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Stay up-to-date with daily news and features on a wide variety of topics that affect Lincoln, Omaha, and all of Nebraska.

Episode Date
Bill allowing students to attend off site religion classes fails
May 22, 2025
Bacon talks reconciliation bill
May 21, 2025
Legislative oversight proposal gets first-round approval
May 21, 2025
Legislature fails to advance medical marijuana regulations
May 21, 2025
More chicken, less steak: UNL is changing Union restaurants
May 20, 2025
Morels remain a tough-to-farm delicacy for many growers
May 20, 2025
Raising other taxes to lower property taxes runs into opposition
May 19, 2025
Senators fail to override Pillen veto on SNAP benefit expansion
May 19, 2025
Lincoln eclipses 300,000 population mark
May 19, 2025
Pillen commits resources to Medical Cannabis Commission
May 16, 2025
Mentorship program helps improve child care gap
May 16, 2025
Dairy farms are vulnerable to Trump's mass deportation threats
May 16, 2025
Legislature passes budget despite critics warnings
May 15, 2025
“Hamilton” at the Orpheum: How it’s made
May 15, 2025
Pillen vetoes bill expanding SNAP benefits for felons
May 15, 2025
Bill defining male and female for sports participation advances
May 15, 2025
Lower minimum wage falls short; foreign agent bill advances
May 14, 2025
Proposal to reduce inheritance taxes stalls in Unicameral
May 14, 2025
Watered-down paid sick leave bill advances, again
May 13, 2025
NU president reflects on first year leading university
May 13, 2025
Soil conservation in the U.S. started with this agency
May 13, 2025
Omaha's general election is Tuesday
May 12, 2025
Senators restore court, domestic violence funding
May 12, 2025
The Omaha Community Playhouse celebrates 100 years
May 12, 2025
Measure aimed at China and other "adversary nations" advances
May 09, 2025
Nebraska-based immigration lawyer clears up some immigration
May 09, 2025
Trout time: How Nebraska lakes get stocked for eager anglers
May 09, 2025
Judges' pay, firefighters' work comp considered by Legislature
May 08, 2025
Live races set strong pace for Nebraska’s horse betting industry
May 08, 2025
Geoscientists gather at Glacial Till Winery and Vineyards
May 08, 2025
Geoscientists gather at Glacial Till Winery and Vineyards
May 08, 2025
Sandhills and a family farm bring Scottish feel to Nebraska
May 08, 2025
South Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo festival celebrates 105 years
May 08, 2025
Bill transferring money from state agency cash funds advances
May 07, 2025
Mayor Jean Stothert faces John Ewing Jr in mayoral race
May 07, 2025
Three-legged golden doodle gets fourth leg thanks to students
May 07, 2025
Senators begin budget debate
May 06, 2025
Advocates rally to support federally-funded child care program
May 06, 2025
Honeybee hive losses threaten Midwest beekeeping businesses
May 06, 2025
Mental health resource expands access to quality care for Nebras
May 06, 2025
Lincoln's general election is today
May 05, 2025
Auditor warns of 'exorbitant' cost of state office leasing
May 05, 2025
Law professors send letter urging Congress to defend rule of law
May 02, 2025
Diverse candidates line up for Lincoln City Council race
May 02, 2025
NSP superintendent discusses his career in law enforcement
May 02, 2025
Appropriations Committee makes further trims to balance budget
May 01, 2025
Bill regulating medical marijuana advances to Unicameral floor
May 01, 2025
Chief Bryan Waugh named next Nebraska State Patrol leader
May 01, 2025
Fischer ‘willing to give the president time’ on tariff policy
May 01, 2025
Lincoln to vote on fair housing initiative
May 01, 2025
Tax incentives for defense contractors advances in Legislature
May 01, 2025
Plan to scale back minimum wage increases gets second approval
Apr 30, 2025
Colorado landowners resisting Nebraska canal offers
Apr 30, 2025
Nebraska Public Media interviews Attorney General Mike Hilgers
Apr 30, 2025
Bill reducing inheritance taxes, raising county fees advances
Apr 29, 2025
Elementary school accessibility through community board
Apr 29, 2025
Family of a Nebraska boy who was bullied wants accountability
Apr 28, 2025
Long COVID research funding was pulled, then brought back
Apr 28, 2025
Nebraska Public Media launching new podcast
Apr 26, 2025
New forecast tightens state's budget squeeze
Apr 26, 2025
Balloon launches return to Omaha NWS Office, following new hires
Apr 25, 2025
Otoe-Missouria tribe plants indigenous garden in Nebraska
Apr 25, 2025
Budget advances amid continued uncertainty
Apr 24, 2025
Nebraska adjunct professor working with cheetah conservation
Apr 24, 2025
New youth sports facilities keep being built in Nebraska
Apr 24, 2025
One year after tornado, some are rebuilding
Apr 23, 2025
High Plains Regional Climate Center back online
Apr 23, 2025
Legislature advances lab meat ban, agencies' merger
Apr 22, 2025
Omaha’s WarHorse Casino expands less than year after opening
Apr 22, 2025
NE Senators aim to protect ag industry with tax cut extension
Apr 22, 2025
Some Nebraska residents remain without unemployment benefits
Apr 21, 2025
China said to threaten Nebraska; details remain confidential
Apr 21, 2025
Nebraska seeing increasing number of costly high-wind events
Apr 21, 2025
UNL graduate publishes book about Elon Musk’s life and career
Apr 21, 2025
U.S. farmers were struggling to turn a profit before a trade war
Apr 21, 2025
Neil deGrasse Tyson to speak at the Lied Center
Apr 18, 2025
Medical marijuana stuck in committee; teachers' pension change
Apr 17, 2025
Medical marijuana regulation stalls in Legislative Committee
Apr 17, 2025
High Plains Regional Climate Center has gone dark
Apr 17, 2025
Nebraska communities still recovering from 2019 floods
Apr 17, 2025
Assaults on hospital workers, tax credits for defense contractor
Apr 16, 2025
Program to find lost children with autism growing in Nebraska
Apr 16, 2025
Tougher penalties for assaults on hospital workers debated
Apr 15, 2025
The journeys of the two indoor track champions at Nebraska
Apr 15, 2025
Proposal to legalize mobile online sports betting advances
Apr 14, 2025
USDA ended its local food programs
Apr 14, 2025
NDE waiting for clarity on DEI directive, other federal things
Apr 11, 2025
Incentives and credits would be scaled back to balance budget
Apr 11, 2025
Gov. Pillen urges Nebraskans to get vaccinated against measles
Apr 11, 2025
32% of new developmental disability program offers are declined
Apr 11, 2025
Record Store Day expected to be biggest yet
Apr 11, 2025
Online protections advance despite First Amendment concerns
Apr 09, 2025
Ricketts on-board with president's tariff plan
Apr 09, 2025
Taylor, Lovett reflect on wrestling national titles at Nebraska
Apr 09, 2025
There’s a growing call to restrict purchases by SNAP users
Apr 09, 2025
Winner-take-all proposal falls short in Legislature
Apr 08, 2025
Remembering Operation Babylift
Apr 07, 2025
Nebraska ag leaders share how Trump tariffs will impact farmers
Apr 07, 2025
Humanities Nebraska looking to lose 40% of funding
Apr 04, 2025
NDE loses $9 million in unspent COVID funds
Apr 04, 2025
Legislature heads to winner-take-all vote
Apr 03, 2025
Quarter cent sales tax in Lincoln to be decided Tuesday
Apr 03, 2025
Nebraska Legislature passes 340B drug discount protections
Apr 03, 2025
Legislature considers brand inspections, NU budget
Apr 02, 2025
Nebaska: Colorado landowners uninterested in canal negotiations
Apr 02, 2025
It's uncertain how many Nebraskans have Post COVID
Apr 02, 2025
Senators advance lower minimum wage for young workers
Apr 01, 2025
Rural communities rely on this USDA agency
Apr 01, 2025
Legislature advances ban on lab-grown meat
Mar 31, 2025
Federal funding for Santee water pipeline dries up
Mar 31, 2025
Midwest light pollution kills migrating birds
Mar 31, 2025
Omaha 2025 Primary Election Preview
Mar 31, 2025
Senators advance scaled-back sick leave proposal
Mar 28, 2025
Ranchers, feedlot owners passionate about change to brand law
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature edges toward key vote on paid sick leave
Mar 27, 2025
U.S. DHHS canceled nearly $12 billion in funding
Mar 27, 2025
Proposed changes to sick leave requirement spur debate
Mar 26, 2025
Senators advance health care funding despite federal concerns
Mar 25, 2025
Rising measles cases cause concern for the unvaccinated
Mar 25, 2025
A new USDA Organic label could be more accessible
Mar 25, 2025
Chadron State fined for comments made at softball game
Mar 24, 2025
State organizations react to US Education Department dismantling
Mar 24, 2025
Proposed scaling-back of sick leave requirement draws opposition
Mar 20, 2025
Nebraska’s sandhill cranes stronger than ever, despite bird flu
Mar 19, 2025
All Nebraska counties could hold all mail elections under bill
