RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from a quarantine facility in Nebraska

June 16, 2026Updated: June 16, 2026

By ALI SWENSON and MIKE STOBBE

Regional

Trail connecting Fremont and Hooper officially opens

Nebraska reports first human case of West Nile virus this season

Wedding ring left at Norfolk YMCA traced to South Dakota pawn shop

Norfolk man arrested after telling police he assaulted girlfriend

State

Norfolk man arrested for threatening woman with gun, police say.

DOJ charges 455 defendants in $6.5B health care fraud crackdown

Trail connecting Fremont and Hooper officially opens

RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

Regional

Trail connecting Fremont and Hooper officially opens

Nebraska reports first human case of West Nile virus this season

Wedding ring left at Norfolk YMCA traced to South Dakota pawn shop

Norfolk man arrested after telling police he assaulted girlfriend

State

Norfolk man arrested for threatening woman with gun, police say.

DOJ charges 455 defendants in $6.5B health care fraud crackdown

Trail connecting Fremont and Hooper officially opens

Republican National Committee sues Nebraska over state election law

Large hail, tornado reports and damaging winds slam Nebraska Panhandle, northeast Colorado

Gordon City Council takes no action on proposed firework ban

Sports

Oklahoma dominates UNC, wins first College World Series since 1994

Hundreds of hoopers compete at growing UNK basketball camp

UNC takes game two of CWS finals, forces winner-take-all Monday night

Behind two homers from LeChance, Oklahoma takes game one of MCWS final

Hundreds of wrestlers pack downtown Grand Island for Friday Night Lights event

East Team Seeks Repeat Victory in Sertoma 8-Man Classic

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Birding Bowl inspires generous next step

Outdoor notes: Tips for enjoying water safely this summer

Outdoor notes: Rare lake sturgeon made 681-mile swim

Outdoor notes: Low water affecting Nebraska boaters this summer

Ag notes: Cattle placements rise 6% during April

NGPC still offers grazing, haying opportunities