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Ricketts says COVID Dashboard is Back, Will Track Hospitalizations, Cases and Deaths

The move comes three months after the dashboard was discontinued after Ricketts declared an end to the health emergency in Nebraska.

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Nebraska's Public Health Departments Respond to the Pandemic

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An insider’s view of the role of local public health officials responding the COVID pandemic in Nebraska.

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The Smell of Money: Mead, Nebraska's Fight For Its Future

An investigative radio documentary produced by Nebraska Public Media News reveals how residents of one community are putting up a big fight to save their small village from pollution.

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Nebraska Public Media provides the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates. Also, find our news reporting on the pandemic as well as links to resources and frequently-asked questions.

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Nebraska Health Leaders Highlight State's Suicide Prevention Efforts, Resources
September is suicide prevention month in Nebraska and the state has resourses to help individuals and families in crisis.
Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley Discusses Overseas Trade Mission
Nebraska’s Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley recently returned from an overseas trade mission. Aaron Bonderson with Nebraska Public Media News spoke with him about his trip.
Nebraska Professor's Research Aims to Better Understand Climate Change from the Past, For the Future
Ross Secord will study isotopes in the teeth and bone structures of mammals from 52 million year-old fossils. This was the warmest period of time in the last 70 million years.
Senators Lock Horns over Legislative Redistricting
Senators wrangled Monday over proposals to redraw district lines for Nebraska legislative districts
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Ricketts says COVID Dashboard is Back, Will Track Hospitalizations, Cases and Deaths
University Survey Indicates Healthy Economy, but Restricting Growth for Rural Nebraska
Fire Update: 'Close to 50 Percent' Containment of Dawes County, Nebraska Fire
A School Sees a Lice Check. Lakota People Sense Centuries of Repression
Lt. Governor Foley Undecided on Political Future , Weighing His Options for 2022

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Ricketts says COVID Dashboard is Back, Will Track Hospitalizations, Cases and Deaths
The move comes three months after the dashboard was discontinued after Ricketts declared an end to the health emergency in Nebraska.
Law Students Talk U.S. Constitution at Lincoln Middle Schools
A Nebraska Law School had its students teach eighth graders in Lincoln about the Constitution Friday as part of “Constitution Day” celebrations.
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Efforts To Shore Up The Electrical Grid Could Mean Moving Power Lines Underground
More power lines could move underground as part of an effort included in the infrastructure bill to update the nation’s energy system, but rural energy providers still worry about the cost of installation and maintenance. The $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which passed the Senate in August, includes $73 billion to modernize the electric grid. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says moving power lines underground, a practice called “undergrounding,” may be part of that effort. She says this would p...
China Expects A Record Corn Harvest, But Midwest Farmers Need Not Worry
China’s corn output this year is expected to be a record for the country, but that won’t have a noticeable effect on Midwestern farmers. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, China will produce 273 million metric tons, up 5 percent from last year and the biggest corn harvest ever. But Midwest corn producers aren’t worried.
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