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Attorney General Hilgers Announces Over $1.4 Million in Recoveries for Consumers in 2024

Jan 22, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Attorney General Hilgers announced today the successful recovery of over $1.4 million for consumers throughout 2024. This money was recovered by th...

Governor Jim Pillen Issues Statement Offering Prayers for President Trump’s Success, Praises Day One Executive Actions, and Pledges Sate Support for Immigration and Border Plans

Jan 22, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement offering prayers for President Trump’s success, praising Day On...

UNK to host nearly 600 students for high school honor band, choral clinic

Jan 22, 2025 / Todd Gottula

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance will welcome 558 music students from 101 high...

Calculating the annual cost of cows in 2025

Jan 21, 2025 / By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator

The 2025 year is starting off with extremely strong prices for calves, feeder cattle, and fed cattle. The Nebraska Extension will host the Calculat...

Open Sky Reacts to Governor Pillen's Budget

Jan 21, 2025 / Open Sky

The OpenSky team is engaged in a thorough analysis and line-by-line review of the Governor’s proposed two-year budget, and will be tuned in c...

Two Apprehended After Pursuit in Scottsbluff

Jan 21, 2025 / NSP

January 21, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Scottsbluff Police Department ...

NEST529 “Why I Want to Go to College” Writing Sweepstakes Now Open

Jan 21, 2025 / Charles Isom

(Lincoln, NE) Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese and the Omaha Storm Chasers today announced the 23rd annual “Why I Want to Go to College&rd...

Nebraska Based Global Center to Drive Bioeconomy Solutions

Jan 21, 2025 / Dan Moser, Office of Research and Innovation

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 21, 2025 — An international research project led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln aims to transform the fu...

Cold Weather Advisory Remains in Effect Until Noon

Jan 21, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: The Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon today for our entire forecast area. Key Message #2: Wind Chill values as lo...

Reaction to President Trump's Executive Actions

Jan 20, 2025 / Press Release

Ricketts Comments on President Trump’s Executive Actions: “This is the Change Americans Voted For” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Toda...

The Latest on the Cold Weather

Jan 20, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon Tuesday. Includes south central Nebraska counties in our forecast area. The Cold...

Legislative Round-Up: Week of Jan. 12

Jan 19, 2025 / Owen Reimer Nebraska News Service

LINCOLN – In its second week of the 2025 session, the 109th Nebraska Legislature hosted Gov. Jim Pillen for the State of the State address wh...

Ricketts, Cotton Statement on TikTok Being Removed from App Stores

Jan 19, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to the news tha...