Trump safe after shooting

Trump safe after shooting

Former President Donald Trump was safe after the Secret Service fired at a gun-toting man outside Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday, sources told Fox News. Authorities are treating the case as a potential assassination attempt, and arrested a suspect, a U.S. official told Fox News. The…
Statewide meetings show BHECN-ARPA support benefits Nebraska

Statewide meetings show BHECN-ARPA support benefits Nebraska

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Awards Program dollars are having a real impact in Nebraska, according to meetings that the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska held with funding recipients this summer.   BHECN hosted workshops in Kearney, Chadron, Scottsbluff, Wayne and Omaha with organizations that received portions of the…
Governor Pillen Honors 2024 Recipients of the Governor’s Wellness Award

Governor Pillen Honors 2024 Recipients of the Governor’s Wellness Award

Lincoln, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced this year's recipients of the Governor's Wellness Award. There are 23 Nebraska organizations that are being honored for offering evidence-based worksite wellness programs. “These businesses have all worked to incorporate a culture of health and…
UNK professor uses popular fast-food item to teach Nebraska history

UNK professor uses popular fast-food item to teach Nebraska history

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney associate history professor Nathan Tye stood at the front of a classroom inside Copeland Hall. Behind him, a giant image of a Nebraska fast-food icon appeared on the digital projector screen. “Today we’re going to do a really robust, serious exercise,” Tye told…
Nebraska Supreme Court leaves school choice law in the hands of voters

Nebraska Supreme Court leaves school choice law in the hands of voters

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a ballot measure to repeal a new conservative-backed law funding private school tuition with taxpayer money will be on the November ballot. The decision follows a long battle over the issue with public school advocates successfully gathering signatures this summer…
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around 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 in a timely manner or feel they have been treated unfairly, Ricketts and his…
NSP Warns of Social Media Scammers Posing as Government Officials

NSP Warns of Social Media Scammers Posing as Government Officials

(LINCOLN, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is urging Nebraskans to exercise caution when communicating online. In the past several weeks, NSP has received multiple reports of scammers impersonating State of Nebraska officials. One victim has reported losing $5,000 in crypto currency because of the scam. The fraudulent scheme typically originates…
Dueling abortion measures make ballot, Nebraska Supreme Court decides

Dueling abortion measures make ballot, Nebraska Supreme Court decides

First state to vote on competing abortion initiatives on same ballot LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court won’t stop the state’s voters from being the first nationally to weigh competing abortion-related initiatives on the same ballot since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. The court weighed constitutional questions this…