Clean up continues from Friday’s tornadoes. The Washington County Emergency Management Office has updates on where to go for help, how to help and other important information. Go online to washingtoncountyne.gov and click the red tab marked “Emergency Notifications”. Thousands were without power from Friday’s tornadoes, power crews, however, have…
Starting April 30, the Cowboy Trail will be closed temporarily for repairs a half-mile west of the South 45th Street/Railroad Road trail parking lot, about 3.75 miles west of the Ta-Ha-Zouka Park trailhead in Norfolk. The project to repair damage from the 2019 flood will involve repairing the existing embankment armoring…
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., a first-generation college student, heart surgeon and longtime college administrator who for the last decade has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center through a period of record growth, was confirmed Friday as NU’s ninth president by the Board of Regents. Dr. Gold, who also serves as the…
OMAHA — Gov. Jim Pillen joined leaders from the Omaha, Bennington, Elkhorn and Waterloo areas in thanking Nebraskans for listening to weather forecasts that warned them to take shelter during Friday’s storms. “It is an extraordinary miracle that we’ve had this kind of a cell come through, and no categories…
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued an emergency declaration in the aftermath of severe weather that started April 25 and continued through April 27, resulting in damage from thunderstorms, high winds, rain and reported tornadoes. Counties covered in this declaration include Douglas, Washington, and Lancaster. The declaration allows…
Massive cleanup efforts are underway after powerful tornadoes destroyed many homes, buildings, and other property in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa yesterday. Both the Douglas County and Washington County Sheriff Departments are on the lookout for looters who will be arrested and jailed if found. Thousands are still without power…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state. At Mobile Office Hours, Ricketts’ staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs. If Nebraskans can’t get an answer in a timely manner…
As of Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm, trained spotters with the National Weather Service confirmed at least 23 tornadoes and reported spottings of at least two funnel clouds. Storm cells are still popping up as this is a developing story. Butler and Lancaster counties recorded at least four and five…
Several funnel clouds and tornadoes were reported in Lancaster and surrounding counties this afternoon including this one in a picture taken on the Press Box on the 6th floor of Memorial Stadium looking to the east. It apparently touched down in the 33rd and Superior streets area. Thanks to Lexington…
FREMONT – Methodist Fremont Health is proud to announce that Linda Emanuel, BSN, RN, is the newest member of its board of directors. “We’re very excited to have Linda join our board,” said Brett Richmond, president and CEO of Methodist Fremont Health. “Her clinical experience as a nurse is a…
