WASHINGTON, D.C. – ,Wednesday, Governor Pete Ricketts attended President Donald J. Trump’s signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Gov. Ricketts has been a vocal proponent of USMCA as President Trump has worked to hammer out the agreement with Canada and Mexico. “This is a historic moment in our country’s…
On Wednesday morning at about 7:50 a.m. the Stanton County Sheriff’s office responded to and investigated a one vehicle accident about 11 miles South of Stanton on Hwy 57 that sent the driver and two passengers to the hospital. The accident occurred when a southbound van driven by…
Greetings from the Capitol as we end the third week of the 2020 Legislative session. Sixty new measures were introduced Thursday, January 23rd, the final day to introduce bills this session bringing the total number of new measures introduced this session to 496. I’ve introduced six new bills this session…
Week three at your Legislature got even busier, with Session until noon and Committee hearings all around the Capitol beginning at 1:30. The final day to introduce bills was Thursday, January 23. There have been 482 new bills introduced in the 2020 Session, bringing the total number of Bills…
CNN and other news sources report basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 41, died early today in Los Angeles, California in a helicopter crash. According to TMZ, Kobes 13 year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore, aka GiGi, was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash. TMZ is told…
The National Weather Service had been predicting 1 to 2 inches of snow through Thursday in eastern Nebraska. West Point was to have gotten under an inch. But by 7:45 Thursday morning, West Point to Norfolk commuters encountered heavier snow, with slick surfaces on Highway 275 and other routes. Some…
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 328 AM CST Thu Jan 23 2020 Light snow will redevelop across the area today. Treacherous travel is anticipated at times. Knox-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Platte- Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Including the cities of Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond,Wayne, Albion, St. Edward,…
Jan. 17, 2020 – Lincoln, NE The first full week of this year’s short legislative session brought with it the start of full days of debate and many more introduced bills. Unlike a long session where there is little to debate until newly introduced bills are able to go through…
The Nebraska football program announced today that offensive coordinator/receivers coach Troy Walters and the Huskers have mutually agreed to part ways. Walters has been on the Nebraska coaching staff for the past two seasons, and has served on Scott Frost’s coaching staffs for the past four years overall. Walters was…
Winter Weather Advisory URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 333 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2020 Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Cass- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley,Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood,Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah,Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara,Hartington, Laurel, Randolph,…
