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Pump prices now average $2.08 statewide; lower supplies, higher demand - Nebraska Radio Network We’re only a little over a month into winter and gasoline prices in Nebraska are starting to gradually climb again. Nick Jarmusz, a spokesman for AAA-Nebraska, says it’s elementary economics — as supplies start to be squeezed and demand begins to rise, prices will go up. “We’re beginning t...

Who speaks for women in the Unicameral? Question sparks debate (AUDIO) - Nebraska Radio Network Who speaks for women became a question of some debate in the Unicameral. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha took to the legislative floor Monday to praise U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for standing up to President Trump in their showdown about the partial federal government shutdown. “Don’t ever und...

Governor's Ag Conference set for early March in Kearney - Nebraska Radio Network Farmers, ranchers, agri-business executives, as well as business owners will gather in early March in Kearney for the 31st Governor’s Ag Conference. Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced the conference will be held Monday and Tuesday, March 4th and 5th, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney. State...

Strong Nebraska wind downing power lines - Nebraska Radio Network There were more than 200 different power outages in Omaha Public Power District’s service area of 13 counties in eastern Nebraska this morning. The culprit is the wind. Gusts of up to 60 mph have been reported and crews are heading out in the bitter cold to get the power back on. Spokesperson Ryan...

Food Bank for the Heartland holding pantry in Bellevue for federal workers - Nebraska Radio Network The government shutdown has temporarily ended but it is not yet known when federal workers will receive their back pay. That is why the Food Bank for the Heartland will continue with plans to hold a mobile food pantry in Bellevue today for federal workers having problems making ends meet. President....

One mountain lion hunting season ends, another remains open - Nebraska Radio Network One mountain lion hunting season is closed; another remains open. The Game and Parks Commission closed the hunting season in the South Subunit of the Pine Ridge after four mountain lions were taken. Hunters took one female and three males. Game and Parks posted the decision to close the session on i...

Crash on slick highway kills child, injures 7, all from Grand Island - Nebraska Radio Network A child was killed when a vehicle carrying eight people from Nebraska crashed along an icy interstate in southwestern Iowa last night. All of the victims were from Grand Island. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2004 GMC driven by 40-year-old Jesus Cantero-Perez was traveling west on I-80 at around 10...

Senator warns medical ma*****na opponents: petition drive waits in the wings (AUDIO) - Nebraska Radio Network A state senator cautions opponents of medical ma*****na that if the legislature doesn’t legalize it, voters likely will. A bill to legalize medical ma*****na is working its way through the legislature. The Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on Legislative Bill 110 in which backers testified...

Economist: Government shutdown is over, but damage is done - Nebraska Radio Network While the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history ended late Friday after 35 days, an Omaha economist says growth is already slowing and we may be headed for a significant downturn later this year or early in 2020. Ernie Goss, an economics professor at Creighton University, says the hous...

Battle over medical ma*****na heats up at Capitol - Nebraska Radio Network A battle has been engaged at the state Capitol as the legislature considers whether to legalize the use of ma*****na for medical purposes. Prior to the Judiciary Committee hearing on LB 110, called the Medical Cannabis Act, Lt. Gov. Mike Foley held a news conference which featured opponents of steps...

Copeland suffers season-ending injury Saturday, ending his college career - Nebraska Radio Network Isaac Copeland’s college career ended prematurely on Saturday in a defeat to the Ohio State Buckeyes. It came during a dead ball situation. On the second possession of the second half, Copeland went to dunk the ball after the play was whistled dead on a travelling call. He fell down from the rim, ...

Nebraska Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging sentences of men on death row - Nebraska Radio Network The men sitting on Nebraska’s death row will remain sitting on Nebraska’s death row; their death sentences intact. At least, for now. The Nebraska Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Nebraska which claimed their death sentences were effectively overturned when the Unicamer...