![]() Scenes of billowing smoke above the village, alongside an outcry from residents that they are still suffering from illnesses, have turned high-level attention to railroad safety and how dangerous materials are transported. No one was injured in the crash, but state and local officials decided to release and burn toxic vinyl chloride from five tanker cars, prompting the evacuation of half of the roughly 5,000 residents of East Palestine. Federal regulators have also said Norfolk Southern itself must do more to improve safety. Senators, however, have promised a pressing inquiry into the derailment, the Biden administration’s response and the company’s safety practices after the toppling of 38 railcars, including 11 carrying hazardous materials. The company has announced several voluntary safety upgrades. Norfolk Southern’s final financial responsibility is expected to run far beyond that after legal proceedings. He pointed to a $20 million commitment so far to help the community recover. “We’re going to be there for as long as it takes to help East Palestine thrive and recover.” “I’m terribly sorry for the impact this derailment has had on the folks of that community,” Shaw said. Subscribers can also view the entire newspaper online through an e-Paper subscription.He did back proposals to tighten standards for tank cars that the railroads don’t own, expand hazardous materials training for first responders and establish standards for the trackside detectors railroads use to spot problems. A weather camera allows readers to view outside weather 24 hours a day.īesides providing the most reliable news in Northeast Nebraska, the Daily News also hosts and maintains websites for local businesses, as well as advises on social networking, including Facebook and Twitter. The website has an extensive photo gallery and also features live streaming sports, a sports program and news video. The Norfolk Daily News has nearly two dozen journalists in the editorial department, corvering local news, sports, obituaries, celebrations, business, city, region, youth, entertainment, agriculture and more. Readers enjoy contests sponsored by the Daily News and area businesses. The website, is the most popular media website in Northeast Nebraska, reaching more than 250,000 unique visitors. The print edition readers 16,000 subscribers and the weekly Plus edition reaches another nearly 10,000 households. ![]() The Norfolk Daily News is the leader in news coverage in Northeast and North Central Nebraska. Jerry Huse became publisher in 1956 when he was 29, becoming the youngest publisher of a daily newspaper in Nebraska. Four generations of the Huse family have run the Norfolk Daily News a fifth generation is involved in management. The Huse family, including publisher Jerry Huse, has owned and managed the Norfolk Daily News since 1887. Kent Warneke serves as editor of the Norfolk Daily News. Norfolk Daily News is a daily newspaper located in downtown Norfolk, Nebraska, and is one of just a handful of daily newspapers owned and managed by an individual family.
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