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BHECN opens Southwest site in North Platte

Nov 26, 2024 / UNMC

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has launched its Southwest site in North Platte, Nebraska. The BHECN Southwest site wil...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Nov 25, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 25, 2024 - For the week ending November 24, 2024, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's N...

Overcoming Rural Health Care Challenges

Nov 23, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

One-size-fits-all mandates from Washington are rarely the answer to the problems Americans face, and health care is no exception. As anyone who has...

Powerful Wisdom & Native American Heritage Month

Nov 23, 2024 / Governor Jim Pillen

 November is Native American Heritage Month. We need only look to our own State Capitol to see the enormous influence of indigenous people on ...

Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License Revoked for Fraud

Nov 22, 2024 / AG

On November 20, 2024, Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Timothy Tesmer revoked the licenses of Andrea Meisinger, an Advanced Practice Registered...

Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report

Nov 22, 2024 / USDA

NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2% LINCOLN, Neb. November 22, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.59 mill...

NSP Launches Make It Click Campaign Ahead of Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2024 / NSP

November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, NEB.)  —  The holiday season is in full force. The Nebraska State Patrol is kicking off the holiday tra...

Smith, Cotton, Kaine, and Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral End Drug Shortages Act

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introdu...

Troopers Urge Safe Travel for Husker Saturday Double-Header

Nov 22, 2024 / NSP

November 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — Saturday will be a busy day for Husker fans with two big games in Lincoln. The Nebraska State Patro...

Red Willow County Board of Commissioners to Meet Monday

Nov 22, 2024 / Penelope Cooper, County Clerk  

RED WILLOW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING AGENDANovember 25, 2024            &n...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Thanksgiving, Nebraska!

Nov 22, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

This Thanksgiving is a perfect moment to reflect on the many blessings we have as Nebraskans and as Americans. Our nation has its challenges, but t...

Williams named NPCC Business Student of the Month

Nov 22, 2024 / Jennifer Fuller Public Information Specialist

Patricia Williams has been selected as North Platte Community College’s Business Student of the Month for November. Williams chose to attend...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Daryl Bohac as Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

 HEAR THE PRESS CONFERENCE BELOW LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Daryl Bohac as director for ...

NSP inmate death

Nov 22, 2024 / NDOC

November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Kenneth Greer #211862, age 56, died today at a Lincoln hospital. Greer was incarcerated at the Nebraska S...

Juvenile With Skid Loader Rams Hastings Police

Nov 22, 2024 / City Of Hastings Release

(Hastings, NE) - On Thursday, November 21st,  at approximately 8:00 p.m. the Hastings Police Department was notified that a skid loader was tr...

Inspiring Women in Agriculture Legacy Exhibit

Nov 21, 2024 / By Dr. Jennifer McConville, Associate Dean

This week, I attended the “Legacy of Leadership: Faces of Nebraska Women in Agriculture” exhibition at its stop in North Platte. The tr...

MPCC Board of Governors Wrap

Nov 21, 2024 / Jen Fuller

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/20/24  MPCC Board of Governors meeting wrap up report 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The Mid-Plains Community College...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly

Nov 21, 2024 / AG

Lincoln —Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust pack...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Soars to Highest Level in 15 Months

Nov 21, 2024 / Creighton University

November 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:*The Rural Mainstreet Index climbed to its highest level in 15 months.*For the sixth time in the past seve...

Northern Plains Farm Labor Report

Nov 21, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 20, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 36,000 workers h...

NDOT’s Highway Safety Office Announces National ‘Make it Click’

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Neb...

Minden Opera House Hosts Holiday Events

Nov 21, 2024 / Press Release

(Minden, Nebraska) “There is truly nothing better than celebrating the Christmas Season in Nebraska’s Christmas City,” says Minde...

Final Husker Gameday Brings Reminder to Plan Ahead for Traffic

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 20, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Nebraska football returns to Lincoln this weekend for its final home game of the 2024 season. With the l...

Extension Educator Offers Thanksgiving Food Safety Advice

Nov 20, 2024 / Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing

Lincoln, Nebraska, Nov. 20, 2024 — While prepping and cooking those Thanksgiving meals — and storing those leftovers — following ...

NorthWestern Energy partners to raise awareness about imposter utility scams

Nov 20, 2024 / Jo Dee Black

Nov. 19, 2024 – NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week a...