Mar 19, 2025
Nicotine taxes, housing help advance in Legislature
Mar 19, 2025
USDA cut impacts Nebraska food producers, schools
Mar 19, 2025
Congressman Flood greeted by hostile crowd at Columbus town hall
Mar 19, 2025
Train of bills temporarily sidetracked; Perkins diversion heard
Mar 18, 2025
Proposal to cut down on health reports draws opposition
Mar 17, 2025
NIL bill would allow Nebraska colleges to pay athletes directly
Mar 17, 2025
Schools, state legislature unsubscribing to student cell phones
Mar 17, 2025
Tips and overtime pay would be exempt from taxes under proposals
Mar 14, 2025
Senators' pay, tax on services discussed in Legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Bill would lower age at which juveniles can be charged, detained
Mar 14, 2025
Legislature talks taxes, trans athletes, license plates and more
Mar 13, 2025
Repeal of fluoride mandate heard; changes to school elections
Mar 12, 2025
Inheritance taxes could be ended under constitutional amendment
Mar 12, 2025
State organization reacts to federal education department layoff
Mar 12, 2025
School library notices, daylight/standard time requirements move
Mar 11, 2025
State lawmakers hear support to improve school cybersecurity
Mar 11, 2025
UNO men's basketball earns its first-ever March Madness bid
Mar 11, 2025
State Forester discusses early start to wildfire season
Mar 11, 2025
Former Nebraska USAID worker reacts to recent cuts
Mar 11, 2025
Senators consider online sports betting; advance winner-take all
Mar 10, 2025
Nebraska considers rejoining passenger rail advocacy group
Mar 10, 2025
Elkhorn residents hope to start orchestra program in school
Mar 07, 2025
NDE updates on national talks, mental health training funds
Mar 07, 2025
Federal cuts to teacher preparation programs
Mar 07, 2025
Federal cuts to teacher preparation programs
Mar 07, 2025
Senators get budget warning; pass multiple bills
Mar 06, 2025
Nebraska senators propose changes to passed ballot initiatives
Mar 06, 2025
Bill would expand infant surrender options under Safe Haven Law
Mar 06, 2025
Senators advance bills on childcare subsidies, rural hospitals
Mar 05, 2025
Housing aid for survivors of domestic violence advances
Mar 04, 2025
Meet Joe Burgess, Nebraska’s youngest active county commissioner
Mar 04, 2025
School cell phone restrictions advance; E-verify mandate heard
Mar 03, 2025
Mass layoffs at USDA leave an uncertain future
Mar 03, 2025
California-style prop tax limits proposed; revenue estimates up
Feb 28, 2025
After one complete year, how are two of Omaha's new venues doing
Feb 28, 2025
Senators consider superintendents' pay; term limits
Feb 27, 2025
Family, colleagues celebrate life of State Trooper Kyle McAcy
Feb 27, 2025
Teaching Black History Month comes with new questions this year
Feb 27, 2025
Proposal for "missing year" of property tax relief heard
Feb 26, 2025
Lawmakers debate attorney general's role in youth online rules
Feb 26, 2025
Crews from hours away help with central Nebraska fires
Feb 26, 2025
Nebraska’s House representatives vote to approve a budget
Feb 26, 2025
Nebraska students would all receive free school lunch under bill
Feb 26, 2025
University pushes back against proposed budget cuts
Feb 26, 2025
NU Regents considering policy changes removing diversity wording
Feb 25, 2025
Legislators mull schools' use of student data, senators' pay
Feb 24, 2025
Senators hear bill to require Ten Commandments posted in schools
Feb 24, 2025
Nebraska News Map shows where news deserts are
Feb 24, 2025
Legislature debates use of technology to monitor students
Feb 21, 2025
Nebraska Congressman urges Trump to have "moral clarity"
Feb 21, 2025
Nebraska seeing large amounts of flu as cases still climbing
Feb 20, 2025
Gig workers bill advances, crackdown on Chinese influence heard
Feb 20, 2025
Bill would allow flexibility in water recreation improvements
Feb 19, 2025
Ricketts, Bacon react to President Trump's comments on Ukraine
Feb 19, 2025
Nebraska’s faith leaders take action in immigration advocacy
Feb 19, 2025
Once-celebrated UNL program is the latest victim of cuts
Feb 19, 2025
Senator's column against DEI sparks legislative backlash
Feb 19, 2025
Senators hear proposal to ban sale of lab grown meat in Nebraska
Feb 18, 2025
Nebraska State Trooper killed while assisting in crash
Feb 18, 2025
Girls wrestling keeps growing at Nebraska high schools
Feb 17, 2025
Bogs sink carbon dioxide 'like no ecosystem on Earth'
Feb 17, 2025
Sen. Ricketts discusses USAID, tariff effects on agriculture
Feb 14, 2025
Committee hears proposal for further abortion restrictions
Feb 14, 2025
Proposal would expand definition of independent contractors
Feb 14, 2025
New Trump lead NIH cuts could mean big changes for UNMC
Feb 13, 2025
Nebraska lawmakers consider combining state agencies
Feb 13, 2025
Sleet and high winds come to south central Nebraska this weekend
Feb 13, 2025
Nebraska State Poet discusses her role
Feb 13, 2025
Cybersecurity breaches; looting after natural disasters discuss
Feb 12, 2025
Senators consider excise tax on electricity used for crypto
Feb 12, 2025
Shrinking NIH grant funds looms, despite large NU impact
Feb 12, 2025
Making it tougher to sue for data breaches; help for rural healt
Feb 11, 2025
Neligh teacher receives surprise $25,000 award
Feb 11, 2025
Bill would tweak school funding now, allow bigger changes later
Feb 10, 2025
Homeless residents in the Midwest are getting harder to track
Feb 10, 2025
Greg Sharpe’s positivity endures his battle with cancer
Feb 10, 2025
Forest carbon credits seen as 'tool in the toolbox'
Feb 10, 2025
Trade disputes could make construction more expensive
Feb 10, 2025
Proposed restrictions on trans athletes get public hearing
Feb 07, 2025
NDE mental health training grants at standstill
Feb 07, 2025
AI consumer protection bill heard in Nebraska legislature
Feb 07, 2025
Congressman Mike Flood discusses federal impact on education
Feb 07, 2025
Arguments over private school scholarships aired in Revenue hear
Feb 06, 2025
Preserving drug donation program; approving transmission lines
Feb 05, 2025
NDE Commissioner overviews K-12 literacy plan
Feb 05, 2025
Nebraska lawmakers consider bill to strengthen 340B program
Feb 05, 2025
Legislature advances gig workers as independent contractors bill
Feb 05, 2025
Ed Committee hears proposal to restrict cell phones in schools
Feb 05, 2025
Nonprofits launch ‘know your rights’ campaigns
Feb 04, 2025
USAID order impacts Nebraska institute
Feb 04, 2025
Bill to protect minors from social media addiction discussed
Feb 04, 2025
Signatures submitted to put Lincoln renter protections on ballot
Feb 04, 2025
Hearing held on law that would amend paid sick leave law
Feb 04, 2025
Education Committee hears proposal to combat antisemitism
Feb 04, 2025
Pillen appointee challenged; bill to combat antisemitism heard
Feb 04, 2025
Misinformation stokes fear in some immigrant communities
Feb 03, 2025
Chokeberries are the superfruit you haven't heard of
Feb 03, 2025
Legislative bill would end sales taxes on residential utilities
Jan 31, 2025
Gig workers' status, death penalty discussed in Legislature
Jan 31, 2025
NU Athletics tabs new concessions vendor, pending approval
Jan 31, 2025
Nebraskans debate winner-take-all at hearing
Jan 30, 2025
Omaha native Drew Hancock talks about his new feature film
Jan 30, 2025
Sen. Deb Fischer talks inauguration, immigration and more
Jan 30, 2025
Colorado threatens legal action over Perkins County Canal
Jan 30, 2025
Hearing considers proposals to ban or regulate Delta 8
Jan 29, 2025
How more tribes are working to bring bison back to their land
Jan 29, 2025
Nebraska seeks Colorado canal land; school choice fight resumes
Jan 28, 2025
Paying teachers for supplies; foreign fund reporting heard
Jan 27, 2025
Congressman Don Bacon says immigration needs to be "balanced"
Jan 27, 2025
Senators keep restrictions on bills; consider prison changes
Jan 24, 2025
Senators change rules to require recording votes as yes or no
Jan 23, 2025
Bill introduced to reduce age of juvenile detaining, sentencing
Jan 23, 2025
Statewide nitrate test highlights areas of high concentration
Jan 23, 2025
A Lexington nonprofit is planning its next steps
Jan 23, 2025
Senators debate requiring 'yes' or 'no votes on bills
Jan 22, 2025
Omaha salon providing sensory accessible haircuts
Jan 22, 2025
A Midwest farmland owner tests a longstanding wetland law
Jan 22, 2025
New sitting volleyball league in Omaha
Jan 22, 2025
Medical marijuana, abortion, rules discussed in Legislature
Jan 21, 2025
US Navy names guided missile naval destroyer after Bob Kerry
Jan 21, 2025
President Donald Trump inauguration in Nebraska
Jan 20, 2025
Proposals offered on teacher bonuses, online sports betting
Jan 17, 2025
Ending death penalty, rules changes among legislative proposals
Jan 16, 2025
Nebraska casinos generated $145 million in revenue last year
Jan 15, 2025
Pillen proposes budget tightening in State of State speech
Jan 15, 2025
Lab-grown meat, post-disaster looting among subjects
Jan 14, 2025
Senators introduce climate legislation in Unicameral
Jan 14, 2025
Rebalancing taxes, protecting students on social media proposed
Jan 13, 2025
NSEA prioritizing teacher shortage, school funding
Jan 13, 2025
Kauth introduces restrictions on transgender athletes
Jan 10, 2025
Senator introduces constitutional amendment raising lawmaker pay
Jan 10, 2025
Some teachers want to increase theater teacher requirements
Jan 10, 2025
Lincoln Children's Museum creates sensory friendly hours
Jan 10, 2025
Nebraska couple recounts evacuating from Los Angeles fires
Jan 09, 2025
New pro volleyball team in Omaha serves up first season Friday
Jan 09, 2025
Senator introduces winner-take-all legislation in Unicameral
Jan 09, 2025
Nebraska state senators elect committee chairs
Jan 08, 2025
Construction workers are concerned about tariffs and deportation
Jan 08, 2025
In small towns, community helps identify homeless kids
Jan 08, 2025
UNL track facility expected to finish by October
Jan 07, 2025
Jewel Rodgers named new Nebraska State Poet
Jan 06, 2025
The government previously banned hemp. Now it’s funding research
Jan 06, 2025
Douglas county seeing large increase in whooping cough cases
Jan 06, 2025
Nebraska congressmen hail re-election of Speaker Johnson
Jan 03, 2025
Nebraska DHHS, healthcare providers offer same day scheduling
Jan 03, 2025
Lincoln is conducting a survey to better serve immigrants
Jan 02, 2025
State Patrol shares stats from 2024
Jan 02, 2025
Nebraska Data Privacy Act takes effect
Jan 02, 2025
Minden's "Christmas City" tradition of lights, pageant continue
Dec 23, 2024
Union Pacific worker brings an annual holiday tradition to Omaha
Dec 23, 2024
Train ridership on Amtrak hits record levels in Nebraska
Dec 23, 2024
Pillen announces 6 Regions, One Nebraska grant recipients
Dec 20, 2024
2024 Nebraska Teacher of the Year reflects on lessons learned
Dec 20, 2024
Projected shortfall limits expectations for legislative session
Dec 20, 2024
Lincoln Snow Angels program in need of volunteers
Dec 19, 2024
One woman shares how Omaha businessman Howard Hawks impacted her
Dec 19, 2024
Nebraska Public Media CEO discusses public media under Trump
Dec 19, 2024
Federal funding for rural homeless students falls short
Dec 19, 2024
Huskers head into Final Four match looking to flip the script
Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Senate passes defense spending bill, Ricketts reacts
Dec 18, 2024
Pillen discusses proposal to ban sale of lab-produced meat
Dec 18, 2024
Nebraska electors cast ballots for president, vice president
Dec 17, 2024
Nebraska Boy Scouts are recycling used Christmas trees
Dec 17, 2024
Women are a growing segment of hunters
Dec 17, 2024
Are schools equipped to make inclusion work?
Dec 16, 2024
Nebraska AG files lawsuit against Change Healthcare
Dec 16, 2024
Select civil rights advocates mediated with police
Dec 12, 2024
Falls City lands plastic plant
Dec 12, 2024
Judge denies motion to prevent Pillen from signing intiatives
Dec 11, 2024
LPS Board of Education shares about superintendent search
Dec 11, 2024
Graduates of the first Childcare Catalyst Program
Dec 10, 2024
Pillen signs legislation benefiting Nebraska National Guard
Dec 10, 2024
Omaha businessman, former NU regent died at 89
Dec 09, 2024
Omaha’s pedestrian fatalities have doubled in 2024
Dec 09, 2024
Wild rice dwindled in parts of the Upper Midwest
Dec 09, 2024
Mahatma Gandhi bust unveiled at Nebraska State Capitol
Dec 09, 2024
Nebraska and Creighton volleyball advance in NCAA Tournament
Dec 08, 2024
University of Nebraska sees growth in economic impact on state
Dec 06, 2024
New bill aims to improve investigations into abuse in sports
Dec 06, 2024
Annual Christmas tree lighting held on Sunday
Dec 05, 2024
Offutt Air Force Base selected as new home for new 95th Wing
Dec 04, 2024
Builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises
Dec 04, 2024
Insects are making sounds the human ear can't hear
Dec 04, 2024
United Way and BMO assemble homeless outreach kits
Dec 03, 2024
Nebraska Board of Canvassers certifies election results
Dec 02, 2024
Syracuse family given answer to 80-year-old WWII mystery
Dec 02, 2024
Syracuse family given answer to 80-year-old WWII mystery
Dec 02, 2024
Student literacy improves overall, declines for third graders
Nov 27, 2024
Medical cannabis verdict affects those with criminal convictions
Nov 27, 2024
Doniphan teen pleads no contest to sex crime charges
Nov 26, 2024
Lincoln LGBTQ+ lounge throws Thanksgiving meal for community
Nov 26, 2024
Concessions sales grew in Memorial Stadium
Nov 26, 2024
Nebraskans react to Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture
Nov 26, 2024
Talk of deportations stirs worry, uncertainty
Nov 25, 2024
This family is growing a “little Amazon” in rural Nebraska
Nov 25, 2024
A look at child welfare in Nebraska
Nov 25, 2024
Turkey is starting to slip from the menu
Nov 25, 2024
E. coli and listeria have forced multiple large food recalls
Nov 25, 2024
Nebraska universities explore AI opportunities for students
Nov 22, 2024
Mike McDonnell announces run for Omaha mayor
Nov 22, 2024
Interfaith coalition urges County to prioritize diversion
Nov 21, 2024
Nebraska’s 32nd Chief Justice discusses his role on the bench
Nov 21, 2024
MLB All-Star, Alec Bohm, inducted to Roncalli High HOF
Nov 21, 2024
Board approves trail route connecting Lincoln and Omaha metros
Nov 21, 2024
Ricketts praises Trump picks for national security positions
Nov 20, 2024
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce starts Latino Connect
Nov 19, 2024
2024's Christmas tree has arrived at the Durham Museum
Nov 18, 2024
Drought delivers a big blow to wildlife
Nov 18, 2024
Sandbar removal in Platte River to begin this winter
Nov 18, 2024
Many questions remain as Huskers search for bowl eligibility
Nov 15, 2024
Govenor Jim Pillen update on trade mission to central Europe
Nov 13, 2024
The second Healing Ribbons fashion show has changes
Nov 13, 2024
UNK chancellor search takes next steps with listening sessions
Nov 12, 2024
Political expert reacts to Nebraska election results
Nov 12, 2024
More farmers are working second and even third jobs
Nov 11, 2024
988 and other resources available to cope with election stress
Nov 08, 2024
over-crowding and staffing issues highlight prison report
Nov 08, 2024
Answering questions about Medicare
Nov 08, 2024
Community outreach to determine how to disperse funding
Nov 08, 2024
The Nebraska Grocery Industry Association voices concerns
Nov 07, 2024
State Board of Education maintains even political split
Nov 07, 2024
Welcome to Morton the town that produces canned pumpkin
Nov 07, 2024
GOP set to retain filibuster-proof majority in Unicameral
Nov 06, 2024
NDE expands apprenticeship program to address teacher shortage
Nov 06, 2024
Blackjack and other tables games added to WarHorse Lincoln
Nov 04, 2024
Osborn, Fischer weigh in on influence of independents in Senate
Nov 04, 2024
There's a large fundraising gap in Nebraska's 1st District
Nov 01, 2024
Huskers looking for bowl eligibility Saturday
Nov 01, 2024
NPM's Brian Beach shares state legislature races to watch for
Nov 01, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Out-of-state money funding ballot inititiaves
Nov 01, 2024
Day two of the trial over medical cannabis initiatives
Oct 31, 2024
Latino Youth Summit connects students to opportunity
Oct 31, 2024
The twisting road to voting rights for Nebraskans with felonies
Oct 31, 2024
Lincoln students cast votes in mock election
Oct 30, 2024
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen discusses election
Oct 30, 2024
Trial begins over medical cannabis initiatives
Oct 30, 2024
Slow pheasant season expected in western Nebraska
Oct 29, 2024
Polling shows 60% of Nebraskans oppose funds to private schools
Oct 29, 2024
Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection
Oct 28, 2024
Indian Affairs head hails Biden's apology for boarding schools
Oct 25, 2024
Creighton and Purdue compete for tornado relief
Oct 25, 2024
Creighton volleyball enjoying highest ranking ever
Oct 24, 2024
UNMC’s littlest patients dress up for Halloween
Oct 24, 2024
National Latino advocacy organization visits Omaha
Oct 23, 2024
USDA Rural Development Under Secretary visits Nebraska
Oct 23, 2024
Banquet honors Latino businesses’ economic impact in Nebraska
Oct 23, 2024
Sensory friendly events gaining popularity
Oct 22, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican to retire
Oct 22, 2024
Legislators, tax experts react to state and federal tax policies
Oct 22, 2024
What will Matt Rhule preach after blowout loss?
Oct 21, 2024
'Cultivated' meat sees growing opposition from U.S. lawmakers
Oct 21, 2024
Walz campaigns for Nebraska Electoral College vote
Oct 20, 2024
App provides anonymous reporting tool to improve school safety
Oct 18, 2024
Natural disasters, low crop prices raise pressure for farm bill
Oct 18, 2024
A look at the science of polling
Oct 18, 2024
High fire risk impacts harvest season
Oct 18, 2024
Midwest festival focuses on empowering Latinas
Oct 17, 2024
Union Adventist University Disaster Response Team Returns Home
Oct 16, 2024
How rural school districts ensure homeless kids get an education
Oct 16, 2024
Lack of competitive balance boils over in high school sports
Oct 15, 2024
Federal drought relief policies leave some farmers out to dry
Oct 15, 2024
Craft beer may be a market for this climate-friendly grain
Oct 15, 2024
“Queer Nite” holds event celebrating city’s queer history
Oct 14, 2024
Behind Bacon, Vargas claims on abortion and taxes.
Oct 11, 2024
Bellevue man representing U.S. in World Triathlon Championships
Oct 11, 2024
Property in northeast Lincoln placed in conservation easement
Oct 11, 2024
Nebraska signs onto mutli-state suit against Biden Admin
Oct 10, 2024
Breaking down what the Midwest Newsroom poll means for Nebraska
Oct 10, 2024
Election officials meet in Omaha to discuss security threats
Oct 09, 2024
Lincoln library debuts community mural
Oct 09, 2024
A full ballot means extra voter education this general election
Oct 09, 2024
Bacon, Vargas clash over abortion, public safety in debate
Oct 09, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Why unhoused students aren't getting services
Oct 09, 2024
Explosion damages parish office, school and hospital in O'Neill
Oct 07, 2024
Explosion damages parish office, school, and hospital in O'Neill
Oct 07, 2024
New citizens visit NPM's mobile studio
Oct 07, 2024
Fires across Gage County contained
Oct 07, 2024
Farmers are making less money this year
Oct 07, 2024
Union Adventist University Disaster and Response Team Deployed
Oct 07, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: New polling reveals political divides
Oct 07, 2024
State Board of Education discusses policy arming school staff
Oct 04, 2024
Students share thoughts on the idea of booze in Memorial Stadium
Oct 03, 2024
With new pipeline plan, Santee could have clean water by 2027
Oct 03, 2024
Nebraska VR recognizes individuals
Oct 01, 2024
Omaha organization launches NE's Black Maternal Health Month
Oct 01, 2024
Nebraska Election Worker Draft
Oct 01, 2024
More college students are struggling to get enough food
Oct 01, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Discredited police training used by KC cops
Sep 30, 2024
State Auditor says district misused nutrition funds
Sep 27, 2024
Jury finds Jason Jones guilty of first-degree murder
Sep 26, 2024
Ho-Chunk Inc. celebrates 30th anniversary in Winnebago
Sep 26, 2024
How a softball league fosters friendships and wellness
Sep 25, 2024
Attorneys present closing arguments in Jason Jones trial
Sep 25, 2024
Gov. Pillen encourages people to plan during Preparedness Month
Sep 25, 2024
FBI tells public to think before transferring money to scammers
Sep 24, 2024
Four Nebraska schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools
Sep 24, 2024
Food insecurity on the rise as more rural grocery stores close
Sep 24, 2024
Why more farmers are planting native landscapes
Sep 23, 2024
Bacon shares Ukrainian priorities after visiting country
Sep 23, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Nebraska troops aid in Operation Lone Star
Sep 20, 2024
Harris supporters worry Trump could overturn Affordable Care Act
Sep 19, 2024
Bennington teacher announced as 2025 Teacher of the Year
Sep 19, 2024
Huskers sell out 400th straight home game
Sep 19, 2024
Ricketts calls for investigation into U.S. Secret Service
Sep 18, 2024
Chicken farmers sue Tyson
Sep 18, 2024
Perkins County Canal plans raise questions
Sep 18, 2024
Planning continues for Perkins County Canal
Sep 18, 2024
Pawpaws get their moment in the sun
Sep 18, 2024
NU chief financial officer Chris Kabourek resigns
Sep 17, 2024
Refugee and immigrant support organization changes its name
Sep 17, 2024
Flood, Blood clash in 1st CD debate
Sep 15, 2024
Two newspaper owners keeping news alive in their communities
Sep 13, 2024
Jason Jones trial begins in Dakota County
Sep 12, 2024
Nebraska State Historical Society under investigation
Sep 12, 2024
Harris-Trump debate not the only red-blue rivalry Tuesday night
Sep 10, 2024
Some Lincoln workers are still working toward tornado recovery
Sep 10, 2024
Jury selection begins in Jason Jones murder trial
Sep 09, 2024
Pillen defends Cunningham-Swanson Library Commission appointment
Sep 06, 2024
State Education Department receives $55 million literacy grant
Sep 06, 2024
Cows produce planet-warming gases
Sep 06, 2024
Colorado v.s. Nebraska football rivalry now includes a sandwich
Sep 06, 2024
Ninth NU president discusses investiture, back-to-school
Sep 04, 2024
Fischer, Osborn tout labor endorsements in U.S. Senate campaigns
Sep 03, 2024
Spanish speaking parenting support group
Sep 03, 2024
U.S. Postal Service slowdowns are so bad, baby birds are dying
Sep 03, 2024
North Omaha leaders express support for Harris housing plan
Aug 30, 2024
Celebrating Labor Day
Aug 30, 2024
Congressional delegation airs problems and prospects
Aug 29, 2024
Students at UNL, UNO react to closure of diversity resources
Aug 29, 2024
Tax credits aim to help child care financial burdens
Aug 27, 2024
New security and concession systems heading to Memorial Stadium
Aug 27, 2024
Meet the woman keeping Madison County history alive
Aug 27, 2024
What a new Husker women's sports sponsorship means for NIL
Aug 27, 2024
A look at America's longest-running Black rodeo
Aug 27, 2024
Ricketts hosts Federal Issues Forum at Nebraska State Fair
Aug 27, 2024
An interview with Nebraska’s new state climatologist
Aug 26, 2024
Walz supporters remember his early years in rural Nebraska
Aug 23, 2024
Crete couple travels feature
Aug 22, 2024
Fremont High School starts the year with new skills labs
Aug 22, 2024
Senators pass slimmed-down tax bill to end special session
Aug 20, 2024
Independent Dan Osborn submits petition for Nov. ballot
Aug 20, 2024
Gering high schoolers help build new preschool classrooms
Aug 20, 2024
Healing Ribbons New Director
Aug 20, 2024
Fourth Osborn internal poll shows close race with Fischer
Aug 19, 2024
More than 5,000 people watched the first horse races in Columbus
Aug 19, 2024
A major CO2 pipeline through the Midwest cleared a big hurdle
Aug 19, 2024
Senators advance property tax credits; consider bigger changes
Aug 16, 2024
Demand for Thoroughbred race horses
Aug 16, 2024
Heat is likely killing more people in the Midwest
Aug 16, 2024
Lawmakers divided over doing a little or trying something more
Aug 15, 2024
NDOT launches program to help with federal grant applications
Aug 15, 2024
Friday marks the first day of racing at Harrah's Columbus
Aug 15, 2024
Legislature moves toward budget cuts
Aug 14, 2024
LPS sees success with no-phones, digital hall pass
Aug 14, 2024
Lincoln will add a second bilingual early childhood education
Aug 14, 2024
Legislature advances vastly scaled-back property tax bill
Aug 14, 2024
NAPE appeals CIR decision on Pillen's executive order
Aug 13, 2024
Legislature tees up key property tax vote for Tuesday
Aug 12, 2024
Community reacts to consolidation of two rural Catholic schools
Aug 12, 2024
FBI shares risks for farmers at Agriculture Threats Symposium
Aug 12, 2024
Gering’s Japanese Hall highlights little-known history
Aug 12, 2024
Inaugural Nebraska Justice Summit held in Omaha
Aug 09, 2024
Senators continue thrashing around on taxes
Aug 08, 2024
Nebraska part of multi-state request for new EPA labeling rules
Aug 07, 2024
Special session debate: should there even be a special session?
Aug 07, 2024
OPS buses
Aug 07, 2024
Demand for raw milk is strong
Aug 07, 2024
Federally funded housing disqualifies some tenants
Aug 07, 2024
Budget cuts considered in special session
Aug 06, 2024
Nebraska Native Tim Walz selected as Harris running mate
Aug 06, 2024
Warhorse Omaha Casino officially opens
Aug 06, 2024
Scaled-down version of property tax cuts proposed.
