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NSP, DMV Warn of Widespread Text Message Scam
Jun 7, 2025 / NSP
June 7, 2025 (LIncoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles are warning about a scam that has ta...
Gov. Pillen Statement on D-Day
Jun 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement commemorating D-Day, June 6, 1944, which paved the way for American and Al...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Jun 6, 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...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Red Alert
Jun 6, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
I participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue Friday and Saturday of last week in Singapore with Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth. The annual conferenc...
Inaugural NSP cohort graduates SCC program
Jun 6, 2025 / NDOC
June 5, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Fifteen students at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) graduated on Tuesday with a Business Administration ...
Gov. Pillen Invites Nebraskans to Register for the 2025 Governor’s Summit, Announces First-Ever Youth Summit
Jun 5, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) en...
State Auditor Mike Foley Summarizes Recent Audit Work Exposing Alleged Financial Improprieties at Local Governments
Jun 5, 2025 / Press Release
In the past six weeks alone, State Auditor Mike Foley issued audit letters to eight units of local government in Nebraska, documenting alleged...
Governor Pillen Signs the Stand With Women Act
Jun 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Hear the press conference below. LINCOLN, NE – Surrounded by state senators, supporters and female athletes, Governor Jim Pillen signed LB89...
UNK students win top honor, eight other awards at FBLA National Leadership Conference
Jun 4, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
DALLAS – University of Nebraska at Kearney students won nine awards, including the most prestigious honor, at the Future Business Leaders of ...
Troopers Remove 80 Impaired Drivers During Make It Click Campaign
Jun 4, 2025 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
JUNE 3, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) removed 80 impaired drivers from the road during th...
Two Nominees Forwarded for County Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District
Jun 4, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, the Judicial Nominating Commission for the County Court Judge in the 11th Judicial District provided the following two n...
NSP Warns of Counterfeit Pills After Recent Overdoses
Jun 3, 2025 / NSP-North Platte
(McCook, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is raising awareness about multiple overdose cases in southwest Nebraska. In the last three...
Mid-America Manufacturing Growth Slows with Higher Prices
Jun 3, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (June 2, 2025) — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state ...
Hastings College earns reaffirmation of accreditation from Higher Learning Commission
Jun 3, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College announced today that it has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher Learning Comm...
Gov. Pillen delivers Sine Die Address to Members of the 109th Nebraska Legislature
Jun 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Hear the compressed final day featuring Governor Pillen and Speaker Arch below. LINCOLN, NE -- Below are Governor Jim Pillen’s remarks, ...
Colonel Waugh Sworn-In as Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent
Jun 2, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
Hear the ceremony below. See the Facebook Live video here. June 2, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Colonel Bryan Waugh took the oa...
Flood Watch Issued
Jun 2, 2025 / NWS Hastings
The entire area is in a Slight Risk for severe weather. Damaging wind, isolated large hail, and excessive rainfall are the primary threats with ton...
Troopers Find Thousands of Fentanyl Pills, Meth in I-80 Traffic Stop
Jun 2, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
June 2, 2025 (York, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Arizona man after locating over 20 pounds ...
Governor Pillen Signs Key National Security Legislation
Jun 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement celebrating the passage of LB644, the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agen...
UNL Seeks Input from Nebraska Ag Landowners and Tenants in New Crop Share Survey
Jun 2, 2025 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., May 30 — Agricultural landowners and tenants in Nebraska who are involved in crop share lease agreements are invited to partic...
Gov. Pillen Signs Last of Bills to Protect Children Online
May 30, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Hear the press conference below. LINCOLN, NE – A package of bills aimed at protecting kids, and introduced on behalf of Governor Jim Pillen,...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: SNAP Next Step
May 30, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Make government work with proven Nebraska solutions that are ready for America. That is my mission as your U.S. Senator. When I was Governor, my ad...
Pillen Announces Re-Election Campaign for Governor
May 29, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen launched his re-election campaign on Thursday morning, touting his record of delivering conserva...
Nebraska Soybean Board Engages Fire Departments on Soy-Based Firefighting Foam at Nebraska State Fire School
May 29, 2025 / Tom Hoxmeier
LINCOLN, Neb. (May 29, 2025) – The Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) participated in the Nebraska State Fire School expo in Grand Island earlier t...
Governor Reacts to Legislative Action
May 29, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Gov. Pillen Celebrates Passage of Stand With Women ActLINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen provided the following statement upon passage of LB89...