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Rural Mainstreet Economy Soars to Two-Year High
Jun 22, 2025 / Kristen Crawford
OMAHA, Nebraska (June 20, 2025) — The overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed above the 50.0 growth neutral reading in June, marking its...
Developing research network designed to enhance rural informed care
Jun 22, 2025 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
Greater Nebraska Rural Research Network (GNRRN) will give Nebraska’s critical access hospitals tools and infrastructure to support research b...
NSP Adds Electronics Storage Detection K9 to Tech Crimes Unit
Jun 22, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
June 20, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is proud to welcome a new four-legged member to the team. NSP...
4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Coming to Grand Island
Jun 20, 2025 / Grand Island Tourism Release
(Grand Island, NE) - The 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held in Grand Island June 22-27. “This is the 15 th year that Gra...
2025 ADGA National Show to be held at the Nebraska State Fairgrounds
Jun 20, 2025 / Grand Island Tourism Release
GRAND ISLAND, NEBR: The American Dairy Goat Association, the most trusted dairy goat registry since 1904, is excited to announce the 2025 ADGA Nati...
Middleton & Koch Named To 1868 Foundation Board of Directors
Jun 20, 2025 / 1868 Foundation Release
Grand Island, NE – The Board of Trustees for the Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation appointed two individuals to serve a three-year term on ...
Board of Regents approves Neal Schnoor as next chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney
Jun 20, 2025 / UNK/Tyler Ellyson
LINCOLN – The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved the appointment of Dr. Neal H. Schnoor as the next chancellor of the Uni...
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Challenge to Biden-Era Nursing Home Rule
Jun 18, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN – Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Iowa has vacated a rule promulgated by the Biden Administration th...
Grand Island Man Charged with Attempting to Damage Federal Property with Molotov Cocktail
Jun 18, 2025 / Amy Donato
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Eulisis P. Martin, 20, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was charged on June 16, 2025, by criminal c...
NDCS signs intent to award for construction
Jun 18, 2025 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
June 18, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has signed an intent to award with Hausmann Construct...
2025 Nebraska Career and Technical Education (CTE) Conference
Jun 18, 2025 / David Jespersen
The Nebraska Department of Education More than 500 Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators and administrators from across the state came tog...
Attorney General Hilgers Sends Cease and Desist Letters to 82 Lincoln Stores Selling THC-Containing Products
Jun 18, 2025 / Heather Buell
Lincoln--Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC by issu...
May Traffic Fatality Toll
Jun 17, 2025 / NDOT
June 16, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of May 2025, sixteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, accord...
Status update on new NDCS facility
Jun 17, 2025 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
Status update on new NDCS facility June 16, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is in the process...
NSP Statement on Minnesota Ongoing Investigation
Jun 16, 2025 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol has issued the following statement regarding rumors surrounding the ongoing investigation i...
Gov. Pillen Issues Emergency Proclamation to Facilitate Activation of National Guard
Jun 15, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued an emergency proclamation that will facilitate activation of the Nebraska National Guard and dep...
Nebraska State Patrol Graduates 71st Recruit Class
Jun 14, 2025 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Lincoln, Neb.) —The Nebraska State Patrol has welcomed a new class of state troopers into the ranks. Members of NSP’s 71st Basic...
Lancaster Judge Awards State Nearly $800,000 in Medicaid Fraud Case
Jun 13, 2025 / Heather Buell
A former Lincoln-area provider of Medicaid-funded home and community-based services was ordered to pay the state nearly $800,000 in damages for fil...
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Settles with Omaha-Area Home Health Provider for False Medicaid Claims
Jun 13, 2025 / Heather Buell
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that his office has settled with ECO Supportive Living, LLC, an Omaha-area provider of home and co...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting for Life
Jun 13, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Three years ago this week, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most important decisions in its history. The Dobbs decision restored the right ...
Trooper’s Patrol Vehicle Struck While Directing Traffic on I-80
Jun 13, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
June 12, 2025 (Ogallala, Neb.) — A Nebraska State Trooper narrowly escaped injury after his patrol vehicle was struck on I-80 overnight...
‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’: New UNK-UNMC building will provide health care training close to home
Jun 12, 2025 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – The new Health Science Education Center is visually stunning. Located in the northwest corner of the University of Nebraska at Kea...
Troopers Arrest Chicago Homicide Suspect in North Platte
Jun 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas
June 12, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Illinois man wanted in connection with a ...
New website connects communities with data, tools to thrive
Jun 12, 2025 / Russell Shaffer, Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, June 12, 2025 — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has launched All Things Nebraska, an informatics website containi...
New Exhibit at Nebraska History Museum
Jun 12, 2025 / Allan Urlis
Lincoln, NE - 06/12/2025 - This week, the Nebraska History Museum’s newest exhibit, “New to View: Showcasing Sound, Screen & Sports...