Zach Hammack

Managing Editor @JournalStarNews. Former Night Editor, K-12 education reporter. Fan of Cardinals, cricket and Bob Dylan.

[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

House fire near 30th and Vine streets. Lots of black smoke can be seen from the Journal Star’s office.

[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

That "maintenance shed" that burned down on NuMark Golf Course Jan. 12 had quite the history.
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[Alyssa Johnson @ajohnson6170]

'I was stunned:' UNL Jersey Guy's viral fame nets him big gift from Fanatics https://t.co/hCcSyssiUE via @JournalStarNews

[Jenna Ebbers @EbbersJenna]

After two years @LPSorg, Superintendent Paul Gausman announced plans to retire at the end of the school year. More w/ @JournalStarNews
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[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

He is definitely never going to watch it

[Bob Dylan @bobdylan]

There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah Wald’s Dylan Goes Electric – a book that came out in 2015. It’s a fantastic retelling of events from the early ‘60s that led up to the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the movie read the book.

[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

Grass fire near 84th and Branched Oak Road north of town leaving a trail of smoke over Lincoln on a breezy, dry Sunday.

[Andrew Wegley @andrewwegley]

A Lincoln mother who advocated for a bill that Gov. Pillen vetoed this year that would have allowed child sex abuse victims to hold school districts liable for abuse on their watch died in a rafting accident along with her husband.

From @Alex_Vargas1994

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[Brent Wagner @LJSSportsWagner]

By the time all is said and done, Val's will have sold about 21,000 slices, its average haul each Saturday (From @HammackLJS):
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[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

.@JokermenPodcast Jokerman sighting in Lincoln, NE, last night…🧛🃏

[Jenna Ebbers @EbbersJenna]

After moving to Wayne last spring, the family hoped to stay for a long time. Then, their son began experiencing racism at school.

Now, they hope to incite change.

“There's no doubt there needs to be major, major change at Wayne High." @JournalStarNews
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[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

@RossWBermanIV Actually a great setlist

[Jenna Ebbers @EbbersJenna]

Another longtime child care center in #LNK announced plans to close next month, leaving families frustrated and confused as the reason why remains unclear.

“The lack of transparency has been really frustrating,” one parent said. more @JournalStarNews
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[Lincoln Journal Star @JournalStarNews]

Multiple tornadoes touched down in Lancaster County on Friday, injuring a few people, snapping powerlines and damaging vehicles and businesses.

See more photos: https://t.co/83HTXY6Ln2

Read about the damage: https://t.co/4irbsMtDVL

[Andrew Wegley @andrewwegley]

In a dramatic vote tonight, the #neleg overwhelmingly rejected a procedural motion that could have cleared the way for the Trump-backed winner-take-all model to become the law of the land in Nebraska. @JournalStarNews

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[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

LPD says the rider was transported to a local hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Eastbound lanes are now open.

[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

LFR and Lincoln police responding to a motorcycle crash at 21st and O streets. Rider was unconscious but breathing and taken to Bryan West, per emergency scanner traffic.

[Zach Hammack @HammackLJS]

Eastbound traffic near the intersection is being diverted off O Street, so best to avoid the area.

[Andrew Wegley @andrewwegley]

The Trump-backed bid to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state goes up for a vote as an amendment to LB1300.

And the vote FAILS 8-36.

Republicans resoundingly reject the proposal that will likely go up for a vote again before this session finally ends.