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Attorney General Hilgers Announces Over $1.2 Million in Recoveries for Consumers in 2025
Jan 28, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Attorney General Hilgers announced today the successful recovery of $1.2 million for consumers throughout 2025. This money was recovered by the Con...
Governor Pillen Directs DHHS to Preserve Benefits for Eligible Youth in Care
Jan 28, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order (EO) to preserve federal earned benefits for eligible youth in the care of ...
Gov. Pillen Joins AG Hilgers; Signs Order Addressing Illegal Recreational Synthetic THC Industry
Jan 28, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen was joined on Monday by Attorney General Mike Hilgers as the Governor signed an executive order aimed at address...
Former Lincoln Area Therapist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
Jan 27, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
A former Lincoln area mental health therapist was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay more than $47,000 in restitution for def...
Nebraska’s December Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.0
Jan 27, 2026 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for December 2025 is 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate has been unchanged in the last eight...
Nebraska Livestock Sale Barns: Strengthening Rural Communities
Jan 27, 2026 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 26 — Social relationships build a sense of community and belonging. For farming and ranching, one of those communities is...
Pillen Officially Files to Run for Re-Election
Jan 26, 2026 / Governor Jim Pillen
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen, with his family by his side, officially filed today to run for re-election as Governor of Nebraska. He en...
Ag land management webinar to offer updates on cash rents, leasing for 2026
Jan 26, 2026 / Ryan Evans Communications Specialist
Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2026 — The Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will cover the latest tren...
Crane Migration Approaching
Jan 26, 2026 / KRGI News
The Crane Trust Nature and Visitors Center at the Alda exit on I-80 preps for the arrival. Matt Fong discusses the migration. Get details at ...
Investigation into International “ATM Jackpotting” Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants
Jan 26, 2026 / Amy Donato
OMAHA – A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned an additional indictment last week charging 31 individuals for their ro...
Connections, contributions matter to rural Nebraskans, poll shows
Jan 26, 2026 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2026 — Most rural Nebraskans continue to think positively about their communities, according to the latest result...
National Academy of Sciences salutes Schnable for pioneering work
Jan 26, 2026 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Communications
Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 26, 2026 — The National Academy of Sciences has awarded Husker plant geneticist James Schnable one of its highest hon...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 25, 2026 / HPD
January 25th 2026Reported Offenses: On January 24, 2026, a 34-year-old Clay Center resident reported a hit and run in the 900 block of East South ...
Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Exclusion from Funding Bill Language
Jan 24, 2026 / Nebraska Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Exclusion from Funding Bill Language
LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a final appropriations bill that omits language allowing consumers nationwide to a...
A Results-Driven Path Forward for Year-Round E15
Jan 24, 2026 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Nebraska’s farmers have been clear from the very beginning: they need reliable markets to sell their products. Every day, agricultural produc...
LB653 Advances at the Nebraska Legislature
Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News
Debate Friday at the legislature centered on LB653 and subsequent Amendments. Part of the measure would repeal a law passed in 2023 mandating no su...
LB417 Fails to Advance at the Legislature
Jan 23, 2026 / KRGI News
LB 417 didn't receive the votes necessary to advance at the Nebrsaska Legisature on Friday. The bill was introduced by Elliott BostarThe following...
‘A Tremendous Resource’: New Health Science Education Center opens doors on UNK campus
Jan 22, 2026 / UNK
KEARNEY – Students, staff and faculty stepped inside the future of rural health care education Wednesday morning during a “first look&r...
Dangerous Weather Conditions Coming
Jan 22, 2026 / NWS Hastings
Dangerous cold arrives tonight and continues through Monday morning. The coldest wind chills look to be Friday morning, with wind chills of -15 to ...
Bill Introduced to Enhance Support for Crime Victims and their Loved Ones
Jan 22, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Senator Carolyn Bosn introduced LB1181 on behalf of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office to enhance and clarify the rights of victims acros...
Proud to Be an Aggie: Two NCTA Students Awarded AKSARBEN Foundation Scholarships
Jan 21, 2026 / By Nathaly Dragoo | NCTA News
Curtis, Neb. — At the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, mornings come early, and lessons are lived, not just learned. It’s a p...
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Amicus Brief Supporting EPA’s Claw Back of Environmental Grants
Jan 21, 2026 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN— Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska has joined a West Virginia–led amicus brief filed in the United States C...
Dangerously Cold Weather Coming
Jan 21, 2026 / NWS
Near Critical fire weather conditions are possible this afternoon for areas mainly west of Highway 281.. Dangerously cold weather moves into the a...
Platte Institute Publishes Framework for Durable, Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Jan 21, 2026 / Ryan Kopsa Platte Institue
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute today released a new report, Policy Pathway for Principled Tax Reform, outlining a clear, principle-driven f...
Bill Would Allow Change to Nominate Coach Osborne to Nebraska Hall of Fame
Jan 21, 2026 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- A bill brought on Governor Jim Pillen’s behalf would honor a Nebraskan considered by many to exemplify state public service, b...