Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nebraska Governor OKs Keystone XL Pipeline Route Through State
Jan 25 2013 // Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that avoids the state’s environmentally sensitive Sandhills region. Heineman sent a letter to President Barack Obama confirming...
Former Nebraska Sen. Nelson Named CEO of Insurance Regulators’ Group, NAIC
Jan 22 2013 // Former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has been named chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the organization for state insurance regulators and advocacy group for state-level...
Drought Likely To Continue In Nebraska In 2013
Dec 31 2012 // Nebraskans should expect the impact of the drought to worsen next year if the current dry forecast for the winter holds up. Climatologists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Nebraska’s Brendis & Brendis
Dec 6 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired employee benefit specialist, Brendis & Brendis Inc., located in Omaha, Neb. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Brendis & Brendis Inc. provides a...
Midwest Economic Index Rises Slightly
Dec 4 2012 // A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions index rose slightly in November to a weak...
ISU Network Adds Offices in Illinois, Nebraska
Nov 21 2012 // San Francisco-based ISU Network announces two independent insurance agencies in the Midwest have joined the agency group. ISU welcomes ISU Northwest Insurance Services of Schaumberg, Ill., and ISU RHD Insurance of Lincoln,...
Nebraska Insurance Agent Sent to Jail After Winning Re-Election
Nov 14 2012 // A Lincoln, Neb., insurance agent was sentenced to jail for perjury just a few days after winning a third term on a natural resources district board. Larry Hall, 68, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and ordered to pay...
3 Nebraska Insurance Execs Sent to Prison for Investment Scheme
Nov 5 2012 // Three people, including two principals of an insurance firm, who were convicted in a fraudulent Nebraska investment scheme have been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution of more than $16.6 million. The three...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Because of Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Nov 5 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
South Dakota Burn Victim Sues Nebraska County, Village
Nov 1 2012 // A South Dakota man who was burned in a controlled grass fire in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay is suing local authorities for negligence. Bryan Bluebird, of Pine Ridge, says authorities failed to spot him lying in a...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Due to Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Oct 29 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
3 Nebraska Insurance Execs Sent to Prison for Investment Scheme
Oct 25 2012 // Three people, including two principals of an insurance firm, who were convicted in a fraudulent Nebraska investment scheme have been sentenced to prison and ordered to make restitution of more than $16.6 million. The three...
Drought Holds Steady in Midwest, Clouding Winter Crop Outlook
Oct 12 2012 // The nation’s worst drought in decades showed no signs of improvement last week in parts of the Midwest and Plains where the corn harvest is about two-thirds complete, clouding the prospects for the winter wheat crop,...
2 Women File Federal Discrimination Suit Against NE Kansas DA
Oct 11 2012 // Two former employees have filed a federal lawsuit against Shawnee County, Kansas, District Attorney Chad Taylor alleging they were wrongfully terminated for raising issues about race and gender discrimination. The Topeka...
Man Sues Nebraska Claiming Gender Discrimination
Sep 21 2012 // A federal court in Nebraska will take up a lawsuit that accuses the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services of allowing a supervisor to demean and discriminate against men in her department. The lawsuit, filed last...
Drought, Low Export Demand Sap Midwest Economy
Sep 5 2012 // An August survey suggests that the continuing drought and lessening export demand for U.S. products are among the drains on the economy in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report released Tuesday. The...
Nebraska, Iowa Officials Watch For Contaminated Corn
Aug 30 2012 // Farmers, crop inspectors and grain elevators in Nebraska, Iowa and other corn-producing states are keeping an eye out for corn contaminated by a poison-producing fungus. They’re watching for signs of aflatoxins that,...
Drought Worsens in Plains, Despite Cooler Temps
Aug 24 2012 // The nation’s most withering drought in decades only got worse in several key farming states last week, despite cooler temperatures that at least gave those living there a break from this summer’s stifling heat,...
Ex-Nebraska Beauty Queen Sues Over Bull Accident
Aug 17 2012 // A former beauty queen in western Nebraska is suing Scotts Bluff County officials over injuries she suffered when a bull charged her at the 2010 county fair. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reports that Jessica Littlejohn and...
North-Central Nebraska Wildfires 100 Percent Contained
Aug 1 2012 // Authorities kept watch over parched grass and vegetation near the site of three contained wildfires in north-central Nebraska as the fire danger remained high. Firefighter spokeswoman Susan Ford said 100 percent...
