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2025 Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference
Oct 19, 2025 / John Hansen NFU
The 18th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference will open Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, bringing togeth...
CCC News Release: Humanities Nebraska Speaker to Appear in Grand Island
Oct 18, 2025 / Joni Ransom
(Grand Island, Neb.) – Historian Jeff Barnes will present a program “Custer in Nebraska: The ...
Ideological Demands Put Rural Healthcare at Risk
Oct 18, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
It is now nearly one month since the House passed its clean continuing resolution to keep open the federal government. On September 19, House Repub...
Nebraska Publishes Contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE Detention Facility
Oct 17, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utili...
Building a ‘Charlie Kirk’ Legacy
Oct 17, 2025 / By Governor Jim Pillen October 17, 2025
This country is the greatest in the history of the world – free, strong, resilient, a land of unending opportunity. The American people are b...
PSC Excellence in Leadership recipients honored
Oct 17, 2025 / Jason McFarley Public Information/Education Officer Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lincoln, October 17, 2025 - The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is pleased to honor Carrie Gans, Assistant Director Telecommunication...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Bipartisan Shutdown Solution
Oct 17, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
We are into the third week of the Schumer Shutdown. It’s shameful that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are holding government fundin...
The Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour Coming to Grand Island
Oct 17, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Leaders in breaking barriers and making history, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters™ today announced that Grand...
Nebraska Cooperative Council Annual Meeting and Hall of Fame
Oct 17, 2025 / Deb Mazour Office Manager & Program Coordinator Nebraska Cooperative Council
KEARNEY, NE--The 80th Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Cooperative Council will be held on Wednesday, November 19th at the Younes Conference Center N...
Next hearing on unauthorized takeover of Work Ethic Camp scheduled for October 24 The suit asserts the Governor has exceeded his authority under state law
Oct 17, 2025 / Sierra Salgado Pirigyi
LINCOLN, NE – This afternoon, Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng heard initial arguments in the lawsuit filed by Nebraska Applesee...
McCook Residents file lawsuit over unauthorized takeover of Work Ethic Camp
Oct 16, 2025 / Sierra Salgado Pirigyi Communications Director,
LINCOLN, NE - Yesterday, Nebraska Appleseed filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Red Willow County on behalf of former State Senator DiAnna Sch...
Rural Mainstreet Economy Falls to Five-Year Low
Oct 16, 2025 / Creighton University
October 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance:*The region’s overall reading fell to its lowest level since May 2020.*For the 17th time in the past ...
2025 SRC Disability Employment and Inclusion Awards
Oct 16, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
Five Nebraska VR partners received awards for their role in creating inclusive workplaces and advocacy for disability employment. The 2025 SRC Dis...
Nebraska Students Outscore Peer States on Act
Oct 16, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
Nebraska students earned the highest composite score nationally compared with states that test all their students on the ACT exam that measures col...
Nebraska extends incentive program to cut fertilizer use in 2026 growing season
Oct 16, 2025 / Amanda Woita
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA) program will once again provide financial incentives to farmers who...
Applications being accepted for Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian Program
Oct 16, 2025 / Russell Shaffer, IANR Communications
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 15, 2025 — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is accepting applications for the Nebraska Elite 11 Veterinarian ...
REPORT: Nebraska Home to 21K Clean Energy Jobs
Oct 16, 2025 / Daniel Baker
LINCOLN (October 15, 2025) – Clean energy jobs powered job growth in Nebraska adding 700 jobs last year and outpacing the rest of state emplo...
September Traffic Fatality Toll
Oct 15, 2025 / NDOT
Oct. 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of September 2025, twenty-three people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadw...
Grand Island Man Arrested After Shooting at Troopers
Oct 15, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director + KRGI
Hear the complete press briefing below. October 15, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an officer-...
Governor Pillen Signs Executive Order Launching Good Life, Great Careers Initiative
Oct 15, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order at Northeast Community College launching the Good Life, Great Careers Initiative ...
PSC to hold formal hearing in Black HIlls Energy Rate Case
Oct 14, 2025 / Deb Collins- Communications & Media Mgr
Lincoln, October 14, 2025- The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a formal hearing in the Black Hills Energy Rate Case (NG-124) beg...
Veterinary Technician Alumna Celebrates 33-Year Career at Broken Bow Clinic
Oct 14, 2025 / By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. — Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) alumna Theresa Wiiest, Veterinary Technology Class of 1992, has dedicated her...
Board of Trustees Appoints Kupper as Chadron State President
Oct 14, 2025 / Judi Yorges, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications
LINCOLN – The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges voted Monday to appoint Dr. Jodi Kupper as the next President of Chadron State...
NSP Hosts Officials from 11 States for Commercial Vehicle Training
Oct 14, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director
October 14, 2025 (Kearney, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol hosted troopers and officers from eleven other states for a week of traini...
Whole Raw Soybeans Cost Competitive Protein Supplement for Cows and Calves
Oct 11, 2025 / By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Current market conditions for raw, whole soybeans are making them price competitive in parts of Nebraska with other protein sources, such as distil...