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Nebraska’s Emergency Management Agency Strained by Record Floods
Sep 10 2019 // Nebraska state emergency officials who faced record floods this summer are now scrambling to boost their ranks with more workers to help residents recover and rebuild their communities. The Nebraska Emergency Management...
Nebraska Farm Bureau: Trade War to Cost State’s Farmers $943M This Year
Sep 5 2019 // The Nebraska Farm Bureau estimates the ongoing trade dispute will cost the state’s farmers $943 million in lost revenue this year, but those losses will be partly offset by aid payments from the government. Nebraska...
Nebraska’s Mutual of Omaha Puts Plan for New Headquarters on Hold
Sep 5 2019 // Insurer Mutual of Omaha’s plan to replace its Omaha, Nebraska, headquarters has been put on hold. The insurance company recently decided to put a pin in the idea of a new home base and instead focus on other...
Midwest Economic Survey Suggests Little or No Growth on Horizon
Sep 4 2019 // An August survey of business supply managers suggested slow or no economic growth over the next several months in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of trade skirmishes, according to a newly released...
Fix for Missouri River Flood Bottlenecks Sought by Midwest States
Aug 29 2019 // After a year of devastating flooding, several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri River that can cause waters to back up and worsen flooding in certain areas. Officials...
USDA: Crop Insurance Covers Loss from Irrigation Tunnel Collapse
Aug 26 2019 // Farmers in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming left without a way to water crops following the collapse of a massive irrigation tunnel in July will be covered by federal crop insurance. That word came Friday from the U.S....
States Brace for Long-Term Flood Fight as Damages Mount
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
With Damage Costs Soaring, Midwest States Boost Flood Prevention
Aug 19 2019 // After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters, including $2 million to...
After Cyberattack, Nebraska Schools Could Face High Costs
Aug 5 2019 // A cyberattack on a suburban Omaha, Nebraska, school district touched off an FBI investigation and is proving to be a significant, and perhaps costly, inconvenience. Papillion-La Vista Community Schools officials said the...
Nebraska Insurer, Ameritas: Data Breach Possibly Exposed Customers’ Info
Aug 1 2019 // Lincoln, Nebraska-based insurance and finance company Ameritas has notified customers that their personal information may have been exposed in a data breach. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the company said in a...
Nebraska’s Omaha National Expanding to Illinois and Pennsylvania
Jul 31 2019 // Workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Omaha National, is expanding into Illinois and Pennsylvania, issuing policies with an effective date of Sept. 1 or later. In addition to workers’ compensation insurance,...
Nebraska School District to Pay $2.75M in Suit Over Girl’s Abuse by Former Golf Coach
Jul 25 2019 // The Scottsbluff School District in Nebraska is paying a girl $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit she filed over sexual abuse committed by her former high school golf coach. The former coach, Mike Klein, is serving a...
Flood-Hit Midwest Businesses Struggle to Bring Customers Back
Jul 24 2019 // Some Nebraska and Iowa businesses are still struggling to recover from flooding that damaged their properties or otherwise kept customers away from their doors. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimated that in...
Nebraska Department Buys Extra Gear as Defense Against Firefighter Cancer Risks
Jul 17 2019 // The Omaha (Nebraska) Fire Department is buying backup protective gear for its firefighters, giving them a second line of personal defense against cancer risks. The familiar yellow fire-retardant coats, trousers and...
Nebraska’s Counties Struggling With Post-Flood Road Repairs
Jul 8 2019 // Transportation problems persist on Nebraska county roads following massive floods this spring, officials said. Interstates and state roads have been cleared for use. But traffic issues continue to plague damaged bridges...
Accused of Setting Fire to Nebraska Bar She Was Buying, Woman Takes Plea Deal
Jun 26 2019 // A woman accused of setting fire to a bar she was buying in central Nebraska has taken a plea deal. Custer County District Court records say 54-year-old Jane Chestnutt pleaded guilty last week to criminal mischief and...
Flooded Nebraska Homes to Be Razed, but It’s Uncertain Who Pays the Bill
Jun 20 2019 // A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, has condemned 195 flood-damaged homes, but it’s unclear who will be paying the expected bill of more than $1 million to raze them. The Bellevue City Council has decided that the mobile...
Businesses Suffer After Floods Wipe Out Nebraska Bridge
Jun 17 2019 // Ron Gadeken of Ron’s Ag & Auto Repair in Stanton, Nebraska, often goes out to farms to repair equipment. That includes south of Stanton, where the Elkhorn River flows. The raging Elkhorn River wiped out part of...
Nebraska Family Dollar Store Faces $302K in Fines for Workplace Hazards
Jun 11 2019 // Federal workplace safety officials have proposed $302,147 in penalties against a Family Dollar Store in Omaha, Nebraska. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited...
Nebraska’s Creighton University Launches FinTech Degree Program
May 29 2019 // Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, announced its Heider College of Business has launched what the university says is the first of its kind Finance and Technology (FinTech) major, a degree program that combines...
