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Planned Parenthood Advocates’ annual state gathering in Sarpy County was postponed out of an abundance of caution for staff, supporters and community, according to the group’s website. State Sen. Ashlei Spivey, an abortion rights advocate in the Nebraska Legislature, was scheduled to be the event’s keynote speaker. She says the news coming out of Minnesota this week was terrifying.

The School as Hub model connects families with their school community from their child’s birth to starting kindergarten and beyond. School officials and researchers say it helps families feel like they belong in their school, potentially leading to better attendance rates.

A gasoline blend with 15 percent ethanol offers a cheaper option at the pump and a steady market for Nebraska’s corn producers. For some members of Nebraska’s federal delegation, allowing its sale year-round is a legislative priority, while others say ethanol expansion comes with negative environmental and economic impacts.

In the last 75 years, college baseball has been categorized by a rollercoaster of changes, especially in the last 30 years. Regulations on the ball and bats and a new stadium are just a few of the differences in today’s series.

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says it's received bids for building a new prison in Lincoln, but won't say how much they're for.

A Nebraska teacher will be honored at the end of June as the Braille Institue’s “Teacher of the Year.” Audrey Graves has worked with students who are blind or visually impaired for 20 years across Nebraska as well as in some Iowa and Missouri towns.

Douglas County Board President Roger Garcia said his wife's aunt was detained in Tuesday's raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement

In May, the federally funded child care program Head Start was included in President Donald Trump’s draft proposal of cuts he was planning to send to Congress. He backed off of defunding Head Start, but advocates say their work isn’t done.

Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. was officially inaugurated as Omaha’s 52nd mayor in a ceremony held Monday evening.

New World Screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now that they’re on their way back, those who remember dealing with them have warnings about their impact.

Nineteen rural Nebraska hospitals announced Thursday that they are joining together to bolster the services they offer. This network includes hospitals from all across the state.

Nebraska’s Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced today/Friday that he is running for his third term in office. The Republican was first elected in 2018 and oversaw the implementation of the state’s voter ID law. He said that under his leadership, no state has had more secure or accurate elections than Nebraska.

More than half of Nebraska’s counties, most of Kansas and all of Iowa are labeled as radon hot spots. The harmful gas is nearly undetectable and can show up in any building, including homes. Health officials and radon mitigators say it’s easy to test for and fix, but harder to get the word out.

The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce has a new President and CEO. Todd Bingham comes to Lincoln having led the Manufacturers Association in Utah, a state known for high-tech and diverse industries. Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson sat down with Bingham to find out how his Utah skills will benefit him in Nebraska.

The Omaha Arts Fair is making its debut this weekend. This is following the Omaha Arts Festival stopping after 50 years of operation last year.

The Nebraska Legislature finished its 2025 regular session with widely varying opinions about how well senators handled the state's business.

State Auditor Mike Foley has issued audit letters to eight local government units in the past six weeks highlighting alleged financial malpractice. The offenses include a Nemaha County commissioner using a county gas pump to fill his personal vehicle, a Custer County employee who recorded work hours while at her children’s school events and Pleasanton village employees who used their 11% rebates from village expenses at Menards for personal purchases. Foley says he didn’t remember there being so many cases during his previous term as auditor between 2007 and 2015.

The Nebraska chapter of the nation’s oldest Latino advocacy group is closing its doors for now.

Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That’s as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump’s tariffs could make economic conditions tougher.

The Nebraska Legislature wrapped up its 2024 regular session Monday with praise for its work, mixed with caution.