Cash App owner to pay $45M settlement over alleged deceptive practices, fraud protections

Nebraska will receive nearly $380,000 as Block Inc. agrees to improve customer support, strengthen fraud prevention and change its marketing practices

July 8, 2026Updated: July 8, 2026

By Naydu Daza Maya

Cash App owner to pay $45M settlement over alleged deceptive practices, fraud protections

FILE - Cash App logos are seen on a phone screen, Sept. 8, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Regional

How to prevent a data center? Cherry County approves six-month moratorium on conditional use permits

As data centers expand across Nebraska, Cherry County leaders are taking steps to slow potential development locally.

Three former Cherry County law enforcement officers honored

He lost his life protecting the Valentine area over Easter weekend in 1954, but do people today know the name Trooper Marvin Hansen?

Questions raised about federal land management during record-breaking fire season

A series of recent wildfires across the Nebraska Sandhills and Panhandle is prompting new questions about how federal land is managed and how fires are fought.

Rushville, Nebraska woman sentenced to more than six years for fraud and money laundering

A 57-year-old Rushville woman has been sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in federal prison after being convicted of four counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.

Cash App owner to pay $45M settlement over alleged deceptive practices, fraud protections

Regional

How to prevent a data center? Cherry County approves six-month moratorium on conditional use permits

Three former Cherry County law enforcement officers honored

Questions raised about federal land management during record-breaking fire season

Rushville, Nebraska woman sentenced to more than six years for fraud and money laundering

State

Potter residents transported to hospital following one-vehicle accident

UNMC tour emphasizes doctor and nurse shortages in rural Nebraska

Lincoln woman accused in death of 4-month-old found competent for trial

Nebraska nurses disciplined for violations at Omaha hospice service

ATV riders cruise through rural Clatonia in third summer Fire Ride, a unique community collaboration

Young moms fight to reopen city pool

Sports

State Little League tournaments in Kearney sets participation record

Nebraska Select soccer team earns trip to national tournament

Auburn Boys Basketball Head Coach Jim Weeks named NHSACA Coach of the Year

Wild Horse Golf Club unveils renovated clubhouse, new short course

Longtime high school coach enters national hall of fame

Kearney hosts Nebraska Lions All-Star Golf Tournament, honoring state's top senior golfers

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