Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a man and located a missing juvenile from Utah following a traffic stop on I-80 in Deuel County. Sunday, at approximately 3:05 p.m. MT, a trooper observed an eastbound Honda Accord drive on the shoulder of I-80 at mile marker 80, near…
Final arguments for and against dismissing charges Carrie Jones faces in connection with the murders of four people in Laurel will be made on paper rather than in person. It is Severe Weather Awareness Week and U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts shared some thoughts about it with us. The Douglas County Sheriff's…
Sioux City, Iowa; March 27, 2023 – MercyOne is excited to announce the selection of Keith Vollstedt, MD, FACS, as the new chief medical officer (CMO) of MercyOne Western Iowa. Dr. Vollstedt brings more than 30 years of experience in health care including as a bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon in…
Pender, NE (March 27, 2023) – Pender Community Hospital District and Little Sprouts Child Development Center, in partnership with Pender Public Schools, have been approved for a childcare license for Little Pendragon Summer Program, a school-age childcare center to be operated at Pender Public Schools during the summer. Little Pendragon…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours throughout the state. At Mobile Office Hours, Ricketts’ staff will be on-site to assist Nebraskans with their casework needs. If Nebraskans can’t get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if they feel they have been…
LINCOLN - Qualified health care providers interested in receiving support throughthe Nebraska Telehealth Program now have until close of business on Monday, May 22, to applyfor $1.5 million in available state funding. The state extension (NUSF-57 P.O.7) coincides with the Federal Communication Commission(FCC’s) adjustment of its filing window from April…
A Louisiana man facing a murder charge in northeast Nebraska is awaiting a trial date after entering a written not guilty plea. Voters in the Wayne Community Schools area have approved a bond for major upgrades and a new early learning center. Norfolk was recently awarded more than $1,500,000 in…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Nebraska State Director Kate Bolz today announced the availability of grants to help people repair their homes that were damaged by severe storms and fire in 2022. The homes must be located in presidentially declared disaster areas. People living in 23 counties in…
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced Friday that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for February 2023 is 2.3 percent, seasonally adjusted. The rate is down 0.2 percentage points from the January 2023 rate of 2.5 percent and is up 0.3 percentage points from the February 2023 rate of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following a vote on H.R. 5, a bill known as the Parents Bill of Rights. “The right of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children has long been recognized in the United States. At a time when activists are…
