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
ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across digital platforms by steering young people to biblical...
Deleting DEI
According to this year’s tax filing, the American Athletic Conference, the $150 million collegiate sports league that includes schools like Rice and Tulane, is striving to be a leader in...
Flowers and candles are placed on the Walk of Fame star for Rob Reiner on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello / AP Photo)
If you are a Trump supporter who wants to dismiss his comments on the death of Rob Reiner as “Trump just being Trump” and not something much more sinister, I hope you’ll continue reading and then...
Tessa Domingus found purpose on the back deck of a Lincoln rehabilitation home, conversing with a man who didn’t want to spend his next paycheck on alcohol.
Sunlight shone through the leaves of a...
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
“Are you...
This Week's News
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across digital platforms by steering young people to biblical answers to tough questions that aren't always...
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
Deleting DEI
According to this year’s tax filing, the American Athletic Conference, the $150 million collegiate sports league that includes schools like Rice and Tulane, is striving to be a leader in inclusion, but no longer in diversity or equity....
12/24/2025 - 12:00am
Tessa Domingus found purpose on the back deck of a Lincoln rehabilitation home, conversing with a man who didn’t want to spend his next paycheck on alcohol.
Sunlight shone through the leaves of a large tree in the backyard as they talked. It was the...
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex discrimination at work.
“Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at...
An instacart logo and an instacart webpage are seen in New York, Sept. 6, 2023. (Richard Drew / AP Photo)
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged deceptive practices.
The FTC said Thursday that Instacart has been falsely advertising free deliveries. The...
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12/23/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — About 1,600 people attended job fairs and other events held over the past two weeks in the Lexington area for workers impacted by the Tyson Foods plant closure, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Thursday.
The state and local efforts were...
"Lil' Burro Offerings" (Matt Hebert)
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
It was a bitter cold Saturday night when my wife and I pulled into the parking lot of Lil' Burro. What we were met with was warmth: the food, the atmosphere, the service. What a wonderfully warm reprieve from a night so cold it actively hurt my face...
12/23/2025 - 12:00am
In January, when we launched our yearlong examination of Omaha steakhouses, we started by asking a few simple questions: What is the Omaha steakhouse, anyway? Who is doing it the best in 2025? And what gives it such staying power, continuing to...
Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo)
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashed with the Justice Department over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and...
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gestures as he speaks to supporters and members of the media before a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. (Chris O'Meara / AP Photo)
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
All Eyes on Florida As State Gets One Step Closer to Nixing Vaccine Mandates
‘Pediatric hospitals will be overwhelmed,’ one infectious disease expert warns. Fla’s action comes amid a fast-moving South Carolina measles outbreak.
By Amanda Geduld...
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo)
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska stepped Wednesday toward becoming the first state in the country to start its implementation of new federal work requirements for Medicaid health insurance recipients beginning May 1 of the new year.
Gov. Jim Pillen, joined on...
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet Mariel and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
The Senate voted 77-20 to pass the final version of the 2026 defense bill on Wednesday. The bill...
An American flag is mounted on a fence at a farm on U.S. Highway 20 during a blizzard near Galva, Iowa, on Jan. 13, 2024. (Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo)
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
Dear Susana,
The winters in the city still carry that sharp chill that would send your hands into mine for warmth, though it doesn't seem to stay any longer. I am afraid, too, that the snowfall seems much less than it was, like when we were young....
12/22/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — As peace talks and fighting continue in the multi-year fight since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Nebraska’s governor and congressional delegation spoke out in defense of Ukraine and Nebraska’s interests.
Most of Nebraska’s Republican...
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters on Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)
12/19/2025 - 12:00am
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
Dr. Kirk Moore had been on trial for five days, accused of falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards and throwing away the government-...
12/19/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Five of Nebraska’s 49 state lawmakers Monday toured the controversial ICE migrant detention center in McCook, taking the Pillen administration up on a group invite to walk through the converted prison.
The lone Democrat participating,...
12/18/2025 - 12:00am
AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day of September, and by every measure of...
12/18/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — The fate of one of Omaha’s oldest public parks brought roughly 50 people Saturday to a meeting that included impassioned remarks from community and civic leaders, a Nebraska lawmaker and a City Council member.
At issue is a proposed...
12/18/2025 - 12:00am
The county health worker scanned the Omaha home with an X-ray gun, searching for the poison.
It was 2022, and doctors had recently found high levels of lead in the blood of Crystalyn Prine’s 2-year-old son, prompting the Douglas County Health...
