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2026 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest
Dec 9, 2025 / Katrina Cerveny
The 2026 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest is officially underway. This annual event is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, organ...
PSC Approves Settlement Agreement in Black Hills Energy Rate Case
Dec 9, 2025 / Jason McFarley
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order today, Dec. 9, approving a $23.9 million agreement in Black Hills...
Nebraska Farmers Union 112th Annual State Convention Election & Awards Completed
Dec 9, 2025 / John Hansen NFU
LINCOLN (December 9, 2025) – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) held its 112th annual state convention in Norfolk at the Divots Conference Center ...
High schoolers asked to capture Nebraska’s beauty in annual UNK writing and art contest
Dec 9, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – With rolling Sandhills, winding rivers, towering bluffs and colorful prairies, Nebraska’s landscapes offer endless opportunit...
State Reaction to Ag relief package
Dec 9, 2025 / Press Release
Smith Commends Trump for Addressing Ag Concerns; Calls for More Trade Progress Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) rel...
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 7, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Lincoln, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff on Sunday, Dec. 7, in honor of...
Gov. Pillen Announces Results of Layoff Services Events for Tyson Workers
Dec 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the results of efforts organized through state agencies to assist Tyson workers impacted by the...
Gov. Pillen Statement on Illegal Alien’s Attack on Omaha Police
Dec 6, 2025 / Lau
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after the Omaha Police Department released the identity of the suspect in ...
Nebraska’s September Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.0
Dec 5, 2025 / Hillary Lee
LINCOLN - Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for September 2025 is 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is unchanged from the Aug...
Maximizing Nebraska's Resources
Dec 5, 2025 / Rep. Adrian Smith
Spanning our state - Missouri River to panhandle - Nebraska’s Third District has been blessed with a breadth of natural resources. Although m...
Securing Our Border, Keeping Nebraskans Safe
Dec 5, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
A nation is only as secure as its borders. Joe Biden’s open border policies created a national security, humanitarian, and drug catastr...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 5, 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...
Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about biosecurity, hopeful for bioeconomy
Dec 4, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 4, 2025 — Rural Nebraskans are familiar with the need to protect the health of their land, food and communities. Acco...
Fundamentals of Feeding the Cow webinar series returns in January
Dec 4, 2025 / UNL
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 4— Nebraska Extension will again offer its popular Fundamentals of Feeding the Cow webinar series this January, providing...
Gov. Pillen Announces Federal Approval of Nebraska’s BEAD Final Proposal
Dec 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen is announcing a major milestone in Nebraska’s efforts to ensure all areas of the state have robust and rel...
Calving College Series Returns in 2026 With Expanded Webinar and Hands-On Learning Opportunities
Dec 3, 2025 / UNL
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 3 — Following an overwhelmingly positive response last year, Nebraska Extension is bringing back its Calving College seri...
Playing for Something Bigger: UNK senior Abby Rose embraces opportunity to compete in Kearney
Dec 3, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson UNK Communications
KEARNEY – She calls it a “leap of faith.” A late recruit who’d never seen the University of Nebraska at Kearney play in pe...
NDOT Provides Update on I-80 Projects, Urges Nebraskans to Drive Safely in Work Zones
Dec 3, 2025 / Samantha Bernt
Dec. 3, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Across Nebraska, major projects are well underway or nearing completion along Interstate 80 (I-80). Const...
DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis 
Dec 3, 2025 / Emily Murray Public Information Officer
Listen to an interview with DEA Special Agent in Charge Dustin Gillespie below. OMAHA, Neb.,– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
Deadline for Nebraska Letters About Literature Writing Contest Approaches
Dec 2, 2025 / Bailee Juroshek
Nebraska students have one month left to submit their letter in the state-wide Letters About Literature reading and writing contest. Readers in gra...
UNL West Central’s Precision Application Technology Lab launches PEST Academy
Dec 2, 2025 / UNL
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2 — The Precision Application Technology (PAT) Lab at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center in North ...
American FFA Degrees Presented at National FFA Convention
Dec 2, 2025 / NCTA News
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture congratulates seven students and alumni who earned the American FFA Degree at the 97th National FFA C...
Nebraska Corn Board Seeks Candidates for Vacancies
Dec 2, 2025 / Jill Bookhout
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Notice is hereby given that the terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board...
NSP Investigating Apparent Suicide in McCook
Dec 2, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
December 1, 2025 (McCOOK, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a McCook resident died from an appare...
John Cook Champions Nebraska Grasslands in New PSA Campaign
Dec 2, 2025 / Natalie Jones
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2 — Nebraska’s grasslands — vital to the state’s economy, environment and cultural heritage — are...