HISTORICAL FACTS: 18 - The Untold Story

Moment prison roof ripped off in powerful storm

This is the moment the roof of a Nebraska prison was blown off during an intense storm on Friday (9 August).

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Severe storms knock out power and force cancellations of major sporting events in US midwest

Among the worst hit was the Milwaukee area, where up to 36 centimetres of rain had fallen in some areas by Sunday, according to the US National Weather Service.

Euronews · Aug 11, 2025

Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as authorities make water rescues in Milwaukee

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

Nebraska Republican faces heckles and boos at town hall over Trump cuts and Epstein

Congressman Mike Flood contended with backlash, in what could be a preview of what Republicans in 2026 midterms might face

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025

Nebraska Republican heckled at town hall over Epstein files and Trump’s firing of labor stats chief

Mike Flood endures torrid evening with angry constitutents incensed by ‘coverup’, data commissioner’s removal, welfare cuts and immigration crackdown

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

‘There’s an appetite for this brand of politics’: the independent politician making a bid for US Senate

Dan Osborn is challenging Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts in Nebraska to become a rare independent senator

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

Best 2025 College Football Games in the West by Week

Dane Miller's choices for the Best College Football Games in the West for the 2025 season from Week 0 through Week 14.

SuperWest Sports · Aug 1, 2025

Two girls and one employee killed after explosion at Nebraska biofuels plant

The blast at around noon on Tuesday shredded the top of the plant's tall tower, exposing mangled concrete and rebar, while the metal walls and roof of the building below were crumpled and charred.

Euronews · Jul 30, 2025

Fire is still raging at a Nebraska biofuels plant where explosion left 3 missing

Firefighters are still battling a blaze at a Nebraska biofuels plant after an explosion and haven't been able to get inside to search for three missing people

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Two kids under the age of 12 and an adult are dead after an explosion at a Nebraska plant

The explosion happened at a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Fremont on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025