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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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4:53

Are schools equipped to make inclusion work?

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/16

Nebraska Department of Education officials encourage school districts to employ what’s called the inclusion method for students with disabilities. In theory, it would address teacher shortages and benefit students in the long run. But this method works only when all the supports are there.

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1:14

Nebraska AG files lawsuit against Change Healthcare

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/16

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit Monday against Change Healthcare due to a data breach in February that impacted more than 500,000 Nebraskans. The state alleges the healthcare company violated Nebraska’s consumer protection and data security laws because of its weak security measures and delay in notifying customers about the breach. Nebraska is the first state to take action against the Tennessee-based company, but Hilgers says he expects other states to follow suit.

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5:07

Falls City lands plastic plant

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/12

The largest decarbonized plastics plant in the world is coming to Falls City. Citroniq Chemicals will turn ethanol into a bio-based plastic material used in everything from automotive components to medical products. Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson sat down with Lucas Froeschl, Executive Director of the Falls City Economic Development and Growth Enterprise, to find out how Falls City landed this project, considered to be “one of the largest investments in Nebraska history."

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0:58

Judge denies motion to prevent Pillen from signing...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/11

Judeg Susan Strong denied John Kuehn's motion to prevent Governor Jim Pillen from signing and acknowledging the results of the medical marijuana ballot initiatives. The second lawsuit seeks to void the two medical cannabis initiatives voted into the law by Nebraskans in 2024.

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0:52

LPS Board of Education shares about superintendent...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/11

Lincoln Public School board members expect to have an interim superintendent named in January. The board president shared the update at the district’s Board of Education meeting Tuesday night.

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0:59

Pillen signs legislation benefiting Nebraska National...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/10

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen ceremonially signed legislation to aid Nebraska National Guard recruitment efforts Monday. He was joined by state senators Tom Brewer, Rita Sanders and Loren Lippincott. Adjutant general for the Nebraska National Guard, Craig Strong, thanked the legislature and encouraged them to continue to reach out to service members for new legislative ideas.

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1:07

Omaha businessman, former NU regent died at 89

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/09

Former Nebraska regent and Omaha businessman Howard Hawks died at age 89 on Dec. 6. Hawks served 18 years as a board member for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. He also co-founded one of the largest independent energy companies in the country, Tenaska.

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1:11

Omaha’s pedestrian fatalities have doubled in 2024

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/09

Omaha's car-related pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities this year has over doubled according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The City of Omaha Vision Zero crash dashboard shows there were 6 fatalities reported in 2023, while as of October 2024, 14 fatalities were reported.

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3:58

Wild rice dwindled in parts of the Upper Midwest

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/09

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early 1900s.

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0:57

Mahatma Gandhi bust unveiled at Nebraska State Capitol

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/09

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at the state capitol building Friday. It was given by the Consulate General of India in Seattle and will be located in Governor Jim Pillen’s hearing room. Pillen also declared December 6 as “A Day of Remembrance for Mahatma Gandhi” throughout the state of Nebraska.

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0:56

Nebraska and Creighton volleyball advance in NCAA...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/08

Creighton and Nebraska didn’t lose a set in the first and second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament over the weekend.

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0:58

University of Nebraska sees growth in economic impact...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/06

The University of Nebraska’s economic impact on the state has grown from $5.8 billion to $6.4 billion in the past three years, Paul Umbach from consulting firm Tripp Umbach said at the Board of Regents meeting Friday.

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1:18

New bill aims to improve investigations into abuse in...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/06

A Nebraska congressman is sponsoring legislation intended to bolster protocols for the organization responsible for handling cases of abuse in sports.

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4:05

Insects are making sounds the human ear can't hear

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/04

Thousands of insect species use vibrations to communicate. Now, in part because of the foundational research of a Midwestern biology professor, more researchers are exploring insect vibrational communication to ward against pests and understand climate change.

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1:09

United Way and BMO assemble homeless outreach kits

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/03

BMO employees and United Way of the Midlands volunteers assembled more than 200 homeless outreach kits for Giving Tuesday. New Visions Homeless Services will distribute the kits across the Omaha metro area. United Way of the Midlands spokesperson Carmen Steele says the process was rewarding and she is thankful for the work of the volunteers.

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1:14

Nebraska Board of Canvassers certifies election results

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/02

The Nebraska State Board of Canvassers met to certify the results of the 2024 general election Monday afternoon. Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Wayne Bena said nearly 70,000 ballots were hand counted after the election and only 7 had discrepancies between the hand count and machine count. Bena said the implementation of voter ID had a negligible effect on the election and fewer than 350 ballots were rejected due to the new requirement.

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3:56

Syracuse family given answer to 80-year-old WWII mystery

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/02

It’s been 79 years since the end of World War Two, where an estimated 15 million lives were lost. Some families got to bury their loved ones, but others were left with more questions than answers. A family in Syracuse recently had they're 80-year mystery answered and more.

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3:55

Syracuse family given answer to 80-year-old WWII mystery

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/02

It’s been 79 years since the end of World War Two, where an estimated 15 million lives were lost. Some families got to bury their loved ones, but others were left with more questions than answers. A family in Syracuse recently had they're 80-year mystery answered and more.

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1:09

Medical cannabis verdict affects those with criminal...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/11/27

The voter-approved ballot initiatives legalizing medical marijuana will stand following a legal challenge alleging they received false signatures. This will have a lasting effect on Nebraskans with criminal convictions, as well as quantity of police interactions according to Nicole D. Porter with The Sentencing Project.

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0:56

Doniphan teen pleads no contest to sex crime charges

Nebraska Update ·

2024/11/26

A Doniphan, Nebraska teen with more than 40 charges related to sextortion pled no contest to four counts of 1st degree sexual assault and one count of human trafficking. In Hall County District Court on Tuesday, the prosecutor agreed to the plea deal, meaning multiple victims will avoid testifying in public. Cody Holum, an 18-year-old from Doniphan, faces sentencing at a hearing January. Each individual charge could result in a 50 year prison term.

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