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3 days ago |
ketv.com | Maddie Augustine
Regional Water Rural Water Association said test samples from Exira, Brayton and Earling came back clear on Tuesday, and the boil advisory in those communities is now lifted. Exira city officials said while they're happy the boil advisory has been lifted, they still face long-term questions about water sustainability and service.
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1 week ago |
ketv.com | Maddie Augustine
A $70,000 pilot program for the state of Iowa is expanding menus in schools and connecting them with farmers. On Thursday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig announced the 33 school districts/schools that will receiving the grant money, including the Council Bluffs Community School District. It's called the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools grant. The pilot program was authorized during the 2024 legislative session and is an initiative of Choose Iowa.
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2 weeks ago |
ketv.com | Maddie Augustine
PLACE TO STAY TONIGHT. WELL, NOT EVERYONE IS CONVINCED. THE TWO PEOPLE APPOINTED TO LEAD NEBRASKA’S MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION ARE THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE JOB. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. TODAY THEY APPEARED BEFORE THE GENERAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEBRASKA. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE AUGUSTINE WAS AT THE HEARING. SHE HAS THE LATEST FROM BOTH SIDES.
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2 weeks ago |
ketv.com | Maddie Augustine
A jacket is enhancing live music and performance experiences through real-time touch sensations. It's called the SoundShirt and Omaha Performing Arts is one of the first performance venues in the world to introduce it. It's a lightweight, zip-up jacket with sound actuators built it, and it's goal is to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing have a fuller experience of a live performance through coordinated vibrations.
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2 weeks ago |
ketv.com | Maddie Augustine
On Monday, Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law. The bill would have allowed a person with a felony drug conviction access to SNAP benefits if they completed their sentence, was serving parole, probation or post-release supervision.
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