Nebraska News

Sasse Rips Into Trump During Town Hall Call

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 1:00am

Washington – Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse told Nebraska constituents in a telephone town hall meeting that President Donald Trump has “flirted with white supremacists,” mocks Christian evangelicals in private, and “kisses dictators’ butts.”

Ricketts Announces Appointments to Boards, Commissions

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced recent appointments Sept. 23 that he has made to fill Nebraska’s boards and commissions.

The following appointees are unpaid and are not subject to Legislative confirmation:

• Nebraska Aeronautics Commission: Scott E. Tarry, Omaha.

Nebraska Supreme Court Turns Down Lawsuit Targeting Lending Measure

Published by Nikki Ratay on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Supreme Court last Friday rejected a challenge to a payday lending measure on the November ballot.

Nebraska ACLU Invests $250,000 in Get Out the Vote Effort

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 3:00am

The ACLU of Nebraska spent $250,000 on a campaign to increase voter turnout this election, with a billboard declaring that “Every Vote Is a Protest.”

The organization is spending its campaign dollars on nonpartisan voter education and mobilization. The effort is funded primarily through grants from the Holland Foundation and the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, according to an ACLU news release.

Nebraska Jury Finds Boswell Guilty of Dismembering Date

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 1:00am

Lexington – A jury found a woman guilty last week in the killing of another woman who disappeared after a Tinder date and whose dismembered remains were later found in trash bags along rural Nebraska roads.

For Some Artists, Talent Emerges While in Prison

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 3:00am

Lincoln – There’s something about being locked down that brings out the creative soul in some people.

Aurelio Vallecillo-Sanchez and Greg Glass, both men locked away at the Omaha Correctional Center – Glass for 21 years and Vallecillo-Sanchez for 10, so far – found their talent there.

Can Shortage Is Latest Headache for Nebraska Brewers

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sat, 10/17/2020 - 4:00am

Lincoln – If coronavirus pandemic-related closures and downturns in business haven’t caused enough headaches, craft beer brewers are facing another potential problem: a shortage of aluminum cans.

The Brewers Association warned at the end of July that aluminum can manufacturers were at capacity with no way to increase production this year.

Nebraska Chamber Names 2020 Manufacturers of the Year

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 4:00am
MetalQuest Vice President and COO Scott Volk, right, hosts Nebraska Department of Economic Development Director Tony Goins, center, and Nebraska Chamber President Bryan Slone, left, on a tour of the MetalQuest facility in Hebron on Oct. 1, 2020. (Nebraska Chamber)

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry has named CLAAS Omaha Inc. of Sarpy County and MetalQuest Unlimited Inc. of Thayer County as the organization’s Nebraska Manufacturers of the Year.

MetalQuest received the award for small-sized manufacturers, while CLAAS received the award for large manufacturers, according to a release.

Nebraska Rate of New Virus Cases Remains 7th Highest in U.S.

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 12:00am

The number of Nebraskans hospitalized with the coronavirus and the rate of new cases remains high.

The state said Tuesday that 299 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. That's just under the record of 305 people set last weekend but well above the spring peak of 232 set on May 27.

More Nebraska Prison Staffers, Inmates Test Positive for Coronavirus

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 12:00am

The state’s prison system continues to see more staff members infected with the coronavirus, with eight more staffers testing positive in recent days.

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