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CDHD Helps with Medicaid's Presumptive Eligibility Program
Nov 27, 2024 / KRGI News
Judy Leyva talked about options for getting prenatal care with Brian Gallagher.
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting for the Beef State
Nov 27, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Nebraska is known around the world for our hard-working farmers and ranchers. Agriculture is the heart and soul of our state. Beef production deliv...
Gov. Pillen’s Thanksgiving Statement
Nov 27, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen offered the following statement, wishing Nebraskans a Happy Thanksgiving: “Thanksgiving i...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Nov 27, 2024 / 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...
Scores Remain Steady on Nebraska Statewide Assessment and Accountability Results
Nov 27, 2024 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education released the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) results and the Accountability for a Quality ...
Acknowledging with Grateful Hearts
Nov 27, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
Poised at the threshold of the holiday season, the Thanksgiving holiday has a powerful capacity to bring us together as Americans. Despite unrest i...-2024-11-27-10-51-13.jpg?width=550&height=289)
‘Music is for everyone’: UNK String Project inspires young performers, future teachers
Nov 27, 2024 / By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney senior Abbygail Marshall sat down at a piano inside the Fine Arts Building on campus. “I&r...
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Antitrust Lawsuit Against Institutional Investors for ESG Commitments
Nov 27, 2024 / AG
Lincoln—Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 11 states to sue BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, three o...
Slick Conditions Could Affect Region
Nov 27, 2024 / NWS
Rain and freezing rain impacts southwest parts of the area this morning. Slick spots are possible on roads in this area. Transition t...
Nebraska Aeronautics Commission, NDOT Aeronautics Announces Grant Allocations
Nov 26, 2024 / NDOT
Nov. 26, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission, working alongside the Nebraska Department of Transportation-Divisio...-2024-11-26-12-16-14.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Thankful for Agriculture & Student Success
Nov 26, 2024 / By Dean Larry Gossen, PhD
During this time of year, my mind always focuses on the many blessings we have, living in rural Nebraska, serving the agricultural community, and w...
Troopers Find Over 60 LBs of Cocaine and Marijuana in Traffic Stops
Nov 26, 2024 / NSP
November 26, 2024 (North Platte, Neb.) – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested four people this weekend after finding more over 30... (1)-2024-11-26-08-09-16.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Nebraska Extension succession planning series for women in agriculture kicks off in January
Nov 26, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25, 2024 —A multi-state extension workshop series for women in agriculture will offer strategies to evaluate and improve ...-2024-11-26-08-04-24.jpg?width=550&height=289)
BHECN opens Southwest site in North Platte
Nov 26, 2024 / UNMC
The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has launched its Southwest site in North Platte, Nebraska. The BHECN Southwest site wil...
Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report
Nov 25, 2024 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. November 25, 2024 - For the week ending November 24, 2024, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...
Overcoming Rural Health Care Challenges
Nov 23, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
One-size-fits-all mandates from Washington are rarely the answer to the problems Americans face, and health care is no exception. As anyone who has...-2024-11-23-06-44-00.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Powerful Wisdom & Native American Heritage Month
Nov 23, 2024 / Governor Jim Pillen
November is Native American Heritage Month. We need only look to our own State Capitol to see the enormous influence of indigenous people on ...
Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License Revoked for Fraud
Nov 22, 2024 / AG
On November 20, 2024, Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Timothy Tesmer revoked the licenses of Andrea Meisinger, an Advanced Practice Registered...
Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report
Nov 22, 2024 / USDA
NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2% LINCOLN, Neb. November 22, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.59 mill...
NSP Launches Make It Click Campaign Ahead of Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2024 / NSP
November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, NEB.) — The holiday season is in full force. The Nebraska State Patrol is kicking off the holiday tra...
Smith, Cotton, Kaine, and Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral End Drug Shortages Act
Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introdu...
Troopers Urge Safe Travel for Husker Saturday Double-Header
Nov 22, 2024 / NSP
November 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Saturday will be a busy day for Husker fans with two big games in Lincoln. The Nebraska State Patro...
Red Willow County Board of Commissioners to Meet Monday
Nov 22, 2024 / Penelope Cooper, County Clerk
RED WILLOW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING AGENDANovember 25, 2024 &n...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Thanksgiving, Nebraska!
Nov 22, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
This Thanksgiving is a perfect moment to reflect on the many blessings we have as Nebraskans and as Americans. Our nation has its challenges, but t...-2024-11-22-10-04-25.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Williams named NPCC Business Student of the Month
Nov 22, 2024 / Jennifer Fuller Public Information Specialist
Patricia Williams has been selected as North Platte Community College’s Business Student of the Month for November. Williams chose to attend...