Nebraska

News from the state of Nebraska

As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one

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OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...

Omaha mayor’s family says her husband has died

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OMAHA, Neb. — The mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, said Friday her husband has died, several hours after police found a dead man at the...

Thousands of meatpacking workers to be vaccinated this week

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OMAHA, Neb. — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots...

Omaha gym owner convicted of sex assault on rare provision

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OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha gym owner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a one-time aspiring Olympic powerlifter under a rarely used provision of...

Boy Scouts celebrate the first group of female Eagle Scouts

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Growing up in Minneapolis, Isabella Tunney followed the progress of her older brother with admiration and occasional envy as he worked toward earning the...