They came to give blood. Others brought cookies, juice and pizza. On Sept. 11, the Lincoln community found ways to help.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
Omaha is proposing a $700,000 settlement with the owners of a Blackstone building damaged in June amid streetcar construction. The City Council will consider it on Tuesday.
- Marjie Ducey World-Herald Staff Writer
Blue-eyed black lemurs are critically endangered due to significant habitat loss and hunting. With only about 100 in human care in North America, the Omaha zoo just doubled its population.
- NATE HEAD Lincoln Journal Star
The standard at Lincoln Southwest remains high — even after a 12-4 start. Against city rival Lincoln East, the defending Class A champions showed what they can become.
I saw the term "Alphabet City" applied to Lincoln. I believe this is because we use most of the letters from A to Z to name our streets going south to north.
I sure wish Governor Pillen was as good at lowering taxes as he is at directing gameday traffic.
Last week, Nebraska saw its first State Fair debate since 2018, between Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn. After watching, I think the choice is clear.
Been following the stories on data centers seeking to build in several places in Nebraska. Seems like this is something that needs a lot of thought before a community signs on the dotted line.
Never could I have predicted that I’d be pining for the good old days of Teddy Roosevelt, the manliest of manly-men presidents, who said “speak softly and carry a big stick” about foreign policy strategy (thanks for the reminder, LJS, "Today in History," Sept. 2).
When Pillen took office as governor three years ago, there was a surplus of money in our state account. There was also a surplus of money in all other funded accounts. The first year in office, he and the Republican Legislature wiped that surplus out. How did they do that? He convinced the Legislature to grant tax relief to the wealthy and tax relief to big corporations. He then got the Legislature to pass a bill to provide tax dollars for his kids to go to private schools (Catholic).
With its starting QB out, Norris turned to a sophomore, and he helped the Titans fend off Elkhorn and end their one-score game drought.
Pillen’s family business is one of the nation’s largest pork producers. He has aligns with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda even though his farms have long taken on undocumented laborers, an investigation finds.
More than 300,000 guests came together during the 11 days of the 2026 Nebraska State Fair, fair officials announced.
Gov. Jim Pillen, after taking questions Wednesday about people with traumatic brain injuries and developmental disabilities, tried leaving a bill signing without addressing reports of his farms hiring undocumented workers.
The Nebraska Community 9/11 Stair Climb at UNK on Friday will honor the 343 New York firefighters who died. It's not a race. It's a remembrance.
The man was conscious and breathing when aid arrived from Gibbon. Help was requested from CHI Health Good Samaritan.
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examining prison ministry and prison education.
They came to give blood. Others brought cookies, juice and pizza. On Sept. 11, the Lincoln community found ways to help.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
Omaha is proposing a $700,000 settlement with the owners of a Blackstone building damaged in June amid streetcar construction. The City Council will consider it on Tuesday.
Blue-eyed black lemurs are critically endangered due to significant habitat loss and hunting. With only about 100 in human care in North America, the Omaha zoo just doubled its population.
Joseph diGenova’s departure injects uncertainty into an investigation that sought to establish the president as the victim of a criminal conspiracy.
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, sources said, hours after President Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after the midterm elections.
Trump's latest message echoes similar past pledges, including a push for $2,000 tariff dividend checks for some Americans last year, which never came to fruition.
The DOJ has already asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the block on the USPS rule.
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"The juvenile male driver of the Jeep suffered substantial neurological injuries and was on a ventilator for several days," according to the affidavit.
Lincoln police held a briefing Friday morning on two suspicious deaths this week: Amber Spencer, who died from injuries sustained in a camper fire Wednesday, and a 67-year-old Lincoln man found dead Thursday near First and M streets.
A middle school student was found in possession of a handgun on Thursday at York Public Schools, police say.
A 24-year-old Omaha man was arrested near Seward after allegedly stealing a delivery van, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Anti-gambling advocates on Thursday criticized the ballot measure to legalize, tax and regulate online sports betting as a danger to Nebraskans. Supporters of the measure say it offers tax relief.
With a deadline fast approaching to finalize what will appear on the general election ballot, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Thursday afternoon in two cases involving election-related issues.
Gov. Pillen said taking the delays of managed care away from this specific population makes sure people can work on the "skills they need today," not two years from now.
Gov. Jim Pillen, after taking questions Wednesday about people with traumatic brain injuries and developmental disabilities, tried leaving a bill signing without addressing reports of his farms hiring undocumented workers.