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 and reports on stories from the Omaha area.
Recent News Stories
- Blizzard conditions across Nebraska lead to Interstate 80 pileup, flight cancellations
- Nebraska named in expanded Congressional Medicaid fraud investigation
- Lincoln Police Department now handling investigation of ‘suspect’ $2.5 million no-bid state contract
- Omaha sinkhole goes viral as city and MUD spar over responsibility
- In a first for Nebraska, federal judge awards attorney’s fees to immigrant who was detained without bond hearing
- Nebraska's federal courts consider 'unprecedented' number of wrongful detention lawsuits from immigrants
- Omaha nonprofits selected for nearly $3 million in federal grant funds to prevent youth homelessness
- Mother of girl killed in Horizon Biofuels plant explosion sues company for negligence
- Bill would withhold state money from municipalities that do not enforce public camping bans
- Judge upholds Omaha city ordinances banning bump stocks, ghost guns
- Nebraska’s prison and child welfare watchdogs raise questions about proposal to move incarcerated youth between facilities
- Her father died at a Nebraska prison. She won’t stop fighting until the Legislature acts to prevent the next death
- ACLU of Nebraska files fourth lawsuit as battle over immigration detention continues
- Trial date set for former state senator accused of inappropriately touching staffer
- Protesters call for ICE patrols to end following shootings in Minneapolis
- In State of the Judiciary address, Nebraska chief justice highlights successes and challenges facing court system
- Nebraska legislators dial in on domestic violence: Bills introduced to strengthen protection orders, increase funding
- Tyson closure date arrives as fate of Lexington plant remains uncertain
- 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