Alabama, Nebraska Senators Intros ‘She DRIVES’ Act To Improve Car Safety For Women

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced the She DRIVES Act, a landmark bill aimed at making vehicles safer for all Americans—especially women—by modernizing federal crash testing …

Nebraska spring football storylines: Roster crunch, defensive reboot, young O-linemen and more

LINCOLN, Neb. — Let’s be clear, Nebraska coach Matt Rhule savors spring football. During his 28 months with the Huskers, he has often said that this time on the calendar rates as his favorite. Even as talk has surfaced in the sport to eliminate March and …

Veteran Finds Family Support, Authentic Community, and Second Career in Nebraska

Florida or Nebraska? Those were the two options open to Leo Morales in 2019 for the next stage of his career with the U.S. Air Force. After careful consideration—and with his wife’s input—he chose to serve at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. At …

Veteran Finds Family Support, Authentic Community, and Second Career in Nebraska

Florida or Nebraska? Those were the two options open to Leo Morales in 2019 for the next stage of his career with the U.S. Air Force. After careful consideration—and with his wife’s input—he chose to serve at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. At …

Dana Holgorsen and Nebraska's most overlooked storyline to start spring football

Committee advances bill with 57% salary hikes for Nebraska constitutional officers, except governor

LINCOLN — A legislative committee has narrowly advanced a bill that would provide all Nebraska constitutional officers, except the governor, a roughly 57% salary raise effective in 2027. Legislative Bill 345, introduced by the Government, Military and …

Family urges Legislature to preserve detailed reading, dyslexia data in Nebraska schools

LINCOLN — A legislative bill seeking to “clean up” and “simplify” reports in the Nebraska Department of Education received pushback to not weaken reporting on dyslexia and reading. Legislative Bill 671, by State Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil on behalf of the …

Time to spring clean. Nebraska Extension adds one for the To-Do list.

Now that we are officially in the spring season, Nebraska Extension reminds us to add one more chore to our to do list. Nebraska Extension educator, Cami Wells, met with NTV’s Deandra Kurtenbach to tell us how to spring clean our refrigerators. “It’s …

Site selected for new $120m convention centre in Nebraska, US

A site has been selected for a new $120m convention centre in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. According to a feasibility study, the convention centre could impact economic output annually by $18.5m in total, supporting 230 jobs and generating nearly $1.3m in …

Nebraska is among first to seek Carnegie’s sustainability honor

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been selected as one of the pioneering 21 institutions nationwide to participate in a new Carnegie Elective Classification focused on sustainability.  The initiative, led by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement …