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Apr 15 2024
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Nebraska teacher arrested after police find her, teen boy naked in car, officials say
A Nebraska high school teacher was jailed on Monday after officials say they found her naked in a car with a teenage student after a car crash. Erin Ward, 45, a substitute teacher at Omaha Public Schools, was arrested over the weekend on one count of first-degree sexual abuse by a school employee after she admitted to having sex with the teen boy, Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson confirmed
The Columbus DispatchApr 10 2024
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Nebraska Republicans float special session to revive Trump-backed election rule change
The state has for decades divided its electoral votes in an unusual system where the statewide vote winner gets two electoral votes and the vote winner in each of the state’s three congressional districts gets one vote. In 2020, now-President Joe Biden carried the state’s Omaha-based 2nd District, securing one of the state’s five electoral votes. He was the first Democrat to do so since Barack
PoliticoMar 21 2024
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On the Beat: Props to Fred Hoiberg; and Nebraska in 'Creem'
Props to Fred Hoiberg. This time not for making the NCAA tournament, anything his Huskers did on the court or for being named Big Ten men's basketball co-coach of the year. “The best matchup of ’em all in (the South) region? So much respect for Fred Hoiberg for picking Queen. His favorite songs: "Radio Ga Ga," "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Somebody To Love." He's got a ’70s powerhouse matchup vs.
Lincoln Journal StarApr 03 2024
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Nebraska’s proposed transgender athlete ban is constitutional, state AG says
A Nebraska bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity is constitutional, the state’s Republican attorney general said Tuesday. Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 575, also known as the Sports and Spaces Act, would prevent transgender students from using public school restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity
The HillApr 16 2024
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Nebraska teacher caught naked in car with 17-year-old makes first court appearance on felony charges
The Nebraska substitute teacher caught naked in a car with a teenage student appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. Erin Ward, 45, admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old student at Burke High School where she worked, according to cops. She is charged with felony sexual abuse by a school employee while being held on $25,000 bond, according to KETV Omaha. Ward faces up to 20 years in
New York Post (News)Apr 09 2024
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Anti-Trump Republicans launch Nebraska campaign against potential Electoral College change
A group of anti-Trump Republicans in Nebraska announced an ad blitz on Monday against a proposed change to the state’s Electoral College votes, which could net the former president an additional electoral vote if passed. The effort to change Nebraska from a split district to a “winner-take-all” state for electoral votes is backed by Trump, Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R). It
The HillApr 06 2024
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Tucson restaurant owner indicted for stabbing Nebraska teen in Tonto National Forest
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Friday that a suspect accused of fatally stabbing, decapitating, and dismembering a teenager in the Tonto National Forest last summer has been indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury. According to court records, Anthonie Ruinard Jr., 38, of Chandler, has been charged in the death of Parker League, an 18-year-old from Nebraska. League's remains were
AZ CentralApr 11 2024
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Nebraska lawmakers send more than 100 bills to Pillen's desk with 1 day left in session
With one day still to go in this year's legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval to more than 100 bills Thursday, sending a wide range of legislation to Gov. Jim Pillen's desk — and saluting senators who will be term-limited this year in a round of glowing speeches. "I was not expecting to get emotional about this," Sen. Jen Day of Omaha said as she offered a tribute to
Lincoln Journal StarApr 08 2024
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U. Nebraska Lincoln creates nearly 300 new admin positions in 10 years
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln added more than 350 new positions in the past decade – nearly all of them administrative – while student enrollment numbers remained steady, a College Fix analysis found. Among the new hires is a vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion. His salary for the current year is $267,585, according to a university personnel report. During the 2022-23 school
The College FixMar 19 2024
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Nebraska extends Hoiberg on heels of NCAA bid
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has received a two-year contract extension through the 2028-29 season and a raise to $4.25 million annually beginning April 1, interim athletic director Dennis Leblanc announced Wednesday. Hoiberg led the Cornhuskers to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2014. They are a No. 8 seed and play Texas A&M in Memphis,
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