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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...
Attorney General Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against Temu for Siphoning Nebraskans’ Phone Data
Jun 12, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln -- Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a suit against the Chinese e-commerce company Temu and its affiliates, alleging numerous consumer pr...
ARPA Funds Take Aim at Stormwater Drainage for Fonner Park Campus
Jun 11, 2025 / Courtney Glock
Grand Island, Neb. — Rain is a good thing as they say, but when it falls in the amounts and timeframe it did in 2019, it can sure cause some ...
City of McCook Has Received Concerns Over Low Hanging Branches Over Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks.
Jun 11, 2025 / City Of McCook
The City of McCook has received concerns associated with low hanging branches over streets, alleys and sidewalks. The City of McCook would lik...
Ricketts Discusses Unleashing American Energy for Strengthening American Diplomacy
Jun 11, 2025 / Sen. Ricketts Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the role of Americ...
Gov. Pillen Issues Statement on Omaha ICE Operations
Jun 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Following U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Omaha and subsequent protests Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen iss...
Dannatt named new MPCC Imperial Campus Administrator
Jun 11, 2025 / MPCC- NP
Brandi Dannatt has been named the new Mid-Plains Community College Imperial Campus Administrator. In this role, she will oversee campus operations,...
UNL Students tackle global irrigation challenges through immersive trip to Ghana
Jun 11, 2025 / Cheyenne Gerlach and Renata Rimšaitė
Lincoln, Nebraska, June 11, 2025 — When the Yeutter Student Fellows were tasked with researching how an irrigation company could best positio...
NDOT Reminds Travelers of Construction Projects Ahead of Men’s College World Series
Jun 10, 2025 / NDOT
June 10, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — As baseball fans prepare to head to Omaha, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) reminds driv...
UNL Scientist Chairs International Forest Panel
Jun 10, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media
Lincoln, Nebraska, June 10, 2025 — An international panel chaired by Husker scientist Craig Allen is pointing to the crucial benefits forests...
UNMC College of Nursing in Omaha to offer twice-yearly admissions
Jun 10, 2025 / John Keenan, University of Nebraska Medical Center,
After successful rollouts for its Lincoln and Kearney divisions, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing now will offer twice-...
Sgt. Ramsey Repeats as Nebraska Inspector Champion
Jun 10, 2025 / NSP
June 10, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Sergeant Matt Ramsey has claimed first place honor...
Troopers Locate Fentanyl, Cocaine in I-80 Traffic Stop
Jun 9, 2025 / NSP
June 9, 2025 (Lexington, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after locating more than 20 pounds of...