The Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District became a close, two-candidate race on election night.
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
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Scott Petersen defeated incumbent Bob Evnen in the Republican primary for Nebraska secretary of state. Petersen will face Democratic candidate Sarah Slattery in November's general election.
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Incumbent Ricketts was outpolling challengers on the Republican side of the ballot, while Cindy Burbank appeared to have claimed the Democratic nomination.
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Omaha City Council Vice President Brinker Harding celebrated Tuesday night after accepting the GOP nomination for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd District.
- ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star
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Voters in the Waverly and Norris school districts appeared to reject two school bond issues on Tuesday.
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Nebraska Republicans and Democrats will vote in key primary races Tuesday at the federal and state levels.
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Despite national debates over voting laws, Nebraska’s rules remain unchanged for the May primary.
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Political action committees have have spent big in the CD2 Democratic primary to support Denise Powell and attack Sen. John Cavanaugh.
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The Nebraska secretary of state election features incumbent Bob Evnen and Scott Petersen, who has raised doubts about the state's election security.
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State Sen. John Cavanaugh said the ad is an example of conservatives meddling in the Democratic side of the closely-watched Nebraska 2nd Congressional District race.
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Nebraska’s high court ruled Cindy Burbank must be restored to the U.S. Senate primary ballot, reversing a lower court and ordering the secretary of state to certify her.
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A Nebraska Democrat is suing after being removed from the Senate primary ballot and labeled a “plant candidate.” A judge is expected to rule before Friday’s deadline.
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Iowa will elect a new U.S. senator this year after Republican incumbent Joni Ernst announced last year that she will not seek another term.
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To prevail, more than 3,300 signatures would have needed to be proved invalid on each petition. "The plaintiff and secretary are well short," Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong wrote.
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Giardia is a common intestinal parasite seen in dogs and other animals.
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Kristen and Nate Mishou struggled through years exhaustive testing and repeated in-vitro fertilization. At last, on Feb. 12, 2025, daughter Makenna was born.
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The Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District became a close, two-candidate race on election night.
OMAHA — Political action committee co-founder Denise Powell has won the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District U.S. House race. The math changed Wednesday afternoon, after Douglas County election officials confirmed that the partisan makeup of early voting ballots still to be counted Friday limits State Sen. John Cavanaugh’s ability to come back. Of […]
Ilia Malinin, who won Olympic gold this past February, skated at the John Breslow Ice Hockey Center on Monday.
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Most Cornhusker State Games shooting events are held at Grand Island's shooting park.
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He will take the leadership baton from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends Friday but who will remain on the Fed board.
The last thing you want to think about now is taxes. You’ ve just completed your return, and hopefully received your refund. But the remaining $200 billion in refunds reflects excess withholding— i.e., the interest-free loan taxpayers made to the U.S. Treasury.
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It will now be up to the S.C. Attorney General's Office to decide if it wishes to retry the case or dismiss it.
The April employment report was better than expected. The economy added 115,000 jobs (about twice what analysts predicted), and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%.
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A juvenile was taken from the home, and the Department of Health and Human Services was contacted.
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Douglas County Sheriffs office is investigating a shooting after a domestic disturbance left a deputy shot and a man injured, at Cherry Creek Village apartments in Irvington, on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
RACINE — One woman was injured Wednesday night after a vehicle was struck by a train on Washington Avenue, police say.
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The robbery occurred at Cornerstone Bank in Bradshaw on April 1. The FBI, York County Sheriff's Office, State Patrol, Grand Island police and TRIDENT Task Force helped make the arrest.
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The Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District became a close, two-candidate race on election night.
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Scott Petersen's primary victory over incumbent Bob Evnen has Nebraska Democrats hoping they can make the secretary of state race competitive in November.
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In three Republican-held legislative districts, Democratic candidates received a majority of votes in Tuesday's primary.
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Check out our full coverage of the 2026 Nebraska primary election.