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Overcoming Rural Health Care Challenges

Nov 23, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

One-size-fits-all mandates from Washington are rarely the answer to the problems Americans face, and health care is no exception. As anyone who has...

Powerful Wisdom & Native American Heritage Month

Nov 23, 2024 / Governor Jim Pillen

 November is Native American Heritage Month. We need only look to our own State Capitol to see the enormous influence of indigenous people on ...

Three Submit their Names for Supreme Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

November 21, 2024 LINCOLN – David J. A. Bargen, Adams; Jason M. Bergevin, Columbus; and Lawrence E. Welch, Jr., Plattsmouth, have submitted a...

Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License Revoked for Fraud

Nov 22, 2024 / AG

On November 20, 2024, Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Timothy Tesmer revoked the licenses of Andrea Meisinger, an Advanced Practice Registered...

Nebraska Cattle on Feed Report

Nov 22, 2024 / USDA

NEBRASKA CATTLE ON FEED UP 2% LINCOLN, Neb. November 22, 2024 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.59 mill...

NSP Launches Make It Click Campaign Ahead of Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2024 / NSP

November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, NEB.)  —  The holiday season is in full force. The Nebraska State Patrol is kicking off the holiday tra...

Smith, Cotton, Kaine, and Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral End Drug Shortages Act

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introdu...

Troopers Urge Safe Travel for Husker Saturday Double-Header

Nov 22, 2024 / NSP

November 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)  — Saturday will be a busy day for Husker fans with two big games in Lincoln. The Nebraska State Patro...

GI Police Report

Nov 22, 2024 / GIPD

News media report for: 11/22/24All crimes reported in this news media report are felonies for the past 24 hours. For more information on repor...

Hastings Police Report

Nov 22, 2024 / HPD

November 22nd 2024Reported Offenses: On November 21, 2024, a 68-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 700 block of North Denver Av...

St. Francis presents Christina Martinez with DAISY Award

Nov 22, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

Grand Island— CHI Health St. Francis recognizes Medical/Surgical nurse Christina Martinez, RN, its most recent DAISY Award recipient. Martine...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Thanksgiving, Nebraska!

Nov 22, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

This Thanksgiving is a perfect moment to reflect on the many blessings we have as Nebraskans and as Americans. Our nation has its challenges, but t...

CCC Remains a Top Choice for Vets

Nov 22, 2024 / Scott Miller-CCC

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Central Community College is the top two-year college for veterans in Nebraska and second nationwide. That’s according t...

Gov. Pillen Appoints Daryl Bohac as Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society

Nov 22, 2024 / Press Release

 HEAR THE PRESS CONFERENCE BELOW LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Daryl Bohac as director for ...

NSP inmate death

Nov 22, 2024 / NDOC

November 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Kenneth Greer #211862, age 56, died today at a Lincoln hospital. Greer was incarcerated at the Nebraska S...

Juvenile With Skid Loader Rams Hastings Police

Nov 22, 2024 / City Of Hastings Release

(Hastings, NE) - On Thursday, November 21st,  at approximately 8:00 p.m. the Hastings Police Department was notified that a skid loader was tr...

Star Principal Selena Valentine Featured on Education Focus

Nov 21, 2024 / Mitchell Roush Director of Communications & Marketing Grand Island Public Schools

Selena Valentine visited with Matt Williams on the Communication Connection on KRGI. Starr Elementary’s continuous story of growth in studen...

Hastings Police Report

Nov 21, 2024 / HPD

November 21st 2024Reported Offenses: On November 20, 2024, a 15-year-old Hastings resident reported an assault in the 1100 block of West 14th Stre...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly

Nov 21, 2024 / AG

Lincoln —Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust pack...

GIPD Awarded $10,000+ for Make it Click Mobilization

Nov 21, 2024 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — With more and more drivers hitting the road for the holiday shopping season, the Grand Island Police Department is issui...

Rural Mainstreet Economy Soars to Highest Level in 15 Months

Nov 21, 2024 / Creighton University

November 2024 Survey Results at a Glance:*The Rural Mainstreet Index climbed to its highest level in 15 months.*For the sixth time in the past seve...

Kearney Tackles Cancer Kicks-off Annual Shirt Sales to Help Local Cancer Patients

Nov 21, 2024 / Anissa Paitz, PR Strategist, CHI

KEARNEY, Neb. – Kearney Public Schools, Kearney Catholic School and CHI Health Good Samaritan Cancer Center are gearing up for the 15th annua...

Northern Plains Farm Labor Report

Nov 21, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. November 20, 2024 - In the Northern Plains Region (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota) there were 36,000 workers h...

NDOT’s Highway Safety Office Announces National ‘Make it Click’

Nov 21, 2024 / NDOT

Nov. 21, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Neb...

Minden Opera House Hosts Holiday Events

Nov 21, 2024 / Press Release

(Minden, Nebraska) “There is truly nothing better than celebrating the Christmas Season in Nebraska’s Christmas City,” says Minde...