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Nebraska Attorney General Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to 104 Omaha Shops Selling THC Products

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March 20, 2025

Nebraska Attorney General Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to 104 Omaha Shops Selling THC Products

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent cease-and-desist letters to 104 retail locations and franchised stores in Omaha on March 20 in connection with his office’s enforcement efforts to crack down on products containing THC.

The state’s chief legal officer asked the stores to immediately stop selling any products containing noncompliant amounts of THC or face litigation.

The letters come after investigators from Hilgers’ office teamed up with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office this year to purchase products from stores owned by 35 companies. Hilgers claims each store that was investigated sold at least one product that was marketed as hemp but contained the THC concentration of cannabis.

The attorney general claimed that the products’ labeling incorrectly identified their cannabinoid content, which is an act of deceptive, unfair and unsafe trade practices.

“I’m here today to talk about our continued effort to address the synthetic delta-8 crisis that we have in the state of Nebraska,” Hilgers said during a press conference on Thursday, adding that his office began a series of investigations beginning in late 2023 elsewhere in the state before shifting its focus to Omaha—Nebraska’s most populated city.

“What we found unfortunately is consistent with what we found in every other city in the state of Nebraska, which is every single store that we tested … not one store was following the law,” Hilgers said. “At every single store, we found either something totally mislabeled … [or] we found enormously high levels of delta-8.”

The 104 stores in Omaha now have 30 days to either comply with the attorney general’s demands and take the products off their shelves or face lawsuits from the state.

If any store fails to return a signed settlement indicating its assurance of voluntary compliance, then the attorney general’s office will initiate litigation. Many of the stores that have tobacco licenses will jeopardize those permits as well, according to Hilgers’ office.

Hilgers also indicated that his office plans to provide Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine with evidence of criminal activity for consideration of criminal charges under the state’s cannabis laws. Selling any amount of cannabis in Nebraska is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

Some of the products Hilgers is targeting include: Kushy Exotic THCA Flower, Flying Horse Vape-9G, and Road Trip Gummies.

“We were very proud to partner with Attorney General Hilgers and his team to take on this very, very worthwhile effort,” Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said during the press conference. “I’ve been a lawman in Nebraska and specifically in Douglas County since I was 22 years old. And you didn’t have to knock me over with a feather to remind me of one universal truth, and that is: You can’t trust drug dealers. And obviously, this is an industry that cannot be trusted, inasmuch that we did not find one location that was operating in compliance with the law.”

Regardless of one’s position on cannabis legalization, Hanson asked those listening to separate those views from the issue of consumer protection as it related to products with synthetic THC from hemp plants.

Hilgers and Hanson were joined at the press conference by state Sens. Kathleen Kauth and Jared Storm. Kauth, in particular, is sponsoring Legislative Bill 316, which aims to amend the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the state’s Uniform Controlled Substances Act to redefine hemp and prohibit conduct related to products containing hemp derivatives in the name of public safety.

In the interim, Hilgers indicated that he plans to seek the maximum penalties and fines against retailers selling noncompliant products containing intoxicating hemp derivatives, including up to a $4,000 fine for each individual sale of a noncompliant product.

“We promised that we would escalate our fight, and today are fulfilling that promise,” Hilgers said Thursday in a public statement. “Operating in Nebraska’s largest city does not immunize you from the law. These stores are selling harmful and unlawful products despite being on notice. Because of that, once litigation ensues, we will seek penalties to the fullest extent of the law, and will refer for criminal prosecution when necessary.”

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‘Best we’ve played all year.’ Trent Perry scores 20 points as UCLA routs No. 9 Nebraska

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March 4, 2026

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‘Best we’ve played all year.’ Trent Perry scores 20 points as UCLA routs No. 9 Nebraska

The UCLA men’s basketball team made Senior Night one to savor Tuesday, dominating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 at Pauley Pavilion for its 20th victory of the season and third over a top-10 ranked opponent.

The Bruins improved to 20-10 overall and 12-7 in the Big Ten with one regular season game remaining, Saturday at crosstown rival USC.

Trent Perry scored 20 points, Eric Dailey Jr. had 14 and three players — Tyler Bilodeau, Skyy Clark and Xavier Booker — each added eight points.

“Nebraska’s got a great team,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. “This is the best we’ve played all year — they brought out the best in us. We went from our worst defensive effort to our best. They outhustle everyone they play, but not us. Tonight we were great, but I love the way they play. If we had their attitude we’d have their record.”

