Flood Recovery: A week after flash floods hit the Omaha area, damage in Douglas and Sarpy counties is estimated at more than $13 million, with at least two dozen people displaced. Some Karen Addition residents still lack heat or gas as officials direct households to 2-1-1 and work with FEMA on possible aid. 2026 Elections: Nebraska’s governor’s race is a near dead heat: a YouGov poll has Jim Pillen ahead of Lynne Walz 44% to 43%. Pillen says police have no reason to interview him in the investigation of a $2.5 billion no-bid contract; he also says he won’t debate. Rising fuel costs are putting Republican Senate races, including Nebraska’s, in play, while Senate Republicans remain divided over relief proposals. Consumer Security: Attorney General Mike Hilgers is leading 21 state attorneys general in challenging TP-Link’s bid for approval to sell new routers, citing security concerns and a lawsuit over alleged deceptive claims. Farm Relief: At his Grand Island rally, President Trump announced $12 billion in farmer and rancher aid, including a claimed $500 million for 33,000 Nebraska farmers. Huskers: Undefeated Nebraska hosts No. 7 Indiana on Saturday in a clash of 5-0 Big Ten teams. Youth Services: CASA of Elkhorn Valley is expanding foster-child advocacy to seven more Northeast and North Central Nebraska counties with United Way support.