All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 7 2014 // The city of Lincoln, Neb., is paying thousands to more than a dozen homeowners whose basements were flooded with sewage.A water main break in the Belmont neighborhood of north Lincoln early New Year’s Day filled a...
Feb 21 2014 // Dallas-based MarketScout has expanded its commercial specialty program underwriting practice with the addition of Greg Whaley as assistant vice president, lead underwriter of its new national animal mortality facility....
Jan 30 2014 // Driver safety advocates have renewed their call for a stronger seat belt and texting law in Nebraska, arguing that the measure would help reduce fatal crashes.The legislation would allow law enforcement to stop drivers who...
Jan 22 2014 // After a blast caused much of an Omaha, Neb., manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives.Two of the 38 workers who were at the International...
Jan 8 2014 // A lawsuit alleging excessive force and other rights violations has been filed against Omaha, Neb., police over an incident that led to the firing of four officers.The ACLU of Nebraska said the lawsuit was filed in U.S....
Dec 2 2013 // The insurance industry’s Real Time/Download Campaign, which aims to improve workflows for independent agencies, has named Elizabeth Kittell as campaign director. Liz Kittell Kittell has independent agency and...
Dec 2 2013 // Insurance Director Bruce Ramge has approved the two property/casualty insurance companies to domicile in Nebraska.American Interstate Insurance Co. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silver Oak Casualty Inc., were previously...
Oct 24 2013 // A 69-year-old Nebraska businessman has been given six months in prison for not paying to the government money he’d withheld for federal taxes. The Lincoln Journal Star says John Clabaugh Jr. was sentenced on Oct. 21...
Oct 21 2013 // As many as nine tornadoes – at least one rated a powerful EF3 – touched down across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa as a storm cell moved over the region in the evening on Oct. 4, causing structural damage and...
Oct 15 2013 // University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educators are encouraging farmers and ranchers to consider pasture, rangeland and forage insurance for next year if they’ve lost forage production because of drought. The...
Oct 9 2013 // A record-breaking storm that dumped 4 feet of snow in parts of western South Dakota left ranchers dealing with heavy losses, in some cases perhaps up to half their herds, as they assess how many of their cattle died during...
Oct 7 2013 // As many as nine tornadoes – at least one rated a powerful EF3 – touched down across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa as a storm cell moved over the region in the evening on Oct. 4, causing structural...
Sep 23 2013 // Taylor’s Drain and Sewer Service in Nebraska has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 10 safety violations, including two willful, and proposed...
Aug 22 2013 // Four companies have declared their intentions to sell health insurance to Nebraskans who can’t get coverage from their employers.The companies are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska; Coventry Health Care, of...
Jul 10 2013 // South Dakota’s Division of Insurance has levied a $325,000 fine against a Nebraska-based insurer for violating South Dakota laws and regulations.It is the largest such fine in South Dakota history, Insurance Division...
Jun 25 2013 // A Nebraska couple accused of burning down a restaurant they owned in South Dakota to collect insurance money has been convicted of felony arson and reckless burning after a weeklong trial. Attorney General Marty Jackley...
Jun 18 2013 // Northeast Kansas counties that were hit by a tornado and flooding in late May are waiting to hear if storms caused enough damage to make the region eligible for state or federal aid.An EF-2 tornado hit Marshall County on...
Jun 17 2013 // Complex, Time Consuming“Sometimes these cases can be complex and time consuming, but the division should always strive to act as quickly as possible to investigate bad actors and protect consumers” —South...
Jun 5 2013 // A federal lawsuit has been filed against Nebraska over the state’s denial of driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration...
Jun 3 2013 // Lincoln, Neb.’s Antelope Valley flood-control project got a workout with recent heavy rains, but diverted water as it was designed to do, officials said.The water that poured into the channel on the night of May 29...