Author Archives: Mark Vail

The forecast for Saturday is for triple digit heat in Omaha, Lincoln, and Norfolk which would set new record highs at all three of the area's official climate sites. Ahead of the weekend, a pleasant T...

July Gaming Tax receipts were 10.2% higher than June according to data release by the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission. Receipts in July statewide totaled nearly $1.55 million dollars, up from $1...

Nebraska hospitals, including those in Lincoln, are facing continuing challenges in the areas of financial stability and employment, this according to Jeremy Nordquist, Executive Director of the Nebra...

One Mega Millions ticket sold at Oakland Express Fuels in Oakland for the Friday, August 4th drawing is worth $1,000,000. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket matched all five of the win...

There was a very small increase in the June Nebraska Leading Economic Index. According to the UNL Bureau of Business Research the index rose 0.06% with Initial Unemployment Claims the weakest componen...

Monday, August 7th, Nebraska US Congressman Mike Flood will hold a town hall at Southeast Community College. The event is open to the public and will be held in the SCC Gym, 8800 O Street from 5:30PM ...

The National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for all of southwest and west central Iowa, southeast and east central Nebraska, and portions of northeast Nebraska. Dangerously hot c...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 are expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast and southeast Nebraska. * I...

Just before midnight Friday night an armed robbery was reported in the 1300 block of Trimble Street. The initial report was about a theft but officers learned the victims had been robbed at gunpoint. ...