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29 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 29, include: Douglas County judge blocked Omaha from applying its $15 minimum wage to young workers but allowed city to tie future increases to Consumer Price Index, Omaha Public Power District is diversifying its energy sources to help manage record demand, Colorado and Nebraska continue to dispute water rights under South Platte River Compact, Jim Pillen and Lynne Walz picked up new endorsements in four-way gubernatorial race, Big Noon Kickoff is returning to Lincoln for Nebraska's Oct. 10 game against Indiana, new voter guide covers candidates in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District race, Nebraska State Forester John Erixson is retiring after nine years in position.
28 SEP 2026 · Cameron the Capitol Cat could get statue after revamped design breathed new life into project, University of Nebraska at Omaha study finds past criminal charges are not uniform predictor of future offenses, Omaha postal workers are promoting mail-in voting ahead of November election, University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved four Nebraska Medicine board members, six Nebraska Catholic schools will launch career and technical education pilot program next school year, Center for Legal Immigration Assistance is marking 25 years of connecting people with legal immigration help as demand for services rises in Nebraska, Trump administration has eliminated thousands of federal jobs for experts who help farmers with conservation efforts.
25 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sep. 25, include: prime piece of Lincoln land could soon be sold to data center developer, Omaha leaders are asking parents and guardians of children under 12 to complete survey on affordable childcare and early childhood education, seven Lincoln-area legislative candidates shared views on state issues at forum this week, UNL unveiled new weather station as part of 35 new mesonets funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lincoln is taking part in Mayors' Monarch Pledge to create and protect monarch habitats, there are hundreds of Black women and children who go missing each year in Nebraska and new partnership hopes to better understand how to solve these missing people cases.
24 SEP 2026 · Republican Congressman Mike Flood and Democratic congressional candidate Chris Backemeyer met Wednesday in what will probably be only First Congressional District debate before November election, Nebraska's Attorney General race voter guide, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss case against man who brought firecracker to Omaha's Eppley Airfield, Kearney Regional Medical Center is testing childcare navigation program with Upwards to give families one-on-one support in their searches, college students aren’t drinking as much as previous generations and businesses are adapting to keep their establishments full.
23 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 23, include: free bus service connecting former Tyson plant workers in Lexington with jobs in North Platte will continue for at least another seven months after additional funding, Nebraska's U.S. Senate race voter guide, Nebraska Public Media and Omaha World-Herald will host 1st Congressional District debate Wednesday, State Auditor Mike Foley's office identified concerns with Douglas County's General Assistance Program, Omaha City Council approved funding for pilot program addressing community divide created by North Freeway, Lincoln officials broke ground on $33 million bus transfer station, Nebraska football will return to Kansas City to open 2027 season, Nebraska state agencies are looking for ways to make ends meet as Governor Jim Pillen continues to cut budgets.
22 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 22, include: state senator is seeking changes to use of shackles on Nebraska kids serving time who are transported to detention centers, Nebraska hospitals could face revenue challenges as federal Medicaid cuts take effect, four candidates are seeking to replace Secretary of State Bob Evnen after he lost May primary, Lincoln's Fire and Rescue union faces continued disagreement over Chief Dave Engler's leadership following votes by union chapters, Nebraska students can use screenwriting competition to share stories about how technology affects their lives, high school football in Nebraska is testing new approach to limit blowout losses and create more competitive games for struggling programs.
21 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 19, include: Nebraska State Patrol is moving ahead with plans for added security at state Capitol, new governor voting guide looks at who is running for state's top seat, Nebraska Public Media and Omaha World-Herald will host 2nd District Congressional debate Oct. 14, former Husker football head coach Tom Osborne became first living Nebraskan inducted into state Hall of Fame, tourism officials say lodging tax revenue supports tourism efforts and nearly 42,000 jobs in Nebraska, disability advocates told lawmakers people with disabilities need more support, new sober living home in Omaha is serving men going through outpatient addiction treatment, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) is expected to close Oct. 5.
18 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 18, include: Richardson County road workers secured temporary injunction after AI system wrongfully disciplined employee whose motor grader was undergoing maintenance, Hallam's planning commission unanimously recommended special use permit for Monolith to add 35-megawatt data center and expand carbon black production, Papillion Middle School band teacher Zac Konrad was named Nebraska's Teacher of the Year, Nebraska Athletics reported $3.5 million in net revenue from Zach Bryan concert and Savannah Bananas baseball game at Memorial Stadium, great eastern monarch butterfly migration has begun.
16 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 17, include: Gov. Jim Pillen is appointing former state senator Lou Ann Linehan, former state treasurer and state senator Tom Briese and retired CPA Tom Wilson to Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee moved Farm Bill forward during Wednesday meeting, hemp sellers are bracing for federal ban on most of their products set to take effect in December, Lincoln & Lancaster County's Welcoming Week is in progress with more than 50 events across city, Nebraska announces home-and-home football series with Notre Dame starting in 2032.
16 SEP 2026 · Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 16, include: two organizers of 2025 effort to recall mayor of Auburn face felony charges of falsely swearing to circulator's affidavit, Nebraska collected more tax revenue than expected in August, Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln will not host 2027 National High School Finals Rodeo, State Auditor Mike Foley reported nearly $1 billion in errors involving Lancaster County Treasurer's handling of local tax revenue, veteran's group is giving new life to Bradford pear trees removed from Lincoln's Tavern on the Square, free birth has been popularized on social media but some experts say it carries a lot of risk.
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