Refuge at risk: In Trump’s second term, Nebraska’s once-thriving refugee resettlement landscape has come undone

In the past year, all new Nebraska refugees have come from one country: South Africa. The near-freeze has drained funding for resettlement agencies and upended the lives of the people they’re meant to serve

April 6, 2026Updated: April 6, 2026

By News Channel Nebraska

Regional

Kearney breaks ground on new Fire Station #3

Grand Island attorney steps into county judge role

Hoiberg reflects on best season in program history

Hastings woman sentenced to more than 26 years in meth, gun case

SECA classes help Grand Island elementary students to manage their emotions

‘Magic every time’ sandhill crane knowledge and appreciation

‘Magic every time’ My sandhill crane knowledge and appreciation have grown in the nearly four decades since I first photographed one the world’s great migration events

State

Geneva VFW to have cost to acquire Constitution covered by local Boy Scout troop

Refuge at risk: In Trump’s second term, Nebraska’s once-thriving refugee resettlement landscape has come undone

Regional

Kearney breaks ground on new Fire Station #3

Grand Island attorney steps into county judge role

Hoiberg reflects on best season in program history

Hastings woman sentenced to more than 26 years in meth, gun case

SECA classes help Grand Island elementary students to manage their emotions

‘Magic every time’ sandhill crane knowledge and appreciation

State

Geneva VFW to have cost to acquire Constitution covered by local Boy Scout troop

Kearney breaks ground on new Fire Station #3

Joel Vonderohe honored as Norfolk Police Officer of the Year

Person found dead after house fire in Pine Ridge

Popovich enters commissioners race

Rural Prosperity Nebraska hosts entrepreneurial-focused ‘Walking Conference’

Sports

Throwers lead Chadron State at Easter Classic

Thomas scores 20 as West Virginia downs Creighton 87-70 in CBC

WNCC baseball earns a split with Lamar Saturday

Colorado sports notes: Jokic scores 40, outduels Wembanyama and Nuggets top Spurs 136-134 in OT

Eagles Lose Late-Inning Leads vs. Rangers

Cougars split conference games with Lamar on Friday

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland