Category: Nebraska

California Hockey Players Lead Way on Slovakia’s Hlinka-Gretzky Roster

USA Hockey on July 24 named four players from Orange County and one each from Los Angeles County and Northern California to its under-18 select roster for the upcoming Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Slovakia. The tournament, named in honor of former Czech hockey star Ivan Hlinka and Canadian icon Wayne Gretzky, is set for July 31–Aug….


DNA Testing Leads to Former US Army Soldier in 1978 Killing of Woman in Germany

DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly questioned over decades in the 1978 stabbing death of a woman while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany, authorities said. Tommy Molina, 69, was arrested in the western Nebraska city of Gering on June 21, the U.S. Marshals…


Trump Touts Farm Record in Iowa Rally

With the Iowa caucus slowly drawing nearer, 2024 hopeful Donald J. Trump made the case that he was “the most pro-farmer president that you’ve ever had” at a rally in Council Bluffs, a town across the Missouri River from Nebraska. To support his case, Mr. Trump ran through a long list of actions he’d taken…


US Engineers Contributed to Missouri River Flood Damage and Must Pay Landowners, Court Rules

OMAHA, Neb.—The U.S. government may have to pay tens of millions of dollars—or more—to landowners along the Missouri River after a court ruled it worsened flooding there since 2007 that killed crops and wrecked homes and businesses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s 2020 ruling that the federal…


19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…


Supreme Court Overrules Local Governments for Seizing Homes

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed court rulings in which local governments seized two homes over unpaid tax debts and kept sale proceeds that far exceeded the tax owed. Critics call the practice “home equity theft.” The case came after Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which represented the homeowners in both cases, released a report late last year saying…


Nebraska Implements Its First School Choice Program

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on May 30 signed legislation introducing the state’s first school choice program, something supporters say will help suit the needs of students. The move means Nebraska joins 48 other U.S. states that have some form of school choice policy. Photos released from the governor’s office show Pillen at the state’s capitol…


Red States Ramp up Police, Troops Deployments to US Southern Border

Republican-led states are gradually committing more of their state’s National Guard troops and law enforcement officers to support operations to secure portions of the U.S. southern border. The troop and police deployments come as border officials are still evaluating how the repeal of Title 42 impacts cross-border traffic flow into the United States. Following the…


Nebraska Woman Pleads Guilty to Burning Fetus After Abortion

OMAHA, Neb.—A Nebraska woman pleaded guilty Monday to burning and concealing a fetus after she took medication to end her pregnancy, while prosecutors move forward with a criminal case accusing her mother of illegally helping with the abortion. Prosecutors said Celeste Burgess gave birth to the stillborn fetus about 29 weeks and five days into…


Nebraska Passes Bill to Ban Abortions and ‘Gender-Altering Procedures’ for Minors

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits both abortions beyond the 12-week mark of pregnancy while also imposing limitations on “gender-altering procedures” for minors. The legislation, which is believed to be the first of its kind to combine restrictions on both abortion and “gender-affirming care,” was approved with a vote of 33–15 and…