Profiles
In keeping with National Law Day’s theme, “The American Dream,” here is one family fulfilling the ideals our Forefathers envisioned, helping make life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – even...
Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman of Omaha on October 24, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
This year’s Laurie Smith Camp Integrity award has been awarded to the Honorable Lindsey Miller-Lerman, an icon of Nebraska law who has had a direct or participating hand in 5,832 legal opinions over...
Scott P. Moore, Partner at Baird Holm LLP and recipient of the 2026 Robert M. Spire Service Award. (Courtesy of Omaha Bar Association)
In an interview with Dave Sommers, Scott P. Moore admitted to him, “I’m incredibly humbled by this. I see the list of recipients from past years and see some men and women who have had a significant...
The Sarpy County Teen Court is monitored by the Teen Court Coordinator, Leonard Matthias. (Courtesy of Sarpy County Teen Court)
This year’s Law Day Public Service Award has been awarded to Sarpy County Teen Court. As per the Omaha Bar Association, the award began in 1983, to be presented to a non-attorney individual or...
Alfred G. Ellick Jr. believed people deserved to have legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. So, in 1962, while serving as president of the Omaha Bar Association, he created...
Today’s News
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As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward...
Chelsea Palacio, public information manager for the City of San Jose, showcases how a small detection camera uses AI to detect road hazards and potholes in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / AP Photo)
Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of aging roads and bridges that many state and local governments say they cannot afford to fully maintain....
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, as seen on Nov 22, 2023. (Ritu Manoj Jethani / Shutterstock)
If a person of Turkish heritage says that they are proud of their heritage and proud of being Turkish, what ‘heritage’ are they referring to? How much history have they studied? Is it the Armenian...
Philanthropist Ruth Scott stands with Doug Kristensen, former chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Last week they and others celebrated the ceremonial opening of the second teaching structure on a rural health education complex newly named in honor of Kristensen. (Courtesy of UNK Communications)
LINCOLN — The latest $95 million structure to open on a rural health education complex in Kearney is expected to double the number of health care students on the campus, to about 625.
That three-...
SEATTLE (AP) — This story has legs. Very long ones.
At a Seattle sports bar on a recent Saturday night, hundreds of very tall people got to experience something rare: blending in. Women in their...
This Week's News
05/21/2026 - 12:00am
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist (https://grist.org/), a nonprofit environmental media organization.
As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward Fire Chief Jason Schneider’s district in Cozad, he...
Chelsea Palacio, public information manager for the City of San Jose, showcases how a small detection camera uses AI to detect road hazards and potholes in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / AP Photo)
05/21/2026 - 12:00am
Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of aging roads and bridges that many state and local governments say they cannot afford to fully maintain.
From local streets in small towns to major urban...
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, as seen on Nov 22, 2023. (Ritu Manoj Jethani / Shutterstock)
05/21/2026 - 12:00am
If a person of Turkish heritage says that they are proud of their heritage and proud of being Turkish, what ‘heritage’ are they referring to? How much history have they studied? Is it the Armenian Genocide? Or further yet, and the millions of white...
Philanthropist Ruth Scott stands with Doug Kristensen, former chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Last week they and others celebrated the ceremonial opening of the second teaching structure on a rural health education complex newly named in honor of Kristensen. (Courtesy of UNK Communications)
05/21/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The latest $95 million structure to open on a rural health education complex in Kearney is expected to double the number of health care students on the campus, to about 625.
That three-story, 110,000-square-foot building opens to full...
05/20/2026 - 12:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — This story has legs. Very long ones.
At a Seattle sports bar on a recent Saturday night, hundreds of very tall people got to experience something rare: blending in. Women in their highest heels craned their necks to look at someone...
05/20/2026 - 12:00am
Helina Josephson retired from a career in university administration in 2017 due to autoimmune disease and chronic pain. She has ice pick headaches, which are exactly what they sound like — sudden, stabbing pain in her head. She has arthritis in her...
05/20/2026 - 12:00am
Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit.
The auction on eBay was...
05/20/2026 - 12:00am
Abdullah doesn’t know how long his body can hold out.
After a day of lifting heavy metal doors to roll out finished machinery ready for transport, bruises line his forearms. When he’s assigned to the factory’s assembly line, the work is less...
05/19/2026 - 12:00am
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.
Musk, the world's richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, which...
Cranes load shipping containers onto a cargo ship at Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo)
05/19/2026 - 12:00am
The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss.
In a February decision, the...
National Archives Rotunda for Charters of Freedom - Home of Declaration of Independence with Security and Visitors. (GeoFox / Shutterstock)
05/19/2026 - 12:00am
The Daily Record newspaper recently obtained exclusive (parody) transcripts from a private press conference held on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. The conference was held in front of the display case, which holds the Declaration of Independence....
05/19/2026 - 12:00am
If you want to start a heated debate in Omaha, mention the signature pizza pie made with salty, strong Romano cheese. Bring up the thin, carpeted layer of crumbled ground beef and the crispy, flaky, pastry-like crust.
Watch the lovers love and the...
05/18/2026 - 12:00am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of...
05/18/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to withhold their pay during government shutdowns, an attempt to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking impasses in the past...
05/18/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Nebraska Democratic Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank appears to have won the Democratic nomination for Senate, which, with help from the likely Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee, could give registered nonpartisan Dan Osborn a...
05/18/2026 - 12:00am
President Donald Trump announced on May 1, 2026, that the United States will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany – personnel who had been deployed there as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Germany-U.S. tensions started after the U.S....
(Photos courtesy of the candidates / campaigns | Nebraska Capitol photo by Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
05/18/2026 - 12:00am
(photo caption) Besides governor, there are four Nebraska constitutional officers up to voters in 2026: secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and auditor of public accounts. There is also one Omaha-based seat on the Nebraska Public...
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 14, 2023. (James Pollard / AP Photo)
Prosecutors To Retry Alex Murdaugh In Deaths Of Wife And Son After High Court Overturned Convictions
05/15/2026 - 12:00am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The murder convictions and life sentence of Alex Murdaugh were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty, but the disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving...
An Axon body camera is worn by MSGT Matt Gilmore who is one of the officers using Axon's Draft One AI software at OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Nick Oxford / AP Photo)
05/15/2026 - 12:00am
In Baltimore County, Maryland on Oct. 20, 2025, a 17-year-old student named Taki Allen was sitting outside his high school after football practice when an artificial intelligence-enhanced surveillance camera falsely identified the Doritos bag in his...
05/15/2026 - 12:00am
An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening stiff penalties for public employees who fail to...
Kouri Richins looks on during her murder trial at the Summit County Courthouse in Park City, Utah, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Spenser Heaps / AP Photo, Pool)
05/15/2026 - 12:00am
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend in prison.
Kouri Richins was convicted in March of...
05/15/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A legal setback and potentially “ruinous” state fines have forced a trio of Omaha siblings to at least temporarily rename the family’s “Barber Shop Blackstone,” a speakeasy bar they christened in honor of their longtime hair stylist dad....
