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Stay up-to-date with daily news and features on a wide variety of topics that affect Lincoln, Omaha, and all of Nebraska.
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Man walks across country to 'fix' democracy
At 82 years old, Rick Hubbard is hitting the highways of America to raise awareness of political dysfunction.
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Papillon firefighter awarded compensation for mental injury
A Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court judge ruled a former Papillion firefighter is entitled to compensation for mental injury. Nebraska Public Media’s Sarah Lawlor has more.
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Dead Timber SRA receives grant for redevelopment
Dead Timber State Recreation Area is set to receive more than a half million dollars for a redevelopment project. The park north of Scribner received a $589,000 grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
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Sandbar removal in Platte River set for this fall
In 2019, major flooding altered the Platte River near its junction with Highway 75, creating a large sandbar and restricting the channel size to a third of what it had been previously. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District general manager John Winkler says the sandbar makes communities like Louisville and Cedar Creek, which are upstream, more susceptible to additional flooding.
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Pillen: I'll abandon Perkins Canal if legal costs get too high
Gov. Jim Pillen said Friday that if legal costs get too high, he would abandon the Perkins County Canal proposal.
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South central Nebraska nursing home salvaged
Long-term care residents and their families in Red Cloud, Nebraska, breathed a sigh or relief this spring, when the local nursing home was saved from closure. The Heritage of Red Cloud was scheduled to close on April 18. But a local hospital and its foundation decided to acquire the facility thanks to some large community donations.