Uta Halee blames closure on state

By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – After 60 years serving troubled teens in Omaha, the Uta Halee Girls Village announced it will be forced to close its doors next month.
Read MoreContractor’s goal: fewer kids in foster care

By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Two private contractors involved with Nebraska’s child welfare reform are trying to cut the number of children they serve by 15 percent.
Read MoreHeineman says alleged Beatrice abuse not about overtime

By Fred Knapp
Lincoln, NE – Gov. Heineman reacted to the reports of abuse at BSDC Friday by calling it “disgusting.†But when a state senator suggested the abuse was related to too much overtime, Heineman accused him of playing politics.
Read MoreDisturbing details from Beatrice report

By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Gov. Dave Heineman called the new allegations of abuse at the Beatrice State Developmental Center “disgusting†on Friday, as more details paint a disturbing picture of what may have occurred.
Read MoreTop DHHS official resigns

By Hilary Stohs-Krause
Lincoln, NE – Just before 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced that Todd Reckling was resigning.
Read MoreState auditor: DHHS over-spent millions

By Hilary Stohs-Krause
Lincoln, NE – Thirty-two million dollars. That’s how much money state auditor Mike Foley says the state Department of Health and Human Services has spent on child welfare reform without proper documentation – or any at all.
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