By The Associated Press and RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press
The death toll rose steadily throughout the night. As dawn approached, the top bureaucrat in the eastern state of Odisha announced that at least 207 were dead.
From the first few weeks to the very last day, the Nebraska Legislature was stalled for hours during filibusters on contentious issues. The slow down had many wondering how much senators could accomplish.
National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday. Bryan Health is honoring cancer survivors and raising funds for cancer support programs by placing ribbons on survivor trees at both of its hospitals in Lincoln.
Members of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community will have the opportunity to meet the priority candidate for chancellor, Rodney Bennett, Ed.D., during a series of open forums beginning Monday.
Governor Pillen signed LB 298 into law on Thursday, which includes language to help prevent discrimination against students based on natural hair, protective hairstyle, tribal regalia or headdress.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services issued a health alert on Friday for Harmful Algal Blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County.
In one of the final moves in this legislative session, Wednesday Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 243 into law, which furthers the cause of property tax in the state.The bill expands a fund that directly cuts down on property tax bills and an additional fund that gives out tax credits based on local public school levies.
Drought continues to worsen across eastern Nebraska, with Lincoln and Lancaster County seeing exceptional drought conditions for the first time in the drought monitor's history.