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NCTA Farm Bureau Club Explores Frenchman Valley’s Role in Nebraska Agriculture
Oct 27, 2025 / Andela Taylor Recruiting Coordinator & Media Contact
CURTIS, Neb. — Students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in Curtis gained firsthand insight into Nebraska’s po...
Alcohol Compliance Checks Held in Lincoln and Dawson Counties
Oct 27, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 27, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted alcohol compliance checks this month in ...
18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference Wrap-Up
Oct 27, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, Neb. — October 23, 2025 — The 18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference concluded this week at the Marriott Cornhusker ...
Two Arrested Following Pursuit in Eastern Nebraska
Oct 25, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
OCTOBER 24, 2025 (OMAHA, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested two people following a pursuit in ...
PSC Temporarily Suspends Omaha Grain Dealer's License
Oct 25, 2025 / Jason McFarley – Public Information & Education Officer
Lincoln, Oct. 24, 2025 – The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) at an emergency meeting today, Friday, Oct. 24, issued an Order (G...
Trooper Locates Methamphetamine and Cocaine During Traffic Stop
Oct 25, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
OCTOBER 24, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) locates methamphetamine and cocaine durin...
Cattle Producers Need Certainty
Oct 24, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
American farmers and ranchers work hard to provide the world with high-quality, nutritious, and affordable food options, all while dealing with man...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting to Pay Our On-Duty Federal Officers
Oct 24, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Our law enforcement officers work hard to prevent crime and protect families. They face danger, act fast, and serve with courage. I con...
Nebraska Department of Education Highlights Communities Improving Attendance
Oct 24, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) released new data showing significant progress across the state in reducing chronic absenteeism. The dat...
Poll: Rural Nebraskans more optimistic about current, future well-being
Oct 23, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 23, 2025 — Over the past 30 years, the Nebraska Rural Poll has asked respondents about their current well-being, as w...
Gov. Pillen Updates Progress at Work Ethic Camp; Passes Final Inspection
Oct 23, 2025 / Gov Pillens Office
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is providing an update on progress made at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook, which will allow the facility to ...
Gov. Pillen to Lead Trade Mission to Israel
Oct 23, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Next week, Governor Jim Pillen will lead a trade mission to Israel. The state delegation includes representatives from the Nebr...
PSC Orders Axtell Company to Cease & Desist
Oct 23, 2025 / Jason McFarley Public Information/Education Officer Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lincoln, Oct. 23, 2025 – The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) has opened an investigation and ordered Roberts Seed, Inc., of Axt...
Nebraska Corn Hosts Philippians Trade Team
Oct 23, 2025 / Jill Bookhout
October 23, 2025 LINCOLN, Neb. – Several Nebraska corn farmers hosted a trade team before the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council’...
Washington Lawmakers react to imported beef announcement
Oct 23, 2025 / Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement calling on the Trump administration to advance policies wh...
NCTA Alumnus Ryan Dugdale Visits Ag Business Class
Oct 22, 2025 / Jennifer McConville, Ed.D
CURTIS, Neb. — The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture recently welcomed back alumnus Ryan Dugdale, who visited campus to speak w...
Cross Canadian Ragweed and Turnpike Troubadours Head to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 22nd
Oct 22, 2025 / NU Athletics
October 22, 2025-And the stadium saga continues. Following a slew of sold-out stadium shows in 2025, and the nearly sold-out show (only a few hundr...
Dr. Sweasy to lead national effort tackling rural cancer as new AACI president
Oct 22, 2025 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute-designated Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will begin her two-year term as pr...
Report Shows IANR Delivers $849 Million Annual Economic and Public Value, Strongly Supporting Nebraska’s No. 1 Industry
Oct 20, 2025 / Cara Pesek, Senior Communications Director,
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 20 — A new preliminary economic impact analysis by national consulting firm Tripp Umbach finds that the Institute of Agri...
2025 Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference
Oct 19, 2025 / John Hansen NFU
The 18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference will open Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, bringing togeth...
CCC News Release: Humanities Nebraska Speaker to Appear in Grand Island
Oct 18, 2025 / Joni Ransom
(Grand Island, Neb.) – Historian Jeff Barnes will present a program “Custer in Nebraska: The ...
Ideological Demands Put Rural Healthcare at Risk
Oct 18, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
It is now nearly one month since the House passed its clean continuing resolution to keep open the federal government. On September 19, House Repub...
Nebraska Publishes Contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE Detention Facility
Oct 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utili...
Building a ‘Charlie Kirk’ Legacy
Oct 17, 2025 / By Governor Jim Pillen October 17, 2025
This country is the greatest in the history of the world – free, strong, resilient, a land of unending opportunity. The American people are b...
PSC Excellence in Leadership recipients honored
Oct 17, 2025 / Jason McFarley Public Information/Education Officer Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lincoln, October 17, 2025 - The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is pleased to honor Carrie Gans, Assistant Director Telecommunication...