Dan Crisler

Reporter at @owhnews. Baseball fan and cat enthusiast.

[Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH]

More news! @OWHsports is hiring a sports preps/GA reporter. Looking for energetic, versatile applicants to join our award-winning team. We want good storytellers!

Apply here: https://t.co/uVZMmlNW70

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Former University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor pleaded guilty Friday to driving drunk and causing a May 2025 crash that seriously injured one person in central Omaha. https://t.co/l5tG6JYN4k

[Gary Sharp @GarySharp_]

I am joining the @OWHnews team leading Digital Sports Content. Our award winning sports department is about to get more entertaining. I will be involved with: podcasts, video, live shows, website presence, writing and more. Huge thanks to @bendoody @swmckewonOWH @tomshatelOWH for the commitment and shared vision. This week’s Pick Six Podcast is a must listen. Let’s Go.

[Andrew Wegley @andrewwegley]

Nebraska's top election official, who in March tried to remove Democratic Senate candidate Cindy Burbank from the primary ballot, now might seek to keep her on the general election ballot, @johnrobertgage reports.

Would be a blow to Dan Osborn's chances:

https://t.co/RrYxUQrIBG

[Josh Reyes @jdauzreyes]

Not to read too much into endorsements, but basically every Nebraska Republican elected to state or federal office supported Secretary of State Bob Evnen. The people who have won elections trust the guy who runs Nebraska’s elections.

[Josh Reyes @jdauzreyes]

Tomorrow is primary day in Nebraska! I'll highlight some stories from the past few months that led up to this moment.

Went to Blue Collar Boxing, where we took a look at how Sen. John Cavanaugh built up and maintained his ties to the labor community https://t.co/YrvDLkklgx

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Dozens of missing or deceased Native Americans were highlighted during Tuesday’s Murdered and Missing Indigenous Peoples Awareness event at the Gene Leahy Mall. https://t.co/5GDW1Dbb0b

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Americans who were evacuated from a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean that had experienced an outbreak of hantavirus arrived in Omaha early Monday and were transported to special isolation https://t.co/76bUb78kSE

[Josh Reyes @jdauzreyes]

Lee leadership paints an optimistic picture in this report from Poynter. The World-Herald has hired new positions and listed more. Great! Current staff should benefit from this investment as well.

(Also there was no town hall in Omaha) https://t.co/ssFvUJlXpk

[Josh Reyes @jdauzreyes]

While we've been hard at work covering Omaha and Nebraska with fewer journalists than ever, @LeeEntNews has stalled our guild bargaining over our reasonable and modest requests for wage increases over the next two years. We're making some noise to get what we deserve.

[Julie Anderson @JulieAnderson41]

Important election coverage from @dan_crisler

[Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH]

BREAKING: NU Board of Regents approve $600 million Memorial Stadium renovation:

https://t.co/s4Foc7ZgJj

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Sam McKewon's latest mailbag looks at Nebraska's NIL situation compared to Ohio State, heat vs. apathy in Husker football and new point guard Trevan Leonhardt. https://t.co/G44gXAZMWV

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Political mail in an Omaha legislative district claim a candidate is somehow both "MAGA" and "woke." https://t.co/2tVdWPZvTu

[Omaha World-Herald @OWHnews]

Using over six million mom-and-baby medical records, UNMC researchers have identified a possible link between prenatal prescriptions for certain commonly used medications and an increased risk of autism in children. https://t.co/kroVeWGGPU

[Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH]

“We do not believe it would be productive.”

“They were all pretty flabbergasted by it.”

Why former Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert's talk show is off-limits to Ewing staffers.

https://t.co/qni68lgFDw

[Justin Diep @Justin_Diep_]

Nebraska to end in-state tuition for undocumented students after reaching a deal with the @TheJusticeDept Tuesday. Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/tqKorMpekQ

[Justin Diep @Justin_Diep_]

The McCook detention center has housed ICE detainees since November but hasn't reached its 300-bed contracted capacity, meaning Nebraska isn't receiving the full $2.4 million monthly payment from ICE for "Cornhusker Clink".

https://t.co/gTLa883xf5

[Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH]

"I wonder how many of these would have been signed off on if the (no-bid contract oversight legislation) had been in effect."

The OWH obtained all 62 similar emergency procurement forms from the past three years. A review shows that the bioeconomy contract is unique for being blank.

However, other forms contain explanations that range from pages of justification to two sentences that contain no details of an emergency or the work planned.

Important investigation from @jdauzreyes:

https://t.co/IX0hsneq5v