Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A nonprofit group behind a handful of Nebraska ballot initiatives announced a campaign Tuesday to gather signatures for two new ones aimed at conservative election goals.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am
Detroit is seeing declines in violent crime, but 33% more young people were victims of gun violence in the city so far in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to local police.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am
(Editor’s note: This story contains allegations of sexual abuse of children. If you suspect that a child has been abused, call 800-652-1999 or report online.)
At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave and a fourth faces a criminal charge in connection with allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in their custody.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/10/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission offered the state’s first medical cannabis cultivator licenses Tuesday, nearly a week after the voter-set deadline of Oct. 1.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/10/2025 - 12:00am
Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who personally objects to your medication. What right does a pharmacist have to make moral decisions for their patients?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/03/2025 - 12:00am
Amid the recent roiling seas of public murder and on-purpose mayhem came the news that film star Robert Redford had died at 89. As one among millions who enjoyed his movies — whether acting or directing — I have always been especially struck by Redford’s persona … his off-screen character.
Or, more to the point, struck by the contrast between his persona and what we see too much these days on multiple screens.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/03/2025 - 12:00am
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/03/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith and Mike Flood took a political victory lap Monday with a group of K-12 students at the capital city’s St. Teresa Catholic School.