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High WInd and Red Flag Warnings issued for Thursday
Dec 17, 2025 / NWS
A High Wind Warning remains in effect for the entire area on Thursday. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for northern Kansas. Please...
Attorney General Hilgers Secures Settlement with Menards
Dec 17, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln -- Attorney General Mike Hilgers today announced a multistate settlement with Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards, the home improvement retail chain....
Gov. Pillen, Dr. Oz Announce Nebraska is First in the Nation to Pursue Medicaid Work Requirements/Reaction
Dec 17, 2025 / Press Release
Gov. Pillen, Dr. Oz Announce Nebraska is First in the Nation to Pursue Medicaid Work RequirementsLINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen was joined...
Calculating annual cow costs webinar series scheduled in 2026
Dec 17, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 17— The Nebraska Extension will host the “Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar Series” in January and Februar...
High Wind Warning Thursday, December 18th
Dec 17, 2025 / National Weather Service
(NWS/Hastings) - Through gusty southerly winds will develop across the area on Wednesday (gusts around 30-40 MPH), even stronger winds are expected...
NCTA Alum Shares Career Journey as a Diesel Technician with Current Students
Dec 16, 2025 / By NCTA News
Christopher Keane, a 2023 graduate of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, returned to campus recently to speak with students about his c...
NDCS hosts state senators for tour of WEC detention facility
Dec 15, 2025 / NDCS
December 15, 2025 (McCook, Neb.) – Today Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Director Rob Jeffreys led a tour of the WEC Dete...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Lawsuit Against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC
Dec 15, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers announced today that his office is part of a coalition of 22 state or county law enforcement agencies that joine...
November Traffic Fatality Toll
Dec 15, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of November 2025, thirty people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, ac...
Troopers Start Drive Sober Get Pulled Over Campaign Off Strong
Dec 15, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
DECEMBER 15, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol launched an enforcement campaign during the holiday ...
RTC inmate death
Dec 15, 2025 / NDOC
December 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Daniel Dak #74530, age 33, died yesterday at the Reception and Treatment Center. Dak’s sentence be...
Republican Attorney General Mike Hilgers Launches Re-Election Campaign
Dec 15, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Republican Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his campaign for re-election. Since taking office in 2023, Hilgers ...
Nebraska Judicial Branch Cybersecurity Alert
Dec 13, 2025 / Press Release
December 12, 2025 The Judicial Branch was made aware of a malicious email attack that is circulating within the legal and government community...
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Custer County
Dec 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
December 12, 2025 (Broken Bow, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have conducted alcohol compliance checks in Custer ...
Department of Labor Launches Employer Workforce Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
The Nebraska Department of Labor has launched a survey of employers in conjunction with the Good Life, Great Careers Initiative. The survey a...
Disabled Veterans Qualify for Motor Vehicle Tax & Fee Exemption
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Hall County Veterans Service Officer Don Shuda and Gary Quandt discussed the Disabled Veteran Motor Vehicle Exemption option which starts in 2026. ...
Heartland Events Center Has Busy Schedule
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Kyler Tarwater from Venuworks discussed the upcoming schedule at the Heartland Events Center
NDOT Celebrates Winners of 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Contest
Dec 12, 2025 / Jay Omar
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — For the fifth consecutive year, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted its Name-a-Snowp...
Tennessee Man Arrested in Online Enticement Investigation
Dec 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
DECEMBER 12, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Bradle...
CCC Tops in Vets Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Military Times Best for Vets: College Rankings for 2025 are out and, once again, Central Community College is the to...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 12, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Progress on Trade
Dec 12, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In contrast to the previous four years, trade has been at the forefront since January, and the pace has not slowed as we reach year-end. In recent ...
NDE Announces Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education Strategic Plan
Dec 12, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled "Good Life, Great Schools...
NDOT Announces Grantees for December’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
Dec 12, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced 30 law enforcement ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Lifting Nebraskans Out of Loneliness
Dec 12, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The holidays are a special time in Nebraska. We volunteer to serve our communities. Families and friends spend more time together. &nbs...