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Legion Baseball: Dakota Valley Stops Wakefield 8-1
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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WAKEFIELD, Neb. — The Dakota Valley Panthers cruised past the Wakefield Bull Snakes, 8-1, in American Legion baseball on Tuesday night in Wakefield, Nebraska. For Dakota Valley, the top of the order took care of business, as Jackson Shoulders and...
The worst place to live in the U.S.? Tennessee ranks dead last, below Alabama, Arkansas. Here's why
Yahoo News
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Tennessee is topping the charts, but not in a good way. The Volunteer State was recently named the worst state for quality of life, according to a CNBC study. While Tennessee has previously been among the worst states, this is the first year since...
The 61st Annual Dwight Czech Festival and Baseball Fundraiser
KHGI - Nebraska
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DWIGHT, Neb. — The 61st annual Dwight Czech Festival will take place Friday, July 18, through Sunday, July 20, celebrating Czech heritage with music, food, and family-friendly events. For more information, you can go here and event schedule is...
Economists say Iowa’s lagging GDP due to workforce, ag issues
Radio Iowa
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July 7, 2025
A federal report on economic activity shows Iowa’s gross domestic product or GDP fell just 6.1% in the first three months of the year. The GDP fell in 39 states, but Nebraska and Iowa tied for the biggest drop. “We started growing more slowly than...
Kellogg’s reportedly in talks to sell legacy cereal company to chocolate maker Ferrero
Nebraska Examiner
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July 10, 2025
Battle Creek, Michigan-based WK Kellogg, maker of Kellogg’s cereal brands and other breakfast foods, could soon be owned by Italian chocolate maker Ferrero – a $3 billion deal that could be finalized as soon as this week. News of the deal was...
Senator Barry DeKay announces reelection campaign
Osmond Republican - Nebraska
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July 15, 2025
NIOBRARA – Last week, Barry DeKay of Niobrara announced he will be seeking a second term to represent District 40 in the Nebraska Legislature. DeKay was elected to the Legislature in 2022 after winning both the four-person primary,...
GM Sued Again For Selling Driver Data To Insurance Companies To Raise Insurance Rates
AutoSpies
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General Motors’ OnStar has been around since the late 1990s, but the trailblazing connected services system has had the automaker tied up in legal trouble in recent years. Last year, a customer sued GM for allegedly violating his privacy rights by...
Nebraska crypto company wants to get bigger. Landowners decry NPPD’s use of eminent domain that will help it grow.
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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Justin Kennedy had long envisioned more than a cornfield when he gazed at the plot of family land a half-mile from where he grew up. It was “the perfect setup” for building his dream retirement house in rural Stanton County. He long ago planted a...
Nebraska’s Pillen Among 17 Republican Governors To Oppose Congressional AI Moratorium
Omaha Daily Record - Nebraska
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July 7, 2025
LINCOLN — As the federal “one big beautiful bill” continues to move through Congress, one provision related to AI that Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and 16 other Republican governors opposed has been removed, at least for now. The ever-changing federal...
Nebraska program adds juvenile justice attorneys in underserved rural areas
Public News Service
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The University of Nebraska is addressing a shortage of lawyers who represent the state's most vulnerable children, especially in rural areas. The attorneys are being equipped to work with kids who have suffered through physical, emotional, or...
Nebraska Extension program helping hundreds build healthier futures
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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July 7, 2025
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln partnership is showing people how one of the comforts of home can help them live healthier lives. Nebraska Extension’s Nutrition Education Program partners with the Center for People to provide classes on nutrition...
Leadership Box Butte Announces Call for Applications
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 16, 2025
Leadership Box Butte, an exceptional community leadership development program brought to you by the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce that applications are now open for its highly anticipated, and revamped, 2025-2026 class. The...
New York Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris And Five Other State Regulators Secure $4.2 Million Settlement From Wise US, Inc., For Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Program - The New York Department Of Financial Services…
Mondovisione
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today and five other state financial regulators have taken coordinated action against New York-based Wise US, Inc. (Wise), for inadequacies in Wise’s Bank...
ALLO Fiber Confirms Layoffs in Nebraska and Beyond
Sidney Sun Telegraph - Nebraska
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July 9, 2025
ALLO Fiber has confirmed that it reduced its workforce by approximately 9 percent across the six states it serves, including significant impacts in Nebraska. The layoffs took place on Wednesday and affected nearly 150 employees company wide, with...
'Financial strain': How the new Medicaid work requirements will affect Americans
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 7, 2025
MORE THAN 5 MILLION AMERICANS COULD LOSE MEDICAID BECAUSE OF NEWLY PASSED WORK REQUIREMENTS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. A NEW STUDY CONDUCTED BY HARVARD PROFESSORS ANALYZED FEDERAL DATA TO SEE WHO WOULD STILL BE...
California company recalls black fungus slices after testing finds Salmonella
Food Safety News
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July 9, 2025
Natureen International Inc. of Walnut, CA, is recalling Wei-Chuan Dried Black Fungus Slices in 2.5-ounce bags because they are contaminated with Salmonella The recalled product was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,...
NorthWestern to Host Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Webinar
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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BUTTE, Mont. & SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2025-- NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced that it will host an investor webinar on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern to...
New Zealand announces crypto ATM ban in push to combat financial crime
crypto.news
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July 9, 2025
New Zealand will ban cryptocurrency ATMs and limit international cash transfers to $5,000 as part of new anti-money laundering reforms. According to Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee, the reforms, unveiled on July 9, will “target criminals”...
Gret the Facts: $50 billion provision to spending bill expected to help rural hospitals in Nebraska
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 9, 2025
The Big Beautiful Bill, now law, has brought about concerns about rural hospitals and their future. However, a late provision to the bill that will provide $50 billion to rural hospitals over the next five years may have addressed some of those...
NE Pork Expo highlights economic impact and industry resilience
KHGI - Nebraska
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York, NE — Nebraska, the sixth-largest pork producer in the nation, showcased its thriving pork industry at the state's annual Pork Expo on Wednesday. Hosted by the Agriculture Future of America and the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA),...