Latest Nebraska Headlines
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‘Devastation Is Everywhere’ in Flooded Communities Along Missouri River
Mar 20 2019 // A string of small Missouri towns prepared for the next deluge along the raging Missouri River on Wednesday after flooding wreaked nearly $1.5 billion in damage in Nebraska, killing at least four people and leaving another...
Farm Bureau: Flooding-Related Ag Losses in Nebraska Nearing $1B
Mar 20 2019 // The Nebraska Farm Bureau president says farm and ranch losses to the devastating flooding could reach $1 billion in the state. President Steve Nelson estimates $400 million on crop losses because of crops that will be...
More Rain Forecast as Midwest, Great Plains Continue to Deal With River Flooding
Mar 19 2019 // The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few days and a heavier...
Midwest Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Rescues
Mar 18 2019 // Authorities used boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and...
Jacobsen Joins Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group in Nebraska
Mar 7 2019 // Omaha, Nebraska-based benefits consultant Shane Jacobsen has joined Alliant Insurance Services Employee Benefits Group. The company said the addition of Jacobsen will expand Alliant’s benefits footprint in Nebraska,...
$89K in Penalties Proposed Over Man’s Death at Nebraska Asphalt Plant
Mar 1 2019 // A federal agency is proposing to fine a company more than $89,000 for safety violations connected to the death of a worker at a North Platte asphalt plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Western...
718 Fraud Cases Referred to Nebraska Insurance Department in 2018
Jan 28 2019 // The Insurance Fraud Prevention Division (IFPD) at the Nebraska Department of Insurance received 718 case referrals of potential insurance fraud last year, according to the department’s Winter 2018 newsletter. Of...
K2 Insurance Acquires Assets, Operations of Nebraska’s Mid-America Risk Managers
Jan 22 2019 // K2 Insurance Services LLC (K2) has completed its acquisition of the assets and operations of Mid-America Risk Managers Inc. (MARM). MARM, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is a farm and agricultural focused specialty general...
Midwest Legislative Priorities Include No-Fault Auto, Distracted Driving, Contractor Fraud, Tort Reform
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Nebraska Dairy Faces $78.8K in OSHA Penalties Following Grain Bin Death
Dec 21 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it cited Thiele Dairy in Nebraska for failing to develop and implement safety and health programs related to grain bin...
Nebraska Farm Bureau: Trade Conflicts Cost Farmers $1B
Dec 17 2018 // A Nebraska Farm Bureau report says trade conflicts have cost Nebraska farmers up to $1 billion in farm income this year. The report released on Dec. 3 says additional costs include between $164 million and $242 million in...
Nebraska Senators Aiming to Get Medical Marijuana on 2020 Ballot
Dec 14 2018 // Two Nebraska lawmakers have announced plans to place a medical marijuana legalization measure on the 2020 ballot. Sens. Anna Wishart and Adam Morfeld, both of Lincoln, on Dec. 13 announced the formation of Nebraskans for...
Nebraska Farm Bureau: Trade Conflicts Cost State $1.2B
Dec 5 2018 // A Nebraska Farm Bureau report says trade conflicts have cost Nebraska farmers up to $1 billion in farm income this year. The report released on Dec. 3 says additional costs include between $164 million and $242 million in...
Nebraska Seeking New Ways to Warn Drivers About Deer
Nov 15 2018 // You’ve seen them — the yellow signs along the state’s rural roadways that warn of a deer crossing ahead. Trouble is, researchers say, we mostly ignore such warnings. It presents a quandary for highway safety...
Company Faces OSHA Fines Due to Farmworker’s Death in Nebraska
Nov 15 2018 // A federal safety agency has proposed fining a company in connection with the death of an employee who was working in a Hall County, Nebraska, cornfield. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing...
Judge Rules for Insurer Employer’s Mutual in Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Case
Nov 5 2018 // A Nebraska judge has ruled that an insurance provider doesn’t have to cover the legal debt of a Nebraska county that wrongfully convicted six people in a 1985 rape and murder. Lancaster County District Judge Jodi L....
Judge Dismisses Nebraska County’s Claim Against Insurers
Oct 23 2018 // Gage County’s insurance policies from a Nebraska risk-sharing pool of companies don’t cover $28.1 million that a jury awarded to six people who were wrongfully convicted in the 1985 rape and killing of a woman,...
Nebraska City Sues Owner of Grain Elevator That Exploded
Oct 17 2018 // South Sioux City, Nebraska, has sued the owner of the grain elevator that exploded earlier this year. The lawsuit against Andersen Farms Inc. and Bryce Andersen was filed last week in Dakota County District Court. It seeks...
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Oct 15 2018 // COUNTRY Financial, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, has named Jim Jacobs as its next chief executive officer (CEO), effective early next year. He succeeds Kurt Bock, who is retiring Jan. 31, 2019, after serving as...
Nebraska Dry Cleaning Business Blast and Fire Blamed on Arson
Oct 11 2018 // Authorities say an arsonist caused an explosion and fire at a dry cleaning business in Omaha, Nebraska. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal Agency said in a news release Wednesday that investigators discovered evidence of...
