John Cook Team Roping Classic Recap, Arapahoe Ranch Cowgirl School, and MORE! | Nebraska Rodeo Update for April 19

April 18th, 2025 | rsjeklocha The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. …

Nebraska sees slight decrease, Iowa slight increase in unemployment, reports say

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska saw a small decrease in unemployment, while Iowa saw a small increase in March, two reports said this week. A report released Friday says Nebraska’s unemployment rate in March was 2.9%, which is down 0.1% from February’s 3%. …

Multiple tornadoes touch down in Iowa and Nebraska

Medical marijuana regulatory bill likely dead in Nebraska after committee splits vote

By Jake Anderson, Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — The Committee of Government Affairs in the Nebraska Legislature failed to send a bill to regulate medical marijuana to the floor for debate. That likely means …

Nebraska Legislative Committee Fails To Advance Bill To Implement And Regulate Medical Marijuana Program

“Giving up has never been an option. Being silenced has never been an option.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A legislative committee failed to advance a bill Thursday meant to help implement and regulate medical cannabis in Nebraska, leaving the …

Satellite Imagery Shows Severe Storms ‘Marching’ Across Nebraska and Iowa

Satellite imagery shows severe storms crossing Nebraska and Iowa on Thursday, April 17. The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) released the footage on X on Friday, saying: “Impressive imagery of tornadic supercells marching across …

Part of Nebraska Avenue in Columbia to close near Providence on Tuesday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nebraska Avenue in Central Columbia will be closed on Tuesday, east of the intersection with Providence Road, according to a Friday press release from the city. The closure will last from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. as crews finish installing pipes …

Nebraska’s Osborne Legacy Complex Gets Fire Safety and AV Overhaul

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Osborne Legacy Complex is a 315,000-square-foot facility that’s home to the Cornhuskers’ entire football operations, the main student-athlete dining center and the academic center for all campus athletes …

Nebraska man charged with murder after fatal stabbing at Sioux Falls apartment

SIOUX FALLS — A Nebraska man is facing murder charges after one person was killed in a stabbing early Friday morning. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, April 18, police in Sioux Falls were called to an apartment complex in the 2500 block of South Larch …

Nebraska Supreme Court affirms Legislature’s power to expand parole eligibility

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Supreme Court released a ruling on Friday, upholding the Legislature’s constitutional authority to adjust parole eligibility provisions as part as a criminal justice reform law passed in 2023. LB 50 took effect on Sept. …