Molly Ashford
Nebraska Public Media
Molly Ashford joined Nebraska Public Media in 2025 after three years reporting on courts and criminal justice issues at The Omaha World-Herald. Born and raised in Omaha, Molly is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She is part of Harvest Public Media, a public radio collaboration with a focus on agriculture, environment, and rural issues.
Recent News Stories
- Nebraska Governor unveils budget proposal with spending cuts across departments
- Pillen appoints a familiar face as senator for District 41 after McKeon’s resignation
- Nebraska legislator accused of sexual misconduct resigns before expulsion vote
- Nebraska DHHS to release $3 million in domestic violence funds, urges lawmakers to identify sustainable funding source
- Bill to permanently expand eligibility for child care subsidies sees bipartisan support in Nebraska legislature
- Hemp farming is booming again. A federal ban on hemp-derived THC products puts the crop in jeopardy
- Murder-suicides surge in Nebraska as funds for domestic violence services dwindle
- UNL report estimates nearly $3.3 billion in annual economic losses from Tyson Foods closure
- Body of missing Lincoln woman found in Furnas County
- Nebraska Supreme Court denies request for new trial for man convicted in 2010 murder of Peru State classmate
- As Tyson closure looms, Lexington prepares for a future without the city’s largest employer
- Nebraska's high court hears arguments in case seeking to invalidate medical marijuana signatures
- Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments over state’s in-person work requirement
- Alleged Omaha gang members accused of murder, firearms trafficking in wide-ranging federal RICO indictment
- 'A band of brothers': How a running club at an Omaha prison taught perseverance, connection from the inside-out
- Nebraska organizations seeing increase in severe cases of intimate partner violence
- Federal and state websites descend into political finger-pointing as SNAP fight drags on
- A new law was supposed to reveal who's detasseling Nebraska's corn. It didn't really
- Judge rules Nebraska can proceed with immigration detention at McCook prison, but lawsuit will continue
- Nebraska judge hears arguments on lawsuit challenging ICE detention facility in McCook
- Nebraska cattle producers sound alarm over Trump pitch to import beef from Argentina
- Hackers are targeting US farms and food companies. Lawmakers say it’s time to act
- Omaha mayor urges more training for officers, residents after Terence Crawford held at gunpoint during traffic stop
- City of Omaha approves zoning regulations for medical cannabis businesses
- Feds indict former Nebraska Liquor Control Commission director on fraud, extortion charges