Nebraska Update
From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.
Episodes
October 13, 2026 • 9 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 13, include: Nebraska agencies are considering hypothetical budgets with 8% spending reductions as the state faces a billion-dollar deficit. Molly Ashford reports on how the exercise could reflect departments’ priorities for the future. Law enforcement and advocacy groups recognize missing Nebraskans and their loved ones during the third annual day of recognition for missing per...
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October 12, 2026 • 11 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 12, include: State leaders are facing a budget shortfall to the tune of $200 million dollars; Project Health, a teaching hospital going up in Omaha, will now cost more than $2.7 billion dollars after the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved an increase; the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a contract extension for N-U President Jeffrey Gold on a 6-...
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October 9, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 9, include: Last week’s flooding in Omaha caused at least $12 million in damage as recovery efforts continue in Douglas County; campaign finance reports show large sums flowing into Tax Relief Nebraska, the committee seeking to legalize and regulate online sports betting; Omaha’s mayor and chamber of commerce are asking local employers to help keep workers from leaving; the...
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October 8, 2026 • 11 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 8, include: A package of 15 ballot issues could be in front of Nebraska voters in 2028. Fred Knapp has more on what’s being proposed. Campaign ad season is underway in Nebraska, with Political Action Committee spending driving ads across the airwaves. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced an initiative aimed at increasing competition in the U.S. seed market wh...
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October 7, 2026 • 6 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 7, include: More than $16 million has been raised in Nebraska's governor's race, according to updated campaign filings; a commission considering changes to Nebraska's school finance system is weighing incremental adjustments rather than a wholesale overhaul; half of the Nebraska State Board of Education seats are up for election this November; the Hallam Village Board unanimously appro...
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October 6, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 6, include: Several University of Nebraska Board of Regents seats are up for election in November, with candidates competing in those races; Scottsbluff Public Schools will use a $2.9 million, five-year grant from the Sherwood Foundation to support literacy efforts; New Horizon Academy is expanding its Nebraska presence after opening four Omaha schools this year; Husker season ticket h...
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October 5, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 5, include: Flock Safety cameras have sparked bipartisan uproar over the past few months. While some law enforcement say the cameras have led to arrests, others worry that the cameras — which scan license plates — infringe on privacy; a new analysis of state data shows Nebraska’s enforcement of new Medicaid work requirements has impacted about 1,100 people; Nehawka re...
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October 2, 2026 • 7 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 2, include: Historic rain has caused severe flooding across southeastern Nebraska as Omaha businesses work to reopen; There is interest in buying old Memorial Stadium urinal troughs; Nebraska volleyball will return to Louisville for the AVCA Match Point tournament; Artificial intelligence skills are the fastest-growing in-demand skills among employers in the Omaha region; Omaha Mayor J...
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October 1, 2026 • 12 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 1, include: U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts is defending himself against ad criticizing pardon he made as governor, Nebraska Public Media News has candidate guide covering candidates seeking to represent Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, shooting before school at Omaha's Burke High School injured one student Wednesday, proposed Omaha zoning amendment would end parking requirements for res...
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September 30, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 30, include: Gov. Jim Pillen signed executive order aimed at bringing state agencies and partners together to promote business growth in Nebraska, President Trump plans to visit Nebraska State Fair's Pinnacle Bank Expo Center Oct. 5, three candidates are seeking Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Don Bacon, Omaha funeral home was placed on probatio...
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September 29, 2026 • 12 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 29, include: Douglas County judge blocked Omaha from applying its $15 minimum wage to young workers but allowed city to tie future increases to Consumer Price Index, Omaha Public Power District is diversifying its energy sources to help manage record demand, Colorado and Nebraska continue to dispute water rights under South Platte River Compact, Jim Pillen and Lynne Walz picked up new...
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September 28, 2026 • 11 mins
Cameron the Capitol Cat could get statue after revamped design breathed new life into project, University of Nebraska at Omaha study finds past criminal charges are not uniform predictor of future offenses, Omaha postal workers are promoting mail-in voting ahead of November election, University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved four Nebraska Medicine board members, six Nebraska Catholic schools will launch career and technical ...
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September 25, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sep. 25, include: prime piece of Lincoln land could soon be sold to data center developer, Omaha leaders are asking parents and guardians of children under 12 to complete survey on affordable childcare and early childhood education, seven Lincoln-area legislative candidates shared views on state issues at forum this week, UNL unveiled new weather station as part of 35 new mesonets funded by...
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September 24, 2026 • 9 mins
Republican Congressman Mike Flood and Democratic congressional candidate Chris Backemeyer met Wednesday in what will probably be only First Congressional District debate before November election, Nebraska's Attorney General race voter guide, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss case against man who brought firecracker to Omaha's Eppley Airfield, Kearney Regional Medical Center is testing childcare navigation program with Upwards to...
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September 23, 2026 • 12 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 23, include: free bus service connecting former Tyson plant workers in Lexington with jobs in North Platte will continue for at least another seven months after additional funding, Nebraska's U.S. Senate race voter guide, Nebraska Public Media and Omaha World-Herald will host 1st Congressional District debate Wednesday, State Auditor Mike Foley's office identified concerns with Dougla...
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September 22, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 22, include: state senator is seeking changes to use of shackles on Nebraska kids serving time who are transported to detention centers, Nebraska hospitals could face revenue challenges as federal Medicaid cuts take effect, four candidates are seeking to replace Secretary of State Bob Evnen after he lost May primary, Lincoln's Fire and Rescue union faces continued disagreement over Ch...
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September 21, 2026 • 12 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 19, include: Nebraska State Patrol is moving ahead with plans for added security at state Capitol, new governor voting guide looks at who is running for state's top seat, Nebraska Public Media and Omaha World-Herald will host 2nd District Congressional debate Oct. 14, former Husker football head coach Tom Osborne became first living Nebraskan inducted into state Hall of Fame, tourism ...
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September 18, 2026 • 9 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 18, include: Richardson County road workers secured temporary injunction after AI system wrongfully disciplined employee whose motor grader was undergoing maintenance, Hallam's planning commission unanimously recommended special use permit for Monolith to add 35-megawatt data center and expand carbon black production, Papillion Middle School band teacher Zac Konrad was named Nebraska'...
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September 16, 2026 • 10 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 17, include: Gov. Jim Pillen is appointing former state senator Lou Ann Linehan, former state treasurer and state senator Tom Briese and retired CPA Tom Wilson to Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, U.S. Senate's Agriculture Committee moved Farm Bill forward during Wednesday meeting, hemp sellers are bracing for federal ban on most of their products set to take effect in Dec...
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September 16, 2026 • 9 mins
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 16, include: two organizers of 2025 effort to recall mayor of Auburn face felony charges of falsely swearing to circulator's affidavit, Nebraska collected more tax revenue than expected in August, Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln will not host 2027 National High School Finals Rodeo, State Auditor Mike Foley reported nearly $1 billion in errors involving Lancaster County Treasu...
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