Latest Nebraska Headlines
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USDA Says Tainted Nebraska Beef Sold in Illinois; Consumers Warned
Feb 4 2021 // Health officials are warning consumers in Illinois that they may have bought beef tainted with E. coli bacteria that was produced at a Nebraska plant last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
Suit Dismissed Against Nebraska Shop That Sold Alcohol to Minor Who Died
Jan 28 2021 // The family of a 17-year-old Nebraska boy who died in a car wreck after he bought liquor cannot recover damages from the Kwik Shop where the alcohol was illegally sold, a Douglas County District Judge has ruled. Judge...
Highway Safety Advocates Urge Nebraska to Tighten Slack Seat Belt Law
Jan 27 2021 // Highway safety advocates are urging Nebraska lawmakers to tighten state seat belt requirements that are among the loosest in the nation. Nebraska is one of nine states that only require seat belts for front-seat...
Nebraska Supreme Court Says Suit Against MUD in Omaha Fire Can Proceed
Jan 25 2021 // The Nebraska Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to continue against an Omaha natural gas utility for a 2016 fire that destroyed part of the downtown Omaha’s Old Market. The ruling affirms the finding of a lower...
New Delay in Getting Vaccine Worries Nebraska Workers
Jan 20 2021 // Nebraska teachers and meatpacking workers worry it will take longer for essential workers like them to get the coronavirus vaccine now that the next group of people to be vaccinated has been expanded to include everyone 65...
AM Best Assigns ‘A’ Rating to Nebraska’s Summit Specialty Insurance
Jan 15 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” to Summit Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC), based in Omaha, Neb. The outlook assigned to these ratings...
Nebraska Lawsuit: Lincoln Liable in Worker’s Mesothelioma Death
Dec 30 2020 // A woman is suing the city of Lincoln, Neb., alleging that her sister died from mesothelioma after she was exposed to asbestos while working at the now shuttered Pershing Center arena. The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that...
Nebraska Agency, INSPRO, Acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agency
Dec 4 2020 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired INSPRO, a full service, independent agency in Lincoln, Nebraska. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. For more than 80 years, INSPRO has been providing business...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus
Nov 24 2020 // A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from the coronavirus. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit on Nov. 23 against...
States Prepare Second Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for December
Nov 24 2020 // A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according to two people briefed on the matter, potentially beating a more widely anticipated lawsuit from a...
ReAlign Insurance Launches Summit Specialty Insurance in Nebraska
Oct 29 2020 // ReAlign Insurance Holdings LLC (ReAlign) has formed Summit Specialty Insurance Co. (Summit Specialty), a new surplus lines insurance carrier based in Nebraska. A wholly owned subsidiary of ReAlign Insurance Holdings Inc....
Nebraska GOP Liable for Illegal Auto-Dial Calls, Regulators Say
Oct 22 2020 // State regulators have found the Nebraska Republican Party and a political consulting firm liable for making illegal robocalls in a hotly contested legislative race. The Nebraska Public Service Commission issued the ruling...
Nebraska to Hold Flood Insurance Manual Workshop for Insurance Agents on Oct. 29
Oct 19 2020 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance is planning brief, one-hour, biannual workshops for insurance agents each October and April to discuss the changes in the Flood Insurance Manual. The first such workshop will be held on...
Lawsuit: Omaha Police Used Excessive Force at Protests
Oct 7 2020 // A lawsuit accuses Omaha police of using excessive force when they responded to protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Nebraska’s largest city earlier this year. The American Civil Liberties Union...
Abandoned Vehicles a Common Problem in Omaha, Nebraska, Neighborhoods
Sep 22 2020 // The blue SUV had been parked in front of the Omaha Bike Project near 33rd and California Streets, with its windows down, for more than three months. After multiple calls to the Mayor’s Hotline failed to yield...
More than 40% of Coronavirus Deaths in Nebraska at Nursing Homes
Sep 22 2020 // More than 40% of the deaths linked to the coronavirus in Nebraska have been at nursing homes, but the overall rate of deaths in the state’s nursing homes has remained relatively low compared with national figures. A...
Insurers to Pay Part of $28.1M Award to Those Exonerated in Nebraska Slaying
Aug 14 2020 // A Nebraska county that owes $28.1 million to six people wrongfully convicted of murder reached a settlement with several insurance companies to help pay part of the judgment. The Gage County board approved agreements with...
Nebraska Lawmakers Reject Bid for More Safety Restrictions at Meatpacking Plants
Aug 4 2020 // Nebraska’s meatpacking plants won’t have to worry about any new safety restrictions this year, despite outbreaks of the coronavirus among their workers, after a state lawmaker on July 29 failed to secure enough...
Former Athlete, Others Sue University of Nebraska over Assault Claims
Jul 24 2020 // A former University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball player and eight other women have sued the university, alleging it did not properly investigate complaints of sexual assault and harassment. The complaint filed in U.S....
Nebraska Egg Processor to Pay $827K Fine, Make $2M in Upgrades
Jul 9 2020 // A Nebraska egg processing company has agreed to invest $2 million in upgrades to its facility to limit pollution and pay an $827,500 fine as part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state. The...
