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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...
Deborah Dancer to lead Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition
Jun 9, 2025 / Lisa Spellman
Deborah Dancer, MPA, has been named executive director of the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition. An enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation (a...
NSP, DMV Warn of Widespread Text Message Scam
Jun 7, 2025 / NSP
June 7, 2025 (LIncoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles are warning about a scam that has ta...
Gov. Pillen Statement on D-Day
Jun 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement commemorating D-Day, June 6, 1944, which paved the way for American and Al...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Jun 6, 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...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Red Alert
Jun 6, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
I participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue Friday and Saturday of last week in Singapore with Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth. The annual conferenc...
Inaugural NSP cohort graduates SCC program
Jun 6, 2025 / NDOC
June 5, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Fifteen students at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) graduated on Tuesday with a Business Administration ...
Gov. Pillen Invites Nebraskans to Register for the 2025 Governor’s Summit, Announces First-Ever Youth Summit
Jun 5, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) en...
State Auditor Mike Foley Summarizes Recent Audit Work Exposing Alleged Financial Improprieties at Local Governments
Jun 5, 2025 / Press Release
In the past six weeks alone, State Auditor Mike Foley issued audit letters to eight units of local government in Nebraska, documenting alleged...
Governor Pillen Signs the Stand With Women Act
Jun 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Hear the press conference below. LINCOLN, NE – Surrounded by state senators, supporters and female athletes, Governor Jim Pillen signed LB89...
UNK students win top honor, eight other awards at FBLA National Leadership Conference
Jun 4, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
DALLAS – University of Nebraska at Kearney students won nine awards, including the most prestigious honor, at the Future Business Leaders of ...
Troopers Remove 80 Impaired Drivers During Make It Click Campaign
Jun 4, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
JUNE 3, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) removed 80 impaired drivers from the road during th...
Two Nominees Forwarded for County Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District
Jun 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District provided the following two n...
NSP Warns of Counterfeit Pills After Recent Overdoses
Jun 3, 2025 / NSP-North Platte
(McCook, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is raising awareness about multiple overdose cases in southwest Nebraska. In the last three...
Mid-America Manufacturing Growth Slows with Higher Prices
Jun 3, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (June 2, 2025) — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state ...
Hastings College earns reaffirmation of accreditation from Higher Learning Commission
Jun 3, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College announced today that it has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher Learning Comm...
Gov. Pillen delivers Sine Die Address to Members of the 109th Nebraska Legislature
Jun 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Hear the compressed final day featuring Governor Pillen and Speaker Arch below. LINCOLN, NE -- Below are Governor Jim Pillen’s remarks, ...