Author: Grant Schulte
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Parents of boy, 2, found alone at parade shooting among dead
HIGHLAND, PARK, ILL. (AP) Aiden McCarthy’s photo was shared across Chicago-area social media groups in the hours after the July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, accompanied by pleas to help identify the 2-year-old who had been found at the scene bloodied and alone and to reunite him with his family. On Tuesday, friends and…
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Ex-GOP Rep. Fortenberry gets probation for lying to feds
OMAHA, Neb. • Former Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation, a $25,000 fine and community service for lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution, on the same day that voters in his district were deciding on his replacement in a special election. Fortenberry, 61,…
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Election 2022: Trump faces new test in Neb. governor’s race
OMAHA, Neb. • Nebraska Republicans will pick a nominee for governor Tuesday in a bitter primary race that was upended in recent weeks after a leading candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump was accused of groping at least eight women over the last few years. Charles Herbster, a businessman and cattle breeder who has…
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Nebraska panel approves alternative Keystone XL route
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska commission approved an alternative route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state on Monday, removing the last major regulatory obstacle to building the long-delayed $8 billion project. The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s vote on the long-delayed project could still be challenged in court. Opponents also said another federal…
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Nebraska court ends beer sales near South Dakota reservation
LINCOLN, Neb. — Four Nebraska beer stores criticized for selling millions of cans each year next to an American Indian reservation where alcohol is banned will remain closed after the state Supreme Court on Friday rejected their appeal. The court thwarted the last-ditch effort to resume beer sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska, a tiny village on…