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Troopers Respond to Over 200 Calls During Winter Storm

Feb 13, 2025 / NSP

February 13, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to over 200 weather-related incidents during the ...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Jesse Bradley to be Interim Director of DEE and DNR

Feb 12, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Jesse Bradley as interim director for the Department of Environment and...

Latest Weather Update on Winter Weather from NWS

Feb 12, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1:For now, there have been NO CHANGES to ongoing Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning. IN GENERAL, final/eventual snow tot...

NSP Urges Online Safety for Safer Internet Day

Feb 11, 2025 / NSP

February  11, 2025 (Lincoln, NEB.)  —  Today is Safer Internet Day! The Nebraska State Patrol Tech Crimes Unit and Internet Cr...

Winter Weather Returns

Feb 11, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1:Overall, there have been NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES from previous forecasts. While pesky areas of light snow/flurries will occur across ...

Gov. Pillen Advocates for Property Tax Relief Through TEEOSA Adjustments

Feb 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee in favor of LB303 which aims to provi...

Attorney General Hilgers Leads 23 State Coalition in Criticizing Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations

Feb 10, 2025 / AG

Lincoln - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers led 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a committee appointed by the...

NSP Investigating Homicide in Seward UPDATE

Feb 9, 2025 / NSP

February 9, 2025 (Seward, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is now able to release additional information regarding the ongoing investi...

Governor Pillen Testifies in Support of the Stand With Women Act

Feb 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen appeared before the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee...

A Night and Day Difference in Engaging Leadership

Feb 9, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

In 2023, nearly 70 percent of the 105,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. involved fentanyl or another synthetic opioid. For the last four years, the l...

Troopers Find 110 LBs of Meth, 85 LBs of Marijuana in Traffic Stops

Feb 7, 2025 / NSP

February 7, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people after locating 110 pounds of...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Feb 7, 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...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Protecting Our Sovereignty, Our Servicemembers, and Our Allies

Feb 7, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a lawless, politicized body. It threatens our sovereignty, our servicemembers, and our allies. It has inv...

Troopers Urge Sober Drivers to Be Part of Super Bowl Gameplan

Feb 6, 2025 / NSP

February 6, 2025 (Lincoln 6, Neb.)  — As the Chiefs and Eagles vie for the title of Super Bowl Champion, fans across Nebraska can be the...

Gov. Pillen Attends President Trump’s Signing of Executive Order: No Men in Women’s Sports

Feb 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined a packed room of female athletes, senators, governors, attorney’s general and other sup...

Platte Institute Advocates for Full Repeal of Inheritance Tax

Feb 5, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Platte Institue

OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute is calling for the complete repeal of Nebraska's inheritance tax, an outdated and burdensome part of Nebrask...

Nebraska Agri-Business Association Holds 67th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition and Announces 2024 Industry Awards, CCA Awards

Feb 5, 2025 / Press Release

(Kearney, NE) The 67th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition was held January 28-29, 2025 in Kearney, Nebraska at the Younes Conference Center North. T...

Gov. Pillen Testifies on Legislation to Ban Cell Phones in Schools

Feb 5, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska State Legislature’s Education Committee on LB140 which proposes ...

Student Organizations Celebrate Legislative Day

Feb 4, 2025 / NDEA

Students from across the state representing seven of Nebraska’s Career and Technical Student Organizations visited the Capitol February 4th i...

Minatare Woman Sentenced to Probation and Restitution for Medicaid Fraud

Feb 3, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that a Minatare woman who owns Campbell Pharmacy in Oshkosh, Nebraska, was sentenced to two years of ...

Nebraska Crop Production Report

Feb 3, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. February 3, 2025 - For the week ending February 2, 2025, topsoil moisture supplies rated 27% very short, 51% short, 22% adequate...

Former sociology chair Pigott Janssen leaves $2.25M gift to University of Nebraska at Kearney

Feb 3, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson UNK News editor

KEARNEY – The late Ruth Ann Pigott Janssen, a beloved former professor and chair of the sociology department at the University of Nebraska at...

Mid-America Manufacturing Economy Begins Year on Positive Note

Feb 3, 2025 / Creighton University

January 2025 Survey Highlights:-For only the third time since July 2024, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, climbed above growth neutral.-F...

Legislative round-up: Week of Jan. 26

Feb 2, 2025 / by Owen Reimer

Nebraska News ServiceLINCOLN--In its third week of the 2025 session, the Nebraska Legislature began its first full week of hearings, with committee...

Standoff in Hitchcock County

Feb 2, 2025 / NSP-North Platte

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested one person following a standoff in Hi...