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Rivalry increases gameday traffic
Sep 4, 2024 / NDOT
Sept. 4, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — As Nebraska football welcomes an old rival back to Lincoln on Saturday evening, the Nebraska Department ...Troopers Arrest 112 Impaired Drivers in End-Of-Summer Campaign
Sep 4, 2024 / NSP
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested 112 people for driving under the influence during ...Buffalo County Sheriff's Office Releases Results
Sep 4, 2024 / Sgt. Ephraim Valenzuela
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office recently completed a Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Mobilization Selective Traffic Enforcement campaign c...Nebraska State Fair announces highest attendance since 2017
Sep 4, 2024 / Jack Sheard
The Nebraska State Fair wrapped up its 155th year on Monday night and announced on Wednesday the 2024 event drew an impressive total of 314,844 att...Smith Announces Deadline for Military Service Academy Nomination Packets
Sep 4, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) is currently accepting nomination packets for nomination to the U.S. Military Academy (Wes...UNK Pride of the Plains Marching Band opens season Saturday
Sep 3, 2024 / Todd Gottula, Director of Communications,
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Pride of the Plains Marching Band has announced its season schedule, which begins Saturday wi...August’s Mid-America Manufacturing Index Slumps
Sep 3, 2024 / Creighton University
August 2024 Survey Highlights: -For the fourth time this year, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, sank below growth neutral.-The wholesale...UNMC College of Medicine names inaugural regional associate dean for Kearney campus
Sep 3, 2024 / UNMC
Robert Messbarger, MD, of Kearney, has been named the inaugural associate dean for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Med...Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Fighting Wasteful and Reckless Washington Spending
Sep 3, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
Our country is headed down a path of fiscal disaster. The Biden-Harris administration has created high prices through their reckless spending. It&r...Country Superstar Chris Janson Live in GI On Saturday November 2nd
Sep 2, 2024 / Press Release
Chris Janson will perform live at the Heartland Events Center on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Janson is a renowned singer/songwriter having recorded...1868 Foundation Announces Winner of 2nd annual Truck Raffle
Sep 2, 2024 / NSF
September 2, 2024. Grand Island, Nebraska – The Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation is thrilled to announce Leo Rayburn as the lucky winner o...What Community Means to Us
Sep 2, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
The remarkable character of the people of the Third District was unmistakable as I traveled around Nebraska during August. From a 102-year-old in M...Nebraska State Fair celebrates Veterans Day on September 2
Aug 31, 2024 / Jack Sheard
The Nebraska State Fair Veterans Day Committee is gearing up for a special Veterans Day celebration on Labor Day, honoring the brave men and women ...Volunteers more than 700 strong at Nebraska State Fair
Aug 31, 2024 / Jack Sheard
The heartbeat of the Nebraska State Fair year in and year out can be seen wearing bright yellow shirts. In 2024, more than 700 people are vo...Capital investments spurring growth of Nebraska State Fair
Aug 30, 2024 / Jack Sheard
For the second-straight year, the Nebraska State Fair has entered its fair with $1 million in capital expenses to work with, which is a far cry fro...Summer Travel Season Closes with Busy Labor Day Weekend
Aug 30, 2024 / NSP
AUGUST 30, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers will be ready for busy roadways as the summer travel season comes to a close ...North Platte Man Sentenced for Meth Distribution and Gun Possession
Aug 30, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Brad Jay Leeper, age 47, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced August 29, 2024, in federal cour...Two Fraud Cases Investigated in GI
Aug 30, 2024 / GIPD
News media report for: 08/30/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...Gov. Pillen and Dept. of Ag Take Action to Address Lab-Grown Meat Sales
Aug 30, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced three initiatives that he, along with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) w...Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted
Aug 30, 2024 / DEA
OMAHA, Neb – Five members of a Houston-based organization known for targeting rural pharmacies in Western Iowa and Western Nebraska face fede...Gov. Pillen Joins in Letter to Congress Supporting Educational Freedom
Aug 29, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen joined a slate of governors, education leaders, state and federal legislators and others in a letter to Con...Treasurer Briese Shares Child Support Awareness Month Message
Aug 29, 2024 / Press Release
(Lincoln, NE) To mark Child Support Awareness Month, today Treasurer Tom Briese highlighted the efforts of the Nebraska Child Support Payment Cente...State Fair attendance not far off 2023 despite heat
Aug 29, 2024 / Jack Sheard
The Nebraska State Fair has announced its attendance of over 129,000 for the first five days of the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, a 7.5% drop from the ...Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) breaks ground on new multi-custody facility
Aug 28, 2024 / NDCS
August 28, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Today, Governor Jim Pillen, Director Rob Jeffreys and other NDCS and state leaders gathered for the groundb...GI Man Arrested for Sex Offense
Aug 28, 2024 / Josh Berlie, Chief Deputy Hall County Sheriff’s Office
On 08/17/2024 at 6:40 PM the Hall County Sheriffs Office responded to an address within Grand Island city limits reference a possible sex offe...