13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (662+ words) As historic wildfires in Nebraska continued to roar amid a Western heat wave, Gov. Jim Pillen and incident commanders expressed hope Tuesday that they may soon turn a corner. The state's four major blazes were blamed for at least one…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1036+ words) Only three House Republicans won re-election in 2024 while Kamala Harris carried their districts " and one of them, Rep. Don Bacon, is retiring this year in Nebraska, giving Democrats a big opportunity in the Omaha-area seat they've been trying to capture…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (593+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. " On the first day of the 2026 legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers were asked Wednesday to consider a motion to expel a fellow senator accused of making a sexually-charged comment to a legislative staffer and touching her inappropriately during a…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (168+ words) Videos captured in eastern Nebraska show intense strobe lightning illuminating the sky. Rain and wind gust swept through the region on Aug. 9, leaving more than 50,000 people without power in Nebraska ... Videos show strobe lightning illuminate sky in eastern Nebraska Storm…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (178+ words) Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., faced boos and heckling during a Nebraska town hall as he answered questions about Medicaid cuts in the GOP's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Rep. Mike Flood faces backlash at…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (178+ words) Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law a measure banning transgender students from girls sports, making the state the latest to keep transgender athletes from competing on women's and girls' teams. Opponents call the law discriminatory, noting that fewer than…...