Nebraska State Patrol troopers arrested a man and identified one of his passengers as a missing 16-year-old girl from Utah during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon.
By Tiffany Lee, Office of Research and Economic Development
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab, known as NIMBUS, has received nearly $2 million in funding to advance its work on an integrated suite of robotics and drone technologies that will push forward research in the state and around the world.
Nebraskaland Bank’s Project [Blank] continued on Saturday with one group choosing to help raise funds for the North Platte Community Playhouse by hosting a ghost tour through the building, and putting on screenings of Ghost Busters.
North Platte Community College held its Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony on Sunday, bringing many of its students into the prestigious academic group.
Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail safety following last month’s fiery derailment in Ohio.
Friday marked day 50 of the Nebraska Legislature and after three weeks of filibusters, that trend will likely continue in the coming weeks and months, even as some senators look for ways to work around the legislative blockage.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Omaha are making progress on a new approach to help stop violence before it even starts. They’ve begun testing a chatbot prototype that will eventually be used to help people report critical information.
Rural hospitals and healthcare facilities have struggled to make ends meet since the 2020 pandemic, but legislation has been introduced to provide assistance to these facilities.
Special Olympics Nebraska has announced that the University of Nebraska, a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, is receiving national banner recognition for its efforts to provide inclusive sports and activities for students with and without disabilities.
An Omaha man is facing a felony charge after he called animal control to euthanize a dog in his care that was found to be suffering from severe neglect.
The local half cent sales tax increase will go into effect April 1. In November, voters passed a ballot measure to increase sales tax by half a cent to fund public recreation improvement projects.
During the 2020 presidential election, concerns of fraudulent voting came to a head as more people than usual had to use mail-in ballots due to the pandemic. Three bills in the Nebraska Legislature are aiming to tighten election security.
On Day 2 of the three-day debate on LB574, some state senators have raised concerns about the legality of the bill opposing gender-affirming care for youth.
A new Netflix documentary debuting Wednesday hopes to inform a new generation about the tragedy and to reveal a human side from conflicting perspectives.
Following a rather brief meeting earlier this month, the North Platte City Council is back in session Tuesday evening with a variety of items on the agenda. Perhaps the one grabbing the most attention though is related to the city’s updates and improvements at North Platte’s Cody Pool and the North Platte Recreation Center.
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