While the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package was passed by the Senate on Saturday, both Nebraskan Senator Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer voted against the bill, citing partisan spending.
The bill would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.
High school basketball teams are meeting in the Capital City from across the state for the NSAA State Tournament. One team has a dedicated member, so much so that she’s traveling hours a day just to play basketball.
As Lincoln Public Schools works to fill principal positions across the school district following several principal moves and retirements, five new principals have been announced.
Lincoln Police arrested a 27-year-old Lincoln woman who reportedly locked her 5-year-old autistic son in a room in her apartment and proceeded to get drunk at a nearby convenience store.
Days away from the team’s next game, Creighton University on Thursday night announced the suspension of recently embattled men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
Eight Democrats voted against the proposal, suggesting that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and other progressives vowing to continue the fight in coming months will face a difficult fight.
Taken together, the materials shed new light on the sprawling patchwork of law enforcement agencies that tried to stop the siege and the lack of coordination and inadequate planning that stymied their efforts.
The riding season starts as the weather gets nicer and the days get longer. One Lincoln man is making it his mission to keep drivers safe after he was in an accident last year.
