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EXPLAINER: How the port strike could impact Nebraska economy, agriculture, healthcare
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Longshoremen on the east and Gulf coasts went on strike at midnight Tuesday and it’s already causing headaches for Nebraska exports.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau told 6 News the widespread strike is impacting exports like beef, pork, corn and wheat, and President Mark McHargue said buyers and shippers of some products are giving them a discouraging outlook.
“They’re telling us for every day that this strike goes on, it’s going to push product back a week,” he said. “So, I mean, very quickly you get into, say, a five-day strike — you’re looking at a five-week delay.”
He said it could also put a damper on imports for equipment parts during the beginning of harvest season.
“Our hope is that it’s only a few days,” McHargue said. “(It) would obviously be the least disruptive. This drags on for a couple of weeks, and we have a whole different situation.”
If this strike does last that long, he said products will spoil, leading to losses for investors. You’ll also see prices soar at the grocery store.
By how much?
UNL supply chain management and business analytics professor Dr. Scott Swenseth didn’t want to speculate.
“Even from a historical standpoint, seeing this impact on top of what’s already been a very inflationary period, I don’t know if we’ve experienced — at least in recent times — anything that we could use as a comparison there,” Swenseth said.
As for non-agricultural goods, Swenseth said price hikes would depends on the organization.
“Larger organizations that have seen this coming would have had the ability, potentially, to speed up some of their earlier shipments and may have received some of the things that will help them get through for a while,” he said. “Smaller and mid-sized companies that didn’t have the ability to get it in early or reroute it like some of the larger companies could, may see that impact sooner.”
When it comes transporting these goods, Swenseth told 6 News we’ll probably see shipping delays lasting longer than the strikes themselves.
“They’re going to handle that in different ways, and depending on the size of the company and what they have the ability to reroute. If you have an independent or real small trucking companies that are operating without being part of that larger organization—the independent drivers—if they don’t have a load, they don’t have a load.”
Which means they wouldn’t get paid.
Swenseth said even without the dockworkers strike, Hurricane Helene’s impact on the area is already significant.
The storm struck a Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., which is a major supplier for intravenous products.
Both Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health said they’re not experiencing any shortages at this time.
CHI said it’s looking to other manufacturers while that Baxter facility gets back online.
Nebraska Medicine said it maintains a four-to-six-week supply of critical medications. It’s expecting to see an impact from the Baxter plant’s closure and is putting plans in place, like conserving IV fluids, and making sure it’s prioritizing patients with the highest needs.
6 News also reached out to Methodist Hospital, which said it’s still working on an answer for this.
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Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Academy 2027 defensive lineman Jayden Travers announced his commitment to Nebraska on Wednesday evening during the broadcast of the Overtime National Championship game.
The Panthers are playing Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon.
The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Travers becomes commit No. 7 for Matt Rhule and the Huskers in the 2027 class, adding to a haul the Rivals Industry already ranked No. 5 nationally early in the cycle.
Nebraska offered Travers in May and he got a chance to visit Lincoln during the fall. He spoke about his decision prior to kickoff with Rivals.
“The culture there is amazing for football,” Travers said. “The coaching. They really care about your well-being. I like the defensive front they run. It’s somewhere I can play and develop at.”
The Rivals Industry tabs Travers as the nation’s No. 56 defensive lineman.
“He is from an extremely tough neighborhood in Baltimore and he has worked his butt of to be in this position for change. very dedicated to the sport and natural leader,” St. Frances head coach Messay Hailemariam said.
Hailemariam likes the decision for Travers as well.
“He felt great about the coaches and his chance at being developed for Sundays,” Hailemariam said before talking about what stands out about about him as a player. “Extremely strong and can use his hands extremely well.”
Other offers for Travers included Michigan, Miami, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Syracuse.
Those people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
Steve Jobs
Those fans who were expecting an uneventful pre-bowl season, recently received a rude awakening including Husker fans.
First, what’s the news at Nebraska?
New Hires and Fires
First of all, NU head coach Matt Rhule fired his first year DC (John Butler), his O-line coach (Donovan Raiola) and first year D-line coach (Terry Bradden) over the past few days.. Two new coaches have already been hired: Rob Aurich (DC) and Geep Wade (O-line). Aurich comes to NU from San Diego State, while Wade comes from Georgia Tech,
Terry Bradden’s replacement has not yet been named.
