Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Tax Season Benefits, Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts

Feb 13, 2026 / Pete Ricketts

It’s officially tax season.  Most Americans hate filling out their taxes.  But I’ve got good news. Nebraskans are likely to s...

NDOT Awards Pre-Construction Contract for Red Cloud South Bridge

Feb 13, 2026 / Samantha Bernt

 Feb. 13, 2026 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Today, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the award of its second alt...

Road over Sherman Dam to close temporarily

Feb 13, 2026 / Nebraska Game and Parks

The road across Sherman Reservoir Dam will be closed temporarily starting Feb. 16 for repair work on the dam. Recent favorable weather will allow ...

LB653 Takes Spotlight at Unicameral

Feb 13, 2026 / KRGI News

LB 653 dominated discussion Thursday at the Legislature. LB 653 seeks to strengthen access to option enrollment for students with IndividualEd...

Three birds killed in Edgerton Explorit Center fire

Feb 13, 2026 / Edgerton Explorit Center

AURORA - Friday morning, a fire occurred at the Edgerton Explorit Center in our raptor enclosure. We are heartbroken to share that three of our bel...

Grand Island Boys Finish 3rd Place At State Duals

Feb 8, 2026 / KRG Sports Network/NSAA

Class A Results - State Duals - Kearney Saturday, Feb. 7th 2026Guaranteed Places1st Place - Creighton Prep 2nd Place - Kearney 3rd Place - G...

Northwest Boys Finish 2nd Place At Adams Central Invite

Feb 8, 2026 / KRGI Sports Network

Adams Central Boys Wrestling Invite Saturday, Feb. 7th Team Results - Top 10 1 - Hastings 181.5 2 - Northwest 169 3 - Nort...

Creighton Men's Basketball Stuns Pirates To Earn 69-68 Win

Feb 8, 2026 / Creighton Athletics

OMAHA, Neb. -- Trailing 67-58 with just 1:27 remaining, Creighton Men's Basketball closed the game on an 11-1 run to earn a 69-68 win over Seton Ha...

Husker Softball Take Down No. 1 Longhorns & Roadrunners Saturday

Feb 8, 2026 / Nebraska Athletics

The No. 10 Nebraska softball team beat the No. 1 Texas Longhorns - the defending national champions - by a score of 8-5 on Saturday evening to notc...

Lou Platte Conference Basketball Tournament 2026

Feb 8, 2026 / KRGI Sports Network

The Lou Platte Conference basketball tournaments will start on Monday, February 2nd, and run through Saturday, February 7th. Gibbon High School wil...