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Ricketts Reminds Students about Upcoming U.S. Military Service Academy Nominations Deadline
Sep 18, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) is reminding students of the approaching United State Military Service Academy No...
North Platte Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Sep 18, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Austin Priest, age 35, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 17, 2024, in federal ...
NDCS takes proactive action to ensure jail time credit is applied appropriately
Sep 18, 2024 / NDOC
September 17, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Based on a recent court decision regarding jail time credit, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Ser...
Nebraska SMART Offers Free Tutoring for Rural K-12 Students
Sep 17, 2024 / Judi Yorges Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications Nebraska State College System
LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska SMART (Success Made Accessible through Rural Tutoring) is expanding its mission to provide high-quality, free tutoring...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Sep 16, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. September 16, 2024 - For the week ending September 15, 2024, there were7.0 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's Natio...
Attorney General Hilgers Leads 24 States in Opposing California’s Electric Truck Mandate
Sep 16, 2024 / AG
Lincoln, NE —Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency... (1)-2024-09-16-13-45-27.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Mid-Plains Labor Availability Reports Released
Sep 16, 2024 / Grace Johnson, CLSSEGB Marketing & Communications Specialist
Labor Availability and Hiring Needs Reports for North Platte, Ogallala, and McCook are now available at NEworks.nebraska.gov. The reports cover re...
August Traffic Fatality Toll
Sep 16, 2024 / NDOT
Sept. 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of August 2024, nineteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, a...-2024-09-16-09-27-13.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Inaugural associate pharmacy dean named for Kearney campus
Sep 16, 2024 / UNMC
Linda Sobeski, PharmD, will lead the UNMC College of Pharmacy program based at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Linda Sobeski, PharmD, has b...
Gov. Pillen Offers Statement on Status of Special Session for Winner Take All
Sep 15, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen offered the following statement regarding the status of consideration for a special session on resto...
Better Choice for Students
Sep 15, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
A good education is foundational for a child’s future. By setting the stage for success, quality K-12 education can be a difference maker in ...
NSP Warns of Social Media Scammers Posing as Government Officials
Sep 15, 2024 / NSP
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 (LINCOLN, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is urging Nebraskans to exercise caution when communicating online. In t...-2024-09-15-15-33-05.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Consider the Runza: UNK professor uses popular fast-food item to teach Nebraska history
Sep 15, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney associate history professor Nathan Tye stood at the front of a classroom inside Copeland Hall. B...
Four Submit their Names for Supreme Court Chief Justice
Sep 15, 2024 / NSC
September 13, 2024 LINCOLN – David J. A. Bargen, Adams; PaTricia A. Freeman, Papillion; Jeffrey J. Funke and Ryan S. Post, both of Linco...
Both Abortion Issues & Private School Scholarship Repeal Will Be on the Nebraska November Ballot
Sep 13, 2024 / KRGI News
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that both abortion related measures can remain on the November ballot. The court ...
Charges Filed in Hall County Petition Fraud Case
Sep 13, 2024 / AG
Hall County Attorney Martin Klein and Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted a joint press conference today announcing a Class IV felony charge relat...
Nebraska Crop Production Report
Sep 12, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. September 12, 2024 - Based on September 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2024corn crop is forecast at 1.89 billion bushels, up 9% from last y...
Smith Bill to Expand School Choice Passed by Ways and Means Committee
Sep 12, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means Jason Smith (R-MO) released the follow...
Trooper and K9 Receive National Recognition
Sep 11, 2024 / NSP
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — A Nebraska State Trooper and K9 have received a national honor for their work with the Nebraska St...
Women in Ag Featured at HHD
Sep 11, 2024 / KRGI News
Jessica Groskopf, Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, talked with Steve Stein about Wednesday's Women in Agriculture program at Hu...
Gov. Pillen Issues Statement Following a Shooting Inside Omaha School
Sep 11, 2024 / Press Release
No school at Omaha Northwest after a shooting. The 14 year old suspect was taken into custody. A 15 year old male was transported to an Omaha hospi...
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Patriot Day
Sep 11, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on Patriot Day, September 1...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Sep 10, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. September 9, 2024 - For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Sep 10, 2024 / 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...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: An EV Mandate Lie from VP Kamala Harris
Sep 10, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
For years, Vice President Kamala Harris has supported some of the most extreme electric vehicle (EV) mandates proposed by her Party. She consistent...