Local News

Human Trafficking Awareness Month Proclamation and Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Report

Jan 10, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

AUDIO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE CAN BE HEARD BELOW.Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers, Governor Jim Pillen, and Colonel John Bolduc gathered in the...

Nebraska Delegation Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Led by Smith, Ricketts to Honor Late Third District Representatives

Jan 10, 2025 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) ...

Ricketts Shares Proven Solutions to Cut Waste and Make the Federal Government Work Better

Jan 10, 2025 / Ian Swanson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) shared Nebraska’s successes in cutting waste and ma...

Senator Lippincott Introduces Winner-Take-All at the Request of Governor Pillen

Jan 9, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – At the request of Governor Jim Pillen, Senator Loren Lippincott today introduced LB3 to restore Nebraska to a winner-take-all s...

Three Arrested After Pursuit in Morrill County

Jan 9, 2025 / NSP

January 8, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following a pursuit in western...

Illinois Man Arrested After Central Nebraska Pursuit

Jan 8, 2025 / NSP

January 7, 2025 (Kearney, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person following a pursuit in central Nebra...

McCook City Council Meeting

Jan 7, 2025 / Josh Keenportz

The first city council meeting of 2025.

The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pacific Proclaimed the 2025 One Book One Nebraska

Jan 7, 2025 / Bailee Juroshek

On Jan. 7, 2025 Governor Jim Pillen signed a proclamation honoring 2025 One Book One Nebraska: The Long March Home: A World War II Novel of the Pac...

2024 Recap: Kids, Taxes, Agriculture & Values

Jan 7, 2025 / Governor Jim Pillen

January 6, 2024 2024 was an excellent year for Nebraska. We stood strong for property tax relief, took steps to grow agricultural production, ...

Briese Announces New State Spending Website

Jan 7, 2025 / Charles Isom, Director of Communications

(Lincoln, NE) Today Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese invited Nebraskans interested in examining how state dollars are spent to visit the new and impro...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Jan 6, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. January 6, 2025 - For the week ending January 5, 2025, topsoil moisture supplies rated 17% very short, 41% short, 41% adequate, and 1...

RTC inmate death

Jan 6, 2025 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications

January 6, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Lee Dunbar #87302, age 73, died today at the Reception and Treatment Center. Dunbar’s sentence began...

Gov. Pillen Announces Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska State Poet

Jan 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen designated Jewel Rodgers of Omaha as Nebraska’s new state poet. Her work, along with that from...

Community Hospital Health Foundation Welcomes New Board Member

Jan 6, 2025 / Community Hospital

McCook, Neb. — Community Hospital Health Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Michal Swanson to its Board of Directors. Sw...

Firearm Was Discharged in Family Dispute in Frontier County

Jan 6, 2025 / Frontier Co Sheriff's Office

On January 3, 2025, at around 1250 A.M. the Frontier County Sheriff's Office was advised of a disturbance on Hwy 83 where a firearm was discharged....

Recommitting to Conservative Priorities in a New Congress

Jan 3, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

A new year brings a valuable chance to reflect on the accomplishments of the previous year and prepare for the opportunities ahead in the next. Thi...

Smith, Moran Introduce Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Jan 3, 2025 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protectio...

State Reaction to Johnson's Election as House Speaker

Jan 3, 2025 / Press Release

Ricketts Congratulates Speaker Mike Johnson on Re-Election WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the followin...

Troopers Urge Preparedness Ahead of Winter Storm

Jan 3, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

January 3, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — As the first strong winter storm of the season is expected to impact most of Nebraska, the Nebraska S...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Honored to Serve Nebraskans

Jan 3, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

I’m humbled and honored to have the opportunity to continue serving Nebraskans in the U.S. Senate. President Trump’s re-election, along...

Attorney General Hilgers Joined Multi-State Lawsuit to Protect Affordable Housing

Jan 2, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

LINCOLN – Attorney General Hilgers joined Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a 15-state coalition with...

Troopers Arrest 95 for DUI During Holiday Safe-Driving Campaign

Jan 2, 2025 / Cody Thomas

January 2, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested 95 impaired drivers during the end of the year Drive...

Mid-America Manufacturing Economy Ends Year on Down Note With Job Losses, Rising Inflation and Trade Issues

Jan 2, 2025 / Creighton University

December 2024 Survey Highlights:-For the seventh time this year, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, fell below growth neutral. -For a ...

Governor Jim Pillen Appoints Interim Commissioner of NDOL

Dec 31, 2024 / Barry Stevens

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Katie Thurber as the interim commissioner for the Nebraska Department o...

Nebraska State Patrol and U.S. Marshal Service Apprehend Murder Suspect in Nebraska

Dec 30, 2024 / Tanner Hippen

Lincoln, Neb. – Joint law enforcement effort leads to arrest of a murder suspect Saturday near Goehner, Nebraska.The Nebraska State Patr...