Nebraska residents call for tighter insecticide regulations after contamination event

More than four years after a massive contamination event tied to pesticide-coated farm seeds rocked a rural Nebraska community, environmental and public health advocates are calling on state officials to remove regulatory exemptions for the coated seeds, …

Nebraska medical marijuana launch in doubt after political deadlock

Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday declined to advance a bill that would have regulated the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana program. That means that, for now, the state is staring down a situation where medical cannabis would be technically legal but …

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Jury awards $500,000 to legislative candidate defamed by Nebraska GOP mailers

LINCOLN — A jury on Friday agreed with a 2020 legislative candidate that she had been defamed by campaign mailers sent by the Nebraska Republican Party. The jury awarded candidate Janet Palmtag of Nebraska City $500,000 in damages for the impact on her …

Nebraska unemployment rate ticks down as nation’s inches up

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s latest unemployment rate ticked down a bit, to 2.9%, after having reached the 3% mark in February for the first time since during the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020. Labor Commissioner Katie Thurber. (Courtesy of Governor’s Office) …

Nebraska, Iowa connections to 2025 NFL draft

Nebraska and Iowa connections to 2025 NFL draft Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 4:30 PM CDT Apr 18, 2025 Um, quick question for all of you actually, uh, the younger players, who do you think after *** full slate of practices in *** bowl game …

What Nebraska international students need to know about visas

At least 750 international students across the country had their visas revoked recently, and the number is expected to grow.As KETV Investigates told you on Wednesday, some of those were at the University of Nebraska. At the beginning of April, the …

Nebraska unemployment rate drops slightly in March, tied for 5th lowest in U.S.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Department of Labor announced on Friday that the state’s preliminary unemployment rate for March 2025 is 2.9%. The counts of employed and unemployed in the labor force are based on a survey conducted by the Census Bureau …

John Cook Team Roping Classic Recap, Arapahoe Ranch Cowgirl School, and MORE! | Nebraska Rodeo Update for April 19

April 18th, 2025 | rsjeklocha The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. …

Nebraska sees slight decrease, Iowa slight increase in unemployment, reports say

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska saw a small decrease in unemployment, while Iowa saw a small increase in March, two reports said this week. A report released Friday says Nebraska’s unemployment rate in March was 2.9%, which is down 0.1% from February’s 3%. …