The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Medicaid and Long-Term Care Division (MLTC) has completed the Fall 2023 Medicaid Listening Tour across the state. “I want to thank everyone who attended this year’s fall Listening Tour meetings,” Interim Medicaid Director Matthew Ahern said. “It is crucial for our…
During his nearly 50 years in the field, Steve Godeken accumulated a lot of stuff. Tractors. Combines. Planters. Cultivators. Grain carts. Trucks. Everything you need to run a successful farming operation. “I guess I’m somewhat of a collector, because I didn’t get rid of very much,” he said with a…
Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese is encouraging Nebraskans to start their holiday gift shopping by searching www.NebraskaLostCash.gov to see if they have cash or other valuables waiting for them. The search only takes a moment and is totally free. “The staff of the Treasurer’s Office Division of Unclaimed Property are there to help you…
Western Nebraska Community College student Wyatt Hotz is a recipient of the 2023 mikeroweWORKS foundation work ethic scholarship. Hotz was one of 200 recipients from across the country. Hotz, who is enrolled in WNCC's Powerline Construction & Maintenance program in Alliance, said he first heard about the scholarship because his…
Anglers waiting for ponds and lakes to freeze over don’t need to idly stand by. There’s plenty to do in the meantime. Daryl Bauer, fisheries outreach program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, says taking care of some tasks now can prevent grief on the ice later. Here…
The Nebraska Department of Transportation and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recently were awarded a $400,000 federal grant to explore ways to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in western Nebraska along Nebraska Highway 71. NDOT and Game and Parks will use the funding to explore the feasibility of bighorn sheep crossings in…
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer more than 1,100 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 15 and 16 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The arena, 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive, will host a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 and one for those earning bachelor’s degrees…
Today on KNEB.tv News: Scottsbluff woman is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from a local softball organization Gering man caught with meth sentenced to prison GHS selected as a state finalist for Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition Catch those stories and a whole lot more- right now on KNEB.tv…
A 45-year-old rural Mitchell man who was arrested in a massive drug bust in December of 2018 is back in custody after going on the lam after posting bail. https://youtu.be/Vw-HR3edUNc Shaun Turner was arrested five years ago after authorities found more than half a pound of methamphetamine and nearly a…
The Office of the Secretary of State has filed a Notice of Intent to amend Chapter 2 of its Election Procedures with the Wyoming Administrative Rules System to require acceptable identification for proof of identity and proof of residency when registering to vote in Wyoming, as well as to provide…
