Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nebraska Legislation Shielding Businesses from COVID Lawsuits Advances
May 13 2021 // A sweeping bill that would shield Nebraska businesses and local governments from coronavirus-related lawsuits won initial approval from state lawmakers on May 11, despite complaints that senators haven’t done enough...
Nebraska Dog Owner Cited Following Attack by Pit Bulls
May 5 2021 // The owner of two pit bull-mixed breed dogs accused of violently attacking an Omaha, Neb., couple and their miniature poodle now faces several citations, including having no proof of vaccinations, no proof of licenses, no...
Nebraska Restaurant Chain to Settle Sex Harassment Suit for $85K
Apr 26 2021 // A small chain of restaurants in eastern Nebraska will pay $85,000 and issue an apology to a former teenage worker to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against it by a federal equal employment agency. The U.S Equal...
Fire Damage to BNSF Nebraska Terminal Estimated at $3M
Apr 14 2021 // A fire over the weekend at a BNSF Railway terminal in western Nebraska is estimated to have caused $3 million in damage to the facility. The fire broke out early in the afternoon on April 11 at the BNSF terminal building...
Underground Electrical Explosions Force Nebraska Hotel Evacuation
Apr 7 2021 // Multiple explosions and a fire in an underground concrete electrical vault rocked downtown Omaha, Neb., and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel, but no injuries were reported. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on...
Dunning Named Director of Nebraska Department of Insurance
Apr 5 2021 // A health insurance lobbyist and former state official has been chosen as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed Eric Dunning, of Omaha, to lead the state agency. Dunning...
Lawmakers Hear New Pitch for Medical Marijuana Legislation in Nebraska
Mar 12 2021 // A Nebraska lawmaker who is a leading supporter of medical marijuana has warned her fellow senators that the issue will likely appear on the 2022 ballot if they don’t pass a legalization measure this year. Sen. Anna...
State Sues Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Citing Pollution, Non-Compliance
Mar 3 2021 // State regulators have filed a lawsuit accusing a Nebraska ethanol plant of repeatedly failing to comply with their orders to clean up wastewater and old, pesticide-laced seed corn. The lawsuit comes amid growing complaints...
Nebraska’s Applied Underwriters Promotes 4 in Actuarial Department
Mar 1 2021 // Justin Smith, Jing Hong, Joan Klucarich and Jordan Comacchio have been promoted at Omaha, Nebraska-based global insurance and risk services firm Applied Underwriters, which is expanding its actuarial faculty and...
Nebraska County to Pay $120K to Settle 911 Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Feb 26 2021 // Douglas County, Nebraska, has agreed to pay $120,00 to settle a lawsuit by the family of a woman who died while waiting nearly an hour for rescuers to find her Omaha home after she called 911. The Douglas County Board...
Flood Risk in Iowa, Nebraska Appears Low with Gradual Snow Melt
Feb 25 2021 // The risk of flooding generally remains low across most of Nebraska and Iowa because the snow across both states is expected to melt gradually in the coming days. But the amount of ice on some rivers, particularly the...
USDA Says Tainted Nebraska Beef Sold in Illinois; Consumers Warned
Feb 4 2021 // Health officials are warning consumers in Illinois that they may have bought beef tainted with E. coli bacteria that was produced at a Nebraska plant last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
Suit Dismissed Against Nebraska Shop That Sold Alcohol to Minor Who Died
Jan 28 2021 // The family of a 17-year-old Nebraska boy who died in a car wreck after he bought liquor cannot recover damages from the Kwik Shop where the alcohol was illegally sold, a Douglas County District Judge has ruled. Judge...
Highway Safety Advocates Urge Nebraska to Tighten Slack Seat Belt Law
Jan 27 2021 // Highway safety advocates are urging Nebraska lawmakers to tighten state seat belt requirements that are among the loosest in the nation. Nebraska is one of nine states that only require seat belts for front-seat...
Nebraska Supreme Court Says Suit Against MUD in Omaha Fire Can Proceed
Jan 25 2021 // The Nebraska Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to continue against an Omaha natural gas utility for a 2016 fire that destroyed part of the downtown Omaha’s Old Market. The ruling affirms the finding of a lower...
New Delay in Getting Vaccine Worries Nebraska Workers
Jan 20 2021 // Nebraska teachers and meatpacking workers worry it will take longer for essential workers like them to get the coronavirus vaccine now that the next group of people to be vaccinated has been expanded to include everyone 65...
AM Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to Nebraska’s Summit Specialty Insurance
Jan 15 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” to Summit Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC), based in Omaha, Neb. The outlook assigned to these ratings...
Nebraska Lawsuit: Lincoln Liable in Worker’s Mesothelioma Death
Dec 30 2020 // A woman is suing the city of Lincoln, Neb., alleging that her sister died from mesothelioma after she was exposed to asbestos while working at the now shuttered Pershing Center arena. The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that...
Nebraska Agency, INSPRO, Acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency
Dec 4 2020 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired INSPRO, a full service, independent agency in Lincoln, Nebraska. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. For more than 80 years, INSPRO has been providing business...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
Nov 24 2020 // A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from the coronavirus. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit on Nov. 23 against...
