r/Nebraska

My family moved to Columbus last year from Illinois. I’m originally from western Nebraska and have previously lived several years in SE Nebraska.

We’ve been to Norfolk a few times since moving here, mostly trips to Target and Kohls.

We went to downtown Norfolk today for the first time and were kind of blown away by how much nicer it is than Columbus’s downtown. Like, what is the explanation for two towns of similar size being so drastically different?

It was an absolute mind-fuck. Do not follow substantiated procedure you were taught in the trainng academy in Grand Island. You are told to cut down on MIP arrests due to lowered enrollment. Questioned by a Chief who can't find his ass with both hands. Question them? They will find a way to put you on blast.

Stay away with all means.

Proposed Amendment No. 1 (extend state senator term limits): AGAINST

Initiative Measures 440 & 441 (sports betting): AGAINST

Initiative Measure 442 (anti-trans sports ban): AGAINST

Press Release:

On September 25, 2026, AG, an 8-year-old minor child, passed away at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Tyler J. Brooks, 36, of Red Cloud, Nebraska, has been charged with Child Abuse Resulting in Death as a result of AG’s passing, as well as False Reporting. The Webster County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol, are continuing to investigate this matter. As this is an open case and active investigation, there will be no further comment at this time. On October 1st, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the United States Marshals took Tyler J. Brooks into custody without incident, and he is being held at the Smith County, Kansas Jail pending extradition.

Pursuant to policy, minor children are not named in public statements to the media.

When Tyson Foods announced last November that it would shutter its massive meatpacking operation in Lexington, the school district and the city prepared for the worst. Lexington Public Schools Superintendent John Whetzal said the district expected to lose anywhere from 150 to 750 students. Planning for that decrease was difficult, since district officials didn’t know whether to expect a 5% decline or a 25% decline in enrollment.

Those numbers are now available, and they show that the worst-case scenario didn’t play out. Whetzal said enrollment dropped about 9.3% since last school year – from 3,172 students to 2,877.