Category: Nebraska

Plane Crash in Northwest Nebraska Kills Pilot, 2 Passengers

CHADRON, Neb.—Three people died Sunday in a plane crash in northwest Nebraska. The pilot and two passengers were found dead after the plane went down near Chadron, Nebraska, the Star-Herald reported. Witnesses called police to report seeing a fireball or explosion outside of town, according to a release from the Dawes County Attorney’s Office. First…


Nebraska Gov. Bars State Agencies from Enforcing Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican, has signed an executive order barring state agencies from enforcing President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates on state employees. “President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandate is a stunning violation of personal freedom and abuse of the federal government’s power,” Ricketts said in an Oct. 29 statement. While Ricketts encouraged Nebraskans…


19 States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Several U.S. states on Friday mounted multiple federal lawsuits against the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors. Texas sued individually in a federal court in Galveston. Another lawsuit, filed in a federal district court in Missouri involves Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Yet another lawsuit,…


Doctors Can Prescribe Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine Off-Label for COVID-19: Nebraska AG

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued a legal opinion saying that his office won’t seek disciplinary action against doctors who prescribe hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin as off-label medicines to treat or prevent COVID-19, as long as they are not engaging in any misconduct. The opinion (pdf), issued on Oct. 15, was in response to a request from…


States Analyzing How to ‘Attack’ Biden’s Vaccine Mandates in Court: Nebraska Governor

Nebraska’s attorney general is working with other attorneys general to challenge President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Nebraska’s governor said Sunday. “He’s coordinating with the other attorneys general across the country who share similar views about the overreach,” Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said on “Fox News Sunday.” “This is an egregious overreach of federal…


Mu CCP Virus Variant Detected in 49 US States

A variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that may avoid protection bestowed by vaccines has been detected in every U.S. state except for Nebraska. The “Mu” variant, first detected in Colombia in January, has been increasing in prevalence in the United States and other countries in recent weeks. Preliminary data on the variant indicates…


Nebraska Governor, 22 State Senators Back Anti-CRT Resolution in Public University System

Over two dozen of Nebraska’s top leaders, led by Gov. Pete Ricketts, are calling on the University of Nebraska (UN) to prevent Critical Race Theory (CRT) from being imposed on its campuses. The call comes in a letter (pdf) sent Tuesday to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, which will be voting on a…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in MN Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in Minnesota Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Senator Proposes Bill to Mandate Voter ID for States That Mandate Vaccine Passports

A Republican senator introduced a bill that mandates voter identification laws for states that mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports. So far, no state has mandated a vaccine passport-like system. New York City became the first city, however, to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination when entering businesses like restaurants, bars, gyms, and theaters. “If states that take…