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Sen. Tom Briese of Albion called for Nebraska to end the "outdated practice" of setting clocks back and forward an hour twice a year and instead move Nebraska to year-round daylight saving time.

Patty Pansing Brooks, who will complete her term-limited eight years as a member of the nonpartisan Legislature at the end of next year, jump-started her campaign with news media contacts in Columbus, Norfolk and Fremont.

"Summit," read a one-word text message from Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon that was received in Lincoln at 12:16 a.m. Wednesday. 

The former employee alleges that he was fired as a human resources specialist in 2019 for refusing to participate in hiring workers without proper citizenship documents and falsifying documents so workers could avoid taxes.

"Our clients were told, 'Don't worry about it, she'll be OK.' She suffered profound seizures and will never be the same," attorney Joe Cullan said.

Jazari Kual, who became a familiar figure online when he livestreamed last year's protests in Lincoln and Omaha after George Floyd's murder, says he would like to turn a spotlight on the needs of "communities left behind."

Former President Donald Trump called for a Republican to challenge Rep. Don Bacon because he voted in favor of a bipartisan infrastructure bill. 

On Wednesday, Sheriff Terry Wagner told the Journal Star his office had reviewed video available from the scene and had interviewed both the involved trooper and a Lincoln Police officer who witnessed the incident. 

Diana Hutchison of Council Bluffs did the same thing to the Platte County Historical Society in Columbus, where she got away with $2,625, and $4,500 from the city of Rushville.

After eight years with the governor's office, Taylor Gage will start his new job Dec. 6.

Eric Fass, who was critically injured in a July livestock incident, returned home this weekend after months in the hospital. Family friends and fellow members of the fire department and rescue squad greeted him with a homecoming parade.

Two Nebraska communities of fewer than 1,000 people have passed abortion prohibitions, while two more have taken initial votes on similar measures. But experts question the constitutionality of the bans.

Michael Becker began his sentence in January 2019 for multiple charges, including robbery and second-degree assault, out of Buffalo County.