Oct 07 Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse likely to resign Senate seat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Josh Funk, Associated Press Sasse is the sole finalist to become president of the University of Florida, the school says, and the Republican senator has indicated he will take the job. Continue reading
Sep 16 Nebraska judge says birth certificates can’t name 2 mothers By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press A judge said in his ruling last month that the request conflicts with Nebraska law that requires birth certificates to acknowledge paternity, as well as state policy that parents listed on birth certificates are the biological parents of the child. Continue reading
Aug 09 Nebraska woman charged with helping teenage daughter have abortion By Josh Funk, Associated Press The charges come after investigators uncovered Facebook messages in which the mother and daughter discussed using medication to end the approximately 24-week pregnancy. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Primary elections are held in six states In our news wrap Tuesday, primary elections are being held in six states with several marquee races including in Colorado and New York, rescuers in Ukraine searched for survivors in the ruins of a burned-out shopping mall hit by Russian… Continue watching
Jun 14 Nebraska’s capital city rescinds LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance four months after approval By Associated Press The City Council in Nebraska’s capital city has rescinded an anti-discrimination measure that extended protections to sexual orientation and gender identity, just four months after unanimously approving it. Continue reading
May 10 Jim Pillen wins Nebraska Republican primary for governor By Grant Schulte, Associated Press The winner of the race will emerge as a strong favorite against state Sen. Carol Blood, who won the Democratic nomination for governor. The incumbent, Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, is prohibited by term limit laws from running again. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. House leaders call on Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry to resign after found guilty of lying to the FBI By Grant Schulte, Brian Melley, Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is facing growing pressure to resign from congressional leaders and Nebraska's GOP governor after a California jury found him guilty of lying to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 campaign donation from a Nigerian billionaire. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 3:48 Nebraska couple dedicate life to breeding rare San Clemente Island goats By Dennis Kellogg Among the 200 or so breeds of goats across the United States, the San Clemente Island goats are one of the rarest. Nebraska Public Media's Dennis Kellogg reports on one Nebraska couple that is doing what they can to save… Continue watching
Oct 19 Federal indictment accuses Nebraska congressman of lying to the FBI By Grant Schulte, Associated Press The U.S. attorney's office announced that the federal grand jury in Los Angeles had indicted the nine-term Republican on one charge of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. Continue reading
Jan 26 Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel By Josh Funk, Associated Press Many schools and businesses closed Monday as the storm moved across the Midwest and officials urged drivers to stay off the roads. Continue reading