Jared Austin
Reporter
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Jared Austin started his career at 10/11 NOW in September 2019. He comes from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he spent a few years at KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate in Columbia, Missouri.
He's originally from North Aurora, Illinois, which is about 40 minutes outside of Chicago. He roots for all the Chicago sports teams, except in the MLB where he roots for the Minnesota Twins. In his spare time, he loves to hit the golf course and go on hikes with family and friends.
Jared is excited to be in southeast Nebraska to share all the stories the community has to offer.
Multiple sports betting bills were introduced in the Nebraska Legislature.
The first batch of vaccines is expected to arrive in Nebraska by Dec. 13.
Nebraska voters will have the ability to decide to legalize casino gambling this election.
Nebraska will see an amendment involving slavery on their ballots this November.
The Nebraska Secretary of State said more than 350,000 early-voting ballot requests have come in, which is about 30% of Nebraska’s registered voters
“Boneless chicken wings? Unless you’re going to strap those things to the side of a jet you cannot call them a wing,” Ander Christensen said.
Election officials discuss options for mail-in voting this election.
The Nebraska Legislature reconvened Monday after nearly a four month layoff.