Latest Nebraska Headlines
All the headlines from our Nebraska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
1 Dead, At Least 3 Hurt in Nebraska Wildfires
Apr 25 2022 // Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska contributed to the death of one person and injured at least three firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The person who died was in Red Willow County, in the...
King Brokerage Acquires Ameriway in NE Florida
Apr 18 2022 // The King Insurance brokerage firm has acquired Ameriway Insurance Co., based in Fernandina Beach, Florida, the companies announced. Ameriway provides commercial and personal lines coverage and was founded by Charles Hayes....
Officials: Nebraska Wildfire About Half Contained
Apr 12 2022 // A wildfire in southern Nebraska that destroyed some homes and produced thick smoke that led to the traffic death of an area fire chief is about half contained, state officials said. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency...
Applied Underwriters New Omaha, Nebraska Headquarters Tops Out
Mar 30 2022 // Applied Underwriters’ mixed-use, 500-acre development on land formerly part of Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska reached a milestone in its construction Tuesday as the company’s own operational headquarters on the...
Bird Flu Prompts Nebraska Officials to Cancel Poultry Events
Mar 28 2022 // Bird flu continues to spread across the state prompting Nebraska agriculture officials to ban all auctions and fair events involving poultry. The Nebraska Agriculture Department announced March 26 that a fourth case of...
Fire Damages Cause ‘Total Loss’ to Hastings, Nebraska Downtown
Mar 16 2022 // An investigation has begun to determine what caused a fire that badly damaged several buildings in downtown Hastings. Firefighters were called just before 11:30 p.m. March 13 to a report of a fire on the awning of...
Nebraska Says Trash Truck Caused $200,000 Damage to Capitol
Feb 1 2022 // State officials say a Lincoln trash truck caused more than $200,000 damage to a limestone wall at the Nebraska State Capitol. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the state filed a lawsuit last week against Uribe Refuse...
Church Victims Push Nebraska Lawmakers to Expand Lawsuit Window
Jan 24 2022 // Victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests urged Nebraska lawmakers on Friday to pass a law that would let people who were abused decades ago file lawsuits against the church or other organizations that were...
Cause Unknown For Nebraska Plane Crash That Killed Three
Jan 7 2022 // The preliminary report on a plane crash that killed three people in northwest Nebraska in November doesn’t identify the cause of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Wednesday...
Nebraska Fire Kills Two Boys, Critically Injures Mom
Jan 4 2022 // Two boys died and their mother remained in critical condition after a weekend apartment fire in Omaha. Omaha Police said Jan. 3 that Germani Pettis-Greyson, 7, and Gamani Pettis-Greyson, 5, died after being taken to an...
Nebraska Food Company, Insurer Sue for $423K over Spoiled Bacon Shipment
Dec 28 2021 // A Nebraska food company and its insurer want a warehouse company to pay them more then $400,000 because a shipment of bacon was destroyed inside one of its warehouses in Lincoln last year. Omaha food manufacturer Westin...
High Street Acquires Nebraska’s GTA Insurance Group
Dec 13 2021 // High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Nebraska-based GTA Insurance Group. GTA Insurance Group provides comprehensive insurance and risk management solutions across Nebraska. It has an extensive agricultural practice...
Nebraska Jury Awards $26 Million in Malpractice Lawsuit
Dec 2 2021 // A Douglas County jury has awarded $26.1 million to a Sarpy County family who sued Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha after their child was sent home following an accidental fall and then suffered...
Nebraska Garage Fire Destroys More than $1 Million in Vintage Cars, Motorcycles
Dec 1 2021 // A garage fire near Denton, Nebraska has caused more than $1 million in damage to several classic cars and motorcycles. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the fire broke out Saturday, Nov. 27 in a detached garage....
Worker’s Death at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant Under Investigation
Nov 4 2021 // Officials are investigating the death of a worker injured in a crane accident at a Norfolk, Nebraska manufacturing plant over the weekend. Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics were called to the Continental Tire plant...
Mount Logan Capital Completes Acquisition of Nebraska’s Ability
Nov 2 2021 // Mount Logan Capital Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the equity of Omaha, Nebraska-based Ability Insurance Company for a purchase price of $20 million comprised of the issuance of an...
BNSF Railway Sued for Sexual Harassment at Nebraska Railyard
Sep 27 2021 // A federal lawsuit alleges women working at a Nebraska railyard were subjected to sexual harassment and managers failed to do anything about it, in violation of federal law. BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a major North...
Crews Battle Large Blaze at Nebraska Meatpacking Plant
Sep 14 2021 // Firefighters were still battling a blaze on Sept. 13 at a Grand Island meatpacking plant 12 hours after first arriving on the scene. Fire crews were first called to the JBS plant just before 10 p.m. on Sept. 12, Battalion...
Man Sues Nebraska Sheriff After Pepper Ball Blinded Him
Aug 24 2021 // An Iowa man is suing an eastern Nebraska county, its sheriff and several deputies, saying their lack of training led one of the deputies to shoot him in the eye with a pepper ball during a protest last year. Adam Keup, 24,...
Worker Crushed to Death in Accident at Nebraska Poultry Operation
Aug 5 2021 // A man has been killed at a poultry operation near the village of Lindsay in northeastern Nebraska, officials there said. Madison County Sheriff’s deputies were called Aug. 2 in the afternoon to an address for a...
