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Floodwaters breach levees in Iowa as Midwest faces another round of severe storms

By Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

Floodwaters have breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations as the deluged Midwest faces another round of severe storms.

Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding

By Associated Press

Heavy rain has caused flooding in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota.

Residents take stock of damage from tornadoes that tore through Nebraska and Iowa

By Josh Funk, Margery A. Beck, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes.

EPA approves year-round sale of higher ethanol blend in some Midwest states

By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press

Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a ruled finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A strong winter storm expected to bear down on a large swath of the U.S. midsection

By Associated Press

The National Weather Service says the storm has the potential to bring 8 to 12 inches of snow Monday and Tuesday to a broad area.

News Wrap: McConnell cleared to continue working a day after news conference freeze up

In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell got the green light to continue working a day after he froze up during a news conference, the White House asked Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill and prevent a partial…

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Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

An emergency clause attached allows the measures to take effect as soon as that happens. The bill's passage was a blow to opponents, who strongly objected to both bans.

Why Nebraska conservatives might combine abortion, trans health care bans

By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are taking what could be an all-or-nothing bet by proposing to merge two of the legislative session's most contentious proposals — one to restrict abortion access and another that would ban gender-affirming care for minors.

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina and Nebraska legislatures

By Margery A. Beck, James Pollard, Associated Press

Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell short of advancing in close legislative votes amid heated debates among Republicans.

With 26 days left in legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers pass 1 bill

By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

The Legislature in any other year would have passed dozens of bills by now. But it has been hamstrung by progressive lawmakers filibustering every bill before the body this session — even ones they support.