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UNK Pride of the Plains announces 2026 members, performance schedule
Aug 25, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its 2026 season schedule, beginning with Thur...
Crash Investigation Leads to Motor Vehicle Homicide Arrest
Aug 25, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
August 24, 2026 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person for motor vehicle homicide as t...
RTC inmate death
Aug 25, 2026 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
August 24, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Daniel Losinger #59382, age 74, died yesterday at the Reception and Treatment Center. Losinger’s sen...
USDA Authorizes Two-Month Deadline Extension for Emergency Conservation Program in Several Wildfire-Impacted Counties
Aug 25, 2026 / Bobbie Kriz-Wickham
(Lincoln, Neb. – Aug. 24, 2026) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is again extending the application period...
NSP Completes Memorial Stadium Concert DUI Enforcement
Aug 24, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
August 24, 2026 (LIncoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have conducted a special enforcement effort corresponding wit...
Attorney General Hilgers Co-Leads Coalition of States Raising Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting
Aug 24, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln – Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers co-led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in raising concerns over climate-related fina...
Attorney General Hilgers secures commitment from Resideo and ADI to cease all sales of Dahua and Hikvision products in Nebraska
Aug 21, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers finalized a settlement with Resideo Technologies, Inc. and ADI Global Distribution LLC. Resideo and ADI...
Nebraska’s Growing Role in Health Initiatives Highlighted During Visit by HHS Secretary Kennedy
Aug 21, 2026 / Laura Strimple
Omaha, NE – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, and University of Nebraska Presid...
32 Law Enforcement Agencies Selected for Summer Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Aug 21, 2026 / NDOT
Aug. 21, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced that 32 law enforce...
Construction Employment Grows in July as Unemployment Rate Remains 2.9 Percent
Aug 21, 2026 / NDOL
State Unemployment Rate:Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for July 2026 is 2.9 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged fro...
Loper Flight Academy launches new era for UNK Aviation
Aug 21, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Chancellor Neal Schnoor arrived in style Thursday to celebrate a new era for aviation at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He...
Helping Make NCTA Home: Resident Assistants Welcome Students Back to Campus
Aug 20, 2026 / Jennifer McConville
CURTIS, Neb. — As students arrive at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture for a new academic year, there will be plenty to learn: ne...
Rural Mainstreet Index Rises Above Growth Neutral
Aug 20, 2026 / Kristen Crawford
August 2026 Survey Results at-a-Glance:-The region’s overall reading rose above growth neutral for only the second time in the past six month...
2026 Domestic Abuse Death Review Team Annual Report
Aug 19, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT), in partnership with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, issued its 2026 Ann...
Grand Island Police Report
Aug 19, 2026 / KRGI News
News media report for: 08/19/2026All crimes reported in this daily report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For all mediarequests, please contact...
New Leadership Elected for the Nebraska Corn Board for 2026-2027
Aug 19, 2026 / Jill Bookhout Director of Communications
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) elected three farmers to serve leadership roles at its recent board meeting on August 12. The l...
Partnership Signed for Nebraska Military Department and the City of McCook
Aug 19, 2026 / Josh Keenportz
The Nebraska Military Department and the City of McCook have formed a new partnership to help strengthening communication, community relationships ...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to the Newly Created Data Center Task Force
Aug 19, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of 17 members to the state’s newly created Data Center Task Force. Authoriz...
Attorney General Hilgers Sues City of Omaha over Unconstitutional Minimum Wage Ordinance
Aug 18, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the City of Omaha over its unconstitutional minimum wage ordinance. The lawsuit asks the courts to stop t...
Nebraska High School Students Encouraged to Apply for 2027 United States Senate Youth Program
Aug 18, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is now accepting applications for its annual statewide selection process. Two Nebraska students will...
Nebraska Library Commission Awards Grants for Youth Library Service
Aug 18, 2026 / Sally Snyder
The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded $30,000 in grants for Excellence in Youth service. Of the grants awarded to thirty-one Nebraska li...
Two New Directors Begin Terms on the Nebraska Corn Board, One Director Re-appointed
Aug 17, 2026 / Jill Bookhout Director of Communications
LINCOLN, Neb. – Gov. Jim Pillen recently appointed Michael Bergen to serve as the District 3 director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which...
Don't Use Fertilizer Tanks to Haul Drinking Water for Cattle
Aug 17, 2026 / Press Release
Lincoln, Neb., August 17, 2026 — Veterinary toxicologists in the region are again seeing cases of cattle deaths associated with water hauled ...
Driver Arrested After Fatal Crash in Lincoln County
Aug 15, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
August 14, 2026 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a semi driver after one person was killed ...
LB 1032 Is a Game Changer for Native Families in Nebraska
Aug 14, 2026 / Samantha Magpie, Communications Manager, Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition
Nebraska tribes now have a powerful tool in the ongoing fight to protect and raise their youngest members without fear of reprisal.With the passage...