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Where are ticks in Nebraska? Health department's surveillance map tracks species, diseases
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick surveillance website that maps county-level ...
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Where are ticks in Nebraska? Health department's surveillance map tracks species, diseases
Dr. Sydney Stein, Nebraska's state epidemiologist ... But the state map indicates that it is established in Douglas County and has been reported in Saunders, Lancaster and York Counties.
Tornadoes, softball-sized hail slam eastern Nebraska, damaging homes and downing power lines
The National Weather Service indicated that several tornadoes were reported during the storm, along with softball-sized hail and damaging wind gusts.
Severe Weather Unleashes Destruction Across the Plains and Midwest
Why the Severe Weather is Happening. The recent surge in severe weather is driven by a jet stream pulling warm, humid air from the Gulf into the central U.S., a pattern typical of ...
Severe Weather Returns to the Plains and Midwest: What You Need to Know
Why the Severe Weather? The return of severe weather is driven by a jet stream plunging southward into the West and swinging into the Plains, pulling warm and humid air from the G ...
6 things you need to know on Thursday, April 17
First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Thursday started. OPPD shuts off power after car crashes into ...
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The Lager Beer Riot of 1855
Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on “law and order.” Attendees appointed a committee to work with the city to ...
Nebraska Examiner28d
Newspapers, stations turning to ‘citizen journalists’ to help fill reporting void
Her effort to map and track local reporting in Nebraska found at least nine counties with no ... from the Omaha School Board and Omaha City Council, to the Douglas County Board and Westside School ...