Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 04/10/2023 - 2:00am
LINCOLN, Neb. (April 5, 2023) – For thousands of years, pallid sturgeon have thrived in the murky waters of the Missouri River, but infrastructure built 70 years ago for flood control and river navigation are endangering the survival of this ancient fish.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 4:00am
The Kansas City Royals’ 7-3 victory over Detroit in June 2019 before a sellout crowd of 25,454 at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park carried a level of distinction: It was the first Major League Baseball game played in Nebraska. Major League Baseball said so, as did national and local media outlets.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 2:00am
BELLEVUE — A “point in time” homeless count revealed some startling scenarios in Nebraska’s fastest-growing county, even to those who work daily with low-income populations.
Lift Up Sarpy County, in cooperation with several partners, sent teams out during a four-hour period Jan. 23 to try to get an estimate of people without permanent homes.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 1:00am
PRINSBURG, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of people had to evacuate their Minnesota town after a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire early Thursday, but authorities were hopeful that the quick response and cold weather would help limit the impact of this latest crash.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 04/04/2023 - 3:00am
Erica Manoatl got on waitlists for child care when she was about 12 weeks pregnant with her daughter. It should have been enough time, she thought then. Now, her daughter is almost a year and a half old. Manoatl is still waiting.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 3:00am
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract an opioid overdose.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — A state legislative committee teed up for debate a package of proposals Thursday intended to provide Nebraskans with as much property tax relief as provided by a group of proposed income tax cuts.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 4:00am
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023, amid a chorus of calls from members of Congress for the federal government to ban the Chinese-owned video social media app and reports that the Biden administration is pushing for the company’s sale.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 3:00am
Since 2005, more than 2,500 local newspapers, most of them weeklies, have closed, with more closures on the way.
Responses to the decline have ranged from dailies to encouraging digital startups. But the number of interested billionaires is limited, and many digital startups have struggled to generate the revenue and audience needed to survive.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 1:00am
You can tell a lot about someone from the car they drive. The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behavior, actions and even our state of mind.
Vehicle forensics is a type of digital forensic science that focuses on the identification, acquisition and analysis of data which has been stored by cars, vans and trucks.