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Nick Loomis

@liloomis

Journalist / repatriated Midwesterner after 14 years in Africa for BBC, others. Not a big poster. Follow back if ur open to Qs

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Joined March 2009
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My latest for @NPRMidwestNews
The Midwest Newsroom (@NPRMidwestNews) profile pictureThe Midwest Newsroom@NPRMidwestNews9 Dec 2025
"If 30% cuts are enacted across the board, that’s going to really strain a lot of rural systems’ ability to serve their passengers.” More Nebraskans need rural transportation, but there’s less money to fund it | By @liloomis nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…
More Nebraskans need rural transportation, but there’s less money to fund it

More Nebraskans need rural transportation, but there’s less money to fund it

Rider demand is up in many communities, but there’s a gap between what the Nebraska Department of Transportation can fund and the growing needs of transit agencies around the state.

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"They’re trying to destroy everything that supports me staying alive and functioning.” Privatize or downsize the USPS? Rural customers worry either option will hurt them. By @liloomis iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news…
Privatize or downsize the USPS? Rural customers worry either option will hurt them

Privatize or downsize the USPS? Rural customers worry either option will hurt them

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in.

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ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So these Missouri activists are stepping up | By @JonathanAhl and @brianmmunoz @stlpublicradio stlpr.org/government-politic…
ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So Rolla activists are stepping up

ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So Rolla activists are stepping up

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility.

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The atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water across the Midwest, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather whiplash and boost profits. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…
Some farmers are using this new, experimental practice to help prevent flooding

Some farmers are using this new, experimental practice to help prevent flooding

Across much of the Midwest, the atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather...

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Nebraska’s bur oak trees have withstood hundreds of years of extreme Nebraska weather and varying pests. But now the trees are dying en masse throughout eastern Nebraska. The cause is hypoxylon canker, which is a common oak tree killer in the south. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…
Eastern Nebraska’s bur oak trees, known as the ‘King of the Great Plains,’ dying due to widespread...

Eastern Nebraska’s bur oak trees, known as the ‘King of the Great Plains,’ dying due to widespread...

Bur oak trees are some of the most common native Nebraska trees. They’re hardy trees, known to withstand a range of stresses, including Nebraska’s harshest weather. But they’re dying en masse due to...

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“Ninety-five percent of the people here support Trump — I do, too — but this is wrong.” Kennett, Missouri residents want to bring their friend Carol Mayorga home. ICE arrested her at her immigration check-in. stlpr.org/law-order/2025-05-…
'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in

'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in

A Kennett, Missouri, woman went to St. Louis last month for what she thought was a routine meeting with immigration officials to renew her immigration documents. Instead, they shackled her and are...

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It's humid in these parts! What's your best guess for the state with the highest relative humidity so far in 2025?
9%Iowa
12%Kansas
66%Missouri
12%Nebraska
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I’m looking for people in Nebraska who have benefited from community projects that have received federal funding in the past, or were counting on services from Community Project Funding cut this year. Replying here with lists of projects whose funding was pulled this year.
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Community Project Funding Submissions | Congressman Mike Flood

Community Project Funding Submissions | Congressman Mike Flood

Community Project Funding Submissions FY 27Interior and EnvironmentProject Title: City of Norfolk Industrial Wastewater Treatment ProjectRecipient: City of NorfolkLocation: Norfolk, NE Amount:...

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Community Project Funding Requests | Representative Adrian Smith

May 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. - The office of Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) announced the process for Third District communities and public entities to apply for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Community Project...

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I’m looking for people in Iowa who have benefited from community projects that have received federal funding in the past, or were counting on services from Community Project Funding cut this year. Replying here with lists of projects whose funding was pulled this year.
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Community Project Funding

Community Project Funding allows certain federal funds to be directed toward a state, locality, or eligible nonprofit serving a Congressional district through the Appropriations process.This process...

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FY 2025 Requested Community Projects

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Great work by my @NebPubMediaNews colleague @PealJolie for this important story. Get comfy... She went all in.
The Midwest Newsroom (@NPRMidwestNews) profile pictureThe Midwest Newsroom@NPRMidwestNews29 Apr 2025
A Nebraska boy was bullied and called a ‘cotton picker’ and other racist slurs. Now is mother is demanding accountability, taking on the US Dept. of Education. Reporter @PealJolie @NebPubMediaNews Photographer @liloomis @NPRMidwestNews MORE: nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…
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"A circular problem." Our investigative reporter @kavahnmansouri spoke about our Unhoused/Unschooled project with @AMartinezLA @NPR this morning. Take a listen: Midwest schools struggling to serve students experiencing housing instability 1/2 npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-525…
Midwest schools struggling to serve students experiencing housing instability

Midwest schools struggling to serve students experiencing housing instability

A public radio investigation has found that Midwest schools are struggling to serve students who experience housing instability, despite a federal law intended to ensure equal access to education.

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Ils ne se sont pas qualifiés pour les jeux olympiques, mais pour fêter le debut du Breaking aujourd'hui, voici le sujet sur le Power Crew du Sénégal que j'ai fait avec @emelinenn pour @BBC @bbcafrique youtu.be/w3hZmM2FCrY?si=dSrn…
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Goodnight you Princes of Adjamé, you Kings of Yopougon. #djarafat #cotedivoire bbc.com/news/world-africa-49…
DJ Arafat: Twelve arrested after fans of Ivorian artist 'open coffin'

DJ Arafat: Twelve arrested after fans of Ivorian artist 'open coffin'

Police in the Ivory Coast make arrests after fans of DJ Arafat stormed his funeral on Saturday.

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