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An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 2:27 p.m. for fire danger until 5 p.m. The alert is for Kearney Area as well as Valley, Greeley, Sherman, Howard ...

LINCOLN — Welcoming more legal immigrants to Nebraska would help ease the state’s worker shortage, state and national business advocates said Thursday in Lincoln. Granting work permits to more ...

LINCOLN — The largest union representing Nebraska state employees announced last week that its members would vote soon on a tentative agreement with Gov. Jim Pillen’s negotiators.

After the inspection, State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, in a statement, said it was "determined that the building did not meet standards to reopen." During a Monday press ...

After the inspection, State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, in a statement, said it was "determined that the building did not meet standards to reopen." During a Monday press ...

State senators have given first-round approval to four bills by western Nebraska lawmakers that were among the first 2025 measures to receive public hearings last week. Sen. Mike Jacobson of North ...

Mike Braun on Wednesday gave his first State of the State address ... about how to protect vital services like police, fire, and schools. Local governments have said they are worried about ...

Marshall Thundering Herd defensive lineman Mike Green is one of the top players in the 2025 NFL draft. Green played two years at Marshall after one year at Virginia. In his final college season ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office released additional information Monday afternoon in connection with four fire/explosion related deaths from the weekend. A man died in a ...

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