Adj. Gen. Craig Strong who oversees the Nebraska National Guard and Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, right, joins Gov. Jim Pillen at a news conference to celebrate legislation for Guard ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FOUR. OFFICIALS CONFIRM IMPACTS TO 911 SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. WE’VE LEARNED OF ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Twelve Nebraska counties have been designated as primary disaster areas due to a recent drought. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Brooke Appleton made the announcement on behalf of ...

Debris from the weekend storm at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Aug. 9, 2025. (Courtesy of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen has issued a state ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen has asked the President Trump to declare Nebraska’s snow and ice storm on March 18-19 a federal disaster. If granted, the declaration submitted Friday would ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Ten Nebraska county sheriffs are pushing back after their communities were named by the Department of Homeland Security as so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” — places where ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Gov. Jim Pillen declared a state of emergency on Friday for more than 20 counties impacted by this week’s winter storm. According to governor’s office, the heaviest damage ...

Would Nebraska have 93 counties if we started from scratch today? No way, says Larry Dix, executive director of the state association representing county officials. Nebraska might, in fact, create a ...