Access to mental health care in Nebraska is increasing. According to a University of Nebraska Medical Center study, there was a nearly 50 percent rise in the number of licensed behavioral health providers in Nebraska since 2010.The study found a 24 percent increase in the number of rural practitioners.
A Nebraska teenager is dead after drowning in southwest Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 15-year-old boy from Omaha jumped from a mud bank into the Elk River near Southwest City, Missouri, on Sunday afternoon, became distressed, and went under the water. The victim drowned, and authorities say he was not wearing a life jacket.
Vice President J.D. Vance will be in Iowa today. He’ll be touring Ex-Guard Industries in Des Moines with Congressman Zach Nunn. Doors open at 2:30 pm and Vance will deliver remarks at 5:30.Registration to attend the event is required. Vance was originally scheduled to appear with Nunn at Iowa State University at a Turning Point USA event, which was canceled due to scheduling conflicts. The visit has been rescheduled for this fall…