Rep. Don Bacon said he'd prefer to back a principled Republican candidate for president but didn't rule out stepping up to run.
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- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
After an auditor’s review led Nebraska to suspend its $1.2 million grant agreement with Omaha-based Nebraska Startup Academy, World-Herald staff writer Grace Lewis breaks down the auditor’s findings.
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
Nebraska's state auditor is questioning how a nonprofit managed a $1.2 million grant created to help Omaha startups, citing payroll spending, financial discrepancies and potential conflicts of interest.
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
Nebraska voters approved enshrining restrictions on girls and women's sports in the state constitution. World-Herald staff writer Grace Lewis explains how it all works.
- ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star
Nebraska was awarded $219.2 million for the second year of the five-year Rural Health Transformation Program federal grant to expand access to healthcare in rural communities.
- CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star
Republicans will hold a 30-seat majority when the 110th Legislature convenes. It's a number large enough to pass legislation, but short of the 33 votes needed to defeat a filibuster.
- Arthur H. Trickett-Wile and Kenneth Ferriera, Lincoln Journal Star
A combination of Republican foresight and deep-seated challenges for the state's Democrats contributed to Nebraska's partial blue wave experience.
Voters across Nebraska favored keeping all 48 of the judges who faced up-or-down votes on remaining in office for an additional six years.
Initiative 442 restricts school sports participation in Nebraska to biological sex. World-Herald staff writer Grace Lewis explains what changes, how it works and who it affects.
OMAHA — An incumbent state senator eyed as the frontrunner for speaker of the Nebraska Legislature has conceded his Omaha-area race in a rematch with his 2022 challenger.
Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley reiterated his concerns raised in early October regarding the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System's plan to pay its former director nearly $28,000 after he quit.
If the Legislature fails to pass structural property tax reforms by 2027, Gov. Jim Pillen said he intends to put the issue in front of voters in 2028.
Gov. Jim Pillen said if the Nebraska Legislature cannot pass property tax reform, he would take the issue to the ballot.
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“Letters from Home,” a rousing USO-style revue that applauds patriotism and the Armed Forces, returns to Kearney at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Veterans can see it for free.
Airfares have soared 20 to 40 percent this year, but don't wait for last-minute deals. Book now. Many holiday season flights in Kearney are sold out.
Volunteers lined up at tables to pack meals for six area hunger centers. It was the United Way's third United Against Hunger event in 15 months.
Five charts explain what a state auditor found in a review of an Omaha-based nonprofit's alleged mismanagement of taxpayer money meant to help local businesses recover from the pandemic.
The District OR-1 Board of Education approved Mike Hart's resignation letter Monday. The school district serves pre-K-12 students in Bennet and Palmyra, communities southeast of Lincoln.
Central Community College plans to have a new residence hall open on its Grand Island campus by August.
Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Novembers in Nebraska since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information
A U.S. Army sentinel appeared to rebuke Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's delegation Wednesday after laughter could be heard as they climbed the steps of the solemn site.
Pressure had been mounting on Huang after reports said the 63-year-old, who is married, had an affair with a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. authorities suspect of spying for Beijing.
CarMax reports trading in your car can streamline upgrading to a new vehicle. Consider repairs vs. trade-ins, get appraisals, and negotiate offers wisely.
Lexington Law reports on their survey revealing that 1 in 5 Americans under 45 settled for cheaper homes due to bad credit, affecting financial decisions.
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A Kearney man was was cited this week for discharging a firearm within city limits last Friday night in the 1000 block of Fourth Avenue.
The state could be on the hook for any money judgment in the case, according to a lawyer on the suit.
A Kearney man was arrested on two Texas fugitive-from-justice warrants and four Buffalo County warrants, including burglary, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, and shoplifting.
A Kearney man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Wednesday for receipt and possession of child pornography.
Rep. Don Bacon said he'd prefer to back a principled Republican candidate for president but didn't rule out stepping up to run.
After an auditor’s review led Nebraska to suspend its $1.2 million grant agreement with Omaha-based Nebraska Startup Academy, World-Herald staff writer Grace Lewis breaks down the auditor’s findings.
Nebraska's state auditor is questioning how a nonprofit managed a $1.2 million grant created to help Omaha startups, citing payroll spending, financial discrepancies and potential conflicts of interest.
Nebraska voters approved enshrining restrictions on girls and women's sports in the state constitution. World-Herald staff writer Grace Lewis explains how it all works.