Nebraska Update

NET News Reporter Fred Knapp provides perspective on ongoing problems in the state's prison system. The latest incident involved the death of two inmates and injuries to other inmates at the Tecumseh State Corrections Institution.

The fight over requiring identification in order to vote resumed in a public hearing Thursday, while a dispute arose over the ability of citizens to make their voices heard.

Modern agriculture has its successes, but it’s also facing an array of challenges. Some people are hoping to find solutions to old problems by recruiting fresh faces into the industry.

Nebraska lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday for and against a proposed two-year moratorium on wind farms in the Sandhills. And the 150th anniversary of statehood was celebrated in the Capitol.

The Nebraska Legislature took a step Tuesday toward authorizing “Choose Life” license plates, taking a procedural shortcut that could have future repercussions. And senators read a dramatic account from an historic trial, in the lead up to Wednesday’s statehood day celebration.

Any educator will tell you every student has a right to learn, and that can only happen in a school environment if a teacher keeps an orderly classroom. But that’s becoming the center of a statewide debate on disciplining students. In today’s NET NEWS signature story, Ben Bohall reports on what’s ac...

There was more bad budget news for the state of Nebraska Monday, as revenue forecasts were cut again even as the university asked for more money. And senators continued to debate whether the state should authorize pro-life specialty license plates.

Startup Brings Carbon-Cutting Tech to Nebraska, Fuels Emission Reductions from coal-fired power plant.

Efforts to improve the juvenile justice system moved ahead, and tougher penalties for sex traffickers were advocated in the Nebraska Legislature Thursday.

A proposal to modernize and speed up keno games was killed, and senators began debating whether “Choose Life” license plates should be offered, in the Nebraska Legislature Friday.