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Two Nebraska State Senators are calling on the University of Nebraska -Lincoln’s Chancellor to resign. Nebraska Public Media’s In a letter, the Panhandle’s Steve Erdman and Hasting’s Steve Halloran are calling for UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green’s removal after they claim he misled lawmakers and others in state government multiple times during his tenu…

Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant, has been detected in South Africa and has already reached Canada. While COVID-19 cases in Nebraska are up by 12.5% over the past month, one infectious disease expert said we’ve entered a new and dangerous phase of the pandemic.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

Lawyers for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry are seeking information about FBI Agent Todd Carter's alleged bias.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

Nebraska offiiclals urge drivers to take it easy and use new tools for safer winter driving.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

As announced Sunday evening, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln earned the number-ten overall seed for this year’s tournament. Creighton University was awarded the number-14 seed. The Bluejays host Ole Miss in the first round and will welcome Oregon and Kansas to Omaha as well.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

Headed into Thanksgiving weekend, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the climb in Nebraska. According to the state’s dashboard, COVID hospitalizations reached 513 Tuesday. That’s nearly 12% of the state’s beds. Hospitals, as a whole, remain strained but some pressure has subsided. Around 20% of both regular adult beds and ICUs are available…

The Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans will retire on Dec. 31, 2021 after 11 years of service.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

After a drawn-out battle in federal court, a church in Walthill, Nebraska, may soon be able to build a church in the village's business district. The Light of the World Church, with the backing of the U.S. government, claimed the village board discriminated against a religious organization when it rejected its request for a change in zoning.…

After the death of 16-year-old Omaha native Drake Geiger last summer during football practice, his family is fighting to have the heat-related Nebraska School Activities Association guidelines changed.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

A total of 26-hundred acres have burned in Banner and Scotts Bluff counties. Numerous agencies have gathered in the Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area. The Banner County Fire Department and Nebraska Game and Parks continue to quench hotspots.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

A simple text saying “summit” was sent as the five senators reached the highest peak in Africa. The team returned to the flat ground on Thursday Nebraska time. Republican Senator Tom Brewer planned the climb before four others asked to tag along. Anna Wishart, Justin Wayne, Dave Murman, and Ben Hansen, two democrats and two republicans, respectivel…

The House passed the reconciliation bill nearly on party lines – with just one Democrat voting against the bill. Biden’s spending package now heads to the senate.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

From Iowa to Oklahoma to Kansas, universities are working more closely with agribusiness in search of ways to pay for projects where tax dollars have become more scarce. Critics worry that agriculture schools might focus more on industry than the public interest.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

Last year two Native American girls in Cody, Nebraska had their hair cut at school without their parents’ permission. That action prompted a First Amendment lawsuit in which the girls’ parents said their family’s religious rights were violated.על ידי Nebraska Public Media

Chadron State College became the first school in Nebraska to sponsor an NCAA sanctioned women's wrestling team. Chadron’s Director of Athletics, Joel Smith, did not believe the lack of competing teams was a reason to turn away this new sport. He saw it as an opportunity. Adding a new sport had the advantage of being a good business decision.…

In 2013, the largest farmland asset manager in the world made a five million dollar gift to the University of Illinois to establish a research center. As part of the Big Ag U series, Harvest Public Media’s Dana Cronin reports on how the center was founded to study the very area of investment where the company has few rivals and has wandered into co…