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Nebraska Volleyball Makes Statement at 2025 Big Ten Media Days
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
The officials who organized the Big Ten volleyball media days knew what they were doing when they placed Nebraska as the final team to address reporters on the first of the two-day event. Nebraska media represented the majority of the crowd of...
Gov. Pillen Celebrates $1 Billion in Federal Funding Approval for Nebraska Hospitals
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Governor Jim Pillen is celebrating a significant federal financial award — one that will have a huge impact on hospital, health and nursing care across the state. Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the U.S. Department...
Bacterial Diseases in Dry Beans in Nebraska: a Potential Problem
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
By Bob Harveson Extension Plant Pathologist With the recent thunderstorms, hail, and higher temperatures, growers may experience widespread bacterial disease problems in dry beans throughout the Panhandle. Growers should be on the lookout for the...
Blast at U.S. Nebraska Plant Leaves Three Missing
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Three individuals remain unaccounted for following a powerful explosion at a Fremont, Nebraska plant on Tuesday, according to local officials and media reports. The Nebraska State Patrol confirmed on Facebook that troopers, alongside...
Nebraska Football Opponent Preview: Huskers Set for Big Ten Clash vs Michigan State
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
It’s October in Lincoln, and the stakes just keep climbing. After what promises to be a dynamic showdown with Michigan in Week 4, Nebraska’s football season doesn’t get any easier. The Huskers return home for Homecoming to face a hungry Michigan...
Nebraska AG Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Over Data Collection Practices
NOLN
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July 29, 2025
GM and OnStar are facing a lawsuit from Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers accusing the companies of collecting and selling driver data without adequate consent, according to GM Authority. Filed on behalf of the state of Nebraska, the suit...
Three missing after massive explosion at Nebraska plant left crews battling fire for hours
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 30, 2025
Three people remain missing after a massive explosion at a Nebraska plant Tuesday left crews battling a fire for hours. The explosion happened at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont. The plant makes animal bedding and wood pellets for heating...
'Never experienced a clawback like this': Nebraska Public Media faces uncertain future after federal cuts
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Shake-ups to federal funding, spurred by President Donald Trump's administration and approved by Congress, left public media outlets across the country scrambling for funding. It marks the end of a decades-long era."Public broadcasting has been...
3 people missing after explosion at plant in U.S. Nebraska
Xinhua News Agency
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LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Three people are missing after an explosion at a plant on Tuesday in Fremont, U.S. state of Nebraska, local authorities and news outlets said. Troopers, along with multiple fire and police agencies are on the scene...
Disaster declared for six Nebraska counties following June storms, offering low-interest loans
Nebraska Examiner
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July 29, 2025
LINCOLN — The U.S. Small Business Administration this week approved a disaster declaration for six central Nebraska counties following late June storms and opened eligibility for certain low-interest loans. The declaration covers the counties of...
RVIA Announces Nominees for 2026 Board of Directors
RV Business
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July 31, 2025
Nominations have been finalized for the RV Industry Association (RVIA) Board of Directors, according to a News & Insights report from the RVIA. The Board of Directors is the highest-level authority in the association’s overall organizational...
Fremont, Nebraska: Three Missing After Massive Explosion At Horizon Biofuels Plant | Watch
Times Now
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July 29, 2025
Horizon Biofuels, which produces fuel pellets and animal bedding, is a key player in Fremont’s industrial landscape. | Representational Image Photo : iStock A chilling video circulating online shows the moment a massive explosion ripped through...
3 missing after massive explosion, fire at Nebraska plant
New York Daily News
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July 29, 2025
Three people are missing in eastern Nebraska following an explosion Tuesday afternoon at a wood pellet manufacturing plant. The incident occurred around noon local time at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont, about 40 miles northwest of Omaha....
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger promises economic boost for Nebraska
KHGI - Nebraska
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OMAHA, Neb — U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts expressed optimism following the announcement of a merger deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. "Union Pacific is an engine for growth in Nebraska," said Ricketts. "Consolidating another railroad...
SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to Nebraska storm victims
KHGI - Nebraska
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for Nebraska small businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by severe storms and flooding on June...
Nebraska agricultural leaders hope for boon in new international trade deals
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
Nebraska's bedrock industry will be put to the test this year, leaders in the agricultural industry say."We're going through the most substantial financial period of stress for Nebraska agriculture, really, since the crisis of the 1980s," John...
Nebraska Legislature embraced culture wars, pushed back against voter-approved laws in 2025 session
Nebraska Examiner
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July 28, 2025
LINCOLN — Every Nebraska worker was set to have paid sick leave starting this fall, because voters approved it through a citizen-led initiative. That change was part of a wave of ballot measures Nebraska voters embraced in recent years, including...
Three missing after explosion rocks Nebraska manufacturing building
NBC News
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July 29, 2025
Three people inside a Nebraska manufacturing building that partially collapsed in an explosion Tuesday evening remained missing as authorities tried to reach them. Rescuers have been thwarted by the state of the mangled, warehouse-style building...
Search underway for missing people after explosion at Nebraska fuel pellet plant, officials say
Fox 5 Las Vegas - Nevada
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July 30, 2025
FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - Authorities say three people are unaccounted for after an explosion at a plant in Nebraska Tuesday morning. Reports say the explosion happened just before noon near Schneider Street and Cloverly Road in South...
Desperate search for 3 missing people continues after major explosion at Nebraska plant
The Mirror US
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July 30, 2025
Firefighters battle a fire after an explosion in an industrial area in Fremont, Neb., Tuesday, July 29, 2025 ( Image: AP) Firefighters in eastern Nebraska battled a fire for hours following an explosion Tuesday at a wood pellet manufacturing...