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Gov. Pillen Issues Disaster Declaration for 23 Counties Following August Storms

Aug 21, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued a disaster declaration for 23 counties resulting from storms that impacted the state earlier thi...

There are so many career opportunities, and a fantastic quality of life and sense of community, in rural Nebraska,” says Jordyn Bader, co-founder of ag tech company Marble Technologies and a Husker alumna active in supporting the university's Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

Bader connects entrepreneurship, Engler program, rural Nebraska needs

Aug 21, 2025 / Geitner Simmons, IANR Media

Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 21, 2025 — Jordyn Bader, a Nebraskan with rural roots and a career in ag tech, points to a key ingredient that can st...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Continues to Weaken Under Pressure

Aug 21, 2025 / Creighton University

August 2025 Survey Results at-a-Glance: -For the sixth time in 2025, the overall regional economic index sank below growth neutral.-For the 15th t...

Nebraska Expands Teacher Apprenticeships with $1 Million Investment

Aug 20, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is excited to announce the award of approximately $1 million in funding to Chadron State College and the...

Smith Announces Upcoming Staff Outreach Events

Aug 20, 2025 / Press Release

Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) are invited to meet with a member of his staff during these outreach events in Greel...

Ivy Mentink, 5, coaxes her pig around the ring in the Clover Kids competition during the Polk County Fair in Osceola, Nebraska, in July 2024. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

State Fair is the showcase for 4-H, but growth, achievement a constant pursuit

Aug 20, 2025 / Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing

Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 20, 2025 — Nebraska 4-H’ers across the state are making final preparations for the Nebraska State Fair, a showc...

UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band announces show theme, performance schedule

Aug 20, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News

KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins with the Se...

Ricketts Issues Statement on Announcement of McCook ICE Facility

Aug 20, 2025 / Noah Sadlier

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after it was announced that the Department of Home...

Gov. Pillens Press Conference on Future McCook Work Ethic Camp

Aug 19, 2025 / Josh Keenportz

Gov. Pillen and Sec. Noem announced an agreement to utilize the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook as a future detention facility for those awaiting d...

Response To Proposed ICE Detention Facility in Nebraska

Aug 19, 2025 / Nebraska Appleseed

LINCOLN, NE – Today it was reported on and confirmed by Governor Jim Pillen that ICE has plans to use Nebraska as part of nationwide large-sc...

Nebraska State Patrol High Speed Pursuit

Troopers Arrest Man Following Pursuit in Lincoln County

Aug 19, 2025 / Cody Thomas – Public Relations Director

August 19, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) arrested one person after a short pursuit in Linco...

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Work Ethic Camp in McCook a Future Detention Facility

Aug 19, 2025 / Gov Pillens Office

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced three state-federal partnerships to support President Donald Trump’s efforts to prom...

State Fairtoberfest debuts at the 2025 Nebraska State Fair

Aug 19, 2025 / Jack Sheard

The Nebraska State Fair is raising a stein to tradition with the debut of State Fairtoberfest, a vibrant new celebration of German and Czech herita...