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Two injured in Medicine Creek boat accident
Jul 14, 2025 / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission/Shawna Richter-Ryerson
Two people were injured in a boating accident at 4:30 p.m. July 13 while tubing at Medicine Creek State Recreation Area. A 45-year-old man from In...
Troopers Arrest One, Safely Locate Child After EMA Issued
Jul 14, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
July 14, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol were able to safely locate and recover a missing juvenile Sunda...
Designated Detour as Work Continues Along I-80 in Buffalo County
Jul 14, 2025 / NDOT
July 14, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is announcing a designated detour route as work continu...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: OBBB is a Win for Taxpayers
Jul 13, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
It’s rare to have the opportunity to set an entire nation on a better course for generations. The One Big Beautiful Bill does just that...
Nebraska Helps to Secure $720 Million from Eight Opioid Drug Makers
Jul 13, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufacture...
Nebraska Veterans Cemetery Dedicated
Jul 12, 2025 / KRGI News
Hear the complete dedication below. The formal dedication of the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery took place in Grand Island. The program feature...
Karrer RV Park is Closed Until Further Notice
Jul 11, 2025 / City Of McCook
Karrer Park is closed until further notice. This closure is not permanent. City Staff is concerned about assuring the safety of those w...
Air Force Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Disclose Unlawfully Classified National Defense Information
Jul 11, 2025 / Amy Donato
WASHINGTON — A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base pleaded g...
Update Provided on NE-TF1 Search Efforts in Central Texas
Jul 10, 2025 / Barry Stevens
LINCOLN, NE – In collaboration with Nebraska Task Force One (NE-TF1) and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Governor Jim Pillen...
Gov. Pillen Announces Appointments to Newly Created School Financing Review Commission
Jul 10, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced appointments to the School Financing Review Commission, as created through the passage of ...
Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for Farmers
Jul 10, 2025 / Bobbie Kriz-Wickham
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eli...
UNL ranks in top 10% worldwide for agriculture, natural resources
Jul 10, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media
Lincoln, Nebraska, July 10, 2025 — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s agriculture and natural resources programs rank in the to...
TSCI staff member injured in assault
Jul 10, 2025 / NDOC
July 10, 2025 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – A staff member at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sustained serious* injuries in an...
ICE arrests one of El Salvador’s “Top 100 Most Wanted” hiding in Nebraska
Jul 10, 2025 / ICE
OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested a high-ranking member of the violent...
Secretary Rollins Takes Decisive Action and Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
Jul 10, 2025 / USDA
(Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025)- Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a n...
The Nebraska Corn Board Kicks off New Fiscal Year with New Program Focuses
Jul 10, 2025 / Jill Bookhout Director of Communications
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) began the new fiscal year on July 1 which brings new programs funded by the checkoff for the 20...
Breakout Sessions, Speakers Finalized for 2025 Governor’s Summit in Kearney
Jul 10, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen invites Nebraskans to register for the 2025 Governor’s Summit: Growing Nebraska, held August 13-14 in...
North Platte Man Sentenced to 27 years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy
Jul 9, 2025 / Amy Donato
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Guadalupe Ramirez, 40, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 3, 2025 in federal co...
Inmate missing from community corrections facility
Jul 9, 2025 / Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
July 9, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) – Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center – Omaha (CCC-...
Gov. Pillen Appoints Kortnei N. Smith as County Court Judge for 11th Judicial District
Jul 8, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Kortnei N. Smith of North Platte as county court judge in the 11th Judi...
Gov. Pillen Speaks at National Rollout of USDA Farm Security Action Plan
Jul 8, 2025 / Laura Strimple
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined national and state leaders in Washington, D.C. for the national rollout of the U.S. Depart...
Troopers Make 32 DUI Arrests of Independence Day Weekend
Jul 8, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
July 8, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed 32 impaired drivers from the road over the Independence ...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against General Motors for Deceptive Collection and Sale of Nebraskans’ Driving Data
Jul 8, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
LINCOLN — Today, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that the State of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against General Motors LLC a...
Independent Dan Osborn Launches Campaign For U.S. Senate
Jul 8, 2025 / Press Release
OMAHA, NE— Dan Osborn, mechanic, veteran, and lifelong Independent, announced his campaign to be the next U.S. Senator from Nebraska today. ...
Gov. Pillen Deploys Nebraska Task Force One to Flood-Stricken Texas
Jul 7, 2025 / KRGI News
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has directed the deployment of Nebraska Task Force One (NE-TF1) – Nebraska’s Urban Search and R...