Aug 05, 2024
Nebraska trade mission to Indonesia strengthens ties
Aug 05, 2024
Marijuana, municipal aid proposed for property tax relief
Aug 02, 2024
How farmers and livestock producers are using drones
Aug 02, 2024
Another farm bill extension looks likely
Aug 02, 2024
Education Committee considers considers school funding changes
Aug 01, 2024
Online sports betting touted as aid to reducing property taxes
Jul 31, 2024
U.S. Senate passes child online safety legislation
Jul 31, 2024
Ten years after a genocide began, the Yazidi community continues
Jul 31, 2024
Pillen's tax, budget proposals heard
Jul 30, 2024
Third-party U.S. Senate candidate drops out, endorses Osborn
Jul 30, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: These nonprofits are helping immigrant farmers
Jul 30, 2024
Supporters promote alternative to Pillen's property tax proposal
Jul 29, 2024
Pork producers face longer drives and higher costs
Jul 29, 2024
Senators reject attempt to end special session
Jul 26, 2024
Day introduces bill to sell state plane for property tax relief
Jul 26, 2024
Legislature begins property tax session with variety of bills
Jul 25, 2024
Federal court says gender identity not within scope of Title IX
Jul 25, 2024
Online sports betting legalization introduced in special session
Jul 25, 2024
Fischer, Osborn polls show different perspectives of Senate race
Jul 25, 2024
Special session on property taxes set to begin
Jul 24, 2024
Nebraska receives over $300 million in clean energy funding
Jul 23, 2024
Rediscovered soil archive shows years of change
Jul 23, 2024
Citizens share thoughts on property tax policy at Lincoln forum
Jul 23, 2024
Omaha property tax townhall: Sounding off, but little harmony
Jul 22, 2024
Olympian and Husker, Rhema Otabor, previews Paris Games
Jul 19, 2024
Pillen promotes property tax plan
Jul 18, 2024
Campaign turns in signatures to hold referendum on school choice
Jul 17, 2024
Madison solar energy project receives investment from USDA
Jul 16, 2024
Nebraska Public Media’s general manager prepares to retire
Jul 16, 2024
Tenaska Center receives $2.5 million in additional funding
Jul 15, 2024
Tornado relief feature
Jul 12, 2024
Nebraska researchers working on national opioid awareness campai
Jul 12, 2024
Omaha organization launches contraception vending machines
Jul 12, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Why states struggle to house foster girls
Jul 12, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Why states struggle to house foster girls
Jul 12, 2024
Peaches are bountiful again after last year's poor crop
Jul 11, 2024
Santee receive priority from state for clean water project
Jul 11, 2024
Nebraskans ready to up the ante on betting for the Olympics?
Jul 10, 2024
A summer food assistance program for kids started this year
Jul 09, 2024
Pillen no longer leading trade mission to Indonesia
Jul 09, 2024
Here’s an update on the Crete shooting of a Hispanic family
Jul 08, 2024
NU chief financial officer discusses almost $1.1 billion budget
Jul 08, 2024
Director of Nebraska Department of Corrections discusses prison
Jul 08, 2024
Nebraska lagging behind in distributing EV charging grant funds
Jul 08, 2024
Medical Marijuana backers hope to earn place on fall ballot
Jul 03, 2024
Missouri River flood impacts southeast Nebraska
Jul 02, 2024
Two more weeks for Support Our Schools petition
Jul 02, 2024
Burt County farmers impacted by Missouri River flooding
Jul 01, 2024
Nebraska National Guard could be used in immigration crackdown
Jul 01, 2024
Nebraska National Guard could be used in immigration crackdown
Jul 01, 2024
A ‘silver tsunami’ is hitting rural America
Jul 01, 2024
Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans turns in signatures for November
Jun 27, 2024
Midwest Newsroom-Can manufactured homes solve the housing crisis
Jun 27, 2024
Eastern Nebraska braces for Missouri River flood crest
Jun 26, 2024
University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates devote full-time work t
Jun 26, 2024
Fremont Spanish businesses & students
Jun 26, 2024
Pillen talks taxes, local control at Holdrege town hall meeting
Jun 25, 2024
Pillen says he wants state to fund K-12 schools
Jun 24, 2024
Total attendance at the CWS fell slightly compared to last year
Jun 24, 2024
Average attendance at the College World Series sets new record
Jun 24, 2024
U.S. Senate passes bill returning land to Winnebago Tribe
Jun 24, 2024
State of Nebraska launches economic development initiative
Jun 21, 2024
Immigrant Workforce Summit
Jun 21, 2024
NU Board of Regents approve tuition increase
Jun 20, 2024
SBA opens disaster loan outreach center in Blair
Jun 19, 2024
Intersection of Juneteenth and Pride Month
Jun 19, 2024
Bacon amendments included in U.S. House NDAA
Jun 18, 2024
Families not confident in new developmental disabilities plan
Jun 17, 2024
Financial relief for farmers may be in farm bill
Jun 17, 2024
These farms raise thousands of butterflies
Jun 17, 2024
Fischer introduces bill to increase Amtrak transparency
Jun 17, 2024
No clown car is big enough; Plainview museum boasts world’s lar
Jun 14, 2024
Nebraska Legislature behavioral health funding still not enough
Jun 14, 2024
Omaha bar’s ‘Jell-O Shot Challenge’ raises money for food banks
Jun 13, 2024
Nebraska senators cosponsor legislation to reverse Title IX rule
Jun 12, 2024
Environmental justice program seeks to expand to more cities
Jun 12, 2024
Lincoln, Omaha named top two U.S. cities for renters
Jun 11, 2024
Nebraska Board of State Canvassers certifies election results
Jun 10, 2024
‘Precision Ag’ promised a farming revolution
Jun 10, 2024
State Board of Ed approves changes to Textbook Loan Program
Jun 07, 2024
SNAP benefits are a point of contention for lawmakers
Jun 07, 2024
Nebraska economists weigh in on Pillen’s tax policy approach
Jun 07, 2024
KCUR: Ethereal sounds from a decommissioned nuclear missile silo
Jun 07, 2024
Omaha Summer Arts Festival celebrates 50th and final year
Jun 06, 2024
Manufacturing economic growth slows in May
Jun 06, 2024
NE Panhandle launches an HPV vaccination campaign
Jun 05, 2024
Man walks across country to 'fix' democracy
Jun 05, 2024
Papillon firefighter awarded compensation for mental injury
Jun 04, 2024
Dead Timber SRA receives grant for redevelopment
Jun 04, 2024
Sandbar removal in Platte River set for this fall
Jun 03, 2024
Pillen: I'll abandon Perkins Canal if legal costs get too high
May 31, 2024
South central Nebraska nursing home salvaged
May 31, 2024
Lincoln Airport $56 million renovation now completed
May 30, 2024
'Snow Roadeo’ competition tests Nebraska snowplow driver skills
May 30, 2024
Western Nebraska disaster declaration - winter storm
May 29, 2024
Food insecurity in the heartland
May 29, 2024
Doug Kristensen retires after 22 years as UNK Chancellor
May 28, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: Fetal personhood worries IVF patients
May 28, 2024
Pillen presents plan to cut property taxes at Beatrice town hall
May 24, 2024
Sides weigh in on Platte-Republican diversion proposal
May 23, 2024
This American Red Cross worker is striving to connect
May 23, 2024
Malcolm X inducted as the first Black person in the state HOF
May 22, 2024
Brewer: Ukrainians tired but still fighting
May 22, 2024
Research shows ties between ACT scores, student college going
May 22, 2024
Turfgrass lawns are a landscape staple — an environmental reckon
May 20, 2024
Pillen's push for lower property taxes meets some skepticism
May 17, 2024
Nebraska election offices continue to count ballots
May 17, 2024
USDA, Tri-Faith host summit countering biases
May 16, 2024
Hilgers announces lawsuits against electric truck mandates
May 13, 2024
Drought lingers in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains
May 13, 2024
New law could increase electric vehicle charging stations
May 13, 2024
Results for the District 2 primary election could redefine
May 10, 2024
No state GOP backed candidate is running in District 1
May 08, 2024
State Board of Education could see changes with elections
May 08, 2024
Senate Primary Race Preview
May 08, 2024
Initial design for Lincoln’s South Haymarket skatepark released
May 08, 2024
An Omaha refugee resettlement agency is expanding into Lincoln
May 07, 2024
Nebraska has a Commission on Asian American Affairs
May 03, 2024
Midwest civil rights advocates meet to address civil rights
May 02, 2024
Students protest war in Gaza at UNL, demand university divests
May 01, 2024
How some rural nursing homes in the Midwest are staying afloat
May 01, 2024
How some rural nursing homes in the Midwest are staying afloat
May 01, 2024
Waverly couple starts cleaning up after tornado
Apr 29, 2024
Picking up speed: Nebraska troopers issuing more tickets
Apr 29, 2024
A month after the bridge collapse in Baltimore
Apr 26, 2024
Family reacts to governor's LB25 veto
Apr 25, 2024
Early Childhood Research Summit connects researchers and more
Apr 23, 2024
NU president priority candidate discusses leadership values
Apr 23, 2024
District 2 Republican candidates earn endorsements
Apr 22, 2024
UNL files defense in response to Scoggin lawsuit
Apr 22, 2024
2024 Legislature: substance amid property tax stalemate
Apr 19, 2024
Statewide listening sessions launch the beginning of the plan
Apr 19, 2024
Pillen faults senators on property taxes, vows special session
