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Czech President Petr Pavel talks to the media during tour of Wilber
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
Fremont’s City Council will vote Tuesday on recognizing diplomas from non-accredited schools as city officials respond to a homeschooled firefighter's rejected application.
- ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star
Both Republican Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic challenger Chris Backemeyer were quick to claim victory Wednesday night after the year's only 1st Congressional District election debate.
- ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star
Troy Dannen will speak next week in Kearney in place of Ben Sasse, who is covering from liver surgery amid his battle with pancreatic cancer.
- Grace Lewis World-Herald Staff Writer
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- Josh Reyes World-Herald Staff Writer
Omaha State Sen. Margo Juarez's survey focuses on housing, immigration and taxation and is open through Oct. 31.
Mike Flood and Chris Backemeyer clashed over the war in Iran, tariffs and affordability during their only debate before the Nov. 3 election.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood and Democractic challenger Chris Backemeyer debated at Nebraska Public Media on Wednesday. See our photos here.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic challenger Chris Backemeyer face off at 7 p.m. tonight in the only planned debate of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District race.
Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse shared "good news, bad news and next steps" in his treatment plan as he continues to battle a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Former state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, a Democrat, is looking to return to the Nebraska Legislature to represent District 28 in central Lincoln. She faces nonpartisan Colby Woodson.
Colby Woodson says Nebraska needs to build more housing, and he wants the state to consider overriding some local land-use rules to make it happen.
In a nation dominated by a two-party system, independent candidates such as Mark Cohen are challenging Republicans and Democrats, hoping to “put both parties’ feet to the fire.”
The Lexington City Council adopted the city’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget and authorized the signing of annual state forms during a brief meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22.
KEARNEY — No other school in Nebraska can claim this distinction.
A joint public hearing for Dawson County political subdivisions seeking to collect more property tax revenue than allowed under their growth percentages was held Wednesday evening in Lexington.
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Czech President Petr Pavel talks to the media during tour of Wilber
A federal judge dismissed the case against a passenger arrested after TSA officers found an explosive device in his luggage at Eppley Airfield.
KEARNEY — No other school in Nebraska can claim this distinction.
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A Dawson County man has been convicted by a jury of first-degree sexual assault of a child and could face up to life in prison.
Lincoln police held a briefing Friday morning on two suspicious deaths this week: Amber Spencer, who died from injuries sustained in a camper fire Wednesday, and a 67-year-old Lincoln man found dead Thursday near First and M streets.
A 25-year-old Lexington man has been arrested for first-degree sexual assault.
See our best Omaha staff photos & videos from September 2026
Czech President Petr Pavel talks to the media during tour of Wilber
Fremont’s City Council will vote Tuesday on recognizing diplomas from non-accredited schools as city officials respond to a homeschooled firefighter's rejected application.
Both Republican Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic challenger Chris Backemeyer were quick to claim victory Wednesday night after the year's only 1st Congressional District election debate.