Two words rarely heard in politics these days but spoken Friday by several Bettendorf residents on opposite sides of the aisle. In a parking lot, they aired grievances about a parade, a social media post, water balloons, and perhaps, fallible memories and miscommunications.  At the […]

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Cattlemen are the latest group to add to the list of endorsements for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen.  The nonprofit’s president, Brenda Masek, announced the endorsement at a press conference Thursday afternoon at its Lincoln headquarters. Though Pillen is a hog producer, […]

Nearly two weeks after a leaked draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, hundreds of people gathered in Omaha Saturday to denounce the anticipated decision and reaffirm their commitment to protect abortion rights. The demonstration outside the City-County Building was […]

Mark Schlinkmann ,  Jacob Barker ST. LOUIS  — John Collins-Muhammad on Wednesday morning abruptly announced his resignation from the Board of Aldermen. Collins-Muhammad, who was reelected last April to a second term from the 21st Ward covering the north St. Louis neighborhoods between O’Fallon Park and […]

The architects and engineers of Scott County’s planned new 40-bed juvenile detention facility said they prioritized a “calming and restorative environment” in designing the building.  Scott County Supervisors saw early designs from Illinois-based firm Wold Architects & Engineers on Tuesday of the floor plan and […]