nebraska officials have unveiled a plan for a $450 million renovation of its football stadium in Lincoln

Critics pan planned $450M Nebraska football stadium renovation as academic programs face cuts
Crime|News

A woman shot with a crossbow and a priest stabbed in a rectory shake a small Nebraska town

Two brutal killings in four months have left 1,100 residents in a tiny corner of eastern Nebraska reeling

A woman shot with a crossbow and a priest stabbed in a rectory shake a small Nebraska town
News|Opinion|Political

Nebraska Democrats back Omaha activist Preston Love Jr. to challenge Ricketts for US Senate seat

Longtime Omaha community activist Preston Love Jr. has announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate

News|Science|Technology|US

Preliminary test crashes indicate the nation's guardrail system can't handle heavy electric vehicles

Preliminary tests by a University of Nebraska road safety research facility and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers point to concerns that the nation’s roadside guardrails are no match for new heavy electric vehicles

Preliminary test crashes indicate the nation's guardrail system can't handle heavy electric vehicles
US

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems

Nebraska state Sen_ Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.”

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems
Health|News|US

Nebraska governor reverses course and says state will take federal funding to feed children

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has reversed course and now says he will accept federal funding to help feed hungry children during the summer break

Nebraska governor reverses course and says state will take federal funding to feed children
Business|Economy|US

Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes

A Nebraska lawmaker is pushing a bill to forbid out-of-state hedge funds and other corporate entities from buying up single-family properties

Environment|News

Warm weather brings brings a taste of spring to central and western United States

A warm front is sweeping springlike weather across a large swath of the country in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year

Warm weather brings brings a taste of spring to central and western United States
Crime|News|US

A Nebraska lawmaker faces backlash for invoking a colleague's name in a graphic account of rape

A Nebraska lawmaker is facing calls for his resignation after reading a graphic account of rape that included a colleague's name on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature

A Nebraska lawmaker faces backlash for invoking a colleague's name in a graphic account of rape
Crime|News|US

A Nebraska senator who name-checked a colleague while reading about rape is under investigation

A Nebraska lawmaker is now the subject of a sexual harassment investigation

A Nebraska senator who name-checked a colleague while reading about rape is under investigation
Education|News|Opinion|US

A Nebraska bill to subject librarians to charges for giving 'obscene material' to children fails

A bill that would have held school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing “obscene material” to Nebraska students in grades K-12 failed to advance Wednesday in the Legislature

Election|News|US

Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system

Nebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes

Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
Crime|News|US

Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded

An outside investigator has found that a Nebraska lawmaker who invoked the name of a colleague while reading a graphic account of rape violated the body’s sexual harassment policy

Nebraska lawmaker who targeted a colleague during a graphic description of rape is reprimanded
Education|News|Sports|US

Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams

A Nebraska bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session

Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams
Election|US

National, state GOP figures gather in Omaha to push for winner-take-all elections in Nebraska

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes

National, state GOP figures gather in Omaha to push for winner-take-all elections in Nebraska
News|Political|US

Nebraska lawmakers pass a bill to restore voting rights to newly released felons

Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill to restore of voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time

Nebraska lawmakers pass a bill to restore voting rights to newly released felons
News|US|World

Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions

Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
News|US|Videos

Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest

Multiple people have died and at least a dozen were injured since a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris

Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest

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