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
- Democratic challenger calls on Lancaster County Attorney to step aside from petition case
- ‘Every child deserves an opportunity to play’: $17 million Lincoln volleyball complex set for the November ballot
- Lincoln mayor set to announce $17 million volleyball complex ballot initiative
- 5 arrested on suspicion of fraud connected to Lincoln charter amendment petitions
- 3 ‘Good Government Lincoln’ petitions fail to qualify for November ballot
- Lincoln joins pact of 42 global cities to set data center standards
- Lincoln residents voice support for Meadowlane pool and low-income tax programs during City Council budget hearing
- Two Nebraska counties turn to gaming and keno revenue to help reduce property tax increases
- Lancaster County set to add solar panels to county’s juvenile detention center
- Hallam residents pack town hall for Monolith's proposed data center expansion
- Lincoln’s first cat cafe signs lease to open later this year
- 'Good Government Lincoln' submits petition signatures for Lincoln election changes
- 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