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New Collaboration, More Cancer Care Options for Region

Aug 1, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY-NE—CHI Health Good Samaritan and Nebraska Cancer Specialists (NCS) announce a new collaboration that will provide additional cancer t...

July's Mid-America Manufacturing Index Edges Lower Wholesale Inflationary Pressures Cool Again

Aug 1, 2024 / Creighton University

OMAHA, Neb. (August 1, 2024) — For only the fourth time in 2024, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading ec...

Tabitha Offers Support Groups and August Health Tip

Aug 1, 2024 / Tabitha

Tabitha Offers a Variety of Support Groups in August Tabitha, Nebraska’s industry-leading Senior Care provider, offers a variety of support ...

Halftime Report: Special Session Hearings

Aug 1, 2024 / Open Sky

Special session hearings are halfway completed, with additional hearings scheduled today, tomorrow and Saturday in a variety of committees. The Ope...

Preston Live Responds to Rickett's Refusal to Debate

Aug 1, 2024 / Press Release

OMAHA, NE - Preston Love has issued the following statement after Pete Ricketts publicly declined a joint debate invitation from Nebraska Public Me...

Lt. Governor Kelly & Delegation Tout Opportunities from Trade Mission

Aug 1, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly is touting the many opportunities that he and trade mission delegates had to promote Nebraska pro...

GI Man Arrested for Sex Crimes

Aug 1, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 08/01/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Hastings Water Park: 13 Year Old From Japan Hospitalized

Jul 31, 2024 / City Of Hastings Release

(Hastings, NE) - The Hastings Police Department and Hastings Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the Hastings Water Park at approximately 1:50 p.m...

Hall County Sheriff's Department Reports Grant Results

Jul 31, 2024 / Hall County

NDOT Highway Safety Office awarded the Hall County Sheriff's Office with funding to carry out a Selective Overtime Enforcement for the Speeding Pre...

Nebraska Corn Congratulates Reiners on Election to the U.S. Grains Council Board

Jul 31, 2024 / Jill Parrent Director of Communications Nebraska Corn Board

Lincoln, Neb. – This week, farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the country attended the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Board of Delegate...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Hoeft as District Court Judge in the 10th Judicial District

Jul 31, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Gov. Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Timothy E. Hoeft as district court judge in the 10th Judicial District. Tha...

Conference Fosters Entrepreneurship Among Latinos

Jul 31, 2024 / UNL

Lincoln, Nebraska, July 31, 2024 — The third annual Latino Small Business Conference is coming to Grand Island, Omaha, Lincoln and Gering in ...

A Third Day of Special Session Hearings

Jul 31, 2024 / Open Sky

The OpenSky team weighed in on some marathon hearings yesterday at the Capitol, discussing responsible tax policy, transparent and prudent budgetin...

Gov. Pillen Testifies Before Revenue Committee on Nebraska Plan for Property Tax Reform

Jul 31, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee on LB1, the property tax reduction bill...

GI Police Report

Jul 31, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 07/31/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Love Challenges Rocketts to Debate

Jul 30, 2024 / Press Release

OMAHA, NE - At a press conference today at his North Omaha office, Preston Love challenged his opponent Pete Ricketts to accept a public debate inv...

Senator Dover Named Inaugural Recipient of AARP Nebraska’s Community Fraud Fighter Award

Jul 30, 2024 / Jess Kinser, Associate State Director – Communications AARP Nebraska

LINCOLN, NEB. —AARP Nebraska is pleased to announce Senator Robert Dover of Norfolk (District 19) as the inaugural recipient of its Community...

Substantial Legislative Bill Having Public Hearings Today

Jul 30, 2024 / Open Sky

It is a busy lineup of hearings in the Legislature’s Revenue and Appropriations committees, including LB 1, which contains most of the compon...

Platte Institute Provides Testimony on LB 1, Aimed to Lower Property Taxes

Jul 30, 2024 / Press Release

OMAHA, NE — Today, the Platte Institute is providing testimony on LB 1, Governor Pillen’s bill aimed to lower property taxes during the...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Jul 30, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. July 29, 2024 - For the week ending July 28, 2024, there were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National ...

Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease

Jul 30, 2024 / By Jessica Groskopf, Dave Aiken, UNL ag economists

Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or "handshake" agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollecti...

Good Samaritan cancer rehab program starts Aug. 19

Jul 30, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY–CHI Health Good Samaritan’s free cancer rehabilitation program helps survivors regain their physical, emotional, and spiritual ...

Gov. Pillen Requests Federal Aid for May 20 – June 3 Storms

Jul 30, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has requested a federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden, due to damage resulting from a serie...

Grand Island Area Farmers Market Is Going Strong & Looking For More Customers to Shop Local

Jul 30, 2024 / Press Release

Grand Island, Nebraska – The Grand Island Area Farmers Market has been going strong since June 1st with our 10th market of the season ha...

High Heat Today

Jul 30, 2024 / NWS

Key Message #1: Highs in the mid-90s to 105 degrees today Key Message #2:Heat index as high as 111 degrees in parts of the area Key Message #3: T...