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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...Suspect in Custody After Lengthy Standoff Near West Point
Dec 16, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(WEST POINT, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested a Blair man following a 17-hour standoff nea...Nebraska State Patrol Graduates 68th Recruit Class
Dec 16, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 15, 2023 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — A new class of State Troopers are ready to hit the road in service to the people of Nebraska. Membe...Nebraska November Traffic Fatality Toll
Dec 15, 2023 / NDOT News Release
December 15, 2023 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of November 2023, twenty-eight people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadwa...NSP 68th Basic Recruit Class To Graduate Friday
Dec 15, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — The recruits of the Nebraska State Patrol’s 68th Basic Recruit Class will graduate during a ceremony at the Neb...Ricketts “Inflation is A Tax on Every American’s Standard of Living”
Dec 13, 2023 / U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden’s failed policies and the h...Iowa Man Arrested In The Death Of A Nebraska Priest
Dec 12, 2023 / Ap
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the stabbing death of a Catholic priest who was attacked over the weekend in a church rectory i...McCook Mechanical Services Receives Special Congressional Recognition
Dec 12, 2023 / Mark Griffin- McCook Mechanical Services
MCCOOK, December 11, 2023- Mark Griffin, President of McCook Mechanical Services, recently completed the Veteran Institute Procurement (VIP) GROW P...Trooper Recovering, Suspect Charged with Assault on an Officer
Dec 12, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
DECEMBER 12, 2023 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — A Nebraska State Trooper has begun his recovery after being injured Monday when a suspect rammed hi...Update:Trooper Injured After Suspect Rams NSP Cruiser During Pursuit
Dec 11, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person after a pursuit, during which the suspect ramm...NSP AirWing Assist Leads to Arrest Following Pursuit
Dec 8, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(LINCOLN, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Lincoln man after a pursuit that began near Beatrice and ende...Stolen Firearm Recovered, Former Dundy County Sheriff Arrested
Dec 8, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Benkelman, NE) - Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested the former Dundy County Sheriff as part of an investigation into firea...NSP Investigating Homicide in Aurora
Dec 2, 2023 / Nebraska State Patrol
(AURORA, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident early this morning in Aurora that left one person deceased and ...