Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Paving the ROAD to Housing

Feb 6, 2026 / Pete Ricketts

Nebraska is the best place in the world to live.  But for so many potential first-time homebuyers, the market has become out of reach.  T...

LB258, Adjusting the State's Minimum Wage, Passes after Two Hour Debate

Feb 5, 2026 / KRGI News

LB258, adjusting the state’s minimum wage law, survived a filibuster to gain final approval at the Nebraska Legislature. Senator Stan Clouse ...

Ricketts Discusses Resilient Water Infrastructure, Threat of Communist China’s Cyber-Attacks

Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the...

Ricketts Highlights ROAD to Housing Act

Feb 5, 2026 / Sen. Ricketts Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) highlighted the ROAD to Housing Act, which aims to make home ownership a possibil...

Back Yard Poultry Tests Positive for Avian Influenza

Feb 5, 2026 / SWNPHD

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is reporting a third case of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in a 7-month period within the nine-co...

Huskers Open Pacific Northwest Trip at Oregon

Feb 17, 2026 / NU Athletics

The Nebraska women's basketball team makes its final Big Ten road trip of the regular season when the Huskers journey to the Pacific Northwest to f...

Jensen Named Co-Freshman of the Week

Feb 17, 2026 / NU Athletics

Nebraska softball pitcher Alexis Jensen garnered Softball on Sports Illustrated Co-Freshman of the Week honors, the organization announced on Tuesd...

High School Basketball Scores from Monday, Feb. 16th

Feb 17, 2026 / NSAA

Girls ScoresMonday, February 16, 2026Arthur County 40 vs Creek Valley 20 @ Paxton Consolidated SchoolsAshland-Greenwood 46 vs Conestoga 42 @ Wahoo ...

NSAA Boys Basketball Sub-District Pairings Released

Feb 17, 2026 / Hometown Family Radio Sports Network

NSAA has released the Boyss Basketball Sub-District Tournament brackets.  The Sub-District Tournaments will start on Monday, February 23rd and...

NSAA State Girls and Boys Wrestling Results

Feb 17, 2026 / Hometown Family Radio Sports Network

The NSAA Girls and Boys State Wrestling Tournament at the CHI Health Center in Omaha gets underway with Girls wrestling on Tuesday and Wednesday wi...