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Mac Markway made his long-awaited Nebraska debut Saturday. Four days later he announced his retirement from college football.
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Pottawattamie County SROs don’t carry electric shock gloves in schools, though one deputy said the devices could benefit larger schools with higher risks.
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A Lancaster County judge on Tuesday denied a legal challenge seeking to block the Fairness for Girls initiative from going before the state's voters in November. The ruling was appealed.
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United States Attorney Lesley Woods said the plot began in the fall of 2023 from a federal prison in Louisiana.
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