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Candidate filing deadlines for Lincoln's spring elections near

The filing deadline for Lincoln's spring elections is coming up, with seats on the Lincoln Board of Education, City Council and Airport Authority up for grabs.Nonincumbent candidates running for the Lincoln Board of Education must file by 5 p.m. Monday. The incumbent filing deadline has already passed. Seats in districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are on the ballot this year.Those running for Lincoln City Council and Lincoln Airport Authority have until 5 p.m. March 7 to file. There is no separate incumbent...
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Nebraska state fire marshal stepping down to take city admin role in Norfolk

Cordes, who was appointed by Pillen in January 2023, is stepping down after accepting a city administrator role in Norfolk, according to a news release from the governor's office. His last day as fire marshal will be March 7.“I will be forever grateful for that," he said. "I will cherish the relationships and experiences I encountered over the course of nearly 43 years of my life devoted to the Nebraska fire service and public safety.”“Scott has dedicated his career to the fire service in multip...
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Lincoln police use Taser on woman involved in domestic dispute

Lincoln police arrested a 51-year-old woman Saturday who ignored officers' request to leave a residence during a domestic dispute and had to be subdued with a Taser.Lincoln police responded to a verbal domestic situation Saturday morning to a residence near the 1100 block of South 40th Street just before 9 a.m.Police say the owner of the residence asked Mahoney to leave and not return, but she refused. Officers asked Mahoney to leave, but she also refused.Mahoney later resisted officers' attempt...
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'I'd love to stay': UNL’s Russian language program set to be eliminated

“The university has decided to eliminate the program because it isn’t in a position to refill the faculty position and doesn’t anticipate being able to do so in the near future,” Reed said.Baughman, a senior history and Russian major, said the program's coordinator and lone professor, Olha Tytarenko, left after the 2022-2023 school year. Since then, the university made little effort to keep the program alive, Baughman said. Students have not been allowed to major or minor in Russian since Tytare...
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Gates Foundation awards NU $3.5 million to expand irrigation access for small farmers

The Gates Foundation has awarded the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska a three-year, $3.5 million grant to support a research project on the impact of irrigation as a service for small-scale farmers.Irrigation as a service provides farmers access to irrigation equipment through a subscription model. Irrigation can increase crop yields, reduce climate-related agricultural risks and improve food security, but many small-scale farmers don't want to or can't inv...
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South Lincoln house fire causes $75K in damage

Lincoln Fire and Rescue were called to a house fire near South 45th Street and Old Cheney Road in South Lincoln on Friday.Crews were dispatched to the 5800 block of Barjona Place just after 6 p.m. Battalion Chief Jeremy Gegg said the fire was put out shortly after firefighters arrived. Battalion Chief Drew Endicott said the fire started from the exterior of the house before moving to the interior. LFR remained on scene until about 8 p.m.Gegg said the fire caused about $50,000 in damage to the ho...
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Nebraska State Patrol release names of married couple in Clay County homicide

On Sunday, the Nebraska State Patrol released the names of the victim and the suspect in the homicide that occurred Friday in rural Harvard, about 33 miles south of Grand Island.The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Heather Gray, and the suspect has been identified as 39-year-old Toby Gray. The two were married.The State Patrol said in a news release that the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a residence in rural Harvard around 8:30 p.m. Fri...
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Nebraska State Patrol release names of married couple in Clay County homicide

On Sunday, the Nebraska State Patrol released the names of the victim and the suspect in the homicide that occurred Friday in rural Harvard, about 33 miles south of Grand Island.The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Heather Gray, and the suspect has been identified as 39-year-old Toby Gray. The two were married.Upon arrival, deputies found a dead woman with a gunshot wound and a man suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the State Patrol release. Three youn...
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Nebraska nurse's license revoked; elderly vet patient died after choking

A Bellevue nurse has had her license revoked following the death of a patient at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home in Bellevue last year.The Nebraska Attorney General's Office announced Friday that Nebraska's chief medical officer, Timothy Tesmer, revoked the license of licensed practical nurse Curlee Schneiders due to an incident that caused an elderly veteran patient's death in 2024.On June 2, 2024, an elderly male patient at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans' Home in Bellevue requested a snack...
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1 in critical condition after south Lincoln crash

The driver of the pickup sustained life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the sedan has non-life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to local hospitals. One has been released, while the other is still in critical condition.Westbound lanes on Old Cheney Road and northbound lanes on 40th Street were closed following the crash.As of Sunday at 12 p.m., no citations have been issued and the cause of the crash is still unknown. No alcohol was suspected for one of the drivers, while re...
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Nebraska lawmakers hear testimony on bill that restricts transgender people

