Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner

OMAHA — A new poll in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District shows Vice President Kamala Harris has reinvigorated local Democrats, infusing them with renewed hope.

The survey by conservative pollster Remington Research Group taken Aug. 14-17 indicates that Harris leads former President Donald Trump in the district 50%-42%, with a 3.8% margin of error.

The poll indicated minimal support for third-party candidates, including 2% support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 1% for Cornel West and less support for Jill Stein and Chase Oliver. ...

LA VISTA — Native Nebraskan Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor tapped this month as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, celebrated his first home-state rally Saturday by filling a suburban Sarpy County concert venue and its overflow amphitheater.

The rally emphasized his Nebraska roots, including his time as a teacher and coach in Alliance, Nebraska. His wife, Gwen, and one of his former geography students, Aubrianna Faustman, introduced him.

Walz was born in West Point, grew up in Valentine and graduated from high school in Butte. He got a warm reception from the largely Democratic audience. ...

LINCOLN — Nebraskans might need a new source for online smut, as Pornhub and its affiliates went dark Monday, a decision the website’s parent company promised after passage of a new state law.

That law, Legislative Bill 1092, requires online porn companies to verify users’ ages. Users would upload ID cards or other age-identifying documents.

Among the legally acceptable options: records from employers, mortgage companies, banks or educational institutions. ...

LINCOLN — Pornhub, one of the busiest websites for sexually explicit videos, is less than a month from going dark in Nebraska.

The company blames a new Nebraska state law requiring it to check the IDs of people using its site or hire another company to do so. Pornhub says it won’t assume that risk to its viewers.

Users of the adult video repository with Nebraska Internet protocol addresses are receiving warning messages saying they will lose access to the site on July 15. ...

WAVERLY, Nebraska — A wave of at least six tornadoes that local meteorologists called “historic” swept across eastern Nebraska on Friday, flattening a business, flipping a train and destroying dozens of suburban homes near Omaha.

But as of late Friday, officials had confirmed no serious injuries or deaths from some of the worst storms to hit the Omaha area since the May 1975 tornadoes that killed three people, injured hundreds and tore through an area near 72nd and Pacific Streets.

Taylor Nicolaisen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Valley, said Friday was the most tornado warnings the service had ever issued in a single day, at least 41. The previous record was May 12, 2023, with 33 warnings. ...