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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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5:41

Failed bug of prison worker led to dropped drug...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/17

Last year the Department of Corrections sent out a press release announcing the arrest of an employee accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the state penitentiary. A few weeks later the charges against her were dropped. Bill Kelly with Nebraska Public Media News explorrf why the case never made it to trial.

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1:10

Latest COVID-19 Hospitalizations Alarming to Healthcare

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/16

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services issued the latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers Thursday. More than 600 hospitalizations and nearly 200 intensive care COVID-19 cases currently exist in the state.Nebraska Medicine is being forced to reallocate specialized care resources, according to chair of health security Dr. Angela Hewlett.

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1:18

Prosecutors Deny Fortenberry's Defense Claim of FBI Bias

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/16

Federal prosecutors deny Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's defense lawyers' claim that an FBI investigator was biased.

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1:38

Investigative Report Faults Nebraska's Contracting...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/15

A report by a special legislative committee says the Saint Francis Ministries contract is just the latest in a series of failed procurements.

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1:57

State Canceling Contract with Saint Francis

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/14

The State of Nebraska is cancelling its controversial contract with Saint Francis Ministries for child welfare case management services.

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5:48

"Start doing right now" and other advice from innovators

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/14

Nebraska innovators offer advice and perspective as part of the Nebraska Public Media "What If..." series

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1:17

Nebraska Supreme Court equation: 2 marriage licenses...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/10

It’s a crime to be married to more than one person in Nebraska. It’s called bigamy. Such cases are rare. It’s even more unusual to have one make it all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The case was State V. Johnson.Charlie R. Johnson had his name on two different marriage licenses naming two different wives. Charlie went all the way to the Supreme Court claiming only one was the real deal.

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4:25

Nebraska Cyclist is World Champion and World Record...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/10

Nebraska-native track cyclist Ashton Lambie talks about winning a world championship and breaking a world record

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5:39

Husker Bowling Team Wins Championships, But Wants...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/10

While many Nebraska fans obsess over football and volleyball, the lesser-known women’s bowling team has racked up championship after championship. The team just keeps winning, and the bowlers hope more people will start to notice.

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5:37

Chadron State loss in Title IX jury trial surprised...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/09

In a rare federal court Title IX case, the jury in the Nebraska Federal District Court unanimously found Chadron State College failed in its responsibility to support a student who was raped on its campus in 2016. The court ordered Chadron State to pay $300,000 in damages to the victim. Morning news host Jackie Ourada spoke with Elizabeth Rembert and Bill Kelly, the Nebraska Public Media reporters who covered the case from the beginning.

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1:38

School Personnel Stressed, Seek Support

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/09

The Nebraska State Education Association says school personnel are stressed and leaving because of the strains of coping wth COVID and shortages.

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0:51

World-Herald, Journal Star owner rejects takeover bid

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/09

Lee Enterprises, a major media company based in Iowa, rejected an unsolicited buyout offer from Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for drastically downsizing the newspapers it owns.

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2:22

Mothers' Room Returning to Capitol

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/08

The Nebraska Legislature's Exec Board voted to reinstate a room for nursing mothers, but irestrict it to legislators and their staff.

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2:15

'The Quality is Very Good': Ricketts Defends Nebraska...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/07

Governor Pete Ricketts responded to comments made Sunday in a gubernatorial candidate forum over infrastructure spending and the condition of the state's roads. He says roadways and bridges will be priorities when it comes to dishing out the newly passed infrastructure package passed by Congress in November.

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1:00

Kellogg Union Rejects Contract, Company Will Hire New...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/07

Union workers at cereal maker Kellogg have “overwhelmingly” rejected a tentative deal on a five-year contract. The company says they now have no choice but to hire new workers.

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0:42

Nebraska Advances, Creighton Falls in Volleyball...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/06

Kansas knocked off 14-seeded Creighton on Friday. Nebraska defeated Campbell and Florida State last weekend in Lincoln. Thursday night, the Huskers will face off against the Illinois Fighting Illini, which upset the seven-seed Kentucky to advance.

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4:15

UNL Anti-racism Plan gets Mixed Reactions

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/03

The University of Nebraska Lincoln's anti-racism plan was praised at a regents meeting but criticized by three regents later.

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1:23

Nebraska High School Sports Experiencing Referee...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/03

Jon Doliver is an assistant director responsible for basketball and supervisor of officials at NSAA. Last season officials were sparse, and this past fall and upcoming winter seasons haven’t been any different. Doliver said he’s concerned how schools will plan out officiating.

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0:32

Lee Enterprises Blocks Play by Hedge Fund for Board...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/03

A fight for control of 77 newspapers, 24 of which are located in the Midwest, continued as a hedge fund known for slashing newspapers hit a speed bump in its plans to acquire Lee Enterprises Inc.On Friday, Lee rejected a trio of nominees Alden Global Capital nominated to its board of directors, claiming the nominations are invalid due to an error Alden made in the filing process that violated the board’s by-laws.Lee, which owns the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Omaha World-Herald and many other daily

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1:23

Firm behind Nebraska Niobium project quiet during...

Nebraska Update ·

2021/12/03

NioCorp, the company hoping to dig a Niobium mine in southeast Nebraska held its annual stockholders meeting outside Denver on Thursday, but could reveal nothing about the status of the project. Management recently invoked a temporary news blackout, leaving investors without the type of status report provided in previous years.The brief news release on the company’s website only noted the company had re-elected its board of directors.For over a decade, Colorado-based NioCorp advanced proposals to

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