Every year, tornado season leaves people across Nebraska and the Midwest with severely damaged or destroyed property, and consequently, it brings back memories for people who experienced tornado devastation in years past. One of those people is Kathy Rowell, formerly of Omaha and now of Loomis, whose house was severely…
LINCOLN, NE - Governor Jim Pillen is standing with 52 other state and territorial governors opposing proposed federal legislation that would endanger or deny their ability to act as commanders in chief over their respective National Guards. He signed onto a letter, expressing concern over LP480, submitted by the Department of…
This week for Washington Wednesday we caught up with Nebraska US Senator Pete Ricketts. There had been a lot of happenings in the month of April Senator Ricketts covered the Biden Administrations EV Mandates requiring nearly two-thirds of all vehicles sold to be EV's. He also spoke on the Protecting…
Taylor, Neb. -- Loup County Sheriff Dustin Spanel says an alleged threat against Loup County Public Schools has been resolved with everyone safe. Sheriff Spanel says the Nebraska State Patrol is assisting the Sheriff's Office in the ongoing investigation. The Loup County Sheriff's Office and Loup County Public Schools initiated…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce – Tuesday joined his colleagues in co-sponsoring the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This legislation would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in new vehicles at no additional charge.…
The UNMC College of Medicine is seeking a regional associate dean of medicine as it prepares for the first cohort of medical students to be accepted at the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The inaugural regional associate dean…
LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen Tuesday signed Executive Order 24-03, which will eliminate government positions that have remained vacant more than 90 days, with exceptions for critical public safety positions. Taxpayer dollars budgeted for eliminated positions will be re-directed to other priorities or returned to Nebraskans in the form of…
BROKEN BOW - As mobile vendors continue to be a topic of discussion for Broken Bow, the city council will consider significant changes to the ordinances governing those businesses. City Administrator Dave Schmidt provided the media with a final draft of the new ordinance that will go before the council…
NORTH PLATTE, NE - North Platte Police Department along with county and state law enforcement responded to the report of a person firing a rifle around Burlington and McCabe in North Platte Monday afternoon that prompted a RAVE Alert and safety protocols activated at nearby schools. According to a NPPD…
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are providing updates concerning the response and recovery from a string of storms that swept through Nebraska over the weekend. There have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries resulting from the devastating weather. Starting Friday and…
