MAY 27, 2022 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol will be working overtime across the state during Memorial Day weekend. The annual Click It or Ticket initiative continues until Sunday, June 5. “Memorial Day marks the start of the summer travel season for many across the country,” said Captain…
Learn about the Plains Indian Wars as commemorated in historical monuments at a presentation May 30 at Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park. Nebraska historian and author Jeff Barnes will present a chronological telling of the meetings of Native American and European Americans in Nebraska, from peace through war, as commemorated…
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference got underway Wednesday in San Antonio, attracting a diverse range of participants including pork, beef, lamb, corn and soybean producers, as well as packers, processors, exporters and traders from throughout the United States. USMEF Chair Mark Swanson, who recently founded food safety…
Longtime prosecutor Steven Russell has been named the Acting United States Attorney to take over following the retirement of Interim United States Attorney Jan Sharp. Russell’s appointment will be effective on May 28, 2022. Russell, a 1982 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law, has been with the…
The USDA announced new regulations for the poultry industry that the National Chicken Council isn’t supporting. “This is a solution looking for a problem,” said Mike Brown, NCC President. “The last thing the administration should be doing is pushing increased regulations, red tape, and costs onto businesses at a time…
This summer, in nearly 100 communities across Nebraska, vendors are selling fresh produce, baked goods, handmade crafts, clothing and more at local farmers markets. To make fresh goods and produce even more accessible, this year two rural Nebraska farmers markets are qualified to accept SNAP benefits. Created by the U.S.…
South Africa native Matthew Oelofse, who now calls Kearney, Nebraska his home, is pursuing his dream of farming in the United States. Oelofse was able to increase his agricultural knowledge and experience when he had the opportunity to work for a local farm in northern Nebraska before he moved to…
One track is back open, while two others remain closed following a Union Pacific train derailment Thursday morning near Gothenburg. RRN/ About 30 Union Pacific rail cars with coal derailed 2 miles southeast of Gothenburg around 7:30am Thursday. (Paul Pack/ KRVN Radio) According to Union Pacific Spokeswoman Robynn Tysver, an…
LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Fair Board’s lawsuit to protect its right to the name of Omaha’s former Aksarben Stock Show will move forward, and it could target the personal finances of three people who filed for the rights to the name after the show moved to Grand Island. Lancaster…
