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Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. September 16, 2023. Editorial: Concealed carry doesn’t simplify gun laws across state For the past two weeks, Nebraskans have been able to carry concealed weapons without a permit, background check, firearms safety training or any other...
Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. Around noon, an explosion occurred inside an intermodal...
Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors said they found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world's largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems. Federal Railroad...
New federal rule may help boost competition for railroad shipments at companies with few options
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies that have plants and facilities served by only one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition. The U.S. Surface Transportation...
Fans try to put cloud of gambling investigation to the side as Iowa-Iowa State rivalry game arrives
The rivalry game between Iowa and Iowa State always ratchets up the intensity of both fan bases every year, even if the two programs are unranked as they are this season. This year's game for the CyHawk Trophy on Saturday in Ames will be a bit different and not just because former...
Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the wake of two recent trainee deaths. The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation...
Warren Buffett gives $27 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to an unnamed charity
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett has donated Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $27 million to an unnamed charity. Buffett disclosed the gift of 50 Class A shares of Berkshire stock in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday. This...
Warren Buffett's firm invests in the biggest homebuilders while reducing GM stake in portfolio moves
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company appears to be betting on the housing market picking up because Berkshire Hathaway bought more than $700 million worth of homebuilder DR Horton's stock this spring along with smaller stakes in fellow builders Lennar Corp. and NVR Corp. ...
Boston Omaha: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Boston Omaha Corp. (BOC) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $1.5 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 5 cents. ...
Union Pacific's new CEO promises improved safety and service but big rail unions lukewarm on hire
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific's new CEO Jim Vena started Monday by promising to improve safety and service to help the railroad grow, but he cautioned that “the road ahead won't be an easy one.” Some of the Omaha, Nebraska, railroad's biggest unions are already lukewarm on...
