Lincoln, NE ‐ November 13, 2023 ‐ One lucky player who bought a Nebraska Pick 5 ticket for the Saturday, November 11 drawing is holding a ticket worth $310,000. The Nebraska Lottery has confirmed that one ticket sold for Saturday's Nebraska Pick 5 draw matched all five winning numbers for…
Omaha, NE – Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures announced today that registration is open for the 2024 Nebraska Women in STEM Conference. The conference, themed “Nebraska Women: Strive, Thrive, Empower, Mentor,” will be held Thurs., April 4, 2024, at Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center in La Vista, Neb.…
LINCOLN, NE – Bryan Tuma, executive director for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice appointed Mark Stephenson as Director of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) in Grand Island, Nebraska, effective October 30, 2023. Stephenson was recommended for his appointment to this position by the Police Standards…
Oct. 30, 2023 -- Kearney, Neb. -- The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating multiple fatal crashes that occurred during this weekend’s winter weather across much of the state. Troopers responded to over 100 incidents between Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday evening at approximately 11:50 p.m., NSP was dispatched to a…
One person was pronounced deceased at the scene of an airplane crash just before noon on Monday about an 1/8th of a mile southwest of the McCook Ben Nelson Airport property. The McCook City Manager says the second occupant of the plane was transported to Community Hospital in McCook with…
Lincoln, Neb. -- Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday he is accepting applications to fill the position of Property Tax Administrator. The vacancy follows the retirement of Ruth Sorensen, who was first appointed to the role in 2007, by former Governor Dave Heineman. Her last day will be Nov. 22. Applications…
Nebraska's Fort Robinson State Park in the northwest and Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area in the southwest have called off Halloween festivities Oct. 28 due to cold, icy conditions forecasted in the area. Haunted Camping at Enders Reservoir is still hosting its Oct. 27 festivities starting at 4 p.m. They…
Washington, D.C. -- The national average for a gallon of gas dipped by only three cents since last week to $3.53 on Thursday. Despite slackening demand, the pace of falling gas prices is being held up by the cost of oil, which is hovering in the mid-$80s per barrel. …
Hall County, Neb. -- A two-vehicle crash on Highway 30 and Capital Avenue east of Grand Island caused the death of a woman and injured two other people early Thursday. Hall County Sheriff's Deputies say a preliminary investigation indicates a 2017 Ram pickup driven by a 17 year old female…
YORK COUNTY – The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) will be hosting a “community conversation” event this week, regarding the solar field project near McCool Junction.Dustin Marvel, a government and community relations/public affairs strategist for OPPD, earlier met with the York County Commissioners to talk about the event and encourage…
