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Governor Pillen Issues Emergency Declaration for Three Counties
Apr 28, 2024 / Press Releases
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued an emergency declaration in the aftermath of severe weather that started April 25 and continued ...Governor Pillen, Smith, Ricketts React to Damaging Storms; Governor Orders State Resource Assistance
Apr 26, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement in the aftermath of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that resulted in dama...Tornadoes Hit Elkhorn and Waverly
Apr 26, 2024 / AP
SummaryOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as the twister tore for mil...Harms named next director of Nebraska LEAD Program
Apr 26, 2024 / Lead
Lincoln, Neb. April 26, 2024 — Kurtis Harms, an experienced agricultural industry leader and communicator, has been selected as the next dire...Keys to Steady Economic Growth
Apr 26, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
This week, as I visited a number of Third District communities, several major economic indicators were published, confirming what we already know: ...Troopers Ready for Busy Spring Husker Saturday
Apr 26, 2024 / NSP
APRIL 26, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Husker Saturday will be in full swing tomorrow with Nebraska football, Nebraska baseball, and Nebraska...National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns April 27
Apr 26, 2024 / DEA
OMAHA, NE –The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturd...NCTA Students Top National Contest
Apr 26, 2024 / By NCTA News
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Crops Judging team won another national championship title and swept the first three individual title...$21,000 in Internship Grants Awarded to Nebraska Public Libraries
Apr 26, 2024 / NLC
The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded Nebraska Library Internship Grants totaling $21,000 to eighteen Nebraska public libraries. These i...UNL Scientist a Leader in Genetic Tech
Apr 25, 2024 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media
Lincoln, Nebraska, April 25, 2024 — Husker scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic technology to contain the western corn ro...Governor Pillen Signs 10 Bills into Law, Vetoes Another
Apr 24, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has signed 10 bills into law and announced his veto of a bill he says would harm Nebraska taxpayers. ...Flavorful Adventures Await: 4th Annual Nebraska Beef Passports Now Available
Apr 24, 2024 / NE Beef
Kearney, NE (April 24, 2024) – The fourth annual Nebraska Beef Passports are now available at www.GoodLifeGreatSteaks.org. The Nebraska Beef ...Troopers Arrest 18 Impaired Drivers During Weekend Campaign
Apr 24, 2024 / NSP
APRIL 24, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 18 impaired drivers from the road during a weekend cam...Extension Co-Creating a Better Tomorrow
Apr 24, 2024 / WRITER: Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing
Lincoln, Nebraska, April 24, 2024 — Nebraska spans 430 miles east to west, totaling 77,327 square miles, with a population of 1.96 million pe...Gameday Traffic Springs Back to Lincoln
Apr 24, 2024 / NDOT
April 23, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — With the excitement of warming temperatures, blooming spring flowers and a spring football game on the ...Three Arrested in Investigation into Improper Relationship with Inmates
Apr 23, 2024 / NDOC
APRIL 23, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following an investigation int...Ideas For Estate and Transition Planning: Gifting
Apr 23, 2024 / By Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension Agricultural Economist
For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional fami...Governor Pillen Names New Chief Information Officer
Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. McCarville as chief information officer for the state of Ne...Smith Statement on Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized rule f...Smith Calls for 2024 Angels in Adoption Nominations
Apr 22, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) opened nominations this week for the 2024 Angels in Adoption Award for Nebraska’s Th...Revving Up Safety: NDOT Joins in Speeding Awareness Week to Promote Safer Roads
Apr 22, 2024 / NDOT
April 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) in taking a stand against speeding. Agencies and organ...UNK Announces Winners of Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest
Apr 22, 2024 / Tyler Ellyson UNK News editor
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is recognizing eight high school students selected as winners of the annual Nebraska Emerging...Hejny Has Shown Vision in Directing LEAD Program
Apr 22, 2024 / Geitner Simmons | IANR Communications
Lincoln, Neb. April 22, 2024 — For the past 17 years, Terry Hejny has regularly traveled Nebraska, from the Missouri River to the Panhandle, ...Two Arrested After Pursuit, Search in Omaha
Apr 21, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol
(OMAHA, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers, with assistance from local officers, have arrested two people following a pursuit in Omaha ove...