Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

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Election|US

Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska's Omaha-based district

Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed

Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska's Omaha-based district
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
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|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
News|US|Videos|World

5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, officials say

Officials say five people died and at least 35 were hurt as powerful tornadoes ripped through Iowa, with one carving a path of destruction through the small city of Greenfield

5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, officials say
News|Environment|Science|US

More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage

The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados carved up long paths across Iowa

More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage
Environment|News|US|World

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2

Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. has collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2
News|US

Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest

Severe storms with tornado warnings brought hail and heavy rain to parts of the Midwest as floodwaters breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations

Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the Midwest
Economy|News|US

Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms

Many Midwestern homeowners hit by bad flooding this week do not have flood insurance

Few have flood insurance to help recover from devastating Midwest storms
Environment|News|US

Severe weather wreaks havoc across the US — from Midwest flooding to deadly Northeast storms

Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and flooding in the Upper Midwest and powerful storms in the Northeast that left a least two people dead from falling trees

Severe weather wreaks havoc across the US — from Midwest flooding to deadly Northeast storms
Election|US

Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates

When Kamala Harris named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, she highlighted his service as a congressman, soldier, teacher and coach

Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates
News|Opinion|US

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

With ballot deadlines approaching, Nebraska and Missouri courts are weighing whether amendments on abortion will go before voters

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot
Election|Health|US

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures

Nebraska has certified two ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general says their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures

Election|US

This independent candidate is worrying Republicans in deep-red Nebraska's Senate race

A former cereal plant worker running as an independent in deeply conservative Nebraska has emerged as a serious Senate challenger to two-term Republican Deb Fischer

This independent candidate is worrying Republicans in deep-red Nebraska's Senate race
Health|Opinion|Political|US

Competing abortion proposals highlight a record number of ballot measures in Nebraska

Nebraska has a record number of petition-initiated measures on the ballot, including two competing ones pertaining to abortion abortion rights

Election|Opinion|US

Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them

Americans are encouraged to do their duty and vote on Election Day

Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them
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

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

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

Business|US

Commission backs Nebraska governor's return-to-office order

A Nebraska state employees union is considering an appeal after seeing its challenge to Gov. Jim Pillen's return-to-office order dismissed

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Perry High School shooter sought fame and tried to livestream the attack, investigation shows

The investigation into a deadly shooting at a small-town Iowa high school in January reveals new details, including that the teenage shooter sought fame and attempted to livestream his actions

Election|Political|US

People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November

Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote in a decision with implications for the upcoming election

People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
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

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