Apr 18, 2024
More housing needed for people with developmental disabilities
Apr 18, 2024
Crete woman hosts sleepout for awareness about homeless students
Apr 17, 2024
Social media and new moms study
Apr 16, 2024
Bird flu is spreading in dairy herds. Midwest farmers say they'r
Apr 15, 2024
Newspapers in rural areas are folding, leaving vast news deserts
Apr 15, 2024
The Lincoln Yazidi community celebrates the SarSal event
Apr 15, 2024
NU president priority candidate has first forums at UNK
Apr 12, 2024
Senators pass more than 100 bills, pay tribute to colleagues
Apr 11, 2024
Sales tax expansion bill advances in legislature
Apr 11, 2024
Nebraska high school students lobby legislators in a new program
Apr 11, 2024
Pillen: Progress on taxes, winner-take-all session possibility
Apr 10, 2024
Thousands of people celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Lincoln
Apr 10, 2024
Arch: "Wait and see" on winner-take-all special session
Apr 10, 2024
This Lincoln food pantry revamped
Apr 10, 2024
Proposal to fund scholarship granting organizations advances
Apr 10, 2024
Suing schools for sex assault; restricting online porn advance
Apr 09, 2024
UNL researcher is first Husker to join education academy
Apr 09, 2024
Restrictions on trans athletes blocked by filibuster
Apr 05, 2024
UNL recognizes future teachers with pinning ceremony
Apr 05, 2024
Senators debate amendment allowing abuse victims to sue state
Apr 05, 2024
Senators debate fire pensions; transgender sports bill up Friday
Apr 05, 2024
Proposal to change Nebraska’s electoral vote allocation fails
Apr 04, 2024
Legislature's Executive Board condemns Halloran rape comments
Apr 03, 2024
Dual enrollment participation on the rise in Nebraska
Apr 03, 2024
Rural assisted living facilities receive a small Medicaid bump
Apr 03, 2024
U.S. Surgeon General speaks on social media and mental health
Apr 03, 2024
Summit to focus on Latino participation in state elections
Apr 03, 2024
Bill to cut property taxes limps ahead without sales tax hike
Apr 02, 2024
Students, staff bringing art to their community with mural
Apr 01, 2024
Lincoln presents new plan for South Haymarket Park
Apr 01, 2024
Executive Board holds hearing Halloran censure
Mar 28, 2024
Senators advance tax breaks despite fiscal warnings
Mar 28, 2024
LB 1087 signed Friday, hospitals could see $1B per year
Mar 28, 2024
Senators begin debate on sales tax hike to lower property taxes
Mar 28, 2024
Age verification requirement bill advances in legislature
Mar 27, 2024
Education department announces Teacher Apprenticeship Program
Mar 27, 2024
Legislature passes budget adjustments in advance of tax debate
Mar 26, 2024
UNL AD, Troy Dannen, introduced to Husker Nation
Mar 26, 2024
Diverse Boards and Commissions
Mar 26, 2024
Legislature confirms Corsi as head of Health and Human Services
Mar 25, 2024
2024 Migratory Family and Student Conference
Mar 25, 2024
Midwest Newsroom: What happened after a sniper killed a toddler
Mar 25, 2024
U.S. Census Director meets with Lancaster County refugees
Mar 22, 2024
Sales, cigarette tax hikes to lower property taxes advanced
Mar 21, 2024
Sales, cigarette tax hikes to lower property taxes advanced
Mar 21, 2024
What would NU Men's Basketball's first tournament win mean?
Mar 21, 2024
This program found a unique solution
Mar 21, 2024
Obscenity bill blocked by legislative filibuster
Mar 20, 2024
Bill eliminating educators' legal defense for obscenity stalls
Mar 20, 2024
Troy Dannen hired as next Director of Athletics at UNL
Mar 20, 2024
Halloran rape comments draw fire in Legislature and outside
Mar 19, 2024
Enhanced fentanyl penalties stalled in Legislature
Mar 18, 2024
Senators argue over civil forfeiture, fentanyl, child sex abuse
Mar 15, 2024
Supreme Court declines to block fees for state government record
Mar 15, 2024
Private equity influence in nursing care cause for concern
Mar 15, 2024
Sit Down with Jane Kleeb
Mar 15, 2024
Legislature advances fund transfer bill despite concerns
Mar 14, 2024
Senators react to Alberts leaving
Mar 14, 2024
Brule Village Board recall election unsuccessful
Mar 14, 2024
Housing advocates lobby as Legislature debates housing funds
Mar 13, 2024
Fremont group starts new ‘Welcome Buddy’ system
Mar 13, 2024
Legislature upholds Pillen veto of needle exchange bill
Mar 12, 2024
NU awards first two President’s Scholarships
Mar 12, 2024
Nebraska’s Commission on Latino-Affairs attempts to expand
Mar 11, 2024
Board of Education votes 'no' on rule prohibiting sexual content
Mar 08, 2024
Property owners provide input on MoPac Trail connection
Mar 08, 2024
Filibuster stops "clean slate" for tenants in Legislature
Mar 07, 2024
Malcolm X statue headed to Nebraska HOF this spring
Mar 07, 2024
Proposal aimed at helping tenants slowed by filibuster
Mar 06, 2024
Campaign to welcome immigrants sees success
Mar 06, 2024
Doane University students perform, produce ‘The Delays’
Mar 06, 2024
Air Force employee indicted for sharing classified information
Mar 05, 2024
Tightened regs on foreign land buys near missile silos advance
Mar 05, 2024
Interim NU President discusses keeping university moving forward
Mar 05, 2024
Pillen vetoes needle exchange; override attempt planned
Mar 04, 2024
Hospital Medicaid funding increase advances to final reading
Mar 04, 2024
Committee advances bill allowing armed school staff
Feb 29, 2024
Teen sextortion suspect to stand trial as adult
Feb 29, 2024
DHHS declines to attend gender affirming care committee briefing
Feb 29, 2024
FAFSA delay continues as Nebraska students and colleges wait
Feb 29, 2024
Nebraska considering a controversial execution method
Feb 29, 2024
Tax debate highlights generational divide, relevance questions
Feb 28, 2024
SGOs learning process in first months of new tax credit
Feb 28, 2024
UNL launches new program to hire and retain teachers of color
Feb 28, 2024
Tougher penalties for driving violations discussed
Feb 27, 2024
Midwest Newsroom Investigation-Hispanic Maternal Mortality
Feb 27, 2024
Neb. Department of Corrections sued
Feb 26, 2024
Gun Owners v. Lincoln Mayor argue ban on public space weapons
Feb 26, 2024
Experts discuss threats of artificial intelligence on democracy
Feb 26, 2024
Legislature moves to restore oversight; veterans' proposal heard
Feb 23, 2024
HBCUs visit Lincoln Public Schools for first-time
Feb 23, 2024
Abortion exceptions considered; fentanyl penalties advanced
Feb 22, 2024
LTU shares plans for temporary StarTran Transfer Center location
Feb 22, 2024
Bill for more childcare advances; drug penalty increases debated
Feb 21, 2024
Flood launches program to recruit out-of-state police officers
Feb 21, 2024
Former Husker women's basketball player files lawsuit
Feb 20, 2024
UNL-developed robot completes surgical simulation in space
Feb 19, 2024
Bill seeks to fund Nebraska tribal water projects
Feb 16, 2024
New resource launches for Spanish breast cancer survivors
Feb 15, 2024
Bill to help hospitals advances
Feb 15, 2024
Birthing support advocates could receive Medicaid reimbursement
Feb 15, 2024
Aid for low-income pregnant women moves; oversight deal reached
Feb 14, 2024
Bills prohibiting DEI, eliminating tenure have hearings
Feb 14, 2024
Senators consider railroad safety, broadband expansion
Feb 13, 2024
Education Committee hears bill protecting religious expression
Feb 13, 2024
Pillen to accept summer food program; senators mull "mega-sites"
Feb 12, 2024
Due process violated in Omaha Immigration Court, report says
Feb 09, 2024
NU Board of Regents approves cutting three UNK programs
Feb 09, 2024
Judge reviews if sextortion suspect should be tried as juvenile
Feb 09, 2024
HUD grants $15 million to Nebraskans fighting homelessness
Feb 08, 2024
Proposed grocery fund looks to improve food access
Feb 08, 2024
Two bills could improve Medicaid for long-term care
Feb 08, 2024
Hiking sales tax to lower property tax meets opposition
Feb 08, 2024
Bill making counties offer assessed value for property heard
Feb 08, 2024
Sen. Ricketts explains opposition to border security bill
Feb 08, 2024
Data shows NE community college students behind US average
Feb 07, 2024
Amendment to change State Board of Education draws opposition
Feb 07, 2024
Allowing schools to arm teachers draws mixed reaction
Feb 06, 2024
Merrick Co. jury’s sexual assault verdict reversed
Feb 06, 2024
A conversation with Black Votes Matter Get Out the Vote Director
Feb 06, 2024
Legislature rejects year-round daylight saving or standard time
Feb 05, 2024
NU offering full-ride scholarship for students with perfect ACT
Feb 05, 2024
Train crew requirements fall short; eminent domain bill heard
Feb 02, 2024
Board of Education discusses proposed rule change for libraries
Feb 02, 2024
Refugee resettlement agencies look ahead to a busy year
Feb 02, 2024
Bill aims to stop discrimination against firearm industry
Feb 02, 2024
Nebraska announces new plan to help incarcerated individuals
Feb 02, 2024
Tax changes resisted; train crew requirements slowed
Feb 01, 2024
UNL researchers test roadside barriers against heavy EVs
Feb 01, 2024
Bill could make it easier to remove signature from petition
Feb 01, 2024
Property tax levy cuts heard, train crew minimum size debated
Jan 31, 2024
Douglas County Health Department talks overdose deaths
Jan 31, 2024
Yearlong Daylight or Standard Tim? Debate continues...
