Molly Ashford
Harvest 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
- Former StratCom employee pleads guilty to disclosing classified information about Russia-Ukraine war on foreign dating site
- Dan Osborn launches independent Nebraska Senate bid against incumbent Pete Ricketts
- Defendants accused of interfering with law enforcement after Omaha ICE raid appear in federal court
- 'People are scared': ICE agents raid facility in Omaha
- As more states move to restrict intoxicating hemp, people in the industry worry for its future
- Bill from Mike Flood would reclassify NWS employees as integral to public safety
- Consumer Price Index to no longer include Lincoln data
- 10 rural Nebraska counties ended up on a federal ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ list. State and local officials say it’s a mistake
- Sheriff’s department in one of Nebraska’s least populated counties enters ‘task force’ agreement with ICE
- During Nebraska trip, ag secretary announces policy proposals to help small family farms
- Nebraska to ban SNAP purchases of soda, energy drinks under pilot program
- Getting into the weeds on medical marijuana in Nebraska, proposed legislative changes
- Lawmaker pushes back on AG's stance on medical marijuana regulations
- A federal conservation program protects her farm from erosion, but Project 2025 aims to end it
- Nebraskans express frustration with proposed changes in medical marijuana amendment
- Nebraskans confront U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at contentious town hall
- Nebraska Supreme Court finds parole reforms passed in 2023 constitutional, reversing lower court order
- Pillen announces $150,000 incentive for livestock vets to practice in rural Nebraska
- Bezos-funded methane reduction initiative awards $2.3 million to UNL
- Nebraska Supreme Court to decide if gun owners have standing to challenge Lincoln ban of firearms on city property
- Stothert, Ewing poised to face off in Omaha mayoral race
- Nebraska, South Dakota hit with ‘unprecedented’ cuts to weather balloon launches across the Midwest
- Special education teacher at Lincoln elementary school charged with felony child abuse
- Nebraska Attorney General tells Omaha Delta-8 retailers to pull products or face lawsuit