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Though my email address is at the bottom of each of the articles that I have written, the only people to ever send me replies are restaurants looking to get reviewed by me, while strangely I have yet...
In the way that a needle rips your senses from their lazy slumber, the first below-zero day of the winter brought with it a piercing chill. It had been put off for too long, pushed back by a warm...
Attorneys preparing to appear before Judge Richard McGowan may want to plan for a late morning docket, as Douglas County's newest judge isn't known as a morning person.
McGowan was sworn in as judge...
Brittany Burling recalls enjoying a glass of wine every now and then. During the COVID-19 pandemic, "Then" became a little more often.
"We were all just stuck at home," Burling said. "And I felt my...
The jury has reached a decision. The verdict … Guilty on both counts: Committing terroristic threats and third-degree assault in a road-rage, criminal case, heard recently before the Hon. Thomas K....
Today’s News
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A former notary facing 24 criminal charges, all but one for allegedly improper notarizations on petitions seeking to legalize and regulate medical cannabis in 2024, took the...
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Many of you reading this know that for years I was a radio talk show host. I worked on stations that carried syndicated programming like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage, as well as...
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Representational government rests on a simple idea: that the laws the nation lives under generally reflect what the public wants. In the United States, few issues test that idea more than abortion....
Courtesy photo of Joel Angel-Becerril, 27. (February 17, 2026, ACLU Press Release)
OMAHA — The Nebraska DACA recipient whom ICE had detained for nearly three months has returned home to his Omaha family after an immigration court judge dismissed his deportation case.
Joel Angel-...
Cars submerged underwater and flooded gas station in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, New Brunswick, New Jersey - September 2, 2021. (Benjamin Clapp / Shutterstock)
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a significant climate lawsuit in which oil companies are seeking to avoid being tried in state court.
The fate of several dozen climate lawsuits...
This Week's News
02/27/2026 - 12:00am
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A former notary facing 24 criminal charges, all but one for allegedly improper notarizations on petitions seeking to legalize and regulate medical cannabis in 2024, took the witness stand on the second day of his criminal trial...
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02/27/2026 - 12:00am
Representational government rests on a simple idea: that the laws the nation lives under generally reflect what the public wants. In the United States, few issues test that idea more than abortion.
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v....
Courtesy photo of Joel Angel-Becerril, 27. (February 17, 2026, ACLU Press Release)
02/27/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The Nebraska DACA recipient whom ICE had detained for nearly three months has returned home to his Omaha family after an immigration court judge dismissed his deportation case.
Joel Angel-Becerril, 27, was freed Friday due to his temporary...
Cars submerged underwater and flooded gas station in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, New Brunswick, New Jersey - September 2, 2021. (Benjamin Clapp / Shutterstock)
02/27/2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a significant climate lawsuit in which oil companies are seeking to avoid being tried in state court.
The fate of several dozen climate lawsuits brought against oil companies by state and local...
02/26/2026 - 12:00am
As far as 157-year-old houses in Omaha go, Tim Reeder admits his isn’t all that special.
Reeder knows the house is not Omaha’s oldest — that distinction, as far as local historians can tell, belongs to a one-story home that’s 10 years older. Reeder’...
02/26/2026 - 12:00am
In November 2025 the Trump administration announced a special park pass commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary that featured images of two presidents: George Washington and Donald Trump.
Featuring the current president – in place of the...
High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on July 16, 2023. (Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo, File)
02/26/2026 - 12:00am
After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way.
President Donald Trump also has...
02/25/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — To say that Paul Hedren is a Custer fanatic would be quite an understatement.
Growing up in Minnesota, family vacations consisted of driving west, to the famous forts and battlefields of the great Indian wars.
As soon as he was able to...
02/25/2026 - 12:00am
In a large room inside a Methodist church in a residential neighborhood, infants and toddlers sit in their caregivers’ laps, awaiting the start of their Tuesday morning music class.
Everyone’s shoes are off. Each family has found a spot on the rug...
Students and parents rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of possible changes that would increase eligibility for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to K-12 students statewide on Thursday, May 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. Advocates applaud the changes as expanding school choice but opponents say such programs divert funding from public schools and violate Ohio's constitution. (Samantha Hendrickson / AP Photo)
02/25/2026 - 12:00am
States are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives, pouring more money into the programs as waiting lists — and budget concerns — grow.
A further boost is expected next year, when the federal government rolls...
The Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 25th, 2020. (Aspects and Angles / Shutterstock)
02/24/2026 - 12:00am
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders are using two surveillance tools owned by a Nebraska company, including one allowing ICE to track cellphone locations without a warrant, during high-profile crackdowns in cities like Minneapolis.
Penlink...
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)
02/24/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal.
In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John...
A winner-take-all sign at a press conference in Lincoln on Oct 14, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska statehouse could soon feel déjà vu as a Republican lawmaker prioritized a constitutional amendment seeking to alter how Nebraska awards Electoral College votes for president.
State Sen. Fred Meyer of St. Paul prioritized the...
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska auditor has challenged public spending and reimbursement practices by the head of the state’s largest agency, including questioning some meal and alcohol charges while on state trips.
Auditor Mike Foley laid out his concerns...
State Sens. Merv Riepe of Ralston and Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area meet on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, April 22, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/23/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Legislative committees this week narrowly advanced bills seeking to define group bathrooms in Nebraska schools and state buildings as male or female and fully outlaw gender care treatments for minors.
Neither bill appears to have the 33...
