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Governor to Mark National Guard's 388th Birthday Friday

Dec 12, 2024 / Kevin Hynes

LINCOLN, Neb. – Governor Jim Pillen, Maj. Gen. Craig Strong and others will mark the National Guard’s 388th Birthday during a 10 a.m. c...

Gov. Pillen Makes Appointment to State College System Board

Dec 12, 2024 / Laura Strimple

 LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Connie Edmond to the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Coll...

Husker Win Big Ten Blood Drive Competition

Dec 11, 2024 / UNL

he University of Nebraska–Lincoln has emerged victorious in the inaugural “We Give Blood Drive” competition, sponsored by the Big...

Troopers On Patrol for Impaired Drivers During Holiday Season

Dec 11, 2024 / NSP

December 11, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — ‘Tis the season to help everyone reach their destinations safely. Over the final few weeks of...

Crawford Teacher Names 2024 Nebraska History Teacher of the Year

Dec 11, 2024 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

Nathan Kackmeister, a teacher at Crawford Public Schools was recently named the 2024 State History Teacher of the Year, an award sponsored by The G...

Gov. Pillen Hosts Ceremonial Bill Signing to Highlight Military Centric Legislation

Dec 11, 2024 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Against a backdrop of flags and military helicopters, Governor Jim Pillen was joined by state senators today as he signed cerem...

Nebraska Emergency Rental Assistance program transitioning to waitlist

Dec 10, 2024 / Reece Ristau Senior Communications and Public Relations Strategist

LINCOLN, Neb. — Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, applications received for the Nebraska Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program will be pl...

NSP Announces Results of Husker Gameday Traffic Safety Effort

Dec 9, 2024 / NSP

December 9, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol has completed a season-long effort to keep fans safe as they travel to and...

Nebraska Game and Parks Seeking Information Pertaining To Poaching

Dec 9, 2024 / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Per the Nebraska Game and Parks Facebook Page - 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃: We are seeking information pertaining to the wanton waste of a whitetail buck killed...

NSP Announces Results of Husker Gameday Traffic Safety Effort

Dec 9, 2024 / NSP

December 9, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol has completed a season-long effort to keep fans safe as they travel to and...

Government Officials React to the Passing of Howard Hawks

Dec 8, 2024 / Press Release

Gov. Jim Pillen Issues Statement on Passing of Howard Hawks  LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement on th...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Getting the EPA Back on Track

Dec 8, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

The Biden-Harris Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is broken. Delusional and expensive regulations caused prices to rise for families and busin...

Unveiling of the Mahatma Gandhi Bust at Nebraska State Capitol

Dec 8, 2024 / Soumith Raju K Consul, CGI Seattle

Governor Jim Pillen of Nebraska unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi today at the Governor’s Office in the iconic Nebraska State Capitol premise...

Donated and Decorated Christmas Tree to be Lit Sunday at State Capitol

Dec 8, 2024 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – The Nebraska State Capitol will be filled with song and music on Sunday, Dec. 8, as Governor Jim Pillen and First Lady Suzanne ...

Hunter Biden and Government Accountability

Dec 8, 2024 / Rep. Adrian Smith

This week, despite prior assurances made repeatedly by the president himself and his spokespeople he would not do so, President Biden announced he ...

Briese Reminds Enable Users to Act by Year’s End

Dec 8, 2024 / Charles Isom

(Lincoln) Today Treasurer Tom Briese reminds Nebraskans to contribute to Enable Savings Plans before December 31 to take advantage of end-of-year t...

Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Announces Two Settlements in Multistate Litigation against Generic Drug Manufacturers

Dec 6, 2024 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Lincoln – Today, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced that it has joined settlements with Defendants Heritage Pharmaceutica...

Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Keith, Hayes, and Lincoln Counties

Dec 5, 2024 / NSP

December 5, 2024 (OGALLALA, NEB.)  — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks Wednesday afternoo...

New Officers and Committees Set to Lead the Nebraska Soybean Board

Dec 5, 2024 / NSB

LINCOLN, Neb. (December 5, 2024) – The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) convened its inaugural board meeting for fiscal year 2025 on November 25&...

Rural Poll Shows Many Distrustful of Artificial Intelligence

Dec 5, 2024 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 5, 2024 — Most rural Nebraskans are not well informed about artificial intelligence and are not confident it is being...

NPCC student organizations host Angel Trees

Dec 4, 2024 / Jennifer Fuller Public Information Specialist

North Platte Community College’s STEM Club and Alpha Beta Theta, the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, are hostin...

Sophomore Recital to feature Trenton Emmons

Dec 4, 2024 / Jennifer Fuller Public Information Specialist

North Platte Community College sophomore Trenton Emmons will perform his Sophomore Graduation Recital Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the McDonald-Belton Theat...

Lincoln Man Arrested After Multi-County Pursuit

Dec 4, 2024 / NSP

December 3, 2024 (LIncoln, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Lincoln man following a multi-county pursuit...

Ricketts Announces Senior Staff Updates, Names Amelia Breinig as Chief of Staff

Dec 4, 2024 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced several senior staff updates. Matt Miltenberger is departing for the pr...

Northeast Nebraska Pursuit Leads to Arrest Near Hubbard

Dec 3, 2024 / NSP

December 3, 2024 (Norfolk, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit in northeast Ne...