Politics Nov 06 Nebraska converts prison into federal immigration center, aims to fill it by Thanksgiving A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve as a federal immigration detention center began accepting detainees earlier this week, Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday.
Politics Oct 30 WATCH: Johnson says House GOP ‘just fed up’ with the shutdown at news conference The speaker has kept the House out of legislative session for more than a month, a remarkable closure preventing other business during the shutdown.
Nation Oct 28 Food banks are preparing for a surge as SNAP aid may be paused in the government shutdown Some states are trying to fill the gap in food services, but others lack resources to help.
Politics Aug 31 Chicago Mayor Johnson defies Trump’s federal immigration enforcement plan for the city The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops and checkpoints during the surge, according to an executive order signed by the city's mayor.
Nation Jul 22 Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby commercial plane, the Air Force says The Air Force says the tower directed the bomber crew but didn't inform them of the inbound SkyWest flight.
Politics Jul 16 Congress is looking to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding and Native American radio stations are at risk Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts.
Politics Jun 30 GOP Rep. Bacon of Nebraska cites dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection Rep. Bacon recently indicated he was considering retiring, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. But when pressed, he acknowledged that divisions within his own party contributed to his decision.
Nation Oct 16 Nebraska Supreme Court rules people with felony records can vote in elections, reversing top election official’s ruling Nebraska's high court says people with felony records can register to vote in a decision with implications for the upcoming election.
Politics Aug 23 Nebraska’s voters will have competing measures to either expand or limit abortion rights in November election Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Friday that the rival initiatives each gathered enough signatures to get on the November ballot, making it the first state to carry competing abortion amendments on the same ballot since the U.S. Supreme…
Politics Jul 26 Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both abortion and transgender youth medical care The ACLU argued that the hybrid law passed last year violates a state constitutional requirement for legislative bills to stick to a single subject.