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Ricketts agrees to meet with player after criticizing his protest

Gov. Pete Ricketts has agreed to meet with one of the Nebraska football players he criticized for kneeling during the national anthem prior to the Cornhuskers' most recent game. Michael Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon (DAY-shawn) Neal each took a knee as the anthem played before Saturday's ...

Wyoming to get rid of Tetons image on license plates

Wyoming is preparing to launch new license plates that feature a view of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that drivers will be able to get the new plates that feature an image of the forest's Lower Green River Lake and Squaretop Mountain starting next year. The W...

Smith's Obamacare Protection Act passes the House

The House of Representatives has approved Congressman Adrian Smith’s CO-OP Consumer Protection Act that repeals Obamacare’s individual mandate for anyone who purchased insurance from one of the plan's CO-OPs. It also applies retroactively to the Nebraskans and Iowans who lost their coverage when...

Two more Panhandle grocery stores set for closure

The Panhandle is set to lose two more grocery stores by the end of this year in some of the areas smaller communities. After serving the Minatare community for eight years, Prairie Sky Foods is set to close at the end of next month. Jana and Trevor Schwartz have been at their Main Street locat...