Good morning, Lincoln.

Supporters pitch a privately funded statue of Capitol Cat Cameron, a beloved former greeter, to honor his legacy with a bronze figure (18 to 20 inches tall) on a limestone pedestal.

The proposal will be reviewed at a Capitol Environs Commission meeting Friday, Aug. 28 at 8:30 a.m.

The Nebraska Children and Families Foundation was awarded a nearly $10 million federal grant to study and expand a program that delivers books to preschool children (boosting early literacy).

Over 120 sites statewide will join the study over the next five years.

Forty first-year students from eight states join Nebraska Business Honors Academy to focus on action-based learning, internships and global study.

The program will equip them with practical business skills as they begin their college journey.

A Lincoln resident won $160,000 on a Nebraska Pick 5 ticket drawn on Tuesday, Aug.

25, after buying the ticket at Hy-Vee Food Store No. 2 on 84th St. and must claim prizes of $20,000 or more in person at Lottery headquarters plus within 180 days.

Nebraska officials said the state will receive up to $201 million from Meta’s child safety settlement announced Wednesday.

Meta will update Facebook and Instagram with daily time limits and nighttime blocks to help curb addictive features among young users.

Low-dose radiation therapy is now offered at CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln and CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island to ease arthritis pain *for patients who have exhausted standard treatments*; the six-session course yields results after 90 days and insurance typically covers the procedure.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services advised residents today to update their MMR vaccines as measles outbreaks in nearby states raise risks.

Health providers are urged to confirm vaccine status for families.

The FDA approved the oral drug Daraxonrasib on Wednesday to treat pancreatic cancer; clinical trials showed it nearly doubled survival from 6.7 to 13.2 months and reduced side effects—an option for patients who already received other treatments.

Nebraska football cornerback Danny Odem III was named to the preseason watch list for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award announced Wednesday; 14 semifinalists will be chosen on Nov.

3 with the winner picked on Dec. 28 (he is one of 37 players selected).