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Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event
Nov 4, 2025 / Emily Murray Public Information Officer
OMAHA, NE – Midwestern communities across the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division safely disposed of 18,710 pounds of ...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Joey Spellerberg as State Treasurer, Thanks Tom Briese for Service
Nov 3, 2025 / KRGI News
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Joey Spellerberg to the position of state treasurer. Spellerberg fills ...
Consumer Alert: Scam Text Message Impersonating Nebraska Department of Revenue
Nov 3, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN--The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is notifying consumers of a fraudulent text message circulating claiming to be from the Nebra...
Republican Julie Slama Launches Campaign for State Treasurer
Nov 3, 2025 / Press Release
DUNBAR, Neb. – Today, Conservative Republican Julie Slama officially launched her campaign for State Treasurer. Slama, a champion for Nebrask...
Attorney General Hilgers Fights to Protect Tax Credits for Ethanol Producers Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
Nov 3, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN—Today, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, joined by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection A...
Mid-America Manufacturing Index Advances Above Growth Neutral
Nov 3, 2025 / Kristen Crawford
October 2025 Survey Highlights: -The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index climbed above growth neutral. -The regional manufacturing ...
Gov. Pillen Wraps Up Successful Trade and Solidarity Mission to Israel
Nov 1, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – On Thursday, Governor Jim Pillen concluded a four-day trade and solidarity mission to Israel. The state’s delegation prom...
Troopers Find Guns, Controlled Substances in I-80 Traffic Stop
Oct 31, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 31, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after finding multiple control...
Gov. Pillen Highlights Spending Cuts, Forecasting Board Update
Oct 31, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement at the conclusion of today’s Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory ...
Trade Wins Require Diligence
Oct 31, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
As farmers conclude the harvest season, market access for high-quality American products is top of mind for the agriculture industry. Because Third...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Government is Shutdown, I’m Still Fighting for Nebraskans
Oct 31, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
We’re in week five of the Schumer Shutdown. Today is the 31st day. As of last week, this is now the longest full government shutd...
PSC Fires Up Winter Protections With Cold Weather Rule
Oct 30, 2025 / Jason McFarley – Public Information & Education Officer
LINCOLN – As temperatures begin to plunge, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding natural gas customers of its Cold W...
Two Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop in Panhandle
Oct 30, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 30, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after a brief pursuit and searc...
Red Cross asks you to TEST your smoke alarms as you TURN your clocks back this weekend
Oct 30, 2025 / Press Release
OMAHA, NE, OCTOBER 28, 2025 — We return to standard time on Sunday, November 2, and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their ...
Smith Hails Economic Cooperation with Japan and South Korea
Oct 29, 2025 / Logan Williams
Washington, D.C. – Today Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chair and Co-Chair of the U.S.-Japan Caucus Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the follo...
AARP Nebraska Releases State-Level Data Detailing Caregiving Ahead of National Family Caregivers Month
Oct 29, 2025 / Jess Kinser, Associate State Director – Communications
LINCOLN, NEB. — New data from AARP, published this week in Caregiving in the U.S. 2025: Caring Across States, reveals that 21% of Nebraska ad...
Nebraska Continues Legal Fight Against Colorado Over Water Rights
Oct 29, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN--Attorney General Hilgers announced today that Nebraska has continued its legal actions to enforce the South Platte River Compact and clear...
Commissioner Stocker Appointed to NARUC Natural Gas Committee
Oct 29, 2025 / Jason McFarley – Public Information & Education Office
LINCOLN – Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) Vice Chair Kevin Stocker, District 5, has been appointed to the National Association ...
Hastings College to host the Nebraska Psychological Society Undergraduate Research Conference
Oct 29, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Hastings College Psychology Department is hosting the 2025 Nebraska Psychological Society (NPS) Undergraduat...
Royal Engineered Composites to Expand Central Nebraska Workforce by Nearly 30% to Meet Growing Aerospace Demand
Oct 28, 2025 / Brett Miller Marketing Manager
(Minden, NE - 10/28/2025) Royal Engineered Composites, a leading provider of composite parts for the aerospace and defense industries, today announ...
Husker geoscientist’s innovative approach aims to safeguard irrigation canals
Oct 28, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Communications
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 28, 2025 — Irrigation canal maintenance in western Nebraska is taking a giant step forward thanks to an innovative, n...
Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy advance plans to merge
Oct 28, 2025 / Stephanie King | Black Hills Energy | Public Affairs Manager, Central & Western Nebraska
KEARNEY, Neb. — Oct. 28, 2025 – “Better Together.” That’s the message shared by Black Hills Corp., doing business as ...
Ruling issued on lawsuit over McCook Work Ethic Camp
Oct 28, 2025 / Press Release
Nebraska Appleseed take on WEC LawsuitLINCOLN, NE – Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng has issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by...
Platte Institute Releases Report on Nebraska’s Tax Treatment of Non-Profits
Oct 27, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Platte Institue
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute has released a new report examining how Nebraska’s tax code treats non-profit organizations and the gr...
UNK’s dual enrollment program gives high schoolers a head start
Oct 27, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, UNK Communications
KEARNEY – Ty Buescher isn’t waiting until college to tackle advanced science classes. The Kearney High School senior is already earnin...