Nebraska Enacts State WARN Law

[co-author: Leah Shepherd] On April 14, 2026, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed into a new state-level Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires employers with one hundred or more employees to provide a ninety-day advance …

First BEAD-funded internet connections go live in Louisiana, Nebraska, with fixed wireless towers

Some of the first internet connections funded through the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program have gone live, in Louisiana and Nebraska, signaling a shift from the program’s tenuous planning phase to deployment. Louisiana’s …

Nebraska Softball advances to host first Super Regional in program history

LINCOLN, Neb — Press Release Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics- Behind pitching from Alexis Jensen and Jordy Frahm, the No. 1 Nebraska softball team dealt a one-hit shutout and defeated the GCU Lopes, 1-0, to move onto the NCAA Super Regionals for the second …

Photos: Tornadoes spotted in Nebraska during Monday's severe weather

KETV viewer shared photos of tornadoes during Monday's severe weather.The photos were taken by Jacob Mez of a possible tornado along the Nebraska-Kansas border near Falls City.Dave and Sally Stalder shared these photos of the tornado south of Humboldt …

Tornadoes, hail, flash flooding reported across southeast Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Severe storms were seen across southeast Nebraska on Monday. Even now, Nebraska communities sheltering from the weather, while others are planning their upcoming recovery. In the neighboring towns of St. Libory and St. Paul, just …

American Traveler Exposed To Hantavirus Gives Tour Of His National Quarantine Unit In Nebraska (Video)

iStockphoto / STRINGERimage / wildpixel The hantavirus panic appears to be abating, in large part, due to containment after the Andes virus subvariant of hantavirus claimed the lives of three individuals onboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. Last …

Photos: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen shares scenes of tornado damage after Sunday's severe weather

THAT AREA. CALIFORNIA STREET SHUT DOWN. WOW. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TORNADO FROM CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THIS IS IN SAINT LIBERTY. THAT’S NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND. CIERRA LINDSEY CAPTURED THIS MASSIVE TWISTER. WOW. YOU CAN S Gov. Jim Pillen surveyed damage in …

Nebraska Extension hosts drought management webinar for beef producers

2 patients moved from Georgia to hantavirus quarantine in Nebraska

ATLANTA, Ga. — Two passengers of a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak have been moved from Emory University Hospital to a quarantine facility in Nebraska. Emory officials said the two passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship were …

Particularly Dangerous Tornado Watch Issued for Northeast Kansas, Southeast Nebraska Until 8 p.m.

A Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tornado watch has been issued for portions of northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska as forecasters warn of the likelihood of multiple tornadoes, including the potential for a few strong or intense tornadoes Monday …