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Nebraska State Fair welcomes Home Free for free concert at TD Landing
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (81+ words) All-vocal country group Home Free is coming to the Nebraska State Fair for a free concert Friday, Sept. 4 as part of the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series. Nebraska State Fair welcomes Home Free for free concert at TD Landing New date…...
Omaha Inland Port Authority launches two development projects to boost jobs and economic growth in North and East Omaha
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) The Omaha Economic Development Corporation is moving forward with two development projects in North and East Omaha. The Omaha Inland Port Authority, a two-year-old initiative that aims to drive economic growth and attract employers to historically underinvested neighborhoods, approved the…...
Omaha Inland Port Authority launches fund to support entrepreneurship in northeast Omaha
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (538+ words) The OIPA Impact Fund seeks to support businesses within or interested in moving to the area overseen by the OIPA. The agency is also looking for proposals and partners to execute goals with housing, job creation and community feedback. Deadlines…...
Search Underway for Missing 8-Month Pregnant Woman in Texas, Reward Offered for Information
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (424+ words) A search is underway for a 23-year-old Texas woman who is 8 months pregnant and was last seen leaving her Houston home a few days ago. Ashanti Allen has been missing since Friday, April 10, according to Texas Equu Search, a search…...
Nebraska Public Service Commission approves rates, refunds for Black Hills Energy customers
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (126+ words) LINCOLN " Residential customers of Black Hills Energy can expect about a $15 refund after the Nebraska regulatory board approved rates Tuesday for the natural gas company. The misprinted licenses were issued from March 9-20. At 11: 30 p. m. Monday, the University Police Department received a…...
Community gathers in grief after deadly Dryden fire
1+ week, 1+ day ago (202+ words) Flickering candles lit up a grieving Dryden community after a house fire killed three people, including a young child, according to CNY Central. Officials say 3-year-old Paisley Wood, her mother Christy Oralls, and Katherine Gray died in the fire. Neighbors,…...
Horse racing notes: Nebraska trainer fined for possession of needle and syringe
2+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Sam Mc Kewon and Evan Bland talk Nebraska hoops as the Huskers face the Hawkeyes again on Thursday for a trip to the Elite Eight. The spring game will have to wait. Trainer David Anderson has been. .. Javascript is required…...
Highway 86 now open after air ambulance responded to ejection crash in Thermal
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (129+ words) THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) -- Firefighters and emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Highway 86 Expressway and Avenue 62 in Thermal on Tuesday morning. The crash involved three vehicles and a total of five patients. One individual sustained…...
Nebraska Officials Approve Medical Marijuana Rules, Sending Them To Attorney General And Governor
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (1479+ words) Feds Launch Campaign Warning Against Marijuana-Impaired Driving Ahead Of 4/20 Pennsylvania Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals For Terminally Ill Patients Maryland Firefighters And Rescue Workers Could Use Medical Marijuana Off Duty Under Bill Heading To Governor's…...
Klobuchar praises efforts to prevent future wildfires in Bemidji a year after massive storm
1+ week, 3+ day ago (35+ words) U. S. Senator Amy Klobuchar made a stop in Bemidji this past week for an update on the ongoing recovery efforts nearly a year after a devastating storm felled 9 million trees in the region....