Maddie Ames
Reporter
Maddie Ames joined Nebraska Public Media in 2026. Previously, she worked as a multimedia journalist at The Omaha World-Herald. Maddie is a Lincoln native and graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Outside of reporting, Maddie enjoys weekly trivia nights with friends and reading.
Recent News Stories
- Judge approves injunction to halt Lincoln’s minimum wage ordinance
- ‘We need to embrace it’: Hallam commission hears data center plans
- After four years, the Pershing mural is resurrected at Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery
- Lincoln City Council members propose $1.5 million in changes to mayor’s budget
- City of Lincoln attorney's office submits brief backing minimum wage ordinance
- Data centers are eyeing Nebraska. Here’s how counties are responding
- 'It’s the dream we all worked for’: Family’s journey to citizenship culminates at Lincoln naturalization ceremony
- Federal judge overhauls Nebraska-backed executive order on mail-in voting
- 11-story residential complex could be built on site of Lincoln’s former Gold’s Building
- Former Lancaster County Sheriff deputy's termination upheld by Nebraska Supreme Court
- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sues the city of Lincoln over minimum wage ordinance
- Lancaster County waits on approval from Pillen-led board for tax assistance; approves land swap with city for proposed convention center
- Nebraska grassroots campaign launches ballot initiative to require at least 450 police officers in Lincoln
- With millions in reserve, Lincoln and Lancaster county’s Railroad Transportation Safety Division board recommends to lower its levy
- Autopsy costs across Nebraska are spiking. Counties in the state are getting stuck with the increase
- Lincoln mayor announces budget proposal with a focus on public safety and infrastructure
- ‘I just wasn’t ready to let it go’: Lincoln ice cream shop thrives years after a twister destroyed it
- First District Rep. Mike Flood fields questions about medical marijuana, immigration and the Epstein files at town hall
- ‘Unconditional love’: Nebraska restaurant programs offer second chances for formerly incarcerated
- Rainfall in eastern Nebraska provides slight drought relief
- Lancaster County inmate cases fall into limbo due to capacity issues at Lincoln Regional Center
- High gas prices are causing Lancaster County engineering department to triple fuel budget
- Petersen says secretary of state win will help restore confidence in Nebraska GOP leaders
- Evnen out as Nebraska secretary of state
- 'The will of the voters matters': Lincoln City Council votes to maintain $15 minimum wage