Lincoln -- The Nebraska Legislature began its second day of the special session with bill introductions, but a motion to end the session sine die was laid on the desk by Sen. Justin Wayne. Speaker John Arch urged lawmakers to vote no on the motion to adjourn the sesssion and…
Exterior of Lexington Chiropractic Center building at 104 West 7th Street in downtown Lexington subject of City of Lexington condemnation. (Paul Pack/KRVN, July 25, 2024) Two owners of a commercial building in downtown Lexington are appealing a decision by the City's Board of Adjustment affirming the City of Lexington's order…
Governor Jim Pillen -- Issued the following statement regarding the Nebraska Supreme Court’s decision upholding LB574, which the Governor signed into law in 2023 and which banned abortions after 12 weeks and prohibited irreversible sex change surgeries on children: “I am grateful for the court’s thorough and well-reasoned opinion upholding…
An 18-year-old Ogallala teen was arraigned in Lincoln County Court Thursday in connection with a fatality accident several miles west of North Platte last week.Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says deputies were dispatched to the scene around 9:45am Thursday morning July 18, 2024. Investigators believe the accident happened hours earlier. When…
(LINCOLN, NE) Nebraska's First Lady Suzanne Pillen will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the installation of the iconic Pershing Mural within Historic Wyuka Park. The event, open to the public, will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 1st, 2024. The Pershing Mural, measuring…
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company…
A very short day for the legislators called into the special session of the Unicameral – the session, focused on reducing property taxes, was officially called by the governor yesterday. That session started at 10am, and wrapped up before 11. 20 bills and five resolutions were introduced, witnesses say no…
Lawmakers convened July 25 to begin the first special session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature. Gov. Jim Pillen called the special session to consider legislation relating to property tax reform. Among the 25 measures introduced were: LB1, introduced by Elkhorn Sen. Lou Ann Linehan at the request of the governor, which would…
Lincoln, NE – Smoke associated with wildfires in the Western United States and Canada may affect the air quality in Nebraska. Issued for: July 25, 2024, 1 PM through July 26, 2024, 9 AM Affected Area: Central and Western Nebraska Air Quality Index: Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI Potential…
Lincoln, Neb -- Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden Administration’s new rule interpreting Title IX. “We are grateful for this ruling. It is a…
