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Legislative Roundup: Week of Jan. 20
Jan 26, 2025 / by Josie Golka Nebraska News Service
LINCOLN--The Nebraska Legislature wrapped up bill introductions and began committee hearings in the third week of its 2025 session, including propo...
Suspect Identified After Pursuit, Officer-Involved Shooting in Omaha
Jan 26, 2025 / NSP
January 25, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) — An Omaha man has been lodged in Douglas County Jail after a pursuit early Saturday morning that includ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 26, 2025 / HPD
January 26th 2025Reported Offenses: On January 25, 2025, a 22-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 900 block of North Baltimore A...
The Right to Life is Timeless
Jan 26, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
This week, Washington was filled with Americans showing their support for the voiceless as they’ve done every year since the March for Life b...
Governor Pillen Proclaims Mentorship in Nebraska Month, Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors
Jan 26, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen proclaimed January as Mentoring Month in Nebraska in front of an audience of state mentorship organi...
Two Names Forwarded for District Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District
Jan 26, 2025 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – The Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District provided the following two names...
Gov. Pillen Releases Executive Order Establishing Support for Federal Immigration Policy/Nebraska Appleseed Repsonds
Jan 26, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order establishing the Support for Federal Immigration Policy Implementation for...
Grand Island Public Library to Close for Staff In-Service
Jan 26, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — The Grand Island Public Library will be closed on Friday, January 31 for a staff in-service. The library will re...
Platte Institute Unveils Legislative Issue Guide for the 109th Nebraska Legislature
Jan 26, 2025 / Platte Institute
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute has released its comprehensive Legislative Issue Guide for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, offering a roadma...
Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 1%
Jan 26, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 24, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.58 million cattle on feed on January 1, acco...
Two-Day Heartland Events Center Job Fair Planned
Jan 26, 2025 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI
Grand Island, Neb. — Following the success of the Heartland Events Center’s first-ever job fair in early January, the HEC is looking to...
Troopers Make Arrest After Laser Strike on NSP Helicopter
Jan 24, 2025 / NSP
January 24, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with the assistance of the UNL Police Department, have arre... (1)-2025-01-24-13-04-50.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Governor’s Wellness Walk Encourages Health Living
Jan 24, 2025 / Barry Stevens
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen, UNO Athletic Director Adrian Dowell, Mavericks Head Soccer Coach Donovan Dowling, Mavericks Women&r...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: An Important Turning Point for Our Country
Jan 24, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
President Trump’s second inauguration marks an important turning point in our country. After four years of an open border, high prices, overr... (1)-2025-01-24-10-15-58.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Governor Pillen and Senators Introduce Juvenile Justice Reform Legislation/Opponents Respond
Jan 24, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen joined state senators, county attorneys, and law enforcement officials to discuss legislation (LB 556) to f...
GI Police Report
Jan 24, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 1/24/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...
Troopers Arrest Scottsbluff Man After Pursuit with Stolen Vehicle
Jan 23, 2025 / NSP
January 23, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a multi-county pursuit in...
Two Arrested in Chase County Narcotics Investigation
Jan 23, 2025 / NSP
January 23, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people in southwest Nebraska as ...
Hastings Police Report
Jan 23, 2025 / HPD
January 23rd, 2025Reported Offenses: On January 22, 2025, a 38-year-old Hastings resident reported a theft in the 2200 block of West 9th Street. ...
Nebraska State Fair Board to Meet Friday
Jan 23, 2025 / Press Release
The Nebraska State Fair Board meets Friday in Kearney. Here's the agenda. NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDMeeting AgendaJanuary 24, 2025 – 2 P.M.Cr...-2025-01-23-08-07-18.jpg?width=550&height=289)
‘We want to be part of the solution’: UNK program promotes health care opportunities in rural communities
Jan 23, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
COZAD – Robert Dyer never attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He wasn’t part of the school’s Rural Immersion Program... (1)-2025-01-23-08-02-09.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Nebraska LEAD Program Explores Eastern Europe During International Study Travel Seminar
Jan 23, 2025 / Kurtis Harms, Director, Nebraska LEAD Program
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22 — Nebraska LEAD Program Class 42 recently returned from an impactful International Study/Travel Seminar to Romania, Hu...
GI Police Report
Jan 23, 2025 / GIPD
News media report for: 1/23/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on report...
$30,000 Available to Rural Communities through Impact Grants
Jan 22, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director
January 22, 2025For Immediate Release Grand Island, Neb. – From treating kids with health disorders to keeping seniors fed, Rural Community ...
One Arrested After Assault on a Trooper During DUI Arrest
Jan 22, 2025 / NSP
January 22, 2025 (South Sioux City, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Dakota County Sheriff&rsq...