Businesses partner with Nebraska middle schools to raise early interest in manufacturing
It’ll take years until they see the results, but Nucor Detailing Center is willing to wait.
Aaron Hegarty, journalist
Bylines: KMTV, Omaha World-Herald, USA Today, Fremont Tribune, Daily Nebraskan
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All my work through May 2019, from newest to oldest. Includes bylines in the Omaha World-Herald, USA Today, Fremont Tribune and Daily Nebraskan.
Nebraska Supreme Court: Cellphone records used in 2016 murder case were admissible
The cellphone records indicated that Goynes was not using his cellphone for 6 minutes before or 43 minutes after police responded to the shooting on April 25, 2016. They also showed that Goynes read a news report about the shooting 45 minutes after police responded.
Kansas Democratic Party joins most regional states in ending caucuses, switching to a primary
Like Nebraska, Kansas will no longer award delegates to Democratic presidential candidates via caucuses.
Is young Groot the same as the first? And just where is his brain? A UNL professor weighs in
“As a tree scientist and somebody that’s building a new program in trees (at UNL) ... it’s a lot of fun when there’s a character like Groot that excites the imagination of other people that then maybe become interested in the real science of trees,” North said.
Fired for a felony, again for perjury. Meet the new police chief.
David Cimperman’s journey from disgraced police officer to police chief is a surprisingly common one, a USA TODAY Network investigation found. Misconduct that might disqualify someone from being hired as a rookie cop hasn’t stopped officers from taking the top jobs at law enforcement agencies throughout the USA.
Capitol Digest: Omaha tax accountant credited for proposal that could generate $20 million a year
Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks said Nebraska is “moving the needle” toward equal pay for equal work as the Legislature advanced a bill she introduced on a voice vote Wednesday.
Who needs your cellphone taxes more: You or your city?
An Omaha state senator says your cellphone taxes are too high, but his proposed fix is viewed as too costly by the cities of Omaha and Lincoln.
Capitol Digest: Bill that would legalize hemp, CBD in Nebraska advances to full Legislature
Local law enforcement agencies’ formal agreements to enforce federal immigration law would be required to be made public under a bill heard Thursday by the Judiciary Committee.
Capitol Digest: Senators question qualifications of nominee for Nebraska Crime Commission
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Capitol Digest: Disability service providers tell Nebraska Legislature rate increase is badly needed
A fence appears to be on its way to the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney, from the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Insurance coverage for children's hearing aids gaining momentum in Legislature
A senator who was deaf as a baby is getting closer to passing a law that would help families of children with hearing problems.
Portions of a new type of freeway are set to open in Council Bluffs next week
The dual, divided freeway, which the Iowa DOT calls the “first in the region,” features two separated segments of three lanes each.
Bald eagle shot in Nebraska; man who posed with body, abandoned it is sentenced
A Yankton, South Dakota, man who authorities say killed a bald eagle, posed with it and left its body behind was sentenced in federal court Wednesday.
Capitol Digest: Opinions differ on ending lifetime ban on food stamps for drug felons
The World-Herald’s Statehouse reporters round up news highlights from the Legislature and state government into the Capitol Digest — a daily briefing for the political newshound with a busy schedule.
'Yes means yes': Consent to sex standard would change under Nebraska bill
“This bill is more than a definitional change,” Pansing Brooks said at Wednesday’s hearing before the Judiciary Committee. “This bill is about empowering survivors of sexual assault to seek justice from their attacker.”
Revenge porn, campaign blackmail victim speaks out for those who feel they can't
She said she consented to having a photo taken while in a relationship with a man. But she didn’t consent to its distribution — to her husband, herself or anyone else.
Capitol Digest: Amendment banning all slavery in Nebraska will appear on 2020 ballot
LB 352 is an attempt to cut down on false jailhouse witness testimony, which proponents of the bill say is the leading cause of wrongful convictions. Jailhouse witnesses — inmates who testify about the statements of fellow inmates — might seek or expect leniency in their own cases in exchange for the information they provide.
Capitol Digest: Bill would help protect Nebraskans from surprise out-of-network insurance costs
Cottage foods — or homemade foods — could be sold outside of farmers markets under a bill introduced by Sen. Sue Crawford of Bellevue.
How do you verify people's need for emotional support animals? Bill sets out guidelines
An attorney who helped craft the bill, Gene Eckel, said LB 553 focuses only on individuals who use these online services to get a letter that verifies their need for an emotional support animal.
Bills target police in schools: One would set guidelines, the other would ban the practice
There are about 75 school resource officers — or police officers in schools — in Nebraska, according to a December report by the ACLU of Nebraska.
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