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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...
‘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 ...
Husker Harvest Days 2025 wraps up with world-class innovations and community engagement
Sep 17, 2025 / Stephanie Stalans
GRAND ISLAND, NEB. (Sept. 17, 2025) — The 47th annual Husker Harvest Days concluded successfully on Sept. 11, 2025, showcasing groundbreaking...
NDOT Spotlights Railroad Safety Week; Governor Signs Proclamation
Sep 17, 2025 / Jay Omar
Sept. 16, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is dedicating this week to promoting railroad safety. On Se...
Shortlist for 2026 One Book One Nebraska Announced
Sep 17, 2025 / Tessa Timperley
What book will all Nebraskans be encouraged to read in 2026? We will all find out on November 15th at the Nebraska Celebration of Books (N.COB) lit...
Local Truck Inspections Held in Lincoln County
Sep 17, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division condu...
Several Sentenced in Federal Court
Sep 17, 2025 / Amy Donato
North Platte Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced tha...
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Hosts 2nd Human Trafficking Task Force Summit
Sep 17, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN—Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted the second annual Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit at UNL’s Innovatio...
Hastings Police Report
Sep 16, 2025 / HPD
September 16th 2025Reported Offenses: On September 15, 2025, a 36-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 200 block of North Marian ...
Gov. Pillen Signs $20 Million Property Tax Relief Executive Order
Sep 16, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has signed Executive Order 25-13, the latest action in his Administration’s ongoing efforts to pr...
NeFU Asks Congress to Update and Pass an Improved Farm Bill
Sep 16, 2025 / NFU
Lincoln, NE. Ten Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) members were part of the over 250 National Farmers Union (NFU) Fall Fly-In participants that walked ...
Box Butte County Homicide Victim Identified
Sep 16, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
September 16, 2025 (Alliance, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol believe that the deceased person found last week in ...
Waechter-Mead named director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance program
Sep 16, 2025 / Natalie Jones | IANR Communications
Lincoln, Neb., September 16—Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead has been named director of the Beef Quality Assurance program in Nebraska. The national...
Webinar series to highlight decision support tools for the beef industry
Sep 16, 2025 / Natalie Jones IANR Communications
Lincoln, Neb., September 15—University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists will play a key role in a national webinar series this October hi...
August 2025 Traffic Fatality Toll
Sep 15, 2025 / NDOT
During the month of August 2025, twenty-two people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Ne...
September is College Savings Month
Sep 15, 2025 / Charles Isom, Director of Communications
Listen to an interview with Tom Briese below about NEST and many other issues. September marks the nationwide celebration of College Savings Month...
Finalists Named in Peru State Presidential Search
Sep 14, 2025 / Judi Yorges, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications
LINCOLN – The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges has announced four finalists for the next president of Peru State College, the...
Nebraskans voice opposition to proposed ICE detention center
Sep 14, 2025 / by Ruth Bailey, Nebraska News Service
LINCOLN--Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha had hoped to hear from state officials, including the governor and the director of the Nebraska Department ...
NDCS responds to City of McCook leaders’ questions
Sep 13, 2025 / NDCS
September 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Yesterday, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Director Rob Jeffreys spoke with McCook M...