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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers celebrates third victory against California electric truck, emissions rules
Nebraska Examiner
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August 14, 2025
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is taking a victory lap after four major semitruck manufacturers his office sued last fall agreed this week that California-led electric vehicle standards and emissions rules are now “voided.”...
Nebraska one of at least 12 states approved to restrict soda, candy for SNAP
Nebraska Examiner
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August 14, 2025
At least 12 states have received federal approval to restrict recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, from using their benefits to purchase certain foods such as soda and candy. The states receiving waivers from the...
Cropland acres versus base acres in Nebraska
Sidney Sun Telegraph - Nebraska
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August 14, 2025
By Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension Ag Economist | Cory Walters, UNL Ag Economist In the landscape of U.S. agriculture farm policy, two key terms are often misunderstood or overlooked: cropland acres and base acres. While cropland and base...
"It's obviously an adjustment" - Nebraska Volleyball's Harper Murray gets real on culture change from coach John Cook to Dani Bushboom Kelly
Sportskeeda
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August 15, 2025
Nebraska Volleyball's Harper Murray recently opened up about the cultural change she and the team experienced after coach Dani Bushboom Kelly's joining, following former coach John Cook's retirement. Coach Bushboom Kelly joined the Huskers program...
California company receives probation and fine for two workers suffocated in 2020 nitrogen leak
World Socialist Web Site
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August 15, 2025
Looking south on Soto Street in Vernon, California, an industrial enclave just outside downtown Los Angeles. [Photo by Downtowngal/Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0]California Ranch Foods, a Vernon-based food processing plant and subsidiary of...
'Held unlawfully': U.S. judge sides with women held in Nebraska ICE operation
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 15, 2025
Two women, arrested in the Glenn Valley Foods ICE operation on June 10, have been ordered to be released from detention. They've been held in the Lincoln County Jail since the mid-June. U.S. District Court of Nebraska judge Joseph Bataillon wrote...
5 Best Homeowners Insurance Companies of 2025
Money Magazine - Puerto Rico
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Homeowners insurance pays to repair or rebuild your home and replace its contents if they’re damaged by specific perils like fire, theft or weather events such as wind or lightning. What to know about homeowners insurance Most standard homeowners...
Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center honored for excellence in agriculture partnership
KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb — The Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center has been awarded the Governor’s Excellence in Ag Partnership Award for its outstanding scientific contributions and support to Nebraska's agricultural community. Governor Jim Pillen...
Norfolk 101: Citizens’ Academy accepting applications, offering a behind-the-scenes experience of city government
KTIV - Iowa
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August 14, 2025
NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV) - Residents in Norfolk, Nebraska, have a unique opportunity to see the “behind the scenes” work of local city government. The city is launching its “Norfolk 101: a City’s Academy” program. It’s an 8-week program giving...
T-Mobile merges with UScellular, promises stronger coverage and upgrades in Nebraska
KNOP - Nebraska
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August 14, 2025
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Two cell phone companies are becoming one after T-Mobile purchased UScellular. The purchase took place Aug. 1, and since, customers are already noticing enhanced coverage. In regard to concerns, director of market sales...
Two cell phone companies are becoming one after T-Mobile purchased UScellular.
KNOP - Nebraska
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August 14, 2025
Beneath the quiet Nebraska sky, just a few miles south of Maxwel, lies Fort McPherson National Cemetery, where silence speaks louder than words. Thursday morning, silence gave way to solemn reflection in the midst of commemorating the 80th...
Warren Buffett's company reveals new investments in Nucor, homebuilders Lennar and DR Horton
ABC News - New York
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August 14, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. -- Berkshire Hathaway revealed three new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor and two of the nation's biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but none of the investments are big enough to ensure that legendary investor Warren...
10/11 named ‘Station of the Year’ by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association
KOLN - Nebraska
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August 14, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - 10/11 has been named Station of the Year by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, the organization’s highest honor. The other two finalists were Omaha stations. The Nebraska Broadcasters Association honors excellence in...
Local4 brings home Gold awards from Nebraska Broadcasters Association banquet
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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August 14, 2025
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The best of the best in news, weather and sports was on full display Wednesday night during the annual Nebraska Broadcasters Association’s awards banquet. Local4 is celebrating a few big wins. Madison Smith took home Gold...
Warren Buffett's company reveals new investments in Nucor, UnitedHealth and two big homebuilders
Yahoo Finance
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation's biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but it's not clear if the investments are big enough to...
ALERT: Popular Beverage Sold In Nebraska Could Contain Glass Fragments
KFAB - Nebraska
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Dollar General Corporation recalled three lots of its eight ounce Clover Valley® Instant Coffee on August 11 due to the possible presence of glass. According to the United States Food & Drug Administration, the affected products were sold between...
Five Indian hotel operators charged with using minors to run drug, sex trafficking rings out of Nebraska
The Post Millenial
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August 14, 2025
They received a range of federal violations "that center around their alleged conspiracy to engage in labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and harboring of aliens at several hotel locations across the Omaha metro area." The US Attorney’s Office for...
Kansas farmer says trade policy needs to give a boost soon
Brownfield Ag News
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News Kansas farmer says trade policy needs to give a boost soon August 14, 2025 By Kellan Heavican Filed Under: Kansas, News, Trade A Kansas farmer says time is running out for the administration’s trade policy to deliver benefits to producers...
From Stunt Dogs to Sea Lions: Free entertainment packs the Nebraska State Fair grounds
Central Nebraska Today
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Free combine rides are offered at the Nebraska State Fair, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today) GRAND ISLAND — You don’t need a ticket to a grandstand show to enjoy world-class performances at the Nebraska State Fair. From gravity-defying stunt...
Pepsi Live Music Series showcases 47 Nebraska bands across 54 genres
Central Nebraska Today
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graversen / Depositphotos.com GRAND ISLAND — The sounds of Nebraska will fill the air during the 2025 Nebraska State Fair as the Pepsi Live Music Series brings 47 different bands and performers from across the state to its stages representing 54...