Jan. 28 | Minneapolis ICE protests, DHHS AD waiver shift

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Jan. 28, include: A former Nebraska broadcaster now living in Minneapolis describes what he is seeing as federal agents intensify their presence and protests continue after a second killing in less than three weeks, state officials drop proposed hour caps in a waiver program for people with developmental disabilities after public outcry, the Alliance Police Department receive new training and deploy a non-lethal response device, Nebraska farmers wait on USDA trade aid as the Rural Response Hotline sees more calls from distressed row crop producers, educators push back on a bill that could require holding back third graders with reading deficiencies, and the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce announces a first-of-its-kind statewide civics bee for middle school students.