Josh Funk
The Associated Press
Omaha, NE, United States
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Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
Nebraska’s Republican governor has signed a bill that bans abortion at 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19 → Read More
Consultants: Design issues, operations lapses led to big Kansas oil spill
A report for U.S. government regulators says pipeline design issues, lapses in its operations and problems caused during construction led to a massive oil spill on the Keystone pipeline system in northeastern Kansas → Read More
Norfolk Southern CEO ‘sorry,’ but avoids specifics at Senate hearing
Norfolk Southern’s CEO apologized before Congress on Thursday and pledged millions of dollars to help East Palestine, Ohio, recover from the train derailment. → Read More
Feds launch investigation into Norfolk Southern rail accidents
Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. → Read More
Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern
The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More
Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freight railroads should reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings, federal regulators urged Tuesday i… → Read More
Union Pacific will replace rail CEO amid hedge fund pressure
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific announced plans Sunday to replace its CEO later this year after a hedge fund that holds a $1.6 billion stake in the railroad went public with its concerns about his leadership. The managing partner of Soroban Capital Partners, Eric Mandelblatt, said in a letter that the Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad […] → Read More
Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time
Norfolk Southern on Wednesday became the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time, announcing a deal with one of its unions... → Read More
Bird flu costs accumulate as avian influenza outbreak enters second year
An economist has put a price on the bird flu outbreak so far, and it's already more than $1.6 billion. → Read More
Bird flu costs accumulate as avian influenza outbreak enters second year
An economist has put a price on the bird flu outbreak so far, and it's already more than $1.6 billion. → Read More
2 train derailments have similar risks, different outcomes
The cause of neither derailment has been determined, Norfolk Southern spokesman Connor Spielmaker said. → Read More
Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year
The bad news is that with the outbreak entering its second year and the spring migratory season looming, there is no end in sight. → Read More
Buffett's firm buys Apple, slashes chipmaker and bank stakes
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. revealed several changes to its stock portfolio in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday. Many... → Read More
Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. chicken producers want to do their part to bring down current soaring egg prices by selling their 400 million surplus eggs to food producers. But first they have to convince… → Read More
In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. CSX announced a deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions, becoming the first major railroad to offer that benefit that most […]. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader. → Read More
Program’s head says Iowa school shooting won’t deter him
Will Keeps, 49, a former Chicago gang member who moved to Iowa in his 20s and later founded the Starts Right Here program. → Read More
Program’s head says Iowa school shooting won’t deter him
The founder of an educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines says he will remain “all in on helping kids that are not reachable in so many peoples’ eyes” after he was wounded in last month’s shooting that killed two students. Will Keeps, 49, a former Chicago gang member who moved to Iowa in […] → Read More
Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire inside a Target store in Omaha, sending panicked shoppers and employees scrambling for safety before he was fatally shot by police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said the man had “plenty of ammunition” and that evidence suggests he fired multiple […] → Read More
Des Moines school shooting that killed 2 students was targeted, police say
Authorities say Preston Walls has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Police said the shooting was the result of an ongoing gang dispute. → Read More
Police: Shooting that killed 2 at youth program was targeted
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The killing of two students at an alternative education program designed to help at-risk teenagers in Des Moines was a targeted attack, police said, and an 18-year-old has been charged. The teenagers killed in Monday’s shooting at the Starts Right Here program were both males, ages 18 and 16, police […] → Read More