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Intern @OWHnews.bsky.social | Daily Nebraskan Sr. News Reporter & Photog | UNL CoJMC ‘27 🌽 📰 former Washington County Enterprise, @journalstar.com
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#BREAKING UNL shares final $27.5 million budget reduction proposal. Chancellor Rodney Bennett is now proposing to eliminate four programs after initially putting six on the chopping block earlier this year. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
BREAKING: UNL Chancellor shares final $27.5 million budget cut proposal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his final budget reduction proposal in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The UNL Faculty Senate will hold a “no-confidence” vote against Chancellor Rodney Bennett as criticism grows over his $27.5 million proposed budget cuts. Read my latest from The Daily Nebraskan ⬇️.

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BREAKING: UNL faculty to hold no-confidence vote against Bennett amid budget cuts
Breaking news: Amid budget cuts, UNL faculty to hold a no-confidence vote against UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennet
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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#UNL faculty say the administration used "bad data" and flawed math to justify $27.5 million in proposed budget cuts that would eliminate six academic programs. Read more below:
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UNL used bad data to make $27.5 million cuts, faculty say
UNL's faculty takes issue with the data used by the university to propose program budget cuts. The eliminations are partially financial, but all of the programs up for elimination made more money in s...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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A report finds that #UNL's proposed $27.5 million budget cuts, which would eliminate six academic programs, could be avoided.

University officials say the report "does not adequately reflect the complexity" of finances.
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UNL’s $27.5 million budget cuts could be avoided, report finds
AAUP members question why the university is proposing to cut six programs during a period of strong financial health and why faculty and academic programs.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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BREAKING: Is #UNL in a budget crisis or 'strong financial health?' A new faculty report disputes the need for $27.5M in cuts, questioning why academic programs are being targeted while administrative costs rise.
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UNL faculty dispute $27.5 million cut, report finds 'strong financial health'
UNL's AAUP chapter challenges a $27.5M budget cut, citing a new report that finds the university in "strong financial health" amid proposed cuts to academic programs.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The “Stop the Cuts” rally and petition drive aim to build public support against UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett’s proposed plan to eliminate six programs and lay off 58 faculty members to cut $27.5 million from the budget.
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UNL faculty to collect support against budget cuts before Northwestern game
University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty are collecting signatures ahead of Saturday’s football game against Northwestern in support of their colleagues and programs on the chopping block.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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UNL’s student government condemns “Cornhusker Clink”name for ICE detention center in McCook.
“This naming choice does not reflect the inclusive and welcoming environment that our university strives to uphold,” the resolution passed Wednesday said. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/asun-co...
ASUN condemns ‘Cornhusker Clink’ name for McCook ICE detention center
UNL's student government, ASUN, formally opposed the name federal and state officials are using for a proposed ICE detention facility in McCook, Nebraska.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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#UNL students are calling to end political violence in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
The leaders of the UNL College Republicans and Young Democrats said they plan to work together in combating it.
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UNL students react to Charlie Kirk's killing: 'Heartbreak, emotion' and what to do next
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are calling to end political violence in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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When asked about the possibility of merging colleges, a #UNL official said, “Everything is on the table.”
UNL faces $27.5 million in cuts, which will include faculty buyouts and an “intentional review” of academic programs to be eliminated or merged.
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‘Everything is on the table,’ UNL facing rising costs, $27.5 million to cut
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has faced year-after-year multimillion-dollar budget cuts since 2020.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Horizon Biofuels in Fremont had complaints of dust months before it exploded last week, killing three. Read more below.
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Fremont wood pellet plant investigated for releasing excessive dust 5 months before fatal blast
Horizon Biofuels in Fremont had complaints of dust months before it exploded last week killing three.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Another Omaha teen involved in a crime spree last year that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver will not face murder charges after taking a plea deal.
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Another Omaha teen takes plea deal for his part in a crime spree that killed an Uber driver
Another Omaha teen involved in a crime spree last year that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver will not face murder charges after taking a plea deal.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Two rural Nebraska towns are grieving the loss of two girls killed along with their father when a Fremont wood pellet manufacturing plant exploded Tuesday.

