Mar 22 Midwest floods foreshadow national security threat posed by climate change By Margery A. Beck, Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Associated Press The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Funerals for New Zealand shooting victims begin In our news wrap Wednesday, funerals began in New Zealand for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Hundreds gathered to pray before carrying coffins to burial sites, as the prime minister vowed to tighten gun laws. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Midwest fears additional flooding from snowmelt In our news wrap Tuesday, flooding in the Midwest has claimed three lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Scores of cities and counties have declared emergencies as the Missouri and Platte Rivers flow beyond their banks. Continue watching
Mar 18 More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream By Jim Salter, Associated Press Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have… Continue reading
Mar 16 Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 7:31 Sen. Sasse on the rise of ‘anti-tribes’ and a growing American tolerance for lies In his new book “Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal,” Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb, reflects on a growing “rootlessness” in America as local communities erode and our dependence on isolating technology grows. Judy Woodruff sits down with… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode, Oct. 21, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 21, Nebraskans and other red states will vote in November on the expansion of Medicaid, and Utah draws fans to the annual Moab Music Festival. Also, a documentary tells the journey of three women… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:55 Will conservative Nebraska vote to expand Medicaid? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Nebraskans will vote in November on whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The state’s Republican legislature and governors have refused to expand Medicaid after states were given that option in 2012 by the Supreme Court. The ballot… Continue watching
Sep 02 Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations By Grant Schulte, Associated Press As a new wave of abuse scandals rock the Roman Catholic church, critics say the Diocese of Lincoln is now paying the price for its unwillingness to change and lack of transparency. Continue reading
Aug 14 Nebraska executes inmate using powerful opioid fentanyl By Grant Schulte, Associated Press Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection. Continue reading