We’ll talk more about the coaching changes in the days to come.
Dayton Says No to NU
Husker ’26 “commit” QB Dayton Raiola (younger brother of current Husker QB Dylan) has decommitted. Are the firing of his uncle Donovan and Dayton’s decommitment connected?
The next question is, will Dylan also leave NU? Or does Dylan’s mid season leg injury keep him from transferring? Will his portal stock diminish? Will Dylan’s love for Nebraska keep him in Lincoln?
Huskers and Utes in the Las Vegas Bowl
Good news is NU won’t be playing in Yankee Stadium in their bowl game later this month. The bad news is Nebraska will be facing #15 Utah on New Year’s Eve. More about the match-up in the days to come.
EJ Enters the NFL Draft
All Big Ten Conference running back Emmett Johnson won’t be playing for the Huskers in their bowl game. Instead, he’ll be trying to be an NFL draft pick in April. Smart move for Johnson, but not for the Huskers’ chances of beating Utah.
That’s one of the things I don’t like about the current state of college football.
1890 Gone
The Husker NIL collective will soon be disbanded, All further donations will be directed to the Nebraska Athletic Fund.
College Football in General
We’ll Be Home For Christmas
Notre Dame has turned down a bowl invitation. The reason? The Irish feel they’ve been snubbed by the CFP committee. Way to go Irish. If you don’t get your way, just take your football and go home. Great lesson for the ND players.
Sigh.
Lane Kiffin Saga
KIffin leaves Ole Miss to take the head coaching job at LSU.
So what’s the big deal? College coaches come and go all the time. The difference is that his Ole Miss Rebels are one of the 12 teams vying for a national championship.. But sadly for Ole Miss, Kiffin will not be on the sidelines coaching the Rebels. Crazy, no? Try to imagine Tom Osborne in early December of 1994 leaving NU to take the job at Oklahoma.
That’s what has happened at Ole Miss. You can’t make this stuff up.
Iowa State and Kansas State to Stay Home
Both Big 12 schools have turned down bowl invitations citing coaching changes and injuries as reasons for their decision. As a result of not playing in a bowl, each team will have to pay the Big 12 $500,000 for the revenue the conference would have made had the teams played in bowl games. Again, you can’t make this stuff up.
Matt Campbell Goes to Penn State
The Nittany Lions just hired former Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell as their new head coach. Smart move by Matt. He’s a very good coach. It’s doubtful he could ever win a national championship at Ames, Iowa.
But know this: Campbell is jumping into a boiling caldron. If he doesn’t win big in his first or second year, the water temp is going to get even hotter.
One good thing about Campbell’s move is that even if he’s fired, he’ll be set for life financially.
One possible benefit for Nebraska might be in the transfer portal. Why? Because of Cyclone tight end Benjamin Brahmen, who is from Pierce, Nebraska and plays for Iowa State. When Matt Rhule was hired at NU, he made a last hour attempt to lure the 6′ 7″ 255 lb tight end to Nebraska, At the time, he was a Cyclone commit. Brahmen is a small town young man. It wouldn’t surprise me that if he enters the portal he opts for Nebraska,.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A charge was filed Monday after further investigation into groping allegations against Sen. Daniel McKeon of Amherst.
The Nebraska State Patrol cited McKeon for misdemeanor public indecency in October after investigating an allegation by a legislative staffer who was attending an end-of-session party on May 29 in Lincoln.
NSP received the report in early September. “An adult female reported that Dan McKeon had made inappropriate contact with her buttocks with his hand, over the top of her clothing,” Thomas said in response to a reporter’s question about the incident.
On Tuesday, Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon said that prosecutors reviewed the evidence initially collected and worked with Nebraska State Patrol investigators to seek additional evidence after the citation was issued.
On Monday, a criminal complaint was filed in Lancaster County Court charging McKeon with one count of misdemeanor disturbing the peace.
Condon said the alleged victim has been notified of the criminal charge filed against McKeon.
McKeon’s initial arraignment hearing will take place in Lancaster County Court on Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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