Governor Pete Ricketts has ended the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Nebraska. The State of Emergency started on March 13 th of last year. A majority of orders will expire at the end of the month. During a news conference Monday morning Ricketts says currently only 27 are hospitalized in the state and it is time to return to normal after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ricketts says Test Nebraska will end on July 31 st with the final day for free testing available for July 18 th . He urged people to get