Local News
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Sues Savage Enterprises for Violating Nebraska’s Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Aug 1, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln--Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against the sale of illegal or unlawful synthetic...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Aug 1, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Mid-America Manufacturing Slumps for July
Aug 1, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (August 1, 2025) — After six straight months of above growth neutral readings, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Cond...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Producing the Good Life
Aug 1, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. Family farms, ranches, and agri-businesses are the backbone of communities acros...
Wagner Family Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Dealership Facility
Aug 1, 2025 / Hometown Family Radio
McCook, NE – On August 4, construction will officially begin on the future home of Wagner Ford-Toyota and Wagner Chevrolet – three gr...
Army String Band to Perform at Nebraska State Fair
Aug 1, 2025 / Courtney Glock Marketing Director
The Nebraska State Fair will proudly kick off the America 250 Celebration by hosting the U.S. Army’s premier acoustic group, the Six-String S...
Plant Explosion Deemed an Accident, Based on Preliminary Investigation
Aug 1, 2025 / Regina Shields
DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA – At approximately 11:56 AM CST on July 29, 2025 the Fremont Rural Fire Department and multiple other agencies respond...
State Provides Resources to Assist in Recovery at Fremont Plant Explosion
Jul 30, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – The state of Nebraska is providing resources to assist in recovery operations at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont. Three p...
Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease
Jul 30, 2025 / By Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension Ag Economist | Dave Aiken, UNL Ag Economist
Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or "handshake" agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollecti...
‘Beefing Up’ Nebraska’s Ranching Industry
Jul 30, 2025 / Governor Jim Pillen
Built by generations of hard work and innovation, Nebraska’s ranchers are known worldwide for raising the highest quality, most nutritious, s...