Eric Freeny had four points, five rebounds and three steals in 18 minutes for UCLA, which got 26 points in the paint and 17 second-chance points.

“Effort is what it takes to win in March,” Freeny said. “It was our last home game. Coach keeps on pushing me to be better everyday.”

Sam Hoiberg had 12 points to lead Nebraska, but Pryce Sandfort, who began the game leading the conference in three-pointers made per game, was held to nine points.

“Sandford has been unbelievable so to hold him to nine points is amazing,” Cronin said. “Brandon Williams was the unsung hero.”

Williams had six points and three rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.

The Bruins were in control from the opening tip-off and never trailed the Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5). UCLA improved to 10-3 in all-time against Nebraska and the win greatly strengthened its resume for the NCAA tournament as the Bruins also beat then-No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Jan. 20 and then-No. 10 Illinois 95-94 in overtime on Feb. 21 on Donovan Dent’s layup with one second left.

“We have to take attitude we came with tonight, bottle it up and take it on the road,” Dailey Jr. said. “We’ve got so much left. The season’s not over… we’re only as good as our last game. It’s all about how you respond. I love the fight that we played with tonight.”

This is the fifth time in Cronin’s seven seasons that the Bruins have won 20 or more games. They are 17-1 at home (their only loss in overtime to Indiana on Jan. 31).

“Since I’ve been here we don’t lose much at home.” Cronin said.

UCLA went ahead by 15 points, 37-22, on Perry’s three-pointer with 2:41 left and led 37-24 at intermission. The Bruins shot 50% from the field in the first half (15 for 30) while Nebraska was only 31% (nine for 29).

The Bruins increased their advantage to 18 points on Dailey’s dunk less than five minutes into the second half and the visitors got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

Prior to pregame introductions the Bruins honored seniors Bilodeau, Dent and Clark; fifth-year player Jamar Brown; redshirt seniors Steven Jamerson II, Jack Seidler and Anthony Peoples Jr; and redshirt junior Evan Manjikian. In a media timeout, midway through the first half, former coach Jim Harrick (who led UCLA to its 11th national championship in 1995) was honored and got a loud ovation.

“I’m happy for our seniors, I didn’t want them to lose their last game at Pauley,” said Perry, who reversed a subpar performance at Minnesota, where he was 0-for-7 from the field with one rebound and one assist in 26 minutes. “I had to come out here tonight and bounce back for my team. I play for something bigger than myself and I’m fortunate to have the type of guys I do around me.”

UCLA guard Skyy Clark looks to pass while under pressure from Nebraska guard Sam Hoiberg and forward Berke Buyuktuncel in the second half.

(William Liang / Associated Press)

Over the last four games, Dent has 46 assists and just two turnovers.

Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 26 of 28 games played, totaling 20 points or more nine times.

Dailey moved to within five points of reaching the 1,000-career point milestone.

UCLA has now made at least one three-pointer in 887 of 888 games dating to February 2000.

“We had one practice this week, that’s it,” Cronin said. “We watched film, had a heart-to-heart talk and a shoot around today but that’s it.”

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4.1-magnitude earthquake hits south-central Nebraska

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March 3, 2026

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4.1-magnitude earthquake hits south-central Nebraska

People across Nebraska and Kansas reported feeling an earthquake Sunday afternoon.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale struck around 1 p.m. about 3 miles east of the Webster County village of Cowles, which is in south-central Nebraska near the Kansas border.

A quake of that magnitude is considered “light” and not likely to cause damage.

But the USGS received dozens of reports from people who said they felt the quake, some as far away as Omaha and Manhattan, Kansas. Numerous people took to social media to report feeling the quake.

Two aftershocks of 2.6 magnitude later occurred near the original quake site, one about 90 minutes after the initial quake and one later Sunday night.

Earthquakes are relatively rare in Nebraska, but the state does usually record one or two minor ones per year. The last time Nebraska recorded a quake of a magnitude 4 or above was in December 2023, also in Webster County.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Pick 3 on March 2, 2026

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March 3, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 2.

Winning Powerball numbers from March 2 drawing

02-17-18-38-62, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from March 2 drawing

21-28-58-65-67, Powerball: 25

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 2 drawing

7-5-8

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 2 drawing

03-08-09-17-25

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 2 drawing

Red Balls: 14-26, White Balls: 17-18

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 2 drawing

Month: 05, Day: 03, Year: 23

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 2 drawing

28-41-42-50-55, Bonus: 02

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

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