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Blizzard conditions bear down on central US, closing schools and highways

Jan 8, 2024 / Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm delivered a punch to the country's midsection on Monday, with blizzard condi...

Ray Aguilar Quotes Norris

Jan 5, 2024 / KRGI News

Day three of the Nebraska Legislative session began with 35th District Senator Ray Aguilar doing a reading from George W. Norris in his comments to...

Nebraska AG Announces Legislative Priorities

Jan 4, 2024 / Nebraska AG

LINCOLN--Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his 2024 legislative priorities today alongside the three state senators introducing legislation, ...

NWS Warns of Slick Condtions

Jan 4, 2024 / NWS

Freezing drizzle and dense fog will be possible on Thursday for areas west of Highway 281. A light glaze of ice is possible which could lead to sli...

NSP & Local Agencies Report 'Drive Sober' Results

Jan 3, 2024 / NSP/Hall County/GIPD

During the final two weeks of 2023, troopers participated in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The campaign ran from December 1...

Speaker John Arch Addresses the Legislature

Jan 3, 2024 / KRGI News

John Arch of Lincoln addressed the second session of the 108th Legislature before the introduction of new bills. Hear his complete address.

Aguilar Elected Chair of Legislature's Executive Board

Jan 3, 2024 / KRGI News

As he promised, Nebraska State Senator Ray Aguilar of Grand Island put his own name forward to be chairman of the executive board. Aguilar, th...

New State Trooper Class Begins Journey

Jan 2, 2024 / NSP

JANUARY 2, 2024 (GRAND ISLAND, NEB.)  — Seventeen new recruits have started their journey to becoming a Nebraska State Trooper. The recr...

Troopers Arrest Driver Following Pursuit in Sidney

Jan 2, 2024 / NSP

JANUARY 2, 2023 (SIDNEY, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Sidney woman after a pursuit early Monday morn...

Mid-America Manufacturing Index Rebounds

Jan 2, 2024 / Creighton University

OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 2, 2024) — After falling below growth neutral in November, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, ...

Regional Economy Could be in Pullback

Dec 29, 2023 / Creighton University

Creighton’s monthly survey of supply managers and procurement experts in nine Mid-America states indicates economic growth is in a range indi...

Troopers Locate Shooting Suspect in I-80 Traffic Stop

Dec 28, 2023 / NSP

DECEMBER 28, 2023 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have apprehended the suspect of a shooting investigati...

New Community Hospital Board of Directors Ratified

Dec 27, 2023 / Molly Smith, CH Marketing Coordinator

Two new Community Hospital board of directors are joining the board in December. Karen Craw and Grant Norgaard will begin their three-year terms at...

NSP, NDOT Urge Drivers to Stay Home and Off the Roads

Dec 27, 2023 / Press Release

Dec. 26, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Transportationurge motorists to refrain from traveling, ...

Winter Storm Keeps Trooper Busy on Christmas Day

Dec 26, 2023 / NSP

(LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to nearly 150 weather-related incidents on Nebraska roadways on Chr...

Governor Pillen Recognizes Trooper, Deputy for Heroic Actions

Dec 25, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

(LINCOLN, NEB.)  — Friday, Governor Jim Pillen recognized two law enforcement officers for their life-saving actions following a crash o...

NDOT Urge Drivers to Prepare for Christmas Day Winter Storm

Dec 24, 2023 / NDOT News Release

(LINCOLN, NEB.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Transportation are urging travelers be prepared for a winter sto...

Nebraska Joins 21-State Coalition Challenging Biden Administration Rule

Dec 21, 2023 / Nebraska AG

LINCOLN – Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 21-state coalition today in filing a lawsuit challenging a new Biden Administration rule req...

Two Board Certified Interventional Cardiologists join CHI Kearney

Dec 21, 2023 / CHI

Kearney–CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute in Kearney welcomes two board certified interventional cardiologists to its staff. Dr. Hemang Panch...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Slumps to Lowest Level in Three Years

Dec 21, 2023 / Creighton University

OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 16, 2023) — For a third straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below growth neutral, according to th...

Nebraska Minimum Wage Increases to $12 Effective January 1

Dec 21, 2023 / Department of Labor

  LINCOLN – Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour effective January 1, 2024. In accordance with an initiative pas...

Oxford Man Convicted for Felon in Possession of Firearm

Dec 20, 2023 / KRGI News

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Eric L. Eggers, 39, of Oxford, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 19, 2023, in federal cou...

Google to Pay Big Fine

Dec 20, 2023 / Nebraska AG

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct LINCOLN – Today, Attorney Ge...

UNL Research Team Received Federal Grant

Dec 19, 2023 / UNL

Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 18, 2023 — A Husker research team has received $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research more su...

Suspect, Victim Identified in Superior Homicide Investigation

Dec 18, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol

 (SUPERIOR, NEB.)  — A suspect has been arrested for second-degree murder following a shooting that occurred late Sunday evening in...