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Governor Pillen Calls for 40% Reduction in State Property Taxes
Jan 9, 2024 / KRGI News
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen called for a 40% reduction in state property taxes in 2024. He is asking the Nebraska Legislature as well...Blizzard conditions bear down on central US, closing schools and highways
Jan 8, 2024 / Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm delivered a punch to the country's midsection on Monday, with blizzard condi...Ray Aguilar Quotes Norris
Jan 5, 2024 / KRGI News
Day three of the Nebraska Legislative session began with 35th District Senator Ray Aguilar doing a reading from George W. Norris in his comments to...Nebraska AG Announces Legislative Priorities
Jan 4, 2024 / Nebraska AG
LINCOLN--Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his 2024 legislative priorities today alongside the three state senators introducing legislation, ...NWS Warns of Slick Condtions
Jan 4, 2024 / NWS
Freezing drizzle and dense fog will be possible on Thursday for areas west of Highway 281. A light glaze of ice is possible which could lead to sli...NSP & Local Agencies Report 'Drive Sober' Results
Jan 3, 2024 / NSP/Hall County/GIPD
During the final two weeks of 2023, troopers participated in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The campaign ran from December 1...Speaker John Arch Addresses the Legislature
Jan 3, 2024 / KRGI News
John Arch of Lincoln addressed the second session of the 108th Legislature before the introduction of new bills. Hear his complete address.Aguilar Elected Chair of Legislature's Executive Board
Jan 3, 2024 / KRGI News
As he promised, Nebraska State Senator Ray Aguilar of Grand Island put his own name forward to be chairman of the executive board. Aguilar, th...New State Trooper Class Begins Journey
Jan 2, 2024 / NSP
JANUARY 2, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.) — Seventeen new recruits have started their journey to becoming a Nebraska State Trooper. The recr...Troopers Arrest Driver Following Pursuit in Sidney
Jan 2, 2024 / NSP
JANUARY 2, 2023 (SIDNEY, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Sidney woman after a pursuit early Monday morn...Mid-America Manufacturing Index Rebounds
Jan 2, 2024 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 2, 2024) — After falling below growth neutral in November, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, ...Regional Economy Could be in Pullback
Dec 29, 2023 / Creighton University
Creighton’s monthly survey of supply managers and procurement experts in nine Mid-America states indicates economic growth is in a range indi...Troopers Locate Shooting Suspect in I-80 Traffic Stop
Dec 28, 2023 / NSP
DECEMBER 28, 2023 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have apprehended the suspect of a shooting investigati...New Community Hospital Board of Directors Ratified
Dec 27, 2023 / Molly Smith, CH Marketing Coordinator
Two new Community Hospital board of directors are joining the board in December. Karen Craw and Grant Norgaard will begin their three-year terms at...NSP, NDOT Urge Drivers to Stay Home and Off the Roads
Dec 27, 2023 / Press Release
Dec. 26, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Transportationurge motorists to refrain from traveling, ...Winter Storm Keeps Trooper Busy on Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2023 / NSP
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to nearly 150 weather-related incidents on Nebraska roadways on Chr...Governor Pillen Recognizes Trooper, Deputy for Heroic Actions
Dec 25, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Friday, Governor Jim Pillen recognized two law enforcement officers for their life-saving actions following a crash o...NDOT Urge Drivers to Prepare for Christmas Day Winter Storm
Dec 24, 2023 / NDOT News Release
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Transportation are urging travelers be prepared for a winter sto...Nebraska Joins 21-State Coalition Challenging Biden Administration Rule
Dec 21, 2023 / Nebraska AG
LINCOLN – Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 21-state coalition today in filing a lawsuit challenging a new Biden Administration rule req...Two Board Certified Interventional Cardiologists join CHI Kearney
Dec 21, 2023 / CHI
Kearney–CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute in Kearney welcomes two board certified interventional cardiologists to its staff. Dr. Hemang Panch...Rural Mainstreet Economy Slumps to Lowest Level in Three Years
Dec 21, 2023 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 16, 2023) — For a third straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below growth neutral, according to th...Nebraska Minimum Wage Increases to $12 Effective January 1
Dec 21, 2023 / Department of Labor
LINCOLN – Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour effective January 1, 2024. In accordance with an initiative pas...Oxford Man Convicted for Felon in Possession of Firearm
Dec 20, 2023 / KRGI News
Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Eric L. Eggers, 39, of Oxford, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 19, 2023, in federal cou...Google to Pay Big Fine
Dec 20, 2023 / Nebraska AG
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct LINCOLN – Today, Attorney Ge...UNL Research Team Received Federal Grant
Dec 19, 2023 / UNL
Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 18, 2023 — A Husker research team has received $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research more su...