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Police in Kearney say 1 man killed, 1 injured in shooting
Jan 17, 2022 / Ap
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Police say a man has died and another man was injured in a shooting in central Kearney. Police say the shooting was repo... continue reading
Gov. Ricketts Announces New Directed Health Measure
Jan 14, 2022 / Media Release from Governors office
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued a new Directed ... continue reading
Colorado to 'aggressively assert' water rights with Nebraska
Jan 14, 2022 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Colorado has warned it will “protect and aggressively assert” its water rights after Nebraska Gov. Pete Rick... continue reading
Third woman sues Lincoln police for sex discrimination
Jan 14, 2022 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln Police Department is facing another sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by a female officer. Department spok... continue reading
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
Jan 13, 2022 / Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be v... continue reading
State AG may sue to block planned mask mandate in Omaha
Jan 12, 2022 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Health officials want to impose a new mask mandate in Omaha to slow the spread of COVID-19 as surging virus cases continue... continue reading
Pansing Brooks reports nearly $210K in campaign donations
Jan 12, 2022 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks says she has raised nearly $210,000 in her campaign for the state’s 1st C... continue reading
Ricketts: Limit state spending, but OK to use pandemic cash
Jan 9, 2022 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts will unveil a state budget proposal much like the other frugal spending plans he has introduced over ... continue reading
One in Custody Following Pursuit with Stolen Vehicle
Dec 30, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 30, 2021 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — One person is in custody following a pursuit in southwest Nebraska Wednesday afternoon. At ap... continue reading
NSP Issues Statement on EAS Activation
Dec 22, 2021 / Press Release
Special Statement from the Nebraska State Patrol Last night at approximately 11:00 p.m. CT/10:00 p.m. MT, the Nebraska State Patrol ... continue reading
Lawyer: Prosecution of Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry 'political'
Dec 13, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An attorney for Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is arguing that the congressman’s prosecution on charges of making fa... continue reading
Troopers Find Several Controlled Substances in Multiple Traffic Stops
Dec 9, 2021 / State Patrol Release
DECEMBER 9, 2021 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers have arrested three people after locating numerous controlled substance... continue reading-2021-11-22-10-37-14.jpg?width=400&height=210&bgcolor=fff)
Community Hospital Joins Lawsuit to Lift CMS Mandate Requiring Employees be Vaccinated
Nov 22, 2021 / Candy Crosby
McCook, Neb.—Community Hospital, along with nine other Nebraska hospitals and hospitals from nine other states, drafted, signed and filed a d... continue reading
Nebraska's 1.9% unemployment rate the lowest on record in US
Nov 20, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s unemployment rate fell to a mere 1.9% last month, which was the lowest any state has reached since U.S. d... continue reading-2021-11-15-14-39-03.jpg?width=400&height=210&bgcolor=fff)
McCook YMCA Cycling Class Donates to Anderson Center for Radiation Oncology
Nov 15, 2021 / Candy Crosby, Public Relations Coordinator
McCook, Neb.— Every Saturday morning in October from 9 to 9:45 a.m. the McCook YMCA hosted a “Pink rYde” class. The indoor cyclin... continue reading
New state casino rules to require $1 million license fee
Nov 14, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — To operate a casino at a Nebraska horse racetrack companies will have to pay $1 million for a 20-year license. The Nebra... continue reading
102 died at Native American boarding school in Nebraska
Nov 14, 2021 / Ap
GENOA, Neb. (AP) — Researchers say they have uncovered the names of 102 Native American students who died at a federally operated boarding sc... continue reading
3 snow leopards with COVID-19 die at Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Nov 14, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska of complications from COVID-19. The zoo ma... continue reading
Ricketts orders agencies not to follow vaccine mandates
Oct 31, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has ordered state agencies under his direct control not to follow any federal coronavirus vacc... continue reading
19 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule
Oct 31, 2021 / Ap
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. One suit ... continue reading
Nebraska unemployment rate of 2% is lowest on record
Oct 24, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s latest unemployment rate of 2% was the nation’s lowest and the lowest on record for the state. Th... continue reading
Ex-State Fair finance head gets jail, probation for theft
Oct 24, 2021 / Ap
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The former finance director of the Nebraska State Fair has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 15 years' probatio... continue reading
Fire at Nebraska prison sends 1 person to hospital
Oct 24, 2021 / Ap
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a fire in a housing unit at the Lincoln Correctional Center has sent one person to the hospital. Lincoln... continue reading
Lincoln Man Arrested Following I-80 Pursuit
Oct 23, 2021 / Nebraska State Patrol
OCTOBER 22, 2021 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers, with the assistance of York County Sheriff’s Deputies, have arrested ... continue reading
Ricketts rescinds hospital restrictions as capacity improves
Oct 22, 2021 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced an end to restrictions that have kept hospitals from being overwhelmed with patients duri... continue reading
