Gov. Pillen: Nebraska publishes contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE facility

Work Ethic Camp (WEC) located in McCook, Nebraska. (Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Courtesy) NEBRASKA — Governor Jim Pillen announced the state has published a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to utilize the...

Ella Conlon joins Nebraska's sales excellence program as part of large new class

Jeffrey P. Gold, President | University of Nebraska-LincolnJeffrey P. Gold, President | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ella Conlon of Crystal Lake has been selected to join the Undergraduate Certificate in Sales Excellence Program at the...

Ella Conlon joins Nebraska's sales excellence program as part of new inductee group

Jeffrey P. Gold, President | University of Nebraska-LincolnJeffrey P. Gold, President | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ella Conlon of Crystal Lake has been selected to join the Undergraduate Certificate in Sales Excellence Program at the...

Choice Family Health Care receives financial support for STI program in central Nebraska

Choice Family Health Care, (Courtesy) GRAND ISLAND — Choice Family Health Care has received financial support from two local foundations to help fund a program to identify and reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in central Nebraska. Many...

Nebraska LEAD Program, Kimmel Foundation partner on new seminar

Corn, soybeans and livestock may define much of Nebraska’s landscape — but in December, Nebraska LEAD Fellows will explore a different side of the state’s agriculture. A new partnership between the Nebraska LEAD Program and the Richard P. Kimmel...

Afghan refugee, father of 10 in Nebraska, faces hunger under ‘big beautiful’ law

OMAHA — He said he worked 20 years for U.S. troops in his homeland of Afghanistan, in roles ranging from soldier to cook and interpreter, before his at-risk family was flown out of the country in 2021 as it fell again to the Taliban. Now age 46...

EducationQuest awards $56,000 in grants to Nebraska schools for college visits

LINCOLN, Neb — EducationQuest Foundation has announced the awarding of 8th-Grade Campus Visit Grants to 86 schools across Nebraska, totaling nearly $56,000. The grants, which provide up to $1,350 per school, are intended to support college visits...

Alumni look back on Johnny Carson film created at Nebraska

In 2007, four University of Nebraska–Lincoln students found themselves interviewing late-night legends like Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno and Ed McMahon as part of a film project honoring Nebraska’s most famous entertainer and alum — Johnny Carson. As...

Nebraska Medicine breaks ground on new facility in Gretna

THAT WAS ABIGAIL CURTIN REPORTING. BACK HERE IN THE METRO NEBRASKA MEDICINE BROKE GROUND TODAY ON A NEW FACILITY IN GRETNA. THE FUTURE FACILITY WILL BE KNOWN AS THE NEBRASKA MEDICINE GRETNA HEALTH CENTER. IT WILL BE 125,000FT AND PRIMARILY OFFER...

Nebraska ed leaders praise seven ‘Blue Ribbon Schools’

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Education is honoring seven “Blue Ribbon Schools” in 2025 after federal education officials ended the national honor roll for high-performing schools. The U.S. Department of Education had historically honored...

Nebraska Pride Chorus to perform at Episcopal Church

The Nebraska Pride and Sweet Adeline Chorus will perform at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 in the North Platte Episcopal Church. The show theme is “Dancing to the Hits,” with popular songs from the 1950s through the 1980s. Rascal Martinez of...

Senator Pete Ricketts addresses Senate actions and Nebraska school achievements amid government shutdown

Senator Pete Ricketts has used his social media platform to address recent developments in the U.S. Senate, including the ongoing government shutdown and recognition of Nebraska schools.On October 17, 2025, Senator Ricketts posted: "Despite the...

Nebraska Chamber Road show lifts the curtain on taxes, economics, and politics

SIDNEY - The Nebraska Chamber Road Show came to the Elks Lodge on Thursday to connect with Sidney citizens and discuss issues relevant to them. The presentation was led by the chamber’s Executive Vice President Hunter Traynor, with an introduction...

Special education was lacking. Then came Trump's cuts.

Angela Powell had few options left before deciding to pull her autistic son from a traditional public school. The Tennessee mother said her son wasn't getting the services he was entitled to, even in the state's wealthiest district. Now she...

Rallying the troops, Ricketts steak fry event fuels Nebraska Republicans for election battle

Gov. Pillen emphasized the bill's potential impact on education. "We were the first to come out two weeks ago to take advantage of that school choice federal scholarship fund," Pillen stated. "In this Big Beautiful Bill, funding is available for...

Deep-red state suffering 'death by a thousand paper cuts' — thanks to Trump policies: report

President Donald Trump's recent economic policies are causing significant hardship for farmers and workers in the deep red Iowa, which has traditionally supported his administration. The New York Times highlighted the stories of Iowan farmers who...

Colorado State fires coach Jay Norvell, former Nebraska OC, after 2-5 start

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State fired football coach Jay Norvell on Sunday, a day after the Rams dropped to 2-5 with a loss to Hawaii and a season removed from a bowl game. Norvell was in his fourth season at Colorado State. He is owed a...

Pattern of alleged staff sexual abuse at Nebraska youth center emerges in court hearings

At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave and a fourth faces a criminal charge in connection with allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in their custody. kAm%H@...

Nebraska Election Official: Hand-Counting is Costly, Slow, & Error Prone

A new ballot initiative in Nebraska wants to mandate that all votes be counted by hand in every election, instead of using electronic vote counting machines. But a local election commissioner says the change would make election tabulations...

Does ‘Nebraska ’82’ Solve a Springsteen Mystery? Yes and No

There are good albums and great albums, and then there are holy records — worlds you enter as if into a dream and emerge with spirit and neurochemistry changed. Bruce Springsteen‘s 1982 classic Nebraska is one of those. Conceived at the crest of...