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Though my email address is at the bottom of each of the articles that I have written, the only people to ever send me replies are restaurants looking to get reviewed by me, while strangely I have yet...
In the way that a needle rips your senses from their lazy slumber, the first below-zero day of the winter brought with it a piercing chill. It had been put off for too long, pushed back by a warm...
Attorneys preparing to appear before Judge Richard McGowan may want to plan for a late morning docket, as Douglas County's newest judge isn't known as a morning person.
McGowan was sworn in as judge...
Brittany Burling recalls enjoying a glass of wine every now and then. During the COVID-19 pandemic, "Then" became a little more often.
"We were all just stuck at home," Burling said. "And I felt my...
The jury has reached a decision. The verdict … Guilty on both counts: Committing terroristic threats and third-degree assault in a road-rage, criminal case, heard recently before the Hon. Thomas K....
Today’s News
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I sit at the cracked and twisted plank of a wooden bar in Larry’s Liquor Lounge. It’s the only place to get a drink in this crusty little town. Larry is busy behind the bar. A wave...
The Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 25th, 2020. (Aspects and Angles / Shutterstock)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders are using two surveillance tools owned by a Nebraska company, including one allowing ICE to track cellphone locations without a warrant, during high-...
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal...
A winner-take-all sign at a press conference in Lincoln on Oct 14, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — The Nebraska statehouse could soon feel déjà vu as a Republican lawmaker prioritized a constitutional amendment seeking to alter how Nebraska awards Electoral College votes for president. ...
FILE - Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo, File)
“We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.” This was a line from the July 2025 Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigations memo...
This Week's News
The Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 25th, 2020. (Aspects and Angles / Shutterstock)
02/24/2026 - 12:00am
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders are using two surveillance tools owned by a Nebraska company, including one allowing ICE to track cellphone locations without a warrant, during high-profile crackdowns in cities like Minneapolis.
Penlink...
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)
02/24/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal.
In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John...
A winner-take-all sign at a press conference in Lincoln on Oct 14, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska statehouse could soon feel déjà vu as a Republican lawmaker prioritized a constitutional amendment seeking to alter how Nebraska awards Electoral College votes for president.
State Sen. Fred Meyer of St. Paul prioritized the...
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska auditor has challenged public spending and reimbursement practices by the head of the state’s largest agency, including questioning some meal and alcohol charges while on state trips.
Auditor Mike Foley laid out his concerns...
State Sens. Merv Riepe of Ralston and Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area meet on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, April 22, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Legislative committees this week narrowly advanced bills seeking to define group bathrooms in Nebraska schools and state buildings as male or female and fully outlaw gender care treatments for minors.
Neither bill appears to have the 33...
02/20/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — In an alleyway behind Omaha’s Blackstone entertainment corridor is an obscured entrance to a speakeasy bar whose sibling owners wanted its name to serve as a tribute to their dad.
There’s no exterior signage, but a mini barber pole offers...
State Sens. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue (left), and John Cavanaugh of Omaha before a meeting of the General Affairs Committee regarding medical cannabis legislation led by both senators. Holdcroft is committee chair. Cavanaugh is committee vice chair, Feb. 2, 2026. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/20/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A legislative committee unanimously advanced small tweaks Tuesday to the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission, presenting a unified front that was a first for legislation on the topic.
The eight-member General Affairs Committee voted to...
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02/20/2026 - 12:00am
American families are feeling the pinch of rising electricity prices. In the past five years alone, the generation portion of the standard service residential electric bill in Columbus, Ohio, has increased by 110%. This is one data point in a...
FILE - The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is seen, May 29, 2021, in Lees Ferry, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin / AP Photo, File)
02/19/2026 - 12:00am
Seven states drawing water from the Colorado River for drinking, farming and electricity walked away from the negotiating table Friday without a deal on how to share the dwindling water supply starting next year.
Negotiators spent months trying to...
A company is exploring the potential of extracting hydrogen in Iowa. Pictured here is a temporary drilling rig to establish a hydrogen well, but production wells would be lower profile and similar in height to a water well. (Photo courtesy of Koloma)
02/19/2026 - 12:00am
It’s no secret that Iowa is home to large geological formations that are rich in hydrogen-producing rocks, but the question in recent years has turned to whether or not that hydrogen can be extracted in meaningful quantities.
If the answer is yes,...
02/19/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Two Nebraska churches, one in North Bend and the other in Geneva, were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Bend and First Congregational Church in Geneva were recently...
A World War II era F4U Corsair (left), low passes near a TBM Avenger, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005. (Chad Rachman / AP Photo)
02/19/2026 - 12:00am
On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans grew increasingly rattled by the spreading threat, a surprising place became crucial to U.S. national security: the vast,...
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02/18/2026 - 12:00am
Norwalk, Connecticut — The solution to one of the most persistent problems in education today may lie in the work occurring in a small breakroom deep inside Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy. In the room, five school officials sit around a little table,...
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo)
02/18/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday rebuked ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including moves to shift some of its core functions to other agencies.
Rep. Bobby Scott of...
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo)
02/18/2026 - 12:00am
Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide...
