Profiles
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...
Dan Schultz transitioned from a military career as an electronic warfare officer to opening a housecleaning franchise. He embraces his military training in building the franchise. (Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)
Dan Schultz likely could have had his pick of jobs when he retired from the Air Force. Defense-related contractor positions were within his grasp. With two master's degrees, maybe he could have used...
I hate America - hardly. But it wasn’t one person speaking ... It was millions, collectively united as one.
From sea to shining sea and beyond our nation’s shores, people rallied together in rural,...
It is set in stone, unlike the Constitution, our nation’s rule of law, many are valiantly defending to this day.
On Aug. 10, 1875, six attorneys convened at the Douglas County Courthouse to...
Today’s News
On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe.
Membership is expected to...
A combine loads soybeans into a grain truck in rural Blair, Nebraska October 17, 2019. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.
The U.S. Department of...
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Three Promising Practices to Engage a New Workforce
Hull: The next generation, a huge reservoir of talent, gets a lot more advice about building a personal brand than about building a career.
By...
Without realizing the sheer cliffs that a man can fall off if he is careless, I made a half-thought-out decision to review “the ramen in Omaha.” Living in Omaha all of my life, I hadn’t seen many...
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility, prompting the...
This Week's News
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe.
Membership is expected to promote cross-border trade and investment, and the...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (right) and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
The U.S. economy heads into 2026 in an unusual place: Inflation is down from its peak in mid-2022, growth has held up better than many expected, and yet American households say that things still feel shaky. Uncertainty is the watchword, especially...
A combine loads soybeans into a grain truck in rural Blair, Nebraska October 17, 2019. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the figures Wednesday for how much...
(Shutterstock)
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
Three Promising Practices to Engage a New Workforce
Hull: The next generation, a huge reservoir of talent, gets a lot more advice about building a personal brand than about building a career.
By Stephanie J. Hull
This story first appeared at The 74...
01/06/2026 - 12:00am
Without realizing the sheer cliffs that a man can fall off if he is careless, I made a half-thought-out decision to review “the ramen in Omaha.” Living in Omaha all of my life, I hadn’t seen many ramen restaurants, and as such, it was then believed...
New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility, prompting the institution's president to accuse the performers of...
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – a total of 43 in the House, plus 10 senators. Perhaps the most high-profile person to depart,...
University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold holds a model of how the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s footprint would grow in Omaha with the $2 billion “Project Health” endeavor, Oct. 3, 2025. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
Throughout 2025, I have heard from many faculty, staff, alumni and Nebraskans across the state about their university.
They have expressed pride and aspirations for the future, stories
of success and remarkable achievement, as well as their...
01/05/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Embattled University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor, who increasingly faced likely impeachment proceedings, announced Tuesday that she is resigning her post.
O’Connor, 35, faces a felony charge of drunken driving causing bodily...
The federal courthouse in Lincoln. (Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A federal grand jury in Nebraska charged 54 people with deploying malware and stealing millions of dollars from ATMs around the country, Nebraska U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods announced this month.
One indictment, returned Dec. 9, charges 22...
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections.
President Donald...
A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama, on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Alabama. (Will McLelland / Alabama Reflector)
01/02/2026 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal year as part of a massive $50 billion rural health fund baked into Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law.
The five-...
Denise Johnson holds her cat Ramsey after the Eaton Fire. Her home was one of the few in her immediate neighborhood that survived, but recovery will take time for everyone. (Jae C. Hong / AP Photo)
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. At least 31...
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fish from the day’s catch.
Unlike a few years...
A homeless teenager sleeps on the ground outside a homeless shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Rick Bowmer / AP Photo)
01/01/2026 - 12:00am
Twenty-year-old Mikayla Foreman knows her experience is meaningful. Dealing with homelessness since 18 and currently living in a shelter, Foreman has managed to continue her academic journey, studying for exams this month in hopes of attaining a...
Casey Rollins, the executive director of Springfield, Ohio local nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul, is working to bring attention to the unfolding crisis of children left behind when their parents are deported. (Maddie McGarvey / The 19th)
12/31/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Since last summer, Casey Rollins has braced for the day that children of Haitian...
12/31/2025 - 12:00am
BRANDY STATION, Va. (AP) — On a sparkling late-fall Sunday at a rural Virginia airfield, 16 careworn passengers were getting off a flight that changed, even saved, their lives.
Some looked bemused, some wary, some enthusiastic as they were carried...
The final day of the 2024 session of the Nebraska Legislature. (Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner)
12/31/2025 - 12:00am
Three thoughts …
Among the tasks waiting for the Nebraska Legislature when it reassembles after the first of the year will be a budget shortfall, the perennial pitch for lower property taxes and a roster of issues from education to fulfilling the...
Department of Health and Human Services CEO Steve Corsi (right) joins Gov. Jim Pillen (left) at a press conference in the Warner Chamber at the Capitol, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Corsi formerly served as CEO of the Central Wyoming Counseling Center, which is slated to receive $3.4 million of Nebraska’s Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund. (Kenneth Ferriera / Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
12/31/2025 - 12:00am
When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, one recipient stood out: The Central Wyoming Counseling Center.
The Wyoming nonprofit is the only out-of-state organization...
