Profiles
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....
In the movie, “Almost Famous,” inspired by the real-life experiences of director Cameron Crowe, who started writing for the “Rolling Stone,” at age 15, his character is given back-stage access to...
Today’s News
Odense, Denmark, May 23, 2022. (Michele Ursi / Shutterstock)
For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career costs.
Raising children tends to lead to lower wages and fewer work hours for mothers – but not fathers – in the United...
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Warning: minor spoilers ahead. But also, I assume that if you’re going to see The Bone Temple, you’ve already suffered through – erm – watched 28 Years Later. It’s a good news – bad news situation....
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District to try and delay or derail efforts to pull offline some units at the coal and natural gas North Omaha Power Station. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker wants to stop public power district boards from closing or altering energy generation facilities in the state, in a move that appears aimed at preventing migration from...
FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks through a Target store Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Adam Gray / AP Photo, File)
When U.S. Border Patrol agents entered a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, in early January, detaining two employees, it marked a new chapter in the relationship between corporate America and the...
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services (front right), is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Jan. 14, 2025. (Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo)
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers.
For years...
This Week's News
Odense, Denmark, May 23, 2022. (Michele Ursi / Shutterstock)
02/10/2026 - 12:00am
For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career costs.
Raising children tends to lead to lower wages and fewer work hours for mothers – but not fathers – in the United States and around the world.
As a sociologist, I...
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District to try and delay or derail efforts to pull offline some units at the coal and natural gas North Omaha Power Station. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
02/10/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker wants to stop public power district boards from closing or altering energy generation facilities in the state, in a move that appears aimed at preventing migration from coal to other sources of power.
State Sen. Jared...
FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks through a Target store Jan. 11, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Adam Gray / AP Photo, File)
02/10/2026 - 12:00am
When U.S. Border Patrol agents entered a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota, in early January, detaining two employees, it marked a new chapter in the relationship between corporate America and the federal government.
Across the Twin Cities,...
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services (front right), is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Jan. 14, 2025. (Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo)
02/10/2026 - 12:00am
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers.
For years, many states competed aggressively to land data...
State Sens. Jane Raybould of Lincoln and Tony Sorrentino of the Elkhorn area, May 22, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/09/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s minimum wage will annually increase at 1.75%, no longer by the cost of living, and certain teen workers, starting this July, can be paid a subminimum wage that will remain below the current $15 guarantee for nearly 40 years....
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (left), listens to his chief of staff, Dave Lopez, Jan. 28, 2026. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
02/09/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration, facing scrutiny for a no-bid emergency contract with a lobbyist to whom he steered more than $2 million in state money, has again changed its story about how and why the contract was awarded.
A governor’s...
Teyana Gibson Brown (second from right), wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (John Locher / AP Photo)
02/09/2026 - 12:00am
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents continued to use aggressive and sometimes violent methods to make arrests in its mass deportation campaign, including breaking down doors in Minneapolis homes, a bombshell report from the...
(Will Falcon / Shutterstock)
02/06/2026 - 12:00am
Would you create an interactive “digital twin” of yourself that can communicate with loved ones after your death?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made it possible to seemingly resurrect the dead. So-called griefbots or deathbots – an AI-...
The state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., has become a detention center for migrants facing deportation proceedings. (Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)
02/06/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has launched its first federal lawsuits on behalf of migrants at McCook’s so-called “Cornhusker Clink,” which opened a few months ago as an ICE regional detention center.
The two...
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
The Lunar Gateway is planned space station that will orbit the Moon. It is part of the Nasa‑led Artemis programme. Artemis aims to return humans to the Moon, establishing a sustainable presence there for scientific and commercial purposes, and...
Floods in Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 2019. (ABHISHEK BASAK 90 / Shutterstock)
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This...
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02/05/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg is making a push to connect Nebraskans with their “lost cash.”
The effort marks National Unclaimed Property Day on Feb. 1, also recognized in Nebraska via a Gov. Jim Pillen proclamation Spellerberg...
An illustration of a mother in prison with their baby. (Shutterstock)
02/04/2026 - 12:00am
VANDALIA, Mo. — Kathy Briggs slipped her arms through the thick straps of a brand-new baby carrier, tugging it over her beige shirt as two other women stood beside her, tightening buckles and adjusting the padded waistband.
The carrier was still...
Doula working with pregnant woman at home. (Shutterstock)
02/04/2026 - 12:00am
“Don’t give me narcotics.”
Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff. Doctors were operating on the woman to clear tissue after a miscarriage.
But despite her patient’s pleas, clinicians still...
The Midwest Theater in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. (Courtesy of Visit Nebraska)
02/04/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Since it was renovated and reopened in 1997, the 729-seat Midwest Theater in Scottsbluff has served as a cultural beacon in the state’s Panhandle.
The 79-year-old Art Deco theater hosts Grammy-winning musicians, classic movies and films...
