US clears the way for more oil sales from post-Maduro Venezuela as Trump tries to boost world oil supply during Iran war

US clears the way for more oil sales from post-Maduro Venezuela as Trump tries to boost world oil supply during Iran war

March 18, 2026Updated: March 18, 2026

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US clears the way for more oil sales from post-Maduro Venezuela as Trump tries to boost world oil supply during Iran war.

Regional

$100 Million secured for Fort Laramie Tunnel project to protect 55,000 acres of farmland

$100 Million secured for Fort Laramie Tunnel project to protect 55,000 acres of farmland

Keith County Fairgrounds becomes Incident Command Post amid Nebraska wildfires

Keith County Fairgrounds becomes Incident Command Post amid Nebraska wildfires

Five-generation ranching family navigates path forward after Morrill wildfire

Five-generation ranching family navigates path forward after Morrill wildfire

Gothenburg Area Businesses Pooling Resources for Wildfire Victims

Gothenburg Area Businesses Pooling Resources for Wildfire Victims

State

Keith County Fairgrounds becomes Incident Command Post amid Nebraska wildfires

Ricketts discusses Iran tensions, impact on Nebraska farmers

More privacy and better sleep coming to Norfolk Fire and Rescue

Ricketts introduces bill to prevent insider trading in Congress

Community members propose combining Kimball Police Department with sheriff’s office

Inside Nebraska’s budget: Why the state faces structural deficit after $1B surplus

Sports

Sidney’s Lilee Wieser commits to Kansas State rowing team

Sidney’s Aubrey Campbell commits to Peru State women’s golf team

WNCC drops pair of games to NJC

Williams scores 17 off the bench, Wichita State beats Wyoming 74-70 in NIT

Broncos get star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins in a blockbuster trade, AP sources say

2026 High School Girls Basketball Postseason Central

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion