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Nebraska Supreme Court Ballot Initiative Challenges to be Streamed on Nebraska Public Media ‘Live’

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments on three ballot initiative challenges regarding abortion rights on Monday, September 9, 2024. Cases...
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Gov. Pillen Announces Resignation of DAS Director

Sep 5, 2024 / Press Release

 LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the resignation of Jason Jackson, director of the Department of Administrative Services (...
September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

Sep 4, 2024 / NEMA

September 4, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.)  —  Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is highlighting how important it is to prepare fo...
Rivalry increases gameday traffic

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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
Adrian Smith 3rd Dist

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

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...
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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

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...
Pete Ricketts Weekly Column

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

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

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...
Adrian Smith 3rd Dist

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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
Department of Justice

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...
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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

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...