Jan 30, 2024
Arabic, Kurdish manufacturing class to address labor shortage
Jan 30, 2024
Arabic, Kurdish manufacturing class to address labor shortage
Jan 30, 2024
Higher percentage of renters burdened in parts of Central Neb.
Jan 29, 2024
Blood begins campaign for Congress
Jan 28, 2024
Partisan power elections, nonpartisan needles proposal advances
Jan 26, 2024
Senators debate switching to year-round daylight savings time
Jan 25, 2024
Gender care regulations advance, but some comments left unheard
Jan 25, 2024
Senators fight over north Omaha redevelopment funds
Jan 24, 2024
LPS Board of Education considering new contract for teachers
Jan 24, 2024
Texting while driving, religious freedom bills aired
Jan 23, 2024
Bills for better state contracts, easier occupational licenses
Jan 22, 2024
Ride along with one of Lincoln’s snowplow drivers
Jan 22, 2024
Pillen: change tax incentives; senators: no big rules changes
Jan 19, 2024
State employees union asks judge to hold state in contempt
Jan 19, 2024
Isanti Schools uses connections to address chronic absenteeism
Jan 19, 2024
Pillen outlines priorities; open chairmanship elections fail
Jan 18, 2024
Gov. Pillen State of the State Address 2024
Jan 18, 2024
Investors in Neb. Niobium Mine: “Something must happen."
Jan 18, 2024
Omaha Democrat Preston Love kicks off Senate campaign
Jan 17, 2024
Tax proposals, restrictions on foreign ag ownership introduced
Jan 17, 2024
Omaha redevelopment funds could be shifted; rules still debated
Jan 16, 2024
LES prepared for frigid temps during Nebraska cold spell
Jan 16, 2024
Resources for people in need during extremely cold weather
Jan 15, 2024
CHI Health, Creighton set up phone line to study long COVID
Jan 15, 2024
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 15, 2024
Food bank opens on holiday unscheduled
Jan 15, 2024
Snow, wind and cold blast Nebraska for second time this week
Jan 12, 2024
Palmtag suit against Nebraska Republican Party headed to trial
Jan 12, 2024
Legislative rules changes: a necessity, or an overreaction?
Jan 11, 2024
Eased abortion restrictions proposed
Jan 10, 2024
Regulation of midwives considered by Nebraska Supreme Court
Jan 10, 2024
Pillen, Stothert announce state funding for industrial park site
Jan 10, 2024
Stratton lumberyard closing after more than 80 years in business
Jan 10, 2024
Reparations for slavery, abolition of tenure among proposals
Jan 09, 2024
Snow removal efforts underway after winter storm
Jan 09, 2024
Pillen wants 40 percent property tax cut; doesn't specify plan
Jan 08, 2024
Crete Citizenship Classes
Jan 08, 2024
Senators introduce bills, prepare for rules debate
Jan 05, 2024
City of Lincoln and Native Americans settle 20 month court fight
Jan 05, 2024
Senators begin 2024 session with hope, apprehension
Jan 03, 2024
U.S. Department of Education slowly releases FAFSA
Jan 03, 2024
Nebraska begins buying Colorado land for Perkins County Canal
Jan 02, 2024
Business owners react to Nebraska’s 2024 minimum wage increase
Jan 02, 2024
The sights and sounds of Toyland: Lincoln families pick out gift
Dec 22, 2023
Perkins Canal plans spark enthusiasm, skepicism in Ogallala
Dec 21, 2023
2024 Legislature faces fiscal, social, self-governance issues
Dec 21, 2023
Reflecting on 2023 with Reporter Jolie Peal
Dec 21, 2023
Reflecting on 2023 with Reporter Elizabeth Rembert
Dec 20, 2023
End of the Year Interview with Aaron Bonderson
Dec 19, 2023
Seniors in rural Nebraska feeling brunt of nursing shortage
Dec 19, 2023
End of Year Interview with Kassidy Arena
Dec 19, 2023
Husker Volleyball swept by Texas in NCAA National Championship
Dec 18, 2023
Pillen, consultant seek efficiencies, budget savings
Dec 15, 2023
From Tampa, Husker volleyball playing for a national title
Dec 15, 2023
A woman in Lincoln expands business through local classes
Dec 15, 2023
Western Kansas cities are turning to AI to help their economies
Dec 14, 2023
Nebraska Public Media from the NCAA Volleyball Final Four
Dec 13, 2023
Indigenous sewing group empowers and heals
Dec 13, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds campaign event in Lincoln
Dec 13, 2023
Guilty verdict, life sentence in prison riot murder case
Dec 12, 2023
Months later, Railway Safety Act looks unlikely to pass
Dec 12, 2023
Attorneys give closing arguments in Ramos murder trial
Dec 12, 2023
Nebraska For Us
Dec 08, 2023
NAPE pushes back against Pillen order requiring return to office
Dec 07, 2023
There are less people without a home in Nebraska since 2007
Dec 07, 2023
FAFSA delay is “curveball” one school is prepared for
Dec 06, 2023
Pillen: Year 1 property taxes "not the success that we wanted"
Dec 04, 2023
NCIA still working on how to honor children who died in Genoa
Dec 04, 2023
USDA program gives second chance to food that stores won’t sell
Dec 04, 2023
NU Board of Regents hear concerns on proposed budget cuts
Dec 01, 2023
Prison murder trial relies on security video to ID suspect
Dec 01, 2023
Doctors recommend RSV vaccine to older adults, pregnant women
Nov 30, 2023
First of its kind fashion show will promote healing
Nov 30, 2023
Schools grappling with student cellphone use
Nov 30, 2023
Nebraska communities prepare for warmer, wetter conditions
Nov 27, 2023
Nebraska Department of Education sees improvement in test scores
Nov 22, 2023
Two Nebraska educators receive $25,000 award for their teaching
Nov 22, 2023
The journey of Omaha’s official Christmas tree
Nov 21, 2023
Supporters step up efforts to promote EPIC tax option
Nov 20, 2023
NU Regent Chairman Tim Clare discusses president search
Nov 20, 2023
Santee Clean Water Pipeline Update
Nov 20, 2023
Nebraska students expand knowledge with All State Music
Nov 20, 2023
Ramos Trial Begins
Nov 16, 2023
Nebraska homeschool numbers lower than pandemic peak
Nov 15, 2023
SNAP & WIC programs safe for now, needing long-term certainty
Nov 14, 2023
Tri-Faith Initiative supports one another through war impact
Nov 13, 2023
Ricketts: Exempt military retirement from federal income tax
Nov 08, 2023
Insects hold our planet together, but they’re disappearing
Nov 06, 2023
This Midwestern school district booted kids from classrooms
Nov 03, 2023
Meet Nebraska's first wheelchair cross country athlete
Nov 02, 2023
Nebraska's Deputy Secretary of Elections Testifies at US Senate
Nov 01, 2023
Growing Readers Initiative
Oct 30, 2023
Nebraska nursing home CEOs say new staffing rules are flawed
Oct 30, 2023
Kids and their animals steal the spotlight at one livestock show
Oct 30, 2023
NEFAB sets new projections for Nebraska state tax revenue
Oct 27, 2023
Ex-Scottsbluff police captain gives up credentials over drugs
Oct 25, 2023
Voices of Hope Fundraiser This Week
Oct 25, 2023
Hilgers, other AGs sue Meta over youth mental heatlh concerns
Oct 24, 2023
Volunteer fire departments could recruit more POC to fill gaps
Oct 23, 2023
Survey reveals NE volunteer fire departments struggle to recruit
Oct 23, 2023
Rural Poll: Nebraskans feel the country is more divided
Oct 20, 2023
Flood continues to back Jordan as McHenry resolution falls throu
Oct 19, 2023
Listening sessions for next NU president scheduled next week.
Oct 19, 2023
Don Bacon explains why he voted against Jordan as speaker
Oct 19, 2023
NRD Board member sues district over free speech violations
Oct 17, 2023
Midwestern efforts to track monarchs carry into a third decade
Oct 16, 2023
UNL student shares update from family after Morocco earthquake
Oct 12, 2023
KCUR: New KC Current stadium aims to focus on women's sports
Oct 10, 2023
Plans for carbon dioxide pipelines raise safety concerns
Oct 09, 2023
State can decide on Platte-Republican diversion plan
Oct 06, 2023
It's tough to keep street superintendents in rural Nebraska
Oct 06, 2023
Visibility of women athletes inspires Midwest teens
Oct 06, 2023
Lack of volunteers ends ambulance service in Merriman
Oct 06, 2023
Board of Regents approve $450 million Memorial Stadium project
Oct 05, 2023
School district settles Native American hair cutting lawsuit
Oct 05, 2023
Nebraska Representatives react to Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousting
Oct 04, 2023
KNS: How UNL researchers help Kansans know their wildfire risk
Oct 04, 2023
Perkins County Canal: Boon or Boondoggle? Part Four
Oct 04, 2023
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Oct 03, 2023
Farmers want more crop support in the farm bill. Do they work?
