Nebraska Update

Jon Doliver is an assistant director responsible for basketball and supervisor of officials at NSAA. Last season officials were sparse, and this past fall and upcoming winter seasons haven’t been any different. Doliver said he’s concerned how schools will plan out officiating.

A fight for control of 77 newspapers, 24 of which are located in the Midwest, continued as a hedge fund known for slashing newspapers hit a speed bump in its plans to acquire Lee Enterprises Inc.

On Friday, Lee rejected a trio of nominees Alden Global Capital nominated to its board of directors, claiming the nominations are invalid due to an error Alden made in the filing process that violated the board’s by-laws.

Lee, which owns the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Omaha World-Herald and many other daily newspapers throughout the region, is staving off a takeover attempt by Alden Global Capital, a New-York based hedge fund.

NioCorp, the company hoping to dig a Niobium mine in southeast Nebraska held its annual stockholders meeting outside Denver on Thursday, but could reveal nothing about the status of the project.
Management recently invoked a temporary news blackout, leaving investors without the type of status report provided in previous years.
The brief news release on the company’s website only noted the company had re-elected its board of directors.
For over a decade, Colorado-based NioCorp advanced proposals to extract the minerals Niobium, titanium, and scandium found below the farmland near Elk Creek, Nebraska. Manufacturers use the elements to create strong metal alloys.
Attracting billion-dollar investors to bankroll the massive project proved to be a painstaking process.

Now, more than ever, robots are making their way into people’s lives and not just in urban coastal cities like New York and California. Right here in Nebraska, there are robots that can bust tables, check inventory and more. As labor shortages continue and robots become more advanced, are we at the beginning of a robotic revolution? Nebraska Public Media’s William Padmore has the story

Striking workers at cereal maker Kellogg's factories in Nebraska and other states have reached a tentative deal with the company.

As of Tuesday, 555 Nebraskans were hospitalized with COVID-19. That’s an increase of 42 from one week ago. These numbers are similar to those seen one year ago – right before the pandemic reached its peak in the state.

The difference between now and then is what else is going on in these hospitals. One year ago, elective surgeries weren’t happening and most were just focused on COVID. But, now, regular activities have resumed, and that’s strained hospitals..

Nebraska's wildfire season was both longer and more intense than usual. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said the season is not over yet.

Consultants will look at possible sites for a new Nebraska prison, while lawmakers decide how to proceed

Terry Uding works in utilities for Lyons, a town of about 800 people roughly 75 miles north of Omaha. Its tap water has recently turned a dark brown color at times. Uding said it's because of an old filtration system that needs replacing. Lyons is experiencing the pitfalls of supply chain delays and is working with a contractor to replace its filtration system.

Christmas season is here and local businesses are gearing up for the season, but supply chain issues may have affected some stores.