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Nebraska Update

Nebraska Public Media

From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.

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0:56

Gov. Pillen touts Nebraska's bioeconomy at Governor's...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/14

Several hundred state leaders in agriculture and manufacturing gathered in Kearney today/Thursday to discuss how to develop Nebraska’s economy. Gov. Jim Pillen touted the potential for Nebraska to grow its bioeconomy through investments in ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel and plastic products made from corn. Thursday morning, Husker football head coach Matt Rhule addressed the summit with a message about dreaming big. The governor said he’s dreaming big too.

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4:59

Omaha doctors address shortage of mental health...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/14

To address the substantial shortage of mental health providers in Nebraska, a pair of Omaha doctors came up with, what is believed to be, a first-of-its-kind project. Primary care and non-psychiatric specialists are trained to provide early mental health treatment in places where patients and the public already come for care. Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson talked with Clarkson Regional Health Services CEO Dr. Bill Lydiatt, a co-founder of the Bridges to Mental Health Workforce Expansion

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4:02

Smarter outdoor lighting can help bring the stars back

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/13

Americans are losing their starry views to light pollution. But some communities are make lighting decisions to help preserve night skies – while benefiting wildlife and human health.

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1:08

Omaha Metro Transit premiers new on-demand ride share...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/12

Omaha’s Metro Transit has premiered a new micro transit program called Metro Flex. The goal of Metro Flex is to fill gaps in-between areas where it is difficult to have regular and fixed public transportation.

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7:47

Nebraska Teacher of the Year prepares for back to school

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/12

With students packing their backpacks and teachers preparing their lessons, many Nebraska schools are preparing for classes to start up this month. Nebraska’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Lindsey Wilson is getting ready to welcome back her students at Bennington Middle School in just a few days.

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0:50

School Financing Review Commission sets goals in...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/12

The School Financing Review Commission set goals and reviewed the history of school funding in Nebraska in its first meeting Tuesday. State legislators created the commission to evaluate the current funding formula and provide recommendations for changes to improve it.

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1:55

Thousands still without power in southern & eastern...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/11

Nebraskans are recovering from a severe thunderstorm that brought hurricane-force winds to south central and eastern Nebraska Saturday morning. Many people still don’t have power Monday and the city of Blair and Lincoln was hit particularly hard. At least 78,000 Nebraskans lost power after heavy rain and 90 mile per hour wind gusts rammed throughout southern and eastern Nebraska Saturday.

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4:43

Family time a priority in the next phase of John...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/08

Time is one the most valuable things in life. Depending on the time of year, Cook found short breaks from the grueling demands of running a volleyball program. But when he was in the heat of the preseason, regular season, postseason, recruiting battles or volleyball camps, Cook was all-in.

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0:46

Education Board approves almost $21 million for...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/08

The State Board of Education approved almost $21 million for literacy efforts in schools, educational service units and other organizations. These awards are part of a $55 million federal grant for literacy over a five-year period.

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0:51

Nebraska state park opens reservations early for the...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/07

For the first time, Fort Kearny Historical Park and State Recreation Area will open reservations early for visitors to see the spring sandhill crane migration.

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1:07

Construction begins on Nebraska's new prison

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/06

Nebraska has given Hausmann Construction a notice to proceed on building a new prison, with "substantial completion" due in August, 2028.

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1:02

A Nebraska Medicine patient becomes first to receive...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/05

A Nebraska Medicine patient has become the first person in the world to receive a new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The potential breakthrough treatment is part of a clinical trial that has, so far, been deemed effective.

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0:59

Mike Flood met with boisterous opposition at Lincoln...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/05

Congressman Mike Flood’s third town hall of the year was his biggest, and arguably most contentious one yet. The 850-seat Kimball Recital Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus was filled with a crowd that wasted no time vocalizing their criticisms of the representative. Following an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and performance of ‘God Bless America,’ Flood began touting the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that he and 217 of his fellow Republicans voted for last month. “I truly believe that

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4:24

Supervillians beware, Comic Con Nebraska is here

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/04

Comic Con Nebraska held its inaugural event at Omaha’s C-H-I Health Center this weekend. The con was host to artists, authors, vendors and even an arcade, but according to those attending the con, it was more than that.

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1:06

Objections raised to bans smoking, flavoring of cannabis

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/04

Testifiers at a public hearing objected to regulations prohibiting smoking and flavoring of medical cannabis.

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1:04

NU project to publish Walt Whitman’s journalism...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/08/04

The University of Nebraska was selected to receive a grant to continue its work uncovering and publicizing the journalistic writings of famed poet Walt Whitman. The National Endowment for the Humanities selected the project as one of 97 recipients across the country receiving grants for August 2025. The university will receive $300,000 over the course of three years for its research.

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4:40

Changes to Medicaid complicate process for those with...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/31

With the passage of the expansive tax-and-spending bill, changes to Medicaid are coming. One of those changes is the addition of an 80-hour-a-month work requirement, something proponents say will help incentivize those on Medicaid to work. Others say it's not that simple, particularly for those who are disabled.

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0:51

Street in Omaha renamed after its first elected Black...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/31

Street in Omaha renamed after its first elected Black mayor

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0:53

Husker volleyball eyes 2025 season with practice...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/31

Husker volleyball begins preseason practice Thursday, in the first year of Dani Busboom Kelly leading the program. The Big Red returns much of the talent from the 2024 Final Four team, Director of Operations Lindsay Peterson said.

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0:54

Benson’s New Americans Arts Festival highlights a new...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/31

Benson is hosting its New Americans Arts Festival today, and organizers say it has a new meaning this year.

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