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Calculating the annual cost of cows in 2025

Jan 21, 2025 / By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator

The 2025 year is starting off with extremely strong prices for calves, feeder cattle, and fed cattle. The Nebraska Extension will host the Calculat...

Open Sky Reacts to Governor Pillen's Budget

Jan 21, 2025 / Open Sky

The OpenSky team is engaged in a thorough analysis and line-by-line review of the Governor’s proposed two-year budget, and will be tuned in c...

Two Apprehended After Pursuit in Scottsbluff

Jan 21, 2025 / NSP

January 21, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Scottsbluff Police Department ...

NEST529 “Why I Want to Go to College” Writing Sweepstakes Now Open

Jan 21, 2025 / Charles Isom

(Lincoln, NE) Nebraska State Treasurer Tom Briese and the Omaha Storm Chasers today announced the 23rd annual “Why I Want to Go to College&rd...

Nebraska Based Global Center to Drive Bioeconomy Solutions

Jan 21, 2025 / Dan Moser, Office of Research and Innovation

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 21, 2025 — An international research project led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln aims to transform the fu...

Cold Weather Advisory Remains in Effect Until Noon

Jan 21, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: The Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon today for our entire forecast area. Key Message #2: Wind Chill values as lo...

Reaction to President Trump's Executive Actions

Jan 20, 2025 / Press Release

Ricketts Comments on President Trump’s Executive Actions: “This is the Change Americans Voted For” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Toda...

The Latest on the Cold Weather

Jan 20, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until Noon Tuesday. Includes south central Nebraska counties in our forecast area. The Cold...

Legislative Round-Up: Week of Jan. 12

Jan 19, 2025 / Owen Reimer Nebraska News Service

LINCOLN – In its second week of the 2025 session, the 109th Nebraska Legislature hosted Gov. Jim Pillen for the State of the State address wh...

Ricketts, Cotton Statement on TikTok Being Removed from App Stores

Jan 19, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) issued the following statement in response to the news tha...

Cold Weather Advisory Issued

Jan 18, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Midnight tonight until Noon Tuesday. Area includes south central Nebraska. Key Message #2:...

Teeing Up Winning Policy

Jan 17, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

Recent discussions I have had with President Trump and my congressional colleagues highlight both the significant challenges and the opportunity we...

Gov. Pillen, Sen. Ricketts Issue Statements Following SCOTUS TikTok Decision

Jan 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple

 LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pilen released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding a law that b...

Cold Weather on the Way

Jan 17, 2025 / KRGI News

A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from Saturday night through Tuesday morning.  Wind chills of -15 to -25 degrees are expected.  Ple...

Nebraska Teachers Honored with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

Jan 17, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

NEBRASKA TEACHERS HONORED WITH PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING Six Nebraska teachers are among 300 national...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Closing the Book on President Biden’s Record of Failures

Jan 17, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

This week, America is closing the book on President Biden’s record of failures. His policies gave our country high prices and overregulation....

Most Rural Nebraskans are Positive About Their Communities

Jan 17, 2025 / Becky Vogt, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 17, 2025 — The latest results from the 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll show that, overall, rural Nebraskans are positive abo...

Smith, Sewell Reintroduce Critical Access Hospital Relief Act

Jan 17, 2025 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the Centers for Med...

NDEE releases report on statewide Nitrate in Drinking Water Study

Jan 17, 2025 / NDEE

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has released a report following the completion of the Nebraska Nitra...

Cold Weather Coming

Jan 17, 2025 / NWS

Arctic air will move into the area Saturday night bringing bitterly cold temperatures to the area. Wind Chill values of -15 to -25 degrees are poss...

Platte Institute, Speaker Arch, Legislative Leaders Unveil G.O.A.T. Initiative to Modernize Nebraska’s Regulations

Jan 17, 2025 / Platte Institute

LINCOLN, NE — Today, the Platte Institute hosted a press conference at the Nebraska State Capitol to announce the launch of the G.O.A.T. (Gov...

Gov. Pillens Town Hall in McCook

Jan 16, 2025 / Josh Keenportz

Governor Jim Pillen hosted a town hall in McCook on Thursday January 16th at The Coppermill SteakHouse and Lounge 

LB346 Introduced on Governor’s Behalf; Creates Efficiencies across Boards, Commissions and Other Entities

Jan 16, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE -- Doubling down on efforts to ‘clean out the closets’ and create efficiencies across state government, Governor Jim Pillen...

December Traffic Fatality Toll

Jan 16, 2025 / NDOT

Jan. 16, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of December 2024, seventeen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways,...

Most 17-Year-Olds Now Eligible to Register to Vote

Jan 16, 2025 / Tracy Overstreet

Grand Island, Nebr.-Along with the new year comes the opportunity for most 17-year-old Nebraskans to register to vote. “Nebraska law allows ...