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Recall of Crofton, Neb., city council member fails | #citycouncil

CROFTON, Neb. (KCAU) — A recall election for a city council member in Crofton, Nebraska, has failed. The Knox County Clerk’s Office provided unofficial totals from Tuesday’s recall and special election. Those results showed those opposed to recalling Council Member James Murphy outnumbered the yes ballots, 222 to just 82. Mail-in ballots were due back […]

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Kearney mayor announces run for Nebraska Legislature

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) – Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse announced his plans to run for the Legislative District 37 seat, which was held by Senator John Lowe. Sen. Lowe is unable to run again due to term limits. District 37 represents the Buffalo County communities of Kearney, Gibbon, and Shelton. “I’ve worked tirelessly to keep moving […]

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Second Crofton City council member facing recall election | #citycouncil

CROFTON, Neb. (KCAU) — A second member of the Crofton, Nebraska, City Council is now facing a recall election. Knox County Election Commissioner Joann Fischer told KCAU 9 that a recall for council member Larry Peitz could happen as soon as November. Fischer said a recall petition received 71 signatures with 64 of them being […]

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Omaha City Council announces applicants for District 4 Council seat | #citycouncil

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen announced the applicants for the District 4 Council seat on Tuesday. The City Council received 12 applicants for the vacant District 4 City Council seat. The following applications have been received: Andrew Adams Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan Terri Blackburn Samuel Canova Garry Gernandt Ron Hug Margo Juarez […]

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Omaha Mayor and Fire Chief share expectations for new downtown headquarters

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Tuesday the Omaha City Council voted to approve a nearly $3 million agreement with local architectural firm Leo A Daly to start the process of creating options for a proposed combined police and fire headquarters. 3 News Now Reporter Molly Hudson took a deeper look at what Mayor Jean Stothert […]

Alabama

Former Nebraska Gov. Ricketts appointed to U.S. Senate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday announced the appointment of his predecessor, Republican Pete Ricketts, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Ben Sasse. The big picture: Ricketts was seen as the heavy favorite to succeed Sasse, having given Pillen hefty financial support in last year’s Republican gubernatorial primary over a Trump-endorsed rival. Ricketts […]

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While waiting on climate plan, Omaha mayor asked to act now

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Whether or not it took Omaha too long to officially begin the climate plan journey was not what people like U.N.L. Professor Emeritus David Corbin and Creighton’s sociology program director Ryan Wishart came to Mayor Jean Stothert’s final town hall of 2022 to talk about. “There are a lot of federal […]

Alaska

Democrat Pansing Brooks faces tough road in winning Nebraska’s 1st Congressional seat | #alaska | #politics

Democratic voter registrations in Nebraska have been declining, contradicting the expectation that the numbers would bounce back following a surge of Republican registrations in the May primary. In her bid to become the first Democrat in decades to represent Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, Patty Pansing Brooks is seeking to defy conventional wisdom that Republicans […]

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‘Maddie the Mayor’ reflects on time as mayor of Boys Town

BOYS TOWN, Neb. (KMTV) — In 1926, Father Edward Flanagan established a system of self-government at the Village of Boys Town. Each year, a new student is elected mayor. Maddie Hagan has just completed her term as Boys Town’s 121st mayor. She campaigned on a message of “one love,” as she described it, during the […]