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11/28/2025

A campaign is underway in Omaha to collect food that will be distributed in 77 Nebraska counties. Here’s how to get involved with the “Shine the Light on Hunger” campaign:

Omaha’s 26th annual Holiday Lights Festival is set to begin this Saturday. With it comes the return of the “Shine the Light on Hunger” campaign.

11/27/2025

A group of Nebraskans wants to create a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for state lawmakers to overturn voter-approved initiatives.

Organizers behind several successful petition drives are filing yet another petition, but one that aims to provide an insurance policy for any petition passed by voters.

11/27/2025

The health care landscape has been changing in central Nebraska. Multiple health centers are being added in the Tri-Cities, giving patients care closer to home.

The Kearney Cancer Center, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s Kearney location and a new Grand Island Health Center are recent additions to the health care landscape in central Nebraska.

11/27/2025

Sean Sherman is a chef known for incorporating Indigenous ingredients into his cuisine. Nebraska Public Media's Arthur Jones spoke to him about his new cookbook and food of the Great Plains.

Sean Sherman is a chef known for embracing Native or Indigenous ingredients into his cuisine. He's now written a cookbook about it. Nebraska Public Media's Arthur Jones spoke to him about his journey, and how it felt to write about his home, the Great Plains.

11/27/2025

A recent spike in pedestrians killed in Omaha has contributed to a harrowing statistic. Nebraska is experiencing its deadliest year for pedestrians in more than three decades. Omaha is working to combat that deadly trend.

A recent spike in pedestrians killed in Omaha has contributed to a harrowing statistic. Nebraska is experiencing its deadliest year for pedestrians in more than three decades, with 27 fatalities reported as of Nov. 21. Omaha is working to combat that deadly trend through an ongoing initiative called...

11/26/2025

A new $55 million training facility could be coming to the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The facility would replace the aging Sapp Fieldhouse and be paid for with private donations.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha will ask the Board of Regents to approve a new athletics training facility next week, according to an agenda released Wednesday.

11/26/2025

Nebraska students are showing improvement when it comes to science scores. Those and other state test results were revealed on Wednesday.

The Nebraska Department of Education Released the results of the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System tests for the 2024-2025 school year.

11/26/2025

Owners of the smallest businesses feel less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why.

A national survey found the smallest business owners are feeling less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why.

11/26/2025

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11/26/2025

“This isn't what Nebraska is or what we stand for, and yet we're allowing this to happen.”

The federal government has reopened, but nearly 2,000 refugees in Nebraska are still not receiving SNAP benefits. Some organizations are trying to figure out how to help make up for the loss in benefits.

Even though SNAP benefits were revived after the federal government shutdown, there are still people without food assistance who previously relied on it. Refugee families are finding themselves ineligible.

11/26/2025

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen received a key endorsement for reelection. President Donald Trump posted on social media that Pillen has his, “Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has his, “Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”

11/26/2025

Funds for a low-income home energy assistance program that help around 40,000 Nebraskans pay their utility bills are delayed following the federal shutdown, as a cold streak is about to hit the Midwest.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps around 40,000 Nebraskans pay their heating and cooling bills each year, but the federal government shutdown has kept mid-November payments from going out on time.