COVID-19

No College World Series Hits Omaha Hard

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 8:15am

Rich Tokheim’s sports apparel shop is right across the street from TD Ameritrade Park. More than half his annual revenue comes in the 11 or 12 days of the College World Series each June.

“We’re here,” he said, “because of the College World Series. It’s just so many people.”

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Frakes: One Worker, No Inmates Infected

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 8:14am

Lincoln – Nebraska’s corrections department has taken aggressive, early steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus inside the state’s prisons, and so far the efforts appear to be working, the state corrections director said last Friday amid growing safety concerns being raised by prisoner advocates.

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IMF: Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since Depression

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 7:51am

Washington – Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.

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Daily Record Explains: COVID-19 Developments, Resources

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 1:00am

A yard sign in Omaha, Friday, April 10, 2020, urges people to stay at home. Social distancing and staying at home are some of the measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. (AP)

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 8:40 a.m.

Another COVID-19 death has been reported in Nebraska, bringing the state's total to 18, state health officials said.

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Raikes School Duo Designs App to Help Small Businesses

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 12:00am

Lincoln – An app developed by University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates may help local restaurants and small shops feeling the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Iowa Governor Wants Focus on Individual, Not State, Response

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 7:48am

Iowa City, Iowa – Gov. Kim Reynolds urged Iowa residents last Thursday to pray for each other and take steps to fight the coronavirus outbreak individually, saying they should focus less on whether the government will order further public health interventions.

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Ricketts Expands Some Restrictions Statewide, Closing Down All Salons

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 7:43am

Lincoln – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts ordered the closure last Thursday of all salons, tattoo parlors and strip clubs and announced the cancellation of organized group sports until May 31, expanding an order that was already in place in the state’s biggest cities.

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Goss: Nebraska Economic Future Depends on COVID-19 Vaccine

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 7:39am

Economists are debating the letters ‘V,’ ‘U,’ ‘W’ and ‘L’ these days, but Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says that the only letters that really matter are “M.D.”

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Nebraska Jobless Claims Reach Record for Third Straight Week

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 7:39am

Lincoln – Nebraska saw record unemployment yet again last week as the new coronavirus forced more businesses to lay off workers, according to new data release last Thursday.

The state received 26,788 new unemployment claims during the week that ended April 4, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The new numbers mark the third straight week with a record-setting increase.

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Four People Test Positive for COVID-19 at YRTC Kearney

Published by Scott Stewart on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 7:39am

Kearney – A third staff member and three residents at Nebraska’s Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney have now tested positive for the coronavirus, state health officials reported.