Fred Knapp
Senior Reporter/Producer
Fred Knapp has reported on Nebraska for more than 30 years, covering the Legislature, state government and a wide range of stories across the state – first as a newspaper reporter for The Lincoln Journal Star and, since 2001, in public broadcasting for what’s now Nebraska Public Media. A native of New Jersey (Exit 143A), Fred is a graduate of Yale, Columbia and several STOP classes. In his spare time, he enjoys taking road trips and lots of pictures.
Recent News Stories
- Bill would tweak school funding now, allow bigger changes later
- Proposed restrictions on trans athletes get public hearing
- Arguments over private school scholarships aired in revenue hearing
- Preserving drug donation program, approving transmission lines discussed in Legislature
- Legislature advances bill classifying gig workers as independent contractors
- Education Committee hears proposal to restrict cell phones in schools
- Education Committee hears proposal to combat antisemitism
- Pillen's appointment to head Administrative Services challenged
- Gig workers' status, death penalty discussed in Legislature
- Nebraskans debate winner-take-all at