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Jury finds insurance company acted in bad faith, awards Â鶹¹ÙÍø woman $11.3M A Douglas County jury has awarded $11.3 million in damages to an Omaha mother of 10, finding Farmers Insurance had acted in bad faith in refus…
Megan Conway reports the news. Now the Lincoln TV anchor has a story of her own. She has spent nearly 13 years telling Â鶹¹ÙÍøns’ stories. Now Megan Conway is sharing her own, hoping her breast cancer diagnosis will inspir…
Family, fraternity rally around UNL grad who collapsed at KC marathon On Oct. 17, Brayan Van Meter was nearing the end of the race when he unexpectedly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during the 40th annua…
Lincoln police turn over Pillen no-bid contract investigation to AG's office In a Thursday night release, LPD said "it completed its investigation into a 2024 no-bid emergency contract sought by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Department …
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