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Department of Labor Launches Employer Workforce Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Grace Johnson Public Information Officer
The Nebraska Department of Labor has launched a survey of employers in conjunction with the Good Life, Great Careers Initiative. The survey a...
Disabled Veterans Qualify for Motor Vehicle Tax & Fee Exemption
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Hall County Veterans Service Officer Don Shuda and Gary Quandt discussed the Disabled Veteran Motor Vehicle Exemption option which starts in 2026. ...
Heartland Events Center Has Busy Schedule
Dec 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Kyler Tarwater from Venuworks discussed the upcoming schedule at the Heartland Events Center
NDOT Celebrates Winners of 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Contest
Dec 12, 2025 / Jay Omar
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — For the fifth consecutive year, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted its Name-a-Snowp...
Tennessee Man Arrested in Online Enticement Investigation
Dec 12, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
DECEMBER 12, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol Technical Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Bradle...
CCC Tops in Vets Survey
Dec 12, 2025 / Scott Miller Senior Director of College Communications
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Military Times Best for Vets: College Rankings for 2025 are out and, once again, Central Community College is the to...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 12, 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...
Progress on Trade
Dec 12, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In contrast to the previous four years, trade has been at the forefront since January, and the pace has not slowed as we reach year-end. In recent ...
NDE Announces Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education Strategic Plan
Dec 12, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled "Good Life, Great Schools...
NDOT Announces Grantees for December’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
Dec 12, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced 30 law enforcement ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Lifting Nebraskans Out of Loneliness
Dec 12, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The holidays are a special time in Nebraska. We volunteer to serve our communities. Families and friends spend more time together. &nbs...
Ricketts Releases Statement on Health Care Votes
Dec 11, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting for a healthcare proposal led by Se...
Ricketts, Hassan Introduce the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act
Dec 11, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Improving Measurements for Loneliness an...
Gov. Pillen Provides Statement and Information About 2026 Opportunity Zone Designations
Dec 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement promoting Opportunity Zones and previewing the process the State of Nebras...
Smith Statement on Ways and Means Approval of AGOA, Haiti, and IP Protection Legislation
Dec 11, 2025 / Jerad Reimers
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement after the House ...
MS-13 Leader Wanted for Assassination of Four People in Honduras Arrested in Grand Island UPDATE
Dec 10, 2025 / Amy Donato
UPDATED 12/10/2025 - United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Gerson Emir Cuadra Soto, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was charged with ill...
Top PRCA Contestants Returning for Rodeo Grand Island
Dec 10, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Fresh off their “Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year” win at the Wrangler National Finals in Las Vegas, Sutton Ro...
Gov. Pillen Celebrates Cleanup at AltEn Site; Highlights Progress and Next Steps
Dec 10, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Governor Jim Pillen celebrated the tremendous progress made during his administration to clean up the solid and liquid waste left in the aftermath ...
MS-13 Leader Wanted for Assassination of Four People in Honduras Arrested in Grand Island UPDATE
Dec 10, 2025 / Amy Donato/Laura Strimple
Update includes governor's reaction below. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Gerson Emir Cuadra Soto, of Grand Island, Nebrask...
Hastings College music professor Miggi Angangco named a national winner of The American Prize for Choral Performance
Dec 10, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) F. Angangco, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Hastings Colleg...
Dan Osborn Calls on USDA, DOJ to Enforce Antitrust Law After Tyson Closure Announcement, Spotlights Impact on Lexington Community
Dec 10, 2025 / Press Release
Listen to the complete press event below. LEXINGTON, NE — Today, Independent Candidate for United States Senate Dan Osborn called on the Uni...
UNK Plans Budget Cuts
Dec 10, 2025 / UNK News
UNK addresses 4.5 million dollar funding shortfall. Read more here.
NCTA Alumna Builds a Lifelong Career in Veterinary Medicine and Leadership
Dec 9, 2025 / By NCTA News
Curtis, Neb. – From her roots on a family farm in Tekamah, Nebraska, to managing a leading small animal and exotic hospital in Omaha, Christi...
Attorney General Hilgers Gives Consumers Instructions on Accessing $700 Million Google Settlement
Dec 9, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
Lincoln, Nebraska – Attorney General Mike Hilgers is directing consumers to new information on receiving funds from a $700 million settlement...
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...