“We obviously didn’t grow up in an era of school shooting drills like you did. This is kind of a small taste of what many young people have been going through for a very long time.” - @jeffzeleny.bsky.social www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-alu...

UNL's Gender and Sexuality Center will shut down next month. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-s-g...

Nebraska to end in-state tuition for undocumented students after reaching a deal with the Justice Department Tuesday. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/nebrask...

The McCook detention center has housed ICE detainees since November but hasn't reached its 300-bed contracted capacity, meaning Nebraska isn't receiving the full $2.4 million monthly payment from ICE for "Cornhusker Clink". omaha.com/news/state-r...

UNL students for over an hour posted to Yik Yak about spotting a man with a gun on East Campus before calling police. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/yik-yak...

Jeffery Epstein called the University of Nebraska and Creighton “not good places”in a January 2012 email thread to his last known girlfriend who was then applying to dental schools. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/jeffrey...

UNL's student government passed a resolution to explore divestment from weapons manufacturers. University officials said they have no plans to do so. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/asun-pa... Latest from the Daily Nebraskan ⬇️

A Nebraska federal judge is handling immigration related cases in Minnesota as hundreds file petitions in federal court claiming they've been illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge. Read more ⬇️ @owhnews.bsky.social omaha.com/news/state-r...

About 50 UNL faculty and staff members were notified that they will have one last school year before being let go as part of the $27.5 million budget cuts that included eliminating four programs. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...

NU President Jeffrey Gold told faculty his trust in #UNL leaders was violated by the budget cuts. A day later, he & interim Chancellor Katherine Ankerson said they “wholeheartedly” support the leaders and process behind the $27.5M cuts. Daily Nebraskan ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/just-an...

UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett with get a $1.1 million buyout for leaving UNL six months before his contract expires. His resignation comes after the university cut millions from its budget during Bennett’s tenure. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/chancel...

UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced in an email that he will resign effective Jan. 12, less than three years into his position. Read more ⬇️. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...

Five Nebraska senators toured the former Work Ethic Camp in McCook on Monday, getting a glimpse inside the facility, dubbed “Cornhusker Clink,”since its controversial conversion into a federal immigration detention center.  omaha.com/news/state-r...

Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost is suing the university, alleging a contract dispute over his $15 million buyout. He is seeking at least $5 million in damages from NU. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/ex-nebr...

#BREAKING: The Board of Regents voted to eliminate four programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln despite pleas from over 100 faculty, students and community members to save the programs. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

UNL's student government is bringing spending caps for its election, as campaigns spent over $11,000 in the last election. About 44% ($4,826) of all funds were used on food items, including $696.01 on 718 cans of BUBBL'R. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/asun-to...

UNL faculty held a funeral procession for the four programs proposed for elimination due to budget cuts. “It’s a terrible loss for UNL," one professor said. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-fac...

The #UNL Faculty Senate overwhelmingly passed a no-confidence vote against Chancellor Rodney Bennett, as he proposed cutting programs, and his future at the university remains uncertain. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

#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...

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 ⬇️. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...

#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: www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-use...

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. Read more ⬇️ www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-s-2...

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. Read more below: www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-fac...

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. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-fac...

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...

#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. omaha.com/news/state-r...

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. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/everyth...

Horizon Biofuels in Fremont had complaints of dust months before it exploded last week, killing three. Read more below. omaha.com/news/local/a...

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. omaha.com/news/local/c...

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. omaha.com/news/local/a...

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...

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. omaha.com/news/local/e...

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. omaha.com/news/local/e...

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. omaha.com/news/local/g...

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. omaha.com/news/state-r...

The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska became the first reservation in the state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. omaha.com/news/local/a...

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. omaha.com/news/article...

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. omaha.com/news/local/c...

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 ([email protected])

#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. From @justindiep.bsky.social:

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. More from @justindiep.bsky.social: omaha.com/life-enterta...

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 omaha.com/news/local/c...

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. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

[email protected] General Manager and CEO Stacey Decker sent an email to supporters in response to Trump's proposal to claw back funding, calling it the “most serious threat that public media has ever faced.” omaha.com/news/local/a...

Hundreds of protesters gather at 33rd and L streets in #Omaha to demonstrate against ICE after a raid at a meatpacking plant. omaha.com/news/local/a...

DEVELOPING: Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed a raid Tuesday of Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha. omaha.com/news/local/c...

2 teens found dead in murder-suicide outside west Omaha restaurant omaha.com/news/local/c...

A smoke advisory is in effect for eastern Nebraska Tuesday as Canadian wildfires continue to burn bringing smoke to the Midwest. From @justindiep.bsky.social:

A storm system from the Dakotas is likely to bring overnight rainfall and damaging wind gusts to the Omaha area. Story from @justindiep.bsky.social:

#UNL faculty and staff won’t get pay raises as #NU faces "systemwide fiscal challenges," Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced Tuesday. Read more below. www.dailynebraskan.com/unl-faculty-...