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Medical responders are reevaluating how to treat those in police custody after two Colorado paramedics were convicted for their involvement in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has reversed course and now says the state will accept roughly $18 million in federal funding to help feed hungry children during the summer break.

Two off-duty police officers in Nebraska were not charged after fatally shooting two men who were in the country illegally. The police officers were working security at a bar.

State Sen. Tom Brewer has introduced a bill in Nebraska that would permit teachers and staff in schools to carry firearms, aiming to prevent school shootings.

Republican Gov. Jim Pillen of Nebraska has rejected $18 million in federal funding to help feed children in need over the summer, prompting legislative action by Sen. Jen Day.

A Catholic priest was fatally stabbed in the rectory of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. A suspect was then apprehended on homicide charges.

Nearly 4.5 million Americans reportedly have to wait more than 25 minutes for an ambulance as communities battle medical staffing shortages nationwide.

EMS experts suggest hiring an outside consultant and medics with new local income tax revenue earmarked for Dearborn County EMS units. The tax increase is expected to raise $3 million in 2024.

Even after she’s clocked out, Sarah Lewin keeps a Ford Explorer outfitted with medical gear parked outside her house. As one of just four paramedics covering five counties across vast,

Paramedics are often the most highly skilled medical providers on emergency response crews, and their presence can make a lifesaving difference in rural areas where health services are scarce. But paramedics are hard to come by, and a long-standing workforce shortage has been exacerbated by turnover and resignations related to pandemic burnout.