US jobless aid filings fall to 189,000 last week, the fewest in years, despite multiple economic headwinds, war in Iran

US jobless aid filings fall to 189,000 last week, the fewest in years, despite multiple economic headwinds, war in Iran

April 30, 2026Updated: April 30, 2026

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Regional

Logan View, Scribner-Snyder to end sports cooperative in 2027

Ricketts calls Offutt aircraft incident a national security threat

‘A big worry’: Closure of UNL immigration law clinic raises concern about Nebraska’s legal landscape

Suspect in 1990 Houston double murder dies while awaiting extradition at Lancaster County jail

Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump

Nebraska’s Osborn outraises Ricketts in Q1 of Nebraska U.S. Senate race

State

Walmart call determined to be 'swatting' incident

‘I am most looking forward to the competitiveness’: Kimball’s Braxton Miller to continue basketball career at collegiate level

Authorities respond to threat at Sidney Walmart

Kotsiopulos appointed to fill Kearney council seat during Straatmann’s military duty

Housing project in Gordon turns loss into new homes

Sports

Ferguson signs with Peru State baseball

Lincoln East finishes under-par to win Beatrice Invitational

WNCC softball sweeps Trinidad on Friday

Haarberg Reflects on Time as a Husker, Hungry for NFL Opportunity

APRIL 24 (6:45 PM CT) - Columbus Fury vs Omaha Supernovas (NCN TV)

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires