Category: Nebraska

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 2 at Nebraska Restaurant

BELLEVUE, Neb.—A man pleaded guilty Monday to killing two workers and wounded two others at a Nebraska fast-food restaurant. Roberto Silva Jr. pleaded guilty to all 15 charges related to the Nov. 21, 2020, shooting at a Sonic Drive-in restaurant in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue, the Sarpy County attorney said in a news release….


EXCLUSIVE: How Nebraska Has the Lowest Unemployment Rate in the Nation: Gov. Pete Ricketts

Last month, Nebraska reported a new record-low unemployment rate in December, 1.7 percent, the lowest in the nation since data collection began in 1976. In an exclusive interview with NTD, Governor Pete Ricketts explained how Nebraska made it possible. “It’s because we have a pro-business state here,” Ricketts told “NTD Business” in an interview broadcast…


Neb. Gov. on Historic Low Unemployment; Bitcoin Donations Going Up for Freedom Convoy | NTD Business

The state of Nebraska notched the lowest unemployment rate in the history of America, we bring you an exclusive interview with the governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, to see what the state is doing right. Coffee prices rising across the United States. We take a look at what’s behind it — and how smaller coffee…


Nebraska Joins Call for Convention of States to Amend US Constitution

Nebraska on Jan. 28 became the 17th state to push for a convention of states to make changes to the U.S. Constitution—an unconventional process that’s never been used before. Under Article V of the Constitution, calling a convention to amend the U.S. constitution would require approval from two-thirds of U.S. states, or 34 of 50…


3 Children Killed in House Fire in Rural Nebraska

PIERCE, Neb.—Three children died Saturday when a home caught fire in a rural area of northern Nebraska. The fire broke out just after 3:30 a.m. in the town of Pierce. Three people got out, but a 17-year-old, 15-year-old, and 12-year-old were unable to escape. They were pronounced dead at the scene, Nebraska State Fire Marshal…


Utah, Nebraska, South Carolina Communities Top List of Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers

What do Magna, Utah, Mauldin, South Carolina, and Cottage Grove, Wisconsin have in common? All three of these unassuming communities are listed on Realtor.com’s first annual “Top 10 Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers Report.” Magna, a Salt Lake City suburb with a population of 26,500 (2010 Census) actually snagged the number one spot on the…


Judge Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors in 10 States

A federal judge in Missouri has issued a temporary hold on the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in 10 U.S. states while litigation plays out. “We just beat the Biden Administration in court again,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced on Twitter late Monday. “This afternoon, we obtained a preliminary injunction against the vaccine mandate on…


1 Dead as Unusual Midwest Storm Brings Hurricane-Force Winds

OMAHA, Neb.—One person died in Iowa as a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts and spawning reported tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota in a weather outbreak experts described as extremely unusual for December. The storm was shifting north of the Great Lakes…


At Least 5 Dead as Midwest Rocked by Hurricane-Force Winds

OMAHA, Neb.—At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force winds and possible tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. In southeastern Minnesota, Olmsted County Sheriff’s Lt. Lee Rossman said a 65-year-old man was killed Wednesday night when a…


Nebraska Becomes 6th State to Report Omicron Infections

Nebraska on Friday became the sixth U.S. state to report at least one case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron virus variant, with officials suspecting the variant was brought to a household from Nigeria. Some of the patients in the United States who contracted the variant were fully vaccinated. Just one of the six cases…