2 days agoNebraska flooding that impacted capital's water supply seen in time-lapse videoA rush of water that flooded a wellfield for the water system of Nebraska’s capital on Sunday and spawned restrictions can be seen in a stunning time-lapse video.
4 days agoPence to visit Nebraska to survey flood damage, Sanders announcesAfter a week of historic flooding that has seen record-high river levels and killed at least three people in the Midwest, Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Nebraska at the president's request, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a Tweet Monday.
4 days agoMidwest floods devastate Nebraska city, leaving many without homesParts of the Midwest have been inundated with flooding as rainfall and melting snow force rivers to swell in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
4 days agoBen Sasse explains why he flipped on Trump's border emergency declarationSen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., told Fox News on Monday night that he voted against a resolution to stop President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border because "the president is absolutely right" and the emergency declaration "is not a close call."
5 days agoDeadly Midwest floods trigger new evacuations; at least 2 missingResidents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees, putting them in a situation similar to hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska who have been displaced by the late-winter flood.
6 days agoNebraska farmer who died trying to rescue a stranger from floodwaters is hailed as a heroJames Wilke, 50, a Nebraska farmer, was killed Thursday while trying to rescue a stranger from floodwaters that have devastated eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and other parts of the Midwest this week.
March 157 first responders pulled from Nebraska's deadly floodwaters in dramatic helicopter rescue: reportsSeven first responders on their way to assist a family trapped in their home by eastern Nebraska's deadly floodwaters had to be rescued by a National Guard helicopter on Thursday night after their boat capsized in the Elkhorn River, according to reports.
March 10Nebraska trooper stunned to 'pull over' car made of snowA Nebraska state trooper was in for quite the snowy surprise when he came across a car made entirely of snow.
February 21Polygraph launched probe of deputy suspected in sex assaultsA Nebraska sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago now is linked to at least five other potential victims, and the investigation began with a polygraph test for a state patrol job he was seeking.
January 31Sasse says Virginia Gov. Northam should 'get the hell out of office' in wake of abortion commentsNebraska GOP Sen. Ben Sasse, in an interview Thursday with Fox News, ramped up his criticism of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam over comments on a controversial late-term abortion bill -- saying the governor effectively discussed "infanticide" and should resign if he won't back down.
