Profiles
This is what democracy looks like, the young woman, wearing Native American regalia, chanted amid a sea of people of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, gathered among one of Omaha’s parks and...
Growing up in a military family, it wasn't that Scott Wood was expected to follow suit; rather it was his choice of military branch that may have rankled a few elders.
Wood's father enjoyed a career...
Staring at the brightly colored ball lying in his path, Brian Brigham pulls back his club and swings forward, hitting his ball, which slightly pushes the other out of the way. With a clear view,...
Artificial intelligence means different things to different people. It can be as simple as helping someone create a work e-mail to monitoring and stopping cyberattacks.
The University of Nebraska-...
There is perhaps nothing harder on Earth, than to lose a loved one, whether it’s quick and sudden or a prolonged illness – be it a favorite grandparent or someone still in the prime of their life....
Today’s News
“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield...
State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha (center) smiles while wearing a shirt reading, “I’m fine everything is fine,” on the last day of the first week of lawmakers debating adjustments to the state budget. At right is State Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman on March 12, 2026. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — Late-session efforts to restrict public bathrooms to users’ sex at birth and outlaw certain medical care for Nebraska youths with gender dysphoria failed Tuesday and are done for the year....
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Well, March Madness is finally over. And just like every other year, none of my teams made it to the Final Four.
Unless it’s Creighton or Nebraska, I don’t follow college basketball all that closely...
Massive Wildfires Dealt Another Blow To Nebraska Ranchers. Climate Change May Make Them More Common.
Mike Wintz was nearly 4 miles away and in the thick of fighting the Morrill Fire when he heard over the radio that the flames were headed for his home.
“I didn’t leave. I just basically fought my way...
WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local...
This Week's News
04/10/2026 - 12:00am
“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
Across the country, Republican-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil and gas companies from legal claims that they...
State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha (center) smiles while wearing a shirt reading, “I’m fine everything is fine,” on the last day of the first week of lawmakers debating adjustments to the state budget. At right is State Sen. Tanya Storer of Whitman on March 12, 2026. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
04/10/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Late-session efforts to restrict public bathrooms to users’ sex at birth and outlaw certain medical care for Nebraska youths with gender dysphoria failed Tuesday and are done for the year.
State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area had...
Massive Wildfires Dealt Another Blow To Nebraska Ranchers. Climate Change May Make Them More Common.
04/09/2026 - 12:00am
Mike Wintz was nearly 4 miles away and in the thick of fighting the Morrill Fire when he heard over the radio that the flames were headed for his home.
“I didn’t leave. I just basically fought my way back towards my ranch,” Wintz said. “A couple of...
04/09/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Republican governor, frustrated with little information about the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to put a new detention facility in her state, joined local Democrats to oppose the move and disclosed DHS plans to...
The boardwalk at Fontenelle Forest in Sarpy County. (Courtesy of Fontenelle Forest)
04/09/2026 - 12:00am
When you take a walk in Nebraska’s Fontenelle Forest, you pass bur oak trees that are more than 300 years old — older than the United States.
These incredible trees provide important perspective, reminding us to slow down, disconnect from digital...
An exhibit featuring women who have helped shape Nebraska’s story was the focal point at a “HERstory Month” event Friday that culminated Women’s History Month. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
04/08/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Lucille and Ethel and 100 Nebraska women trailblazers were on display Friday at an Omaha event celebrating “HERstory Month.”
In a touch of creativity, Lucille and Ethel are names that Catherine Baker and Angela Bosak gave to a pair of...
In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official website, black smoke rises into the air at what Iran's state TV claimed was the site where an American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation were shot down, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)
04/08/2026 - 12:00am
The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains...
04/08/2026 - 12:00am
With all the talk of busted brackets, game-winning shots, point spreads and Cinderellas, it was easy to miss the eye-popping offer University of Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg claimed to have received during the first weekend of March Madness...
Downtown Omaha’s skyline and parks are changing to make them more accessible and interesting to a younger generation of residents. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
04/08/2026 - 12:00am
Across Nebraska and many American cities, policymakers are debating the future of historic preservation and cultural funding. Recent proposals to reduce or restructure the Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund, a fund that supports arts and...
04/08/2026 - 12:00am
Der Yang knew there wasn’t much time.
It was fall 2024, with a possible second term for President Donald Trump on the horizon. During his first term, Trump sought to ban Syrian refugees, paused resettlement entirely for months and set a record-low...
04/07/2026 - 12:00am
If you ask the owners of the four gyro shops in downtown Lincoln how they got started, the story will have two things in common. Gyros, of course. Also, family.
For decades now, a mostly friendly but sometimes contentious gyro war has been waged at...
The exterior of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is shown Friday, April 3, 2026, in Las Vegas (Ty Oneil / AP Photo)
04/07/2026 - 12:00am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Review-Journal announced Friday that it will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a legal dispute over the nation’s last joint operating agreement stemming from a 1970...
This photo combination shows Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (Paul Sancya / J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photos)
04/06/2026 - 12:00am
By Alanna Durkin Richer
Eric Tucker
Michael Balsamo
Michelle L. Price
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended...
04/06/2026 - 12:00am
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record...
04/06/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s new executive order to restrict voting by mail and create a national voter list would not change how Nebraska handles the state’s May 12 primary election. ...