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Two rural Nebraska towns mourn loss of girls, 8 and 12, killed in Fremont plant explosion
Two rural Nebraska towns are grieving the loss of two young girls killed when a Fremont wood pellet manufacturing plant exploded Tuesday.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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An Omaha teen involved in a crime spree that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver last August pleaded no contest to two robbery and two firearm charges. omaha.com/news/local/c...
Omaha teen takes plea deal for his part in crime spree that included fatal shooing, pursuit
An Omaha teen involved in a crime spree that took the life of a 64-year-old Uber driver, pleaded no contest to two robbery and two firearm charges.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside the United States.

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US Dept. of Education investigating UNO over scholarships favoring DACA, minority students
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside
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July 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside the United States.

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US Dept. of Education investigating UNO over scholarships favoring DACA, minority students
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its scholarship programs unfairly favor minorities and students born outside
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July 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The Omaha City Council unanimously approved ceremonially renaming a section of Lothrop Street to John W. Ewing Jr. Street, where the city's first Black mayor grew up.
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North Omaha street, where Mayor John Ewing grew up, to be renamed after him
Omaha's first Black mayor will have the street he grew up on renamed to John W. Ewing Jr. Street in his honor.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Sen. Pete Ricketts said he wants a strong border before immigration reform as a bipartisan bill in the House seeks to give some undocumented immigrants a path to legal status.

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Ricketts says he won't support immigration reform until the border is secure
Sen. Pete Ricketts said he wants a strong border before immigration reform as a bipartisan bill in the House seeks to give some undocumented immigrants a path to legal status.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first reservation in the state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana.
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Omaha Tribe of Nebraska legalize medical and recreational marijuana
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first reservation in the state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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As @owhnews.bsky.social reporters (including me) document the latest updates on immigration enforcement in Nebraska, here's a Q&A on what's happened in recent weeks and where things stand.
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7 questions & answers about immigration enforcement in Nebraska
As World-Herald reporters document the latest updates on immigration enforcement in Nebraska, here's a Q&A on what's happened in recent weeks and where things stand.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The public defender said it was one of the saddest cases in her career.
A 26-year-old Omaha man was sentenced Monday after he was convicted in the fatal shooting of his brother after a birthday celebration.
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Omaha man who killed brother sentenced to prison despite pleas from family
A 26-year-old Omaha man was sentenced Monday to eight to 16 years in prison after he was convicted in the fatal shooting of his brother after a birthday celebration.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I’m working on a story for @journalstar.com regarding the Texas Floods. Has anyone with ties to #LNK or #Nebraska been affected by the floods? DM, reply or email me (ajohnson2@journalstar.com)
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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#BREAKING: The ICE operation that authorities say resulted in the arrest of an MS-13 kingpin spanned both sides of the Missouri River, with one arrest in Omaha and one in Council Bluffs, ICE confirmed to The World-Herald.

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ICE operation that netted 'MS-13 kingpin' spanned both sides of Nebraska-Iowa border
The ICE operation that authorities say resulted in the arrest of an MS-13 kingpin spanned both sides of the Missouri River, with one arrest in Omaha and one in Council
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July 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Arizona named Liquid Death as its official iced tea.

Not the state, but rather Arizona Township, Nebraska, about 50 miles north of Omaha in Burt County.

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July 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Less than 25% of Glenn Valley Foods workers detained in South Omaha ICE raid had prior criminal convictions.

Most of the ones who did had received traffic-related misdemeanor charges.
Read mine and Grace Lewis’s latest from @owhnews.bsky.social

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Most of the workers rounded up by ICE at Omaha food plant had no prior criminal history
Less than 25% of Glenn Valley Foods workers detained in south Omaha ICE raid had prior criminal convictions. Most of the ones who did had received traffic-related misdemeanor charges.
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June 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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University of Nebraska students will see higher tuition rates this fall, amidst rising operating costs and budget cuts. Read more below from the Daily Nebraskan.
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Nebraska students to see 5% tuition increase, $20 million budget cuts
The Nebraska Board of Regents voted 6-2 to increase tuition 5%, adding $168 per semester for resident undergrads as NU faces $20M in budget cuts.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM