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Hal Daub ad features conservative UNL student whose incident with lecturer led to national attention

A Daub campaign radio ad features Kaitlyn Mullen, the conservative student who was belittled by a liberal graduate student-lecturer. The incident, which took place Aug. 25, 2017, is still receiving national attention for the way it gave conservatives a rallying…

 

Here's a sneak peek at the concessions stand replacing the zoo's Red Barn Park

The area will include seating for about 500 people near the Children's Adventure Trails and Alaskan Adventure exhibits, plus a semi-private nursing station and a sweets shop.

 

A Nebraska accent? We don't 'pahk the cah,' but we do talk funny. Listen

As Midwesterners, few born-and-raised Nebraskans would claim to have an accent. We grow up believing that there’s nothing unique about the way we speak. But is that really true? The experts say no.

 

A dictionary of Nebraska words

Beyond nuances of pronunciation and grammar, there are entire words in the Midland lexicon that have a distinctly regional flavor.

 

Former employee at Jones Bros. Cupcakes files civil suit alleging sexual harassment

Stephanie Megel, 46, a former Jones Bros. employee, alleges in a federal lawsuit filed last week that Jones Bros. provided a “safe haven” for Jerry Jones Jr.’s behavior. She said he created a work environment “with unaddressed sexual harassment and…

 

Senior menus for 05/12/18

Menus are subject to change. All meals include milk and are served Monday-Friday at these Aging Partners senior centers:

 

Prosecutor's closing statements in murder trial crossed line into misconduct, Nebraska Supreme Court says

Judges Lindsey Miller-Lerman and William Cassel underscored their condemnation by saying, had it not been for overwhelming evidence of guilt, they would have reversed a murder conviction based on the “serious prosecutorial misconduct” by Assistant Attorney General Corey O’Brien.

 

Weekend weather may make way for Mother's Day activities

The weather service said there is a chance of more showers and thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday in the Omaha area.

 

4-year-old suffers critical head injury after pickup driver says his foot slipped onto gas

The girl was in the back seat of the Hyundai, driven by her grandmother. She is being treated at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, according to police.

 

Trek of large transformer postponed until Monday night

The Herculean, plodding task of moving a very large transformer from the Elkhorn area to a location in northwest Omaha has been postponed until next week.

 

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