March 27 | Wildfires spark, budget bills advance

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, March 27, include: fast-moving wildfires in western Nebraska have scorched tens of thousands of acres and prompted evacuations, as officials extend a burn ban and expand disaster declarations, more Nebraska cities plan participation in upcoming ‘No Kings’ protests, Lincoln police report declining crime overall but rising violent incidents, student-designed mission patches from Omaha will head to space this summer, inspectors raise concerns over medical parole use in Nebraska prisons, debate continues over holding back third graders with reading deficiencies.