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Michael Shafik Brings Passion to Technology and Automotive Industries
Grit Daily News
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July 30, 2025
Driven by a purpose to serve the greater good, Michael Emil Shafik is a distinguished professional and expert in the technology and automotive industries. Shafik’s innovation and creativity are evident in the significant contributions he has made...
Explosion, fire at Nebraska plant preventing search for 3 missing people
Arab Times
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July 30, 2025
OMAHA, Neb, July 30, (AP): Firefighters in eastern Nebraska battled a fire for hours following an explosion Tuesday at a wood pellet manufacturing plant, but authorities said they have been unable to get close enough to search for three people...
Nebraska State Fair shares additional info on recent property purchase
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - The month of July is near end, which means Nebraskans will soon travel to Grand Island for 2025 Nebraska State Fair. Earlier this year, the State Fair purchased a property adjacent near the south parking area of the...
Nebraska storm victims eligible for SBA disaster loans
KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb — Governor Jim Pillen announced that small businesses, nonprofits, and residents in several Nebraska counties can apply for low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) following severe storms and flooding...
Loss of support for public media, loss of journalists is not good news
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
This is probably speaking to the choir because if you’re reading this, you already believe that maintaining a healthy media – with fact-checking editors instead of conspiracy-spreading folks in pajama pants – is really important. It’s even more...
Nebraska farmer elected to National Corn Board at Corn Congress
KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb — Nebraska corn farmer Jan tenBensel has been elected to the National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Board during the Corn Congress held in Washington, D.C. last week. "I’m honored to join the National Corn Board, an...
Fischer discusses Russian aggression and Senate appropriations process on FOX Business
SE Nebraska News
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July 29, 2025
Senator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Deb Fischer, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Deb Fischer Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the...
Horrifying moment Nebraska factory explodes and collapses leaving ‘dad and two daughters’ missing among ‘mangled’ steel
The U.S. Sun
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July 30, 2025
DRAMATIC footage has captured the moment a biofuels plant exploded and collapsed, leaving three people missing. Flames were seen bursting from one of the factory towers before it was engulfed. 4 Flames seen engulfing a biofuels plant in...
Nebraska looking to be 'player led' in 2025
News Channel Nebraska - Southeast
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"When they're willing to have hard conversations with each other, when they're willing to hold each other accountable, that's player leadership," Rhule said. "Players don't listen to coaches - they listen to each other. They hear me for 20 minutes...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska
Hastings Tribune - Nebraska
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Nebraska Volleyball Big Ten Media Day Storylines to Watch
On3
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July 28, 2025
Nebraska volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly and two players are heading to Chicago for the fourth annual Big Ten Media Days. Junior outside hitter Harper Murray and senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick are accompanying Busboom Kelly to the...
Nebraskaland Aviation breaks ground, the first in the Iron Horse Business & Industry Park
Central Nebraska Today
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Phelps County Development Corporation, Courtesy HOLDREGE — Nebraskaland Aviation has broken ground at the future site of Iron Horse Ag, LLC, a facility that will hold 6,665 tons of dry fertilizer across nearly 40,000 square feet. This...
Ricketts supports Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger, citing benefits for Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle News
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July 29, 2025
Senator Pete Ricketts, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Pete Ricketts Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Pete Ricketts, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Pete Ricketts Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska has commented...
Screwworm closer to US border, threatening Texas cattle industry
KWKT - Texas
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July 29, 2025
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The deadly parasitic New World screwworm has been spotted less than 400 miles from the Southwest border and is threatening Texas cattle, lawmakers say. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the screwworm flies could...
Gov. Pillen Celebrates $1 Billion in Federal Funding Approval for Nebraska Hospitals
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Governor Jim Pillen is celebrating a significant federal financial award — one that will have a huge impact on hospital, health and nursing care across the state. Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the U.S. Department...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against General Motors for Deceptive Collection and Sale of Nebraskans’ Driving Data
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that the State of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against General Motors LLC and OnStar LLC for unlawfully collecting, processing, and selling sensitive driving data from Nebraskans without their...
Blast at U.S. Nebraska Plant Leaves Three Missing
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Three individuals remain unaccounted for following a powerful explosion at a Fremont, Nebraska plant on Tuesday, according to local officials and media reports. The Nebraska State Patrol confirmed on Facebook that troopers, alongside...
Nebraska land values fall 2 percent amid lower crop prices, rising costs
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
By Ryan Evans, Department of Agricultural Economics LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s average agricultural land value declined in 2025 for the first time in six years, falling 2% to $3,935 an acre, according to the final report from the University of...
Report Says New Jersey Has One of the Worst Social Media Habits in the U.S.
97.3 ESPN - New Jersey
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July 30, 2025
If your birthday predates 1992, then you will remember the original social media platforms were websites such as MySpace, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Tumblr. But you could only access those platforms from a desktop computer. Today, there is an endless...
Nebraska Democrats have outraised the Nebraska GOP since 2022. Does it matter?
Nebraska Examiner
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July 29, 2025
LINCOLN — While Nebraska remains a firmly red state in terms of its registered voters and elected leadership, that tilt hasn’t translated into donations to the state’s top political parties. Since 2022, the Nebraska Democratic Party has outraised...