Nebraska lawmakers heard over 10 hours of public testimony from over 100 people, a majority of whom opposed a bill restricting transgender people to sports teams, bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth. The hearing before the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Friday stretched from 1:30 p.m. until just three minutes before midnight.The committee heard from over 100 testifiers against the bill and 19 supporters. Sen. Rita Sanders...
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'There is life at stake,' Nebraskans join together for annual Walk for Life

The event, hosted by Nebraska Right to Life, began at 10 a.m. at the Capitol. Thousands of anti-abortion advocates holding signs reading "The Post-Roe Generation," "Love Life. Choose Life" and "Remember the Unborn" opened the morning with a prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem sung by University of Nebraska at Omaha student Katelyn Glinsmann.“Students know more about the life cycle of a monarch butterfly than the development of a human in the womb,” Holdcroft said...
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‘I'm so grateful': Lincoln resident who fled Iraq plays role at Trump inauguration

“I thought I was not going to be picked because there were so many people that applied for it,” she said. “I was the only one from Nebraska that got selected.”For Elias, the opportunity was another way for her to give back to the country that took her in when she fled her war-torn home when she was 11.“I always want to help the president and provide security because where I came from, it was so dangerous to be part of something bigger, to be part of the history,” she said.“Since I came here as a...
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‘It's a mistake': Husker fans share mixed feelings on alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium

“(It’s) not something I do, but I think whatever they can do to raise money instead of what other taxes they can put on us, that's fine,” Smith said.Janssen felt that if spaces could be built into the century-old stadium to sell alcohol, he’d support it more. He pointed to Pinnincal Bank Arena, designed with alcohol sales in mind and had no issues with its booze sales at men’s and women’s basketball games.





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The Daily Nebraskan •

BREAKING: Nebraska regents approve alcohol sales at Memorial Stadium, Devaney

The taps turn on at home football and volleyball games next season. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved alcohol sales Friday at all athletic venues 7-1, with the student regents voting 3-0-1 (UNMC’s student regent abstained). Student regents are non-voting members of the Board of Regents. Nebraska Athletics plans to bring alcohol to Memorial Stadium and the Bob Devaney Sports Center at the start of the fall 2025 season, according to Keith Mann, Nebraska associate athletic direct...
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Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn visits UNL

Nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn outlined his campaign to students Monday afternoon at an informal event outside the Nebraska Union.The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s NAACP chapter planned the event to be inside but canceled it due to factors outside its control, according to Tristan Swift, the chapter's vice president.Jack Jenkins, a junior history and secondary education double major, was among about 50 attendees at Osborn’s event. Jenkins said he leans conservative but doesn’t a...
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State of the CoJMC: $900,000 upgrades for KRNU, updates to DEI efforts

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Dean Shari Veil addressed students and faculty Tuesday night in a State of the College address. Veil highlighted the college’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and plans for the future with the university’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion closing. “(ODI) was central within the chancellor, so there wasn't as much engagement beforehand,” Veil said. “So it doesn't change a lot of what we're doing.” The co...
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UNL breaks enrollment decline streak, sees growth for first time since 2017

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln saw an increase in enrollment this fall for the first time since 2017. The campus census, taken on the sixth day of class, showed total enrollment at 23,992 students, an increase of 1.7% from last year. Chancellor Rodney Bennett credits the increased enrollment to the faculty and staff working to recruit and retain students at UNL. “This is success that we can build upon as we press forward into a bright future for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln,” Bennett s...
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Questions about UNL’s diversity office closure left unanswered at town hall

The Q&A portion of the town hall about the closure of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion turned into a listening session of attendees' confusion and frustration with the chancellor's decentralized approach to diversity efforts.The Association of Students for the University of Nebraska and UNL’s NAACP chapter planned a Q&A session with Chancellor Rodney Bennett about the ODI closure, but he wasn’t in attendance at the town hall on Thursday. Event organizers said they contacted Bennett multiple...
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UNL breaks enrollment decline streak, sees growth for first time since 2017

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln saw an increase in enrollment this fall for the first time since 2017. The campus census, taken on the sixth day of class, showed total enrollment at 23,992 students, an increase of 1.7% from last year. Chancellor Rodney Bennett credits the increased enrollment to the faculty and staff working to recruit and retain students at UNL. “This is success that we can build upon as we press forward into a bright future for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln,” Bennett s...
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Bennett announces first steps of “reimagined” approach to DEI to students

Chancellor Rodney Bennett and Vice Chancellor for Student Life Dee Dee Anderson, in a joint statement to students Friday, explained structural leadership changes Bennett announced to faculty and staff, including how diversity efforts will move forward following the closure of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In the announcement they said the decentralized diversity, equity and inclusion efforts will largely be the responsibility of the remaining vice chancellors and each college at the uni...
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Herbie’s Market to open 24/7 in Nebraska Union, replace cashiers with AI

Million-dollar renovations are underway in the Nebraska Union to make way for an updated HuskerTech store and a Herbie’s Market without a cashier, which can be open 24/7. Both stores are planned to open in early 2025. The Herbie’s Market in the Union will use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology instead of a cashier. Students can enter the store by tapping their credit/debit card or NCard to use their meal plans according to Lucas Novotny, executive director of University Housing and Dining Service...
The Daily Nebraskan •

President Jeffrey Gold in conversation: ‘We need to be the best of the best.’

A self-described kid from the inner city of New York who was lucky to have incredible opportunities and a great education and career, Jeffrey Gold, a “Nebraskan by choice, not birth,” now leads one of the state's most important institutions.Gold came to Nebraska in 2014 as the chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and served as chancellor at the University of Nebraska Omaha from 2017 to 2021 and as NU’s chief academic officer from 2021 to 2024.Coming to Nebraska was his second-...
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CoJMC expands offerings with esports certification

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications is doubling down on its investments in esports with a new certificate.The 15-credit-hour esports media and communications certificate, approved by the NU Board of Regents at its Aug. 8 meeting, will be open to all University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate and non-degree seeking students in fall 2025.Regent documents describe the certificate as a natural extension of the Sports Media and Communications major, with a focus on the media, communic...
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ASUN comes out against UNL’s Office of Diversity & inclusion closure

Leaders of the Association of Students for the University of Nebraska released a letter Wednesday opposing the Office of Diversity and Inclusion closure.“This decision to decentralize DEI efforts raises serious concerns about the accessibility of essential student support. It undermines the future of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives,” ASUN’s executives said in a joint statement.University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced Tuesday he was closing the ODI office to...
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Lincoln groups to host ceremonies to honor 9/11 victims

Lincoln will host two public ceremonies Wednesday to pay tribute to the victims and first responders who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 23 years ago.The event will be broadcast live on LNKTV, LFR’s Facebook page, Allo channel 2 and Spectrum channel 1300. The ceremony can also be viewed on LNKTV.lincoln.ne.gov and YouTube.com/LNKTVcity.The Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council will lay a wreath by the Post 9/11 Monument to recognize the victims of the terrorist attacks, first responders a...
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UNL opens gluten-free restaurant on downtown campus to public

The public can use a card-only kiosk to order items, including pizza, noodle bowls, sandwiches, soups and sides. Previously, the only way to order food was through a mobile app that only those with a university email could access.Moxie’s is a popular on-campus dining spot, even for students who don’t eat a gluten-free diet, according to McCarter. She has about 30 students who have said they eat a gluten-free diet, but the cafe regularly sees at least 120 customers a day.“I can pretty much make p...
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'It felt personal': Fans on both sides of Nebraska-Colorado rivalry reflect with series' future uncertain

Colorado fans return to Lincoln for the first time since 2018 in what may be the last matchup for a historic rivalry, at least for now.Mike Price, 45, of Lincoln, recalls his first time watching Colorado play in Lincoln on a spooky night that many Husker fans remember as the loudest game in Memorial Stadium — Halloween ‘92, No. 8 vs. No. 8. In a matchup that was expected to be a slug-fest, Nebraska outscored 52-7.The then 13-year-old boy had to ask the fans around him what was happening because...
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'It felt personal': Fans on both sides of Nebraska-Colorado rivalry reflect with series' future uncertain

Colorado fans return to Lincoln for the first time since 2018 in what may be the last matchup for a historic rivalry, at least for now.Mike Price, 45, of Lincoln, recalls his first time watching Colorado play in Lincoln on a spooky night that many Husker fans remember as the loudest game in Memorial Stadium — Halloween ‘92, No. 8 vs. No. 8. In a matchup that was expected to be a slug-fest, Nebraska outscored 52-7.The then 13-year-old boy had to ask the fans around him what was happening because...
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Portion of O Street in downtown Lincoln closed for water main repairs

The headache of gameday traffic in downtown Lincoln just got a little more complicated as a water main repair closes off a portion of O Street. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announced Saturday a portion of the westbound lanes of O Street between 12th and 13th streets is closed for water main repairs.LTU recommends drivers to detour using O Street to 13th Street to N Street to 10th Street.Repairs are expected to be completed the week of Sept. 16. Up to date information on street closures i...
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Lincoln woman hopes to drive again after being severely injured by drunk driver in 2022

Byrd, who was honored Friday as this year's Bryan Health Trauma Champion during Bryan's Trauma Symposium at Nebraska Innovation Campus, doesn’t remember anything from the crash or her two months in the hospital. She said she was glad she didn’t — but her mom, Gail Byrd, remembers from the moment she got the “call in the middle of the night that no parent wants to get.”“She's a very happy girl and smiles all the time,” Gail said. “That smile came out, and I knew she was there. It was just a matte...
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Nebraska officials seeking Christmas tree donation for Capitol

Nebraska officials are preparing for the holiday season by seeking a tree donation to be the state's official Christmas tree.The annual tree lighting event has been held for more than 70 years in the Capitol Rotunda on the second Sunday of December, originally as a way to honor service members stationed at the Lincoln Air Base following World War II, according to a news release.The Capitol Commission is looking for a tree within a 50 to 70-mile radius of Lincoln that meets the following criteria...
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Memorial Stadium going cash free for upcoming Husker football season

Starting this fall, all Nebraska Athletics venues are moving to cashless concessions, a change that also includes Memorial Stadium vendors hawking goods in the stands and the sale of programs and chair backs. Merchandise and ticket sales also will be cashless. All debit and credit cards will be accepted along with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Tickets may not be purchased using Apple Pay or Google Pay.In the past, fans often have passed cash down the row to the hawker, some of whom let the seller ke...
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Corvette Caravan to roll into Lincoln Monday

A bicyclist rides along the Billy Wolff Trail near the Union Plaza Amphitheater on Wednesday. After 13 straight days of highs of 90 degrees or above, including 100 on Monday, a cool front brought relief to Lincoln, with a high of only 75 on Tuesday. Wednesday's high, which reached into the upper 80s, will likely be the warmest for several days. The National Weather Service forecasts highs in the 70s to around 80 through the weekend, about 10 degrees below normal for this time of year....
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Cornhusker Marching Band exhibition to be held Friday

The “Pride of All Nebraska” will hold its annual exhibition at 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium.The Cornhusker Marching Band’s free concert will give fans a preview of the band’s pregame show and a breakdown of what they've been working on to prepare for the season.The exhibition also includes the fan-favorite “drill down.” Band director Tony Falcone describes it as “Simon Says if it were on the Squid Games.”“Some of the commands are simple and straightforward, but some are meant to deceive,” F...
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Senate candidate Osborn turns in enough signatures to appear on Nebraska ballots

"We will continue building on her broad base of bipartisan support and, as she has always done each and every year, travel our state and connect directly with thousands of hardworking Nebraskans," Oden said in a statement.If his Senate bid is successful, Osborn, a former U.S. Navy veteran and union president who led a 77-day strike at Kellogg’s in 2021, believes it will be a sign to the rest of the country on how to fix “broken politics in D.C.,” which he said starts with getting rid of corporat...
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CoJMC expands offerings with esports certification

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications is doubling down on its investments in esports with a new certificate.The 15-credit-hour esports media and communications certificate, approved by the NU Board of Regents at its Aug. 8 meeting, will be open to all University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate and non-degree seeking students in fall 2025.Regent documents describe the certificate as a natural extension of the Sports Media and Communications major, with a focus on the media, communic...
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Omaha eyes Fort Calhoun area site for PD’s outdoor gun range - Washington County Enterprise

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Pack The Park event will give away shoes, school supplies - Washington County Enterprise

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Blair FFA uses 'litter' as fundraiser - Washington County Enterprise

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United Way holds fundraiser for Imagination Library - Washington County Enterprise

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The Ruwe family legacy - Washington County Enterprise

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Fireworks and the Fourth — family traditions - Washington County Enterprise

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The flood of 2024 - Washington County Enterprise

The Missouri River was expected to crest near Blair at about 31.8 feet Thursday afternoon, which is more water than the river took on during the floods of 2019 but more than a foot less than the historic local flooding that happened in 2011, according to National Weather Service data.
Some fields north of Blair were under water as of Wednesday morning, and Blair Assistant City Administrator Aaron Barrow estimated that Fish Creek had risen about 18 inches within the 24-hour period starting Tuesda...
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UPDATE: Blair, Fort Calhoun brace for moderate flooding

Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency Monday evening for all Nebraska counties bordering the Missouri River, including Washington County.

Pillen’s office said it is issuing the state of emergency as a preemptive measure to ensure state funds and resources are immediately available if needed.

Pillen also released a joint statement with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Monday urging citizens to remain off the Missouri River.

“Now is not the time to be on the water. In addition to higher-than-norm
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NU Regents approve cell tower at Memorial Stadium, tuition hike and budget cuts

The NU Board of Regents approved a budget for the upcoming school year which eliminates the projected $58 million deficit by raising tuition for all students and calls for additional spending cuts systemwide.

Under the budget proposed by Interim NU President Chris Kabourek, students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will see an inflationary increase in tuition. Undergraduate Nebraska residents will now pay $277 per credit hour ($9 increase) and nonresident students will pay $888 per credit
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Reach Church holds VBS

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