Storms have dropped large hail, buckets of rain and tornadoes across the Midwest. And more is coming

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents in Omaha, Nebraska, awoke to weather sirens blaring and widespread power outages early Tuesday morning as torrential rain, high winds and large hail pummeled the area and began moving east to threaten more of the Midwest. More than 10,000 customers were...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

North Platte Telegraph. May 18, 2024. Editorial: Mail ‘efficiency’? Rural America deserves better We’ll give one cheer for this week’s news that North Platte’s mail sorting won’t move to Denver until at least the first of next year. It’s a...

Nebraska football stadium renovation is scaled back for now and won't begin until after 2025 season

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The proposed massive renovation of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium has been downsized for the time being, meaning the south end of the stadium won't be torn down after the 2024 season as originally planned, athletic director Troy Dannen said in a statement Friday. ...

Repeal of a dead law to use public funds for private school tuition won't be on Nebraska's ballot

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A measure to repeal a now-defunct law passed last year that would use public money to fund private school tuition has been pulled from Nebraska’s November ballot, the secretary of state announced Thursday. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he's pulling...

Daniel Ebers wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District

Adrian Smith wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District

Don Bacon wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District

Mike Flood wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District

Pete Ricketts wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska special primary election

Deb Fischer wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska primary election