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Nebraska education commissioner announces 2026 bid for NU Board of Regents
Nebraska Examiner
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July 10, 2025
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state education commissioner officially jumped Thursday into the 2026 race for a vacant seat on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Commissioner Brian Maher of Lincoln, 63, a lifelong educator who has served as state...
Nebraska is one of the worst states for Black babies. Recent momentum toward change offers hope.
Flatwater Free Press - Nebraska
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July 10, 2025
Tanika Cannon remembers the excruciating pain of labor when she was a teenager, pregnant with her first child. She remembers learning at the hospital that her baby was OK, but the hospital was full. Staff suggested she go to the hospital where her...
Nebraska’s slow burn healthtech success challenges the urgency of Philly’s growth
Technical.ly
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July 9, 2025
This collaboratively reported story is part of the partnership between Technical.ly and Silicon Prairie News, which focuses reporting on the Omaha and Nebraska innovation ecosystem. Find more at technical.ly/omaha. Nebraska’s emerging healthtech...
Nebraska Hardy
Nebraska Life
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As Harlan Hamernik grew the Liatris wildflower seed at Bluebird Nursery in Clarkson, a farmer plowed the prairie where the original plants had grown. A customer had dropped the perennial seed off with Harlan after collecting it from the tall...
What is the coolest thing made in Nebraska?
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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It's time again to answer one simple question: What is the coolest thing made in Nebraska? Nominations are open through July for the fourth annual “Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” competition, run by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Nebraska...
Fischer advances $16 million for USDA research facility construction at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
SE Nebraska News
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July 10, 2025
Senator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshot Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the...
Nebraska independent takes another run at unseating a Republican senator
WSBT 22 - Indiana
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNND) — A former union leader who gave Republicans a scare last year trying to unseat an incumbent senator in a reliably red state is launching another effort to unseat a GOP lawmaker with a run as an independent he hopes can appeal to...
NFIB Nebraska addresses tax concerns amid steady small business optimism
Cornhusker State News - Nebraska
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July 10, 2025
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index remained mostly unchanged in June, slightly decreasing by 0.2 points to 98.6, which is above the long-term average of 98. A notable rise in business owners reporting excess inventories was a key factor in...
Grocery Goliath: Small-town Nebraska grocery stores disappear as Dollar General booms
Flatwater Free Press - Nebraska
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July 11, 2025
OAKLAND — If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won’t see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It’s five blocks off the highway, on Oakland’s main drag. What you will see is a bright yellow sign,...
Scientists study movement of elk in agricultural landscapes
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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July 9, 2025
Elk returned to Nebraska in the 1960s after being eliminated from much of the Northern Great Plains in the late 1800s. Since then, elk numbers have expanded, and they now occupy much of western Nebraska. A team of researchers from the University...
'Vital technology': Douglas County sheriff credits license plate readers for locating MS-13 member
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 11, 2025
New information surfaces from a traffic stop on July 6 that led to the arrests of two alleged MS-13 gang members. Federal and local authorities worked together to execute the operation.The Douglas County sheriff credits license plate reader...
78th Annual International Livestock Identification Assn Conference Heads to the Nebraska Panhandle
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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July 11, 2025
“Rendezvous on the Oregon Trail” Brings Innovation, History, and Hospitality to Gering, NE Gering, Nebraska – July 9, 2025 — The Nebraska Brand Committee, as a member of ILIA, is proud to host the 78th Annual International Livestock Identification...
Fischer secures $16M for UNL agricultural research facility, $1.5M for drought center
KHGI - Nebraska
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska announced the advancement of $16 million in additional funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's...
Harper Murray reacts as Jordan Larson, Ally Batenhorst, Lindsay Krause, Kelly Hunter, and others set to compete in Nebraska Volleyball alumni match
Sportskeeda
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July 11, 2025
Harper Murray expressed her feelings about the Nebraska Cornhuskers' alums, including Jordan Larson, Ally Batenhorst, Lindsay Krause, and others, who are set to compete in the alumni volleyball match. The clash is scheduled to take place at the...
Nebraska’s Peaks
Nebraska Life
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From the distance, it may seem like a gentle slope along the Oregon Trail, but stare closer at Windlass Hill, and you’ll find yet another Nebraska peak that is a towering natural monument of American history. Just over 150 years ago, bison roamed...
Fischer secures funding for key ag research projects at UNL, USMARC 3 hours
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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July 10, 2025
July 10th, 2025 | Steve White Congress controls the purse strings and Sen. Deb Fischer, a member of the Appropriations Committee, made sure funding for key Nebraska projects is part of the spending plan, including $16 million in additional funding...
International livestock identification conference heads to Nebraska Panhandle
Midwest Messenger - Nebraska
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The Nebraska Brand Committee, as a member of the International Livestock Identification Association (ILIA), is hosting the organization’s conference in Gering, Nebraska, July 20-23. With the theme "Rendezvous on the Oregon Trail," this year's...
Husker research unlocks secrets of sorghum’s defenses against fall armyworm
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
By Geitner Simmons | IANR Media University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists continue to advance the understanding of sorghum’s natural defenses, new findings that can strengthen crop resistance to a major pest threat, the fall armyworm. These...
From the Pacific Ocean to Nebraska: One Omaha company recycles the world’s derelict fishing gear
The Reader - Nebraska
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July 10, 2025
When people walk into the recycling facility of FirstStar Fiber in Omaha, they see bags of trash from floor to ceiling. But it’s not going to a landfill. “What makes FirstStar recycling unique is then we take hard to recycle plastics,” explained...
Researchers explore fungus for sustainable melanin production
KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are investigating a novel fungus, Exophiala viscosa, which could revolutionize the production of melanin, a natural pigment with significant applications in various industries. Erin...