1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (487+ words) Maine Democratic Senate front-runner Jackson Tuesday said he won’t back Sen. Chuck Schumer to be the party’s leader and suggested he doesn’t want financial backing from the national party in his high-stakes fight to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1002+ words) The Hastings City Council chambers have temporarily been moved to the Hastings Municipal Airport terminal building at 3300 W. 12th St. Without infusions of revenue and/or spending cuts that could carve into public services and possibly involve employee layoffs, the city of…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (91+ words) Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that polyester clothing might be a significant factor in the microplastics in our bodies and bloodstreams? -- S.W., New York City Plastic in the 21st century can be described simply: ubiquitous. We see it in food packaging and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (594+ words) Hastings Mayor Jay Beckby (from left), Adams County Board of Commissioners candidate Craig Hubbard and state Sen. Dan Lonowski haul a piece of discarded furniture during a cleanup effort Saturday morning at Lee Townhomes. Volunteers stepped in to remove overflowing…...

2+ day, 38+ min ago   (1635+ words) Casey Fiesler suspects she wound up in the federal government’s crosshairs for attempting to combat misinformation. The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded the University of Colorado Boulder information science professor a $268,428 grant in the fall of 2024. The funds were slated…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1123+ words) Mohsen Harb, manager at Cass Auto, looks over a vehicle in the shop and discussing how independent mechanics are frustrated, and losing business, as vehicles become more tech-heavy and expensive to repair, on July 6 in Detroit. High-tech features are making…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (738+ words) You would think, from a fairly large group to choose from, just one of them could have done us this one little favor. It’s not asking much. A little ounce of effort over just a second of time, and they…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (588+ words) Michaela Hargis stands in front of her golden clover winner set-up at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Each year, two students from the Adams County 4-H program are selected to represent the area and honored as “golden clovers.” These individuals serve…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1057+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. — A recent trend on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms touting “tanmaxxing” have health experts concerned about the skin of young people, in particular Generation Z. “Tanfluencers” widely share popular videos of extreme tanning methods and media…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (507+ words) Taylor Keen presents “An Evening with Big Elk” Saturday in French Chapel as part of the Nebraska Chautauqua. Anna Brant watches her drive off the fourth tee during the Hastings Open Sunday at Lochland Country Club. Blake Eddy chips onto…...