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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen to recall lawmakers to Lincoln for special session in late July
Grand Island Independent· 6 days agoNebraska Gov. Jim Pillen indicated Monday that he will recall state lawmakers to Lincoln for three...
The Public Pulse: Biden's "best"?; Thoughts about the first family; All talk on taxes
Omaha World-Herald· 4 days agoA Public Pulse writer does not think President Joe Biden is doing his best.
Millions sweltering across the US; MLB legend Willie Mays dies | Hot off the Wire podcast
Grand Island Independent· 5 days agoA blast of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast days before the official start of summer...
Nebraska's competing abortion petitions raise over $4.3 million in donations
Grand Island Independent· 6 days agoCompeting Nebraska petition drives trying to add abortion provisions into the state constitution...
Grand Island City Council sets vote on Good Life District
Grand Island Independent· 5 days agoThe Grand Island City Council has unanimously approved holding a special election on Tuesday, Aug....
Board approves financing no more than $40 million for Hall County Courthouse addition
Grand Island Independent· 5 days agoOn a 5 to 2 vote, the Hall County Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to finance an addition to...
Scorching heat, wildfires to start the week; ‘Inside Out 2’ wins at box office | Hot off the Wire...
Grand Island Independent· 7 days agoThe United States is bracing for chaotic weather this week, as the South is set to experience...
Camp Paw Paw teaches students to have compassion for animals
The Beatrice Daily Sun· 2 days agoEarlier this month, 29 elementary students attended Camp Paw Paw as part of the Best Possible Summer...
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
Grand Island Independent· 5 days agoMayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says,...
Officials couldn't get bacteria out of a nursing home's water. Then someone died
Grand Island Independent· 5 days agoFor nearly two years, tests showed that the water at a southeast Nebraska nursing home was contaminated with deadly Legionella bacteria that sickened multiple people and killed at least one ...