Oct 03, 2023
Perkins County Canal: Boon or Boondoggle? Part Three
Oct 03, 2023
Perkins County Canal: Boon or Boondoggle? Part Two
Oct 02, 2023
After a setbacks, Nebraska's LGBTQ community is both hopeful and
Sep 29, 2023
Perkins County Canal: Boon or Boondoggle? Part One
Sep 28, 2023
Large schools looking for bus drivers, small schools managing
Sep 25, 2023
Composting is happening, but not all Midwest cities are ready
Sep 25, 2023
Kansas News Service: Maternal homicides are on the rise
Sep 20, 2023
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Sep 19, 2023
Climate change is pushing crop insurance costs up
Sep 18, 2023
Avocado launching contest brings fun, tourism to North Platte
Sep 15, 2023
Midwest Newsroom: Midwest houses not ready for extreme heat
Sep 15, 2023
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Sep 11, 2023
Farm-to-school lunches get government money, but will it stick?
Sep 11, 2023
Midwest Newsroom: Child abuse reports pile up in St. Louis
Sep 07, 2023
Diverting water from Platte to Republican argued
Aug 29, 2023
Midwest farmworkers struggle with extreme heat and little rules
Aug 28, 2023
Noche Latina provides a safe space for queer Omahans
Aug 25, 2023
New UNL Chancellor discusses Volleyball Day, enrollment and more
Aug 23, 2023
Group plans to haul AltEn’s solid waste to Omaha area landfill
Aug 23, 2023
VB Day in NE is a chance at respect for smaller schools
Aug 18, 2023
Pillen announces new prison to be built in Lincoln
Aug 17, 2023
America's chicken supply chain is vulnerable to salmonella.
Aug 17, 2023
How The Marion County Record published following a police raid
Aug 16, 2023
Here's why Kansas is seeing more senior hoarding cases
Aug 16, 2023
Pillen appoints Corsi to head DHHS
Aug 15, 2023
Peaches are in short supply this year after weather pitfalls
Aug 15, 2023
Omaha celebrates Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford as its boxing champion
Aug 14, 2023
Lack of transportation strands seniors in rural Kansas
Aug 10, 2023
Experts want more protections for Kansas sports betters
Aug 09, 2023
Congressional delegation airs views at legislative summit
Aug 08, 2023
Hail Damage in Franklin County
Aug 07, 2023
The Midwest has a surprising number of shrimp farms
Aug 07, 2023
Battle of the Barbers
Aug 03, 2023
Tornado Hits Downtown Sutton
Aug 01, 2023
Educators Rising aims to help state’s teacher shortage
Jul 31, 2023
Winslow’s plan to move uphill was supposed to save the town. It
Jul 27, 2023
Elderberries are a successful niche crop at a crossroads
Jul 24, 2023
School Choice
Jul 21, 2023
Willa Cather Summit Seeks to Analyze and Critique
Jul 21, 2023
Lasting Impact of Nebraska National Guard mission in Bosnia
Jul 20, 2023
Challenge to abortion, transgender health law gets hearing
Jul 19, 2023
An Iowa minister explains why they left the Methodist church
Jul 18, 2023
How much will recent rains help Nebraska's drought?
Jul 17, 2023
U.S. approves ‘lab-grown meat’ for sale
Jul 14, 2023
Broadband expansion: opportunities and challenges
Jul 13, 2023
Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects
Jul 10, 2023
How social media has changed the face of storm chasing
Jul 07, 2023
Congress made SNAP work rules stricter. Kansas did it first.
Jul 03, 2023
Two court rulings later, abortion access remains in Iowa
Jun 30, 2023
North Platte’s rancher-led meat plant works toward opening
Jun 29, 2023
Visa holdup means foreign nurses can't help hospitals
Jun 28, 2023
Nebraska getting $400 million for broadband expansion
Jun 27, 2023
STEM camp grows Native American students' curiousity
Jun 27, 2023
Extreme drought, low levels in water towers may lead to complete
Jun 26, 2023
Listen: University of Nebraska President Ted Carter
Jun 26, 2023
Iowa is one of a few holdouts in expanding postpartum care
Jun 26, 2023
How Decorah became a same-sex marriage hub before Obergefell
Jun 23, 2023
Abortion 'abolitionists' want to charge women with murder
Jun 23, 2023
Movement or Hostile Takeover: Inside the intraparty battle in th
Jun 19, 2023
Not "Off their rockers" — Why these grannys play basketball
Jun 19, 2023
Southwest Nebraska mobile home communities are fighting ‘uphill
Jun 14, 2023
Ancient fish, modern problem: pallid sturgeons and the Missouri
Jun 12, 2023
Flash droughts are becoming a bigger threat to crops, water supp
Jun 07, 2023
Does the Mississippi River have rights? Some say it should
Jun 06, 2023
Winslow, NE begins to burn flood damaged homes
Jun 05, 2023
2023 Legislature made big changes to economic, social policies
Jun 02, 2023
Renting in Omaha made stressful by shortage of homes
Jun 02, 2023
Nebraska Legislature finishes 'impactful' session
Jun 01, 2023
Senators to adjourn early; laws face legal, political challenges
May 31, 2023
How do you find love on the farm? Rural dating isn't always easy
May 30, 2023
'Everyone's scared': Transgender Kansans brace for new law
May 26, 2023
Senators pass tax cuts, school aid increases
May 25, 2023
Senators pass private school scholarships; advance justice refor
May 24, 2023
Criminal justice reform inches ahead; filibustering continues
May 23, 2023
Senators debate photo ID; Pillen inks abortion/trans health bill
May 22, 2023
This ancient drought-resistant crop may help with climate change
May 22, 2023
Senators pass restrictions on abortion, transgender youth care
May 19, 2023
Lincoln's public transit back to full capacity
May 19, 2023
Budget, Voter ID, Abortion/Trans Health Bills Disputed
May 18, 2023
Senators reflect after tumultuous abortion/trans health debate
May 17, 2023
Seven Years a Correspondent
May 17, 2023
Restrictions on abortion, trans health care poised for final vot
May 17, 2023
Auctions are going online, changing a rural social event
May 15, 2023
Senators advance income, property tax cuts despite criticism
May 11, 2023
Funds for needy families, size of cash reserve debated
May 10, 2023
VineBrook Homes owns thousands of Midwest homes
May 10, 2023
Education funding bill advances despite legislative angst
May 09, 2023
Hastings Superfund shows challenges of federal program for small
May 09, 2023
Abortion restrictions resurface, Chinese telecoms hit
May 08, 2023
Voter ID agreement in sight; some senators want better lighting
May 05, 2023
The Wizard of Oz still shapes the world's view of Kansas
May 05, 2023
Efforts fail to stop or scale back canal, prison projects
May 04, 2023
Legislature debates budget including prison, canal
May 03, 2023
Teacher retention, 'school-to-prison' pipeline addressed
May 02, 2023
Bill to restrict abortions falls one vote short
May 02, 2023
Here’s how Nebraska funds its public schools.
May 02, 2023
Legal abortions in the U.S. dropped 6% after Roe fell
Apr 28, 2023
Cats, dogs die from rare bird flu infections
Apr 27, 2023
Home health worker shortage has Nebraskans who need it concerned
Apr 27, 2023
Complaint against Hunt sparks emotional debate
Apr 26, 2023
E-15 mandate advances; Pillen signs permitless concealed carry
Apr 25, 2023
One man had to leave Kansas for a lifesaving liver transplant
Apr 25, 2023
Milkweed: good for butterflies, banned in some Midwest cities
Apr 24, 2023
Thousands of Lincolnites Celebrate Eid al-Fitr, End of Ramadan
Apr 21, 2023
Legislature debates requiring E-15 pumps
Apr 20, 2023
Legislature passes permitless concealed carry
Apr 19, 2023
Cash for needy families, broccoli and hostas discussed
Apr 17, 2023
Ethanol industry supports carbon pipelines, others are skeptical
Apr 17, 2023
Health bill slowed by filibuster
Apr 14, 2023
Health bill slowed by filibuster
Apr 14, 2023
Restrictions on transgender health care get second approval
Apr 13, 2023
The Mississippi River basin should get more USDA funding
Apr 13, 2023
Tornadoes are becoming more frequent east of the Mississippi Riv
Apr 13, 2023
Abortion restrictions advance in Nebraska Legislature
Apr 13, 2023
Transgender health proposal continues to slow Legislature
Apr 11, 2023
Dale Johnson Interviews Senator Pete Ricketts
Apr 10, 2023
Pilots fly people to Kansas and other states for abortions
Apr 10, 2023