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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Safely Removes More Than 645,000 Pounds of Unwanted Medications Nationwide

Nov 3, 2026 / Emily Murray Public Information Officer

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in partnership with more than 4,200 law enforcement agencies, collected 645,636...

NCTA Students in Interpersonal Skills class work to organize their community service projects.

NCTA Students Put Leadership and People Skills into Practice Through Community Service Projects

Nov 3, 2026 / Jennifer McConville

CURTIS, Neb. – Students in the Interpersonal Skills course at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) are taking learning beyond...

Michaela Becker leads a lesson in her second grade classroom at Buffalo Hills Elementary School in Kearney. She was part of the Teacher Scholars program at UNK. (Photo by Kollin Goff, UNK Communications)

UNK Teacher Scholars program builds a pathway from college to the classroom

Nov 3, 2026 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications

KEARNEY – Sage Larson knows exactly where she wants to be after graduating from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Back home in Arapahoe...

Creighton Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years for Drug and Gun Charges For Crimes in Central and Western Nebraska.

Nov 2, 2026 / Amy Donato

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Samuel Rosberg, 25, of Creighton, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 29, 2026, in federal cou...

Melissa Nelson, Kari Thomas and Marissa Molland work together through Meet Me on Main Street to promote local businesses and bring shoppers to rural communities. Nelson recently shared her entrepreneurial experiences with NCTA students, encouraging them to create opportunities in their own hometowns. Photo courtesy of Melissa Nelson.

Why Not You? NCTA Entrepreneurship Students Challenged to Create Opportunity in Their Hometowns

Nov 2, 2026 / Jennifer McConville, Ed.D

CURTIS, Neb. — When you look at your hometown and think there is nothing to do, consider a different question: What could you do to change th...

Nebraska Department of Education Awarded Nearly $4.9 Million Federal Grant to Expand and Enhance Special Education Teacher Apprenticeships

Nov 2, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has been awarded a federal grant totaling approximately $4.9 million over five years to expand and stren...

Dan Osborn Spoke at the Pour Farm in McCook

Nov 2, 2026 / Josh Keenportz

U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn spoke at the Pour Farm in McCook last Tuesday.

Senator Pete Ricketts Made a Last Chance Stop in McCook

Nov 2, 2026 / Josh Keenportz

Senator Ricketts and campaign colleagues made a campaign stop in McCook at the McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport.

NCTA to Host Commercial Drone Exam Prep Course Nov. 20

Nov 2, 2026 / Jennifer McConville, Ed.D

CURTIS, Neb. — Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture will host a Part 107 Remote Pilot Exam Prep Course on Nov. 20, 2026, from 9 a.m. to ...

Mid-America Manufacturing Job Gains Continue-Wholesale Inflation Remains Elevated with December Rate Hike Expected

Nov 2, 2026 / Kristen Crawford

October 2026 Survey Highlights-The overall index moved above growth neutral for a ninth straight month.-For the fifth straight month, the employmen...

Gov. Pillen Comments Following Meeting of the Economic Forecasting Advisory Board

Oct 31, 2026 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB) voted today to add $23.2 million to the current fiscal year revenue pr...

Nebraska Department of Labor Launches Rapid Reskilling and Reemployment Initiative to Support Dislocated Workers

Oct 31, 2026 / NDOL

LINCOLN, NE — The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) today announced the launch of the Nebraska Rapid Reskilling & Reemployment Initiati...

NDOT Celebrates Winners of 2026 Name-a-Snowplow Contest

Oct 30, 2026 / Samantha Bernt

Oct. 30, 2026 (Lincoln, Neb.) — For the sixth consecutive year, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted its Name-a-Snowp...

Attorney General’s Office Receives Lincoln Police Investigation into Contract Allegations

Oct 30, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Earlier this year, Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts, Mike Foley referred allegations to law enforcement concerning a contract executed by the Ne...

Governor and Energy Assistant Secretary Tout Investments into State’s Grid

Oct 30, 2026 / Laura Strimple

FREMONT, NE – Governor Jim Pillen touted investments to Nebraska’s energy grid during a news conference with Assistant Secretary ...

Nebraska, FTC, and Partnering States Sue Toast Inc. over Hidden and Unauthorized Fees and Other Unlawful Conduct

Oct 29, 2026 / Suz

The Federal Trade Commission, by and through Los Angeles County Counsel and San Francisco City Attorney, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Nebrask...

NCTA students listen as CASNR staff welcome them to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and share information about academic programs, student resources, clubs and campus life. Left to right sitting on the couch are Madisen Adams, Brook Wagner and Collin White.

NCTA Students Explore Next Steps at UNL

Oct 29, 2026 / Jennifer McConville

CURTIS, Neb. — Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture students traveled to Lincoln on October 26 to explore opportunities at the Universit...

Governor and First Lady Honor Military Spouses with New Service Ribbon

Oct 28, 2026 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and First Lady Suzanne honored five spouses of recently retired Nebraska National Guard soldiers and airmen...

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Artificial intelligence use doubles in rural Nebraska, poll shows

Oct 28, 2026 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 28, 2026 — The latest results from the 2026 Nebraska Rural Poll show that most rural Nebraskans have used artificial ...

Nebraska Catholic Bishops Urge Nebraskans to Vote "Against" Initiatives 440 & 441

Oct 28, 2026 / Tom Venzor

Lincoln, Nebraska - As Election Day draws nearer, Nebraska's Catholic Bishops - Archbishop Michael G. McGovern, Bishop James D. Conley, and Bishop ...

From left to right: Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture students Conrad Burrow, Hailey Loutzenhiser, Sydney Sybrant, Layna Wear and Paisley Zodrow received their American FFA Degrees during the 99th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.

Five NCTA students earn American FFA Degree

Oct 27, 2026 / Jennifer McConville

CURTIS, Neb. — Five Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture students received the American FFA Degree, the highest degree awarded by the Na...

Hastings College launches Hayes M. Fuhr Music Scholarship

Oct 26, 2026 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College announced the establishment of the Hayes M. Fuhr Music Scholarship, a premier $30,000 annual award re...

Nebraska Joins FTC and 19 States in Suing Dollar General for Charging Consumers More than Advertised for Many Products

Oct 26, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Dollar General has generated millions of dollars by regularly and repeatedly charging more at the register than the prices it advertises, the FTC a...

Cyber Attack Exercise Helps Prepare Nebraska Schools

Oct 26, 2026 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

Last week more than 170 school leaders including superintendents, principals, IT directors, teachers and staff from Nebraska K-12 schools, ESU&rsqu...

Nebraska State Patrol Homicide Investigation

Additional Information Released in Homicide, Trooper-Involved Shooting Investigations

Oct 25, 2026 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

October 25, 2026 (David City, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol continues investigating a homicide that occurred Friday morning in rura...