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Pillen: I'll abandon Perkins Canal if legal costs get too high
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Gov. Jim Pillen said Friday that if legal costs get too high, he would abandon the Perkins County Canal proposal.De către Nebraska Public Media
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South central Nebraska nursing home salvaged
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Long-term care residents and their families in Red Cloud, Nebraska, breathed a sigh or relief this spring, when the local nursing home was saved from closure. The Heritage of Red Cloud was scheduled to close on April 18. But a local hospital and its foundation decided to acquire the facility thanks to some large community donations.…
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Lincoln Airport $56 million renovation now completed
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HOST: Almost a year after the first phase of renovations at the Lincoln Airport were completed, the second phase is wrapping up. Nebraska Public Media’s Sarah Lawlor has more. 053024 THU Airport Renovations WRAP.wav: (39.9 s)Lincoln Airport officials opened the doors to the public on Thursday afternoon so travelers could have a chance to see the ne…
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'Snow Roadeo’ competition tests Nebraska snowplow driver skills
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The competition includes an obstacle course where snowplow drivers swerve through cones, make sharp turns and back up into tight spaces, all while competing against the clock. Competitors also take a written test and perform snowplow inspections where they must find vehicle defects.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Western Nebraska disaster declaration - winter storm
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HOST: A severe winter storm in early April left millions of dollars in damage for eight western Nebraska counties. Those counties are now receiving federal assistance for recovery efforts. Nebraska Public Media’s Sarah Lawlor has more. 052924 Disaster declaration voicer.wav: (48 s)President Joe Biden is declaring a major disaster exists in eight Ne…
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More people in Nebraska are waking up hungry, according to a recent report released by “Feeding America”, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Doug Kristensen retires after 22 years as UNK Chancellor
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Doug Kristensen stepped onto the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus as chancellor in 2002. After 22 years, he's retiring.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Midwest Newsroom: Fetal personhood worries IVF patients
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Thirteen states across the U.S., including much of the Midwest, introduced bills this year that could give some rights to embryos and fetuses usually associated with people. None passed but people in the fertility world are concerned that lawmakers will try again and what that means for reproductive rights.…
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Pillen presents plan to cut property taxes at Beatrice town hall
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According to the Governor’s Policy Research Office, Nebraskans paid 5.3 billion dollars in property taxes in 2023. Pillen wants to cut that amount by 40%, or more than 2 billion dollars. He says he intends to present a plan to cut spending by 500 million dollars through streamlining government operations.…
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Sides weigh in on Platte-Republican diversion proposal
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A proposal to divert water from the Platte to the Republican River drew mixed reactions at a public hearing Thursday.De către Nebraska Public Media
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This American Red Cross worker is striving to connect
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The American Red Cross is regularly busy in the Midwest as a natural-disaster-prone area. But one woman is working doubly hard to ensure one group of people receive the support they need from the organization.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Malcolm X inducted as the first Black person in the state HOF
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More than 150 people squeezed into the Warner Chamber, just off the Capitol Rotunda to witness Wednesday’s induction ceremony. Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the bust of Malcolm X, a Black activist and human rights champion who was born in Omaha.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Brewer: Ukrainians tired but still fighting
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Sen. Tom Brewer, visiting Ukraine, says residents are tired but still fighting more than two years after Russia invaded.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Research shows ties between ACT scores, student college going
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The higher a Nebraska student’s ACT score is, the more likely they are to go to an in-state college. As that score increases about 30, it becomes more likely that students will go out of state for university. These insights come from a Nebraska Statewide Workforce & Educational Reporting System, or NSWERS, report released this month. Researchers lo…
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Turfgrass lawns are a landscape staple — an environmental reckon
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Turfgrass lawns are a landscape staple — an environmental reckoning may change thatDe către Nebraska Public Media
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Pillen's push for lower property taxes meets some skepticism
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Gov. Jim Pillen's efforts to drum up support for lowering property taxes by expanding sales taxes met some skepticism Friday in Grand Island.De către Nebraska Public Media
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Nebraska election offices continue to count ballots
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More than 87 hundred additional ballots from Tuesday’s primary election were counted by the Douglas County Election Commission Friday morning. That number includes early voting ballots that were delivered to the election office on election day. While most races have been called, Friday's count has widened the gap between two candidates vying for se…
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