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Nebraska Update

Nebraska Public Media

From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.

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1:25

Vets Official Criticizes Burn Pit Vote; Senators...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/29

The leader of a Nebraska veterans' organization criticized the failure of burn pit legislation in the Senate, but Nebraska's senators expect it will pass.

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4:45

Once a bipartisan issue, how conservation became...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/29

Conservation has been a popular part of agriculture for decades. But it’s become controversial since the Biden administration announced a national conservation goal. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has spearheaded a movement that likens conservation to government control.

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1:31

Interest Rate Hikes Have Cooled Nebraska Housing Market

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/28

Rising interest rates and a falling GDP have cooled the Nebraska housing market, but it's still healthy, says state Realtors president.

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1:07

Nebraska-based COVID lab under investigation for...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/28

Nebraska-based GS Labs failed to deliver COVID-19 tests on time despite advertising a fast and reliable product. According to a Minnesota Public Radio report, the Omaha company is under investigation from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

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4:33

Vintage goods may look chic, but many are toxic

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/27

BYLINE: Niara Savage and Samantha Horton—A vintage military-style trunk she bought at an eastern Michigan flea market when she was a teenager became a staple of Jennifer Poupard's life.Poupard, now 37, originally bought it to store her CDs. Over the years the trunk — styled with leather handles and metal buckles — served as a container for shoes, a coffee table and as a resting place for a record player.When her child, Wallace, was born in 2013, it was put to a new use.“[Wallace] would pull the

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1:59

Brewer says Ukrainians United, Need More Aid

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/25

Nebraska State Senator Tom Brewer says Ukrainians are united against the Russian invasion, but need more help from the United States.

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1:10

18-Year-Old From Stapleton Wins Steer Wrestling...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/25

Coy Johnston clocked a cumulative time of 13.79 seconds over his three runs, which was the lowest average time across the 126 contestants. “I felt pretty confident in myself,” he said. “The plan going out there was to win the whole thing."

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3:22

Rural doctors say more maternal deaths are likely...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/25

People who are pregnant in rural areas generally have a harder time reaching a doctor. Dr. Anne Banfield saw this firsthand when she worked as an OB-GYN in rural West Virginia.“We have a lot of mothers in our country who are suffering, because potentially in many cases, there are breakdowns in the prenatal care system,” Banfield said.About half of all counties in the U.S. lacked a dedicated OB-GYN in 2019, according to data from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration analyzed by

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1:11

Gov. Ricketts Appoints Real Estate President to...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/22

Norfolk area real estate president Rob Dover will serve out the remainder of Mike Flood’s term in the Nebraska Legislature’s 19th District, which covers Madison County and southern part of Pierce County. Rep. Mike Flood vacated the 19th District seat after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last month. Voters had elected Flood in 2020 to a four-year term, and Dover will serve through January 2025.

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1:11

Omaha FBI Office Announces Diversity Agent...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/20

The Omaha FBI office will be holding a Diversity Agent Recruitment event on August 3 to hire new agents, especially from diverse applicants

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1:56

Medical Association Letter Invites Doctors' Comments...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/15

The Nebraska Medical Association is asking its members for their input on abortion restrictions that may be proposed in the Legislature.

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3:47

Carbon is ag’s new business, can it also fight...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/15

Agriculture companies are increasingly paying farmers to capture carbon. But some say the newly budding carbon marketplace isn’t enough to fight climate change.

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4:56

Can Behavior Indicate a Person May Carry Out Violence?

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/14

Can someone’s behavior be an indicator that the person may carry out a mass shooting? That is the focus of a document published by the University of Nebraska’s National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center. In it, they connected federally recognized behaviors indicating someone may be planning violence to the shooter behind the mass killing in Buffalo, New York earlier this year. Nebraska Public Media’s William Padmore spoke with the author of the document Clara Braun and

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4:20

Brewer: Living Conditions Near Ukrainian Front "Just...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/13

Nebraska State Senator described visiting a town near the front where people have been living in basements for months.

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3:55

Underwood Wants More Inclusive GOP

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/11

Newly-elected Nebraska Republican Party Chairman Eric Underwood says he wants a more locally-centered, less "top-down" approach.

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1:28

Pansing Brooks tells VP Harris Abortion Fight Continues

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/08

Nebraska State Senator Patty Pansing Brooks told Vice President Kamala Harris the fight to protect abortion rights in Nebraska will continue.

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1:59

ID, Wage Campaigns Have Extra Signatures; Medical...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/07

Petition campaigns to put voter ID requirements and a raise in the minimum wage turned in far more signatures than required, while the campaign for medical marijuana was closer to the miniumum number required.

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2:10

Reports Show Spending to Get Questions on Ballot

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/06

Reports from campaigns to require voter ID, raise the minium wage, and legalilze medical cannabis detail fundraising and spending.

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6:12

North Platte-area Rail Park Promises to Bring Change...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/05

A proposed industrial park with rail access near North Platte brings the promise of change, along with challenges.

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0:35

After late planting, July could make or break the...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/07/05

Farmers across much of the Corn Belt got a late start planting their corn this year. July could make or break this year’s crop. A poor harvest could fuel inflation and have a ripple effect for consumers.

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