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Gov. Pillen Highlights Bills to Increase Government Efficiency

Jul 17, 2025 / Barry Stevens

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen was joined by agency leadership and state senators in highlighting bills that will help cut red tape,...

Nebraska State Patrol High Speed Pursuit

Troopers Arrest Wisconsin Man After Finding Dead Woman in Vehicle

Jul 16, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

July 16, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with the assistance of several other police agencies, have arr...

Nebraska Sues Colorado over Rights to South Platte River in U.S. Supreme Court

Jul 16, 2025 / Heather Buell

Hear the complete conference below. LINCOLN –Attorney General Hilgers and Governor Pillen announced today that Nebraska has sued the State o...

State Fair Staff Celebrate County Fairs All Summer Long

Jul 15, 2025 / Courtney Glock Marketing Director

Grand Island, NE -- Each summer, as Nebraska’s 93 counties buzz with the excitement around local fairs, the staff behind the Nebraska State F...

Severe Weather Possible

Jul 15, 2025 / NWS

Dry conditions are expected through the daytime hours today, with southerly winds gusting near 25-30 MPH. Heat Index values of 100-102 are possible...

Nebraska State Patrol Homicide Investigation

SP Investigating Murder-Suicide in North Platte

Jul 15, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

July 14, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol continues the investigation into a murder-suicide that occurred Saturday...

State Fair Board to Meet

Jul 15, 2025 / KRGI News

NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDMeeting AgendaJuly 18, 2025 – 1 pmAdministrative Office, Grand Island1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. Inform Public of...

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...

Passenger side of a Nebraska State Patrol Cruiser with a sun set in the background.

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...

The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead, is enabling a wide range of research innovations for the cattle sector. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

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...