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Glenice Rose (Benton) Porter, 79
Glenice Rose (Benton) Porter, daughter of Donald and Alta (Johnson) Benton, passed away at the Community Memorial Health Center in Burwell on July 20, 2020. She was born on April 17, 1941 in Burwell, ...
Jul 20, 2020
Loup Basin Public Health Department Prepares to Move to Next DHM Phase
Lincoln - Each local health district continues to evaluate its progress in the fight against COVID-19. The Governor's Office and DHHS have started conversations with local health department districts ...
Jul 20, 2020
Nebraska unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in June
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's unemployment rate rose in June, a month after claiming the nation's lowest rate in the midst of the country's coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sa...
Jul 17, 2020 One-stop operator Vickie Gregorio with the Heartland Workforce Solutions talks to a jobseeker outside the workforce office in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 15, 2020, as others seeking employment wait behind her. Nebraska reinstated job search requirements this week for most people claiming jobless benefits. Those unemployment insurance requirements were suspended in mid-March to help employees who had lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nebraska schools to use color-coded scale for virus danger
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's public schools will use a color-coded scale to decide what restrictions they'll put in place when schools reopen this fall in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. State ...
Jul 17, 2020 Nebraska Department of Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt, left, speaks next to Gov. Pete Ricketts during a news conference on Thursday, March 16, 2020, in Lincoln, Neb. On Friday, Gov. Ricketts and Commissioner Blomstedt held a news conference to discuss Nebraska's plans to reopen public schools. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Health alert for harmful algal blooms issued for Bluestem Lake, Willow Creek Reservoir
LINCOLN, Neb. - A health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, has been issued at Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Visitor...
Jul 17, 2020
Dixon, Ganassi out to continue IndyCar domination in Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - Scott Dixon is giving team owner Chip Ganassi quite the celebration of his 30th anniversary in IndyCar, winning three of the first four races headed into this weekend's doubleheade...
Jul 16, 2020 FILE - In this Saturday, July 4, 2020, file photo, race driver Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the start/finish line to win the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. The IndyCar series will welcome fans for the first time of the year during the REV Group Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, at Road America in Plymouth, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
NASCAR reopens gates at Bristol with more tracks to follow
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - NASCAR hosted the largest sporting event in North America since the pandemic began when Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee allowed up to 30,000 fans inside for the All-Star race...
Jul 16, 2020 Chase Elliott celebrates does a victory lap after winning a NASCAR All-Star auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Browns' Garrett vows to not let 'one moment' define him
Myles Garrett say he isn't going to let one moment define him. The Cleveland Browns defensive end has spoken to reporters for the first time since Nov. 14, when he struck Steelers quarterback Mason Ru...
Jul 16, 2020 FILE - In this Nov. 14 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) hits Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) with a helmet during the second half of an NFL football game, in Cleveland. Garrett knows his ugly, helmet-swinging assault on Rudolph last season will always follow him. Speaking to reporters Thursday, July 16, 2020, for the first time since Nov. 14, Garrett, who was suspended six games by the NFL for his actions, touched on a wide range of topics during a 25-minute Zoom conference call. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Lincoln surgeon accused in opioid scheme to feed addiction
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Lincoln have arrested a local orthopedic surgeon, accusing him of a ruse to feed his opioid addiction. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says Dr. ...
Jul 16, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
Sheriff: Man killed in head-on crash near North Platte
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Authorities in central Nebraska say a driver has died in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 30 just west of North Platte. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a news rele...
Jul 16, 2020
