GRAND ISLAND — Amid the late-summer heat ahead of Labor Day weekend, incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn met for a debate at the Nebraska State Fair. This was the first state fair debate since 2018 when U.S. S'... Read More

LINCOLN— Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol are renewing their request for information from the public on two long-term ongoing investigations. It has now been over five years since the disappearance of Linda Dillard and more than 12 year'... Read More

September is National Preparedness Month, and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is encouraging Nebraskans to take steps to prepare for emergencies and disasters that can happen at any time. Most recently, wildfires have significantly im'... Read More

Nebraska will receive up to $201,092,032.56 as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., announced by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers. The settlement, described as the largest state consumer protection settlemen'... Read More

VALENTINE, Neb.— Troopers and investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol found methamphetamine and cocaine after a traffic stop in Cherry County led to a narcotics investigation.  In the late evening of Tuesday, August 18, a trooper saw a Cadil'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested one person for motor vehicle homicide as the investigation continues into a fatal crash in Lincoln County earlier this month. On Saturday, August 15, troopers responded to a crash'... Read More

KEARNEY— West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in multiple mosquito pools in the Two Rivers Public Health Department district. Mosquitos are identified through routine sampling efforts. WNV can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. '... Read More

Last week, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved a 2027 mountain lion hunting season at their meeting in Blair. The following mountain lion recommendations that were brought to their June meeting originally were approved: the Niobra'... Read More

Today, the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT), in partnership with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, issued its 2026 Annual Report. In 2022, the Legislature passed the Domestic Abuse Death Review Act to examine domestic abuse '... Read More

Nebraska Game and Parks says that the last public boat ramp at Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area closed this past weekend due to low water levels. Vehicles had started becoming stuck in a mud hole at the end of Spillway Bay's ramp, with some t'... Read More

NORTH PLATTE— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a semi driver after one person was killed in a crash this morning in western Nebraska. At approximately 5:20 a.m. Friday, troopers and Lincoln County deputies were called to a ser'... Read More

The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office announced today that Brett Lindstrom did not meet the statutory requirements to appear as a nonpartisan candidate for governor on the 2026 general election ballot. The Lindstrom campaign submitted 5,765 sign'... Read More

GRAND ISLAND— Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a man wanted in connection with an attempted homicide in Wisconsin. Wednesday morning, NSP was alerted that the suspect was believed to be traveling through Nebraska on I-80 in a '... Read More

Conservation officers are investigating the drowning of a 7 year old boy at Lake McConaughy State Recreation area on Thursday, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Two children were found unresponsive in the water around 8:30 PM Mo'... Read More