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Gov. Pillen Temporarily Waives Regulations for Truckers Hauling Critically Needed Fuel

May 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Noting that Nebraska and other states are currently experiencing fuel shortages due to high demand, Governor Jim Pillen has iss...

Black Hills Energy requests rate review for natural gas system investments in Nebraska

May 2, 2025 / Stephanie King

KEARNEY, Neb. – May 2, 2025 – Black Hills Energy announced today it submitted a proposal with the Nebraska Public Service Commission re...

Mid-America Manufacturing Expands with Higher Prices

May 2, 2025 / Creighton University

OMAHA, Neb. (May 1, 2025) — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state r...

Multiple TSCI staff members injured in assault

May 2, 2025 / NDOC

May 2, 2025 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Three staff members at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sustained serious* injuries in...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

May 2, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...

Work will begin on N-2 and N-10

May 2, 2025 / NDOT

May 2, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin May 5 on Nebraska Highway 2 (N-2), from reference post 316+76 to ...

Bike to School Day-May 7

May 2, 2025 / Anissa Paitz External Communications Manager

Kearney—Kearney Public Schools are teaming up with CHI Health Good Samaritan, Safe Kids Platte Valley, University of Nebraska-Kearney Nationa...

GI CVB Featured on Community Connection

May 2, 2025 / KRGI News

Brad Mellema of the Grand Island Convention and Visitors Bureau spoke in advance of National Tourism Week.

Nighttime work will begin on I-80, from Hampton to York

May 2, 2025 / NDOT

May 2, 2025 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin Sunday evening, May 4 on Interstate 80 (I-80), from reference pos...

Summer Literacy Training Aimed to Help Teachers

May 2, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

The Nebraska Department of Education and the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, in partnership with Institute for Learning & Resear...

Advocates Decry Provisions Amended into LB 530

May 2, 2025 / Samantha Livermore

LINCOLN, NE – Advocacy groups spoke out against the Legislature's vote today to move a criminal and juvenile justice package from general fil...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Working Hard for Nebraska

May 2, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

Our country faces many threats. Communist China is our greatest external threat. Our $36 trillion national debt is our greatest domestic threat. Ov...

Paul Schaub Joins the Attorney General's Office in Ogallala

May 2, 2025 / Heather Buell

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce that Paul Schaub is joining the Attorney General's Office as an assistant attorney ge...

Revised Burn Ban Provides Exception to Irrigation Districts

May 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has revised a burn ban to allow fire chiefs discretion in granting burn permits to irrigation districts so ...

Ricketts Leads Resolution Announcing Renewable Fuels Month

May 2, 2025 / Noah Sadlier

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a bipartisan ...

GI Police Report

May 2, 2025 / GIPD

News media report for: 05/02/25All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Go Big GIVE Sails to Record in 2025

May 2, 2025 / Sara Kirkley Communications Director

Donors made waves with their generosity during Go Big GIVE, raising a record preliminary $2,005,744 in 2025 for 167 nonprofits in Hall, Hamilton, H...

UNMC commencements to be held throughout state May 8 and 10

May 1, 2025 / John Keenan

The University of Nebraska Medical Center will honor two individuals with special awards at its May 10 Omaha commencement at Baxter Arena, as appro...