Projections show $9.7M less available for Nebraska session

Nebraska lawmakers won't have quite as much money as expected for their priorities in this year's session. The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board approved new revenue estimates Friday that would leave senators with $9.7 million less than previously predicted. That amount will be subt...

United Way of Western Nebraska makes it official: $375,688

It is finally official and the United Way of Western Nebraska and its volunteers truly celebrated this noon after announcing they raised a total of $375,688 in the 2015 fundraising campaign. The figure is over $5,000 more than the organization's stated goal for the year, a figure that just three ...

Allo Communications entering Gering residential areas

It has been a little bit of a wait, but Allo Communications will be rolling into Gering residential areas over the next ten to twelve months. Allo President Brad Moline says the service will be available in the next two to three weeks to 1,500 customers between M and U street bordered on the east...

Senators confirm Frakes as new Nebraska corrections director

Lawmakers have confirmed Scott Frakes as the new director of Nebraska's embattled corrections department. Senators on Friday voted 41-0 for Frakes, a former deputy director in Washington state's prison system. Frakes was appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts. Frakes told a legislative committee tha...