The Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature has told lawmakers there will be some long days and nights starting next Tuesday with just eight days remaining in the session. Sen. John Arch discussed his plans on the floor Thursday, noting that out of 103 priority bills this session, 14 have yet…
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The popular lawn and garden series “Backyard Farmer” begins its 72nd season at 7 p.m. CT, Thursday, April 4 on Nebraska Public Media. Host Kim Todd, Nebraska Extension landscape horticulture specialist, and a panel of Nebraska Extension experts and other horticulture professionals help viewers answer questions about insect pests and…
A Cozad man charged with fatally injuring an infant has had his charges enhanced. NTV News reports that according to Dawson County District Court records, prosecutors filed an amended information Thursday charging Draven Haynes, 23, with committing child abuse intentionally resulting in death and committing child abuse intentionally resulting in…
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen and Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA) Director John Hilgert honored Vietnam-era veterans at Nebraska’s annual Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony. “We owe our veterans a debt of gratitude for securing our peace and liberty,” said Gov. Pillen. “As we celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans…
An accident report sheds more light into a two-vehicle crash in northeast Kearney involving a Buffalo County Deputy Sheriff. It occurred around 11:00pm on Friday February 2, 2024 at the intersection of 56th Street and Ave N. Based on prior information from the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office and the Nebraska…
Omaha, NE, March 28, 2024 — FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) is investing in the future of agriculture by supporting FFA with donations in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and Wyoming, announced Christina Kahler, Managing Director, Marketing & Philanthropy. FNBO’s contributions are part of its broader efforts that celebrated…
(McCook, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin, April 1 on N-18, on the bridge,at reference post 0.35, over Medicine Creek just south of Curtis. The work on the bridge, at referencepost 10.75, over Medicine Creek just east of Stockville, is anticipated to start in late June, according tothe Nebraska…
BROKEN BOW - The Custer County Foundation has named Rilee Daffer as its next Executive Director. She will take over at the end of May. "I am looking forward to continuing to grow the Foundation and connections within our community," Daffer said in a release. Daffer has been a teacher…
USDA sees producers planting 90.0 million acres of corn and 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, in USDA's prospective plantings report released on Thursday. All wheat came in at 47.498, cotton at 10.673, sorghum 6.395 million acres. From Arlan Suderman at StoneX: USDA released its quarterly stocks and planting…