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Nebraska Corn Growers Deliver 700+ Signatures to Congress, Urging Action on E-15, Trade and Farm Bill

Sep 22, 2025 / Kaitlin Taylor

September 22, 2025 LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) gathered more than 700 signatures during this year’s H...

Girl Scouts Launch Fall Product Program on Friday in Nebraska

Sep 21, 2025 / Demi Kulper

Everyone knows and loves Girl Scout Cookies, but there’s another exciting (and delicious) opportunity to support Girl Scouts this season: the...

Fewer respondents expressed a great deal of confidence this year in public safety agencies in their communities (from 36% in 2021 to 25% this year) and public K-12 schools (from 23% in 2017 and 2021 to 17% this year), according to the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll. (Aaron Nix/University Communication and Marketing)

Rural Nebraskans remain confident in their local institutions, poll shows

Sep 21, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 19, 2025 — Rural Nebraskans’ confidence in educational and governmental institutions has changed little in the...

Responsible Government Spending

Sep 21, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Federal spending and our growing national debt are serious challenges which must be addressed for the long-term fiscal health of our nation. By ena...

Multi-Platinum Country Star Scotty McCreery to Perform at Heartland Events Center in January

Sep 19, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — VenuWorks Presents is proud to announce that multi-Platinum country music star Scotty McCreery will perform at the Heart...

Governor’s Challenge: Phones Down, Speeds Down to Save Lives

Sep 19, 2025 / Governor Jim Pillen

Distracted driving and speeding are endangering and killing Nebraskans. So, here’s a challenge to everyone who gets behind the wheel: Let&rsq...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Protecting Social Security, Supporting Our Seniors

Sep 19, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

Social Security benefits should be completely tax free. That’s how Social Security was originally intended to function. When I wa...

August 2025 Employment Summary

Sep 19, 2025 / NDOL

LINCOLN - Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for August 2025 is 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged from the prior ...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Sep 19, 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...

For Husker Home Games, NDOT Encourages Use of 511 App

Sep 19, 2025 / Jay Omar

Sept. 18, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — This Saturday, Sept. 20, the long-anticipated Nebraska vs. Michigan football game will mean heavy traff...

Local Truck Inspections Held in Dawson County

Sep 19, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

September 18, 2025 (LEXINGTON, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division conducted local...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers Joins the Federal Trade Commission in Filing a Lawsuit against Ticketmaster

Sep 19, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit against Ticketmaster, L.L.C., and its parent company Li...

Derek Johnson graduated from UNK in 2019 and currently works as an area manager for SoilView, a site-specific field services and soil sampling company. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)

‘The opportunities are endless’: UNK agribusiness program supports state’s top industry

Sep 19, 2025 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications

KEARNEY – Agriculture is more than an industry in Nebraska – it’s the backbone of the state’s economy and a way of life in ...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Falls into Negative Territory

Sep 18, 2025 / Creighton University

September 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance: · For the seventh time in 2025, the overall regional economic index ...