LPS interim superintendent updates Rotary on federal funding, leadership search By Anthony D'Agostino Published: Aug. 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM CDT|Updated: 16 hours ago LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. John Skretta attended Lincoln Rotary Club 14’s meeting on Tuesday to provide updates on several topics ranging from staffing to… Read more »

Sarpy County intersection getting a makeover with safety in mind SARPY COUNTY, Neb. — On Tuesday, the Sarpy County Board will vote to commit $800,275 towards safety improvements on an intersection near two Platteview schools. It's the intersection of 132nd and Platteview Road. Right now, the area is a four way stop. This project will add traffic signals, center turn lanes and widen… Read more »

Congressman Bacon, U.K. MPs visit Offutt Congressman Don Bacon, Nebraska 2nd District, and U.K. parliament members Ms. Charlotte Owen, Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge and Mr. Peter Bedford, MP for Mid Leicestershire, visited Offutt Air Force Base on July 26, 2025. “Taking the two MP’s to Offutt is more than just official business for me. It is always good for leaders to see how we work… Read more »

Bipartisan Pair of House Members to Meet With Sheinbaum in Mexico A bipartisan pair of congressmen is set to travel to Mexico next week to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and other top government officials as President Trump stokes tension between the United States and its southern neighbor. Representatives Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, and Ro Khanna, Democrat of… Read more »

Nebraska Rep. Bacon to host 2nd town hall in over-the-phone format Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon is hosting his second townhall in an over-the-phone format Monday evening. A release from Rep. Bacon’s office says they will be holding a “tele-townhall” due to the large number of people who wish to… Read more »

Rep. Don Bacon introduces bill increasing penalties for attacking public safety officers Congressman Don Bacon introduced legislation Thursday that would increase criminal penalties for anyone convicted of killing or conspiring to kill public safety officers. The so-called "Back the Blue Act" would also create mandatory minimums for assaulting a federally funded state or local law… Read more »

Bacon joins probe into Musk and Grok AI over allegations of antisemitism, ‘deeply alarming messages’ Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is among three members of Congress seeking answers from Elon Musk and his xAI Corp. over ‘deeply alarming messages’ from the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot: Grok. Bacon and Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., wrote a… Read more »

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon to host telephone town hall   Rep. Don Bacon will hold a telephone town hall with residents of Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on July 21 at 6:30 p.m. The event will also stream over audio online. Residents who want to attend can register at bacon.house.gov/live. They may also call in the evening of July 21 to 855-962-1225. “Due to the… Read more »

Outgoing GOP Rep. Don Bacon expresses interest in presidency, governorship While Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., will not seek re-election next year, he is leaving the door open to the prospect of further public service, expressing interest in potentially serving as governor, or even president. "I got asked the other day, ‘You say you’re interested in being an executive — is that governor… Read more »

Centrist Rep. Don Bacon is done with Congress — but open to a potential presidential bid Centrist Rep. Don Bacon, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House, said this week he doesn’t have the “hunger” for another grueling re-election campaign and won’t run for a sixth term next year. But Bacon, who spent 30 years in the Air Force and specialized in intelligence matters, said… Read more »