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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Mar 28, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Helping President Trump Cut Your Taxes

Mar 28, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

Recently, President Trump re-committed to eliminating federal income taxes on Social Security benefits. He’s also promised to increase suppor...

Red Flag Warning Issued

Mar 28, 2025 / NWS

Key Message #1: Red Flag Warning today from Noon-7pm Key Message #2:Gusty southerly winds of 35-40mph will spread fires quickly Key Message #3: M...

Officials Urge Nebraskans to Prepare for Severe Weather

Mar 28, 2025 / Laura Strimple

March 27, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — During a news conference at the Capitol on Thursday, Governor Jim Pillen signed a proclamation declaring Mar...

Nebraska Hog Report

Mar 28, 2025 / USDA

NEBRASKA HOG INVENTORY DOWN 5% LINCOLN, Neb. March 27, 2025 – Nebraska inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1,2025, was 3.55 million head...

Attorney General Hilgers Joins with Statewide Leaders to Launch Website to Support Law Enforcement and Prosecution Recruitment Efforts

Mar 27, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Listen to the conference featuring Kearney Police Chief Brian Waugh and Hall County Attorney Marty Klein.Lincoln - Today, Attorney General Hilgers ...

Attorney General Hilgers Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices.

Mar 27, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Lincoln – Attorney General Hilgers is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Nebr...

Nebraska LEAD Program Class 42 Graduates, Recognized at Annual Banquet

Mar 27, 2025 / Kurtis Harms, Director, Nebraska LEAD Program

Lincoln, Neb., March 26 — The Nebraska LEAD Program honored the 29 Fellows of Class 42 during the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council&rs...

Gov. Pillen Kicks Off First Water Quality & Quantity Task Force Meeting

Mar 27, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen took another step in protecting and preserving Nebraska’s vital water resources. Speaking to e...

Nebraska Supreme Court to Hold Court Session at Kearney High School

Mar 25, 2025 / State of Nebraska

March 25, 2025 Kearney High School students will get a rare firsthand look at the judicial process from inside their school when the Nebraska ...

Ricketts Introduces Two Bills to Cut Taxes on Social Security, Military Retirement Benefits

Mar 25, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced two bills to cut federal taxes on Social Security and military retirem...

Hastings Colleges students Lily Teeple and Josephine Parker developed a program that will be funded by a grant to address community revitalization and brain drain.

Hastings College initiatives receive Department of Economic Development grant

Mar 25, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Two Hastings College initiatives — the Scott Scholars Program and the Doerr Center for Civic Engagement — ...

Forty-six percent of UNMC medical students are staying in Nebraska for their training.

126 UNMC medical students learned residency assignments on Match Day

Mar 25, 2025 / John Keenan, UNMC Strategic Communication

A total of 126 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, learned about their residency assignments M...

CCC President Dr. Matt Gotschall (right) visits with students from Holdrege High School during an informational open house on May 15, 2024. Open house attendees learned about a proposed move of the Holdrege Center to the vacant Great Western Bank Building in downtown. Community members also gave feedback about the plan to CCC administrators, who hosted the open house. (Photo courtesy of Central Community College.)

CCC’s Holdrege Center to Return Downtown

Mar 25, 2025 / Scott Miller-Senior Director of College Communications

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Central Community College Board of Governors has approved a $1.9 million plan to relocate the Holdrege Center to dow...

Final Week to Get Your Girl Scout Cookies in Nebraska

Mar 25, 2025 / Girl Scouts

Time is running out to get your favorite Girl Scout Cookies! The 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program in Nebraska is wrapping up, with the final week of ...

Authorities are Seeking Information Regarding the Violation of the Campfire Ban at Red Willow Reservoir SRA

Mar 24, 2025 / Frontier Co Sheriff's Office

The Frontier County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Nebraska Game and Parks with the investigation into the fire at Red Willow Reservoir SRA...

A Motor Vehicle Collision Near The Red Willow-Frontier County Line

Mar 24, 2025 / Frontier Co Sheriff's Office

On March 23,2025 at around 15:39 hours (3:39 p.m.) The Frontier County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with inju...

Domestic Assault Suspect Arrested After Standoff in Holdrege

Mar 24, 2025 / NSP

March 24, 2025 (Holdrege, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team arrested the suspect of a domestic violence investigation early t...

Severe Weather Awareness Week

Mar 24, 2025 / NEMA

March 24, 2025 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is highlighting the message of preparedness duri...

State Reaction to Eswin Mejia Extradition

Mar 21, 2025 / Press Release

Senator RickettsToday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) thanked President Donald Trump for securing the extradition of Sarah Root’s killer E...

Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 1%

Mar 21, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. March 21, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head,contained 2.59 million cattle on feed on March 1, according...

NDEA Responds to Potential Elimination of US Department of Education

Mar 21, 2025 / Press Release

Nebraska Department of Education Commissioner Brian Maher sent the following letter to school and ESU administrators on the topic of the Federal De...

Gov. Pillen and Dept. of Agriculture Offer Information for Reporting Dead Wild Birds

Mar 21, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is partnering with the Department of Agriculture (NDA) in providing Nebraskans with information about the a...

52 Attorneys General Join Amicus Brief in Support of Military Veterans

Mar 21, 2025 / Heather Buell

Lincoln— Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veter...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Working Hard to Deliver for You

Mar 21, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

Americans elected President Trump and Senate Republicans to get our country back on track. This means secure borders, abundant energy, and strength...