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Data center proposals are popping up across the Midwest. As some communities push back, governments are trying to catch ...
06/25/2026

Data center proposals are popping up across the Midwest. As some communities push back, governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new developments.

Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development.

A judge has ruled that the UDSA ignored a congressional definition of food when it allowed states like Nebraska to ban u...
06/25/2026

A judge has ruled that the UDSA ignored a congressional definition of food when it allowed states like Nebraska to ban using SNAP benefits for things like soda and energy drinks.

A Washington D.C. Circuit Court judge struck down restrictions on what SNAP recipients can purchase in five states.

Rotisserie chicken could soon be added to the list of foods people can buy with SNAP funds. Hot and pre-prepared foods a...
06/25/2026

Rotisserie chicken could soon be added to the list of foods people can buy with SNAP funds. Hot and pre-prepared foods are currently prohibited from the program.

Congressional lawmakers are looking to add rotisserie chicken to the list of foods people can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Currently, the program excludes hot and pre-prepared foods.

An eastern cottonwood sprouted in central Nebraska more than a century ago. Now 85 feet tall with a trunk 37 feet around...
06/25/2026

An eastern cottonwood sprouted in central Nebraska more than a century ago. Now 85 feet tall with a trunk 37 feet around, it’s the largest tree of its kind in the world. But the record has brought attention, which could contribute to its downfall.

The Wheeler County tree has been undisturbed by flood, fire, and frost for over a century.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Democratic challenger Lynne Walz released competing statements about their campaign finance...
06/25/2026

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Democratic challenger Lynne Walz released competing statements about their campaign finances on Tuesday, each claiming to have broad voter support for the general election.

Gubernatorial candidates Gov. Jim Pillen and former state senator and Democrat Lynne Walz released competing statements about their campaign finances, each claiming to have broad voter support.

"I would advise the president to take the win."Nebraska’s congressional delegation voted to support a bill that would in...
06/24/2026

"I would advise the president to take the win."

Nebraska’s congressional delegation voted to support a bill that would increase the housing supply across the United States, but President Donald Trump said he's not signing it.

Nebraska’s congressional delegation voted in both houses of Congress to support a bipartisan bill that would increase the housing supply across the United States, but President Donald Trump has said he's not signing it.

A proposal to build a $90 million, 11-story residential unit at the site of Lincoln's former Gold's Building was advance...
06/24/2026

A proposal to build a $90 million, 11-story residential unit at the site of Lincoln's former Gold's Building was advanced by the Lincoln Planning Commission on Wednesday.

The lot at 11th and N streets, which used to be home to the former Gold’s Building in downtown Lincoln, sits empty, but not for long. Lincoln’s Planning Commission on Wednesday advanced a proposal to build a $90 million, 11-story residential unit.

An official review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement begins in July. President Trump has already suggested th...
06/24/2026

An official review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement begins in July. President Trump has already suggested the U.S. would be better off without it.

An official review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement begins in July. President Trump already has suggested the U.S. would be better off without it.

After 42 days in quarantine, the last of the 18 hantavirus cruise ship passengers have left UNMC. Here's what officials ...
06/24/2026

After 42 days in quarantine, the last of the 18 hantavirus cruise ship passengers have left UNMC. Here's what officials learned from the experience:

Eighteen American passengers from a cruise ship that saw a hantavirus outbreak arrived at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on May 11. Their quarantine in Omaha was part of a nationally coordinated effort to assess, contain and treat any potential infections.

From sewing buttons to fixing lamps, a group of Lincoln volunteers is aiming to give old items new life and keep them ou...
06/24/2026

From sewing buttons to fixing lamps, a group of Lincoln volunteers is aiming to give old items new life and keep them out of the landfill.

Volunteers gather in the basement of a Lincoln church one Saturday each month to give broken things a new life.

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