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Senators Want Answers on Cooking Oil Imports
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) are pressing the Biden administration on the steps it’s taking to address the recent surge of used cooking oil imports. Last year, the U.S. imported three billion pounds of used cooking oil, half of which came from China. That’s up from a…
House Fire in Scottsbluff Causes Minimal Damage
Officials say damage was limited in a house fire in Scottsbluff Friday morning. Scottsbluff Fire was called to a structure fire in the 2400 block of Avenue F around 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, finding smoke coming from the roof structure on their arrival. Fire Chief Tom Schingle says crews…
Mountain Lion hunting season approved for Wildcat Hills
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved staff recommendations for a 2025 mountain lion hunting season at its June 21 meeting in Ogallala. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcqd9JuW1A For the first time, a hunting season will take place in the Wildcat Hills. A Wildcat Hills Unit was created, joining the existing Pine Ridge Unit…
Belcher Earns Fulbright to Train New Forensic Anthropologists
Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, efforts are still underway to retrieve those who went missing in action — many lost in downed aircraft. For more than two decades, William Belcher, associate professor in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Global Integrative Studies and previously with…
2025 Waste, Litter, and Scrap Tire Grant Applications Accepted June 26 Through Aug. 7
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) will accept grant applications for its2025 Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive, Litter Reduction and Recycling, and Scrap Tireprograms beginning June 26 until 4 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2024.The grant term will be Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025. Grant decisions will be…
Panther Earns CAREER Award to Improve Engineering Education
Despite widespread recognition of the need to increase the number and diversity of future engineers, universities struggle to retain engineering majors. The national attrition rate for these students hovers around 50%, and half of those departures occur during freshman year. One factor correlated to attrition is that without strong visuo-spatial…
July Packed with Fun Events in Northwest State Parks
Spend some time this summer in Nebraska’s northwest state parks. During July, a variety of events are planned for those for all ages and interests. Don’t forget to purchase a required vehicle park entry permit to enter the state parks. Get one at OutdoorNebraska.gov or at state park entrances. Fort Rob to…
Regents Approve New Bachelor’s Degree at UNMC to Build Pharmacy Workforce
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Thursday approved the establishment of a new Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) degree program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy. The 120-credit hour BSPS degree is intended to provide a comprehensive undergraduate education for students interested in…
Nebraska DHHS Completes Implementation of EMS Telemedicine Services
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is excited to announce it has successfully completed the implementation of Avel eCare’s EMS telemedicine services. Ambulances in more than two dozen rural communities across the state are now equipped with Avel eCare’s telemedicine technology – virtually connecting EMTs and paramedics…
Weekend Reads: Slaughterhouse ban and replanting from recent tornado damage
Stories making agriculture news headlines this week include a potential slaughterhouse ban in Colorado and dropping groundwater levels in Nebraska. Here are some of this week's top agriculture news stories. NEWS: Nebraska’s worst groundwater level decline found in Butler County last year The worst groundwater level decline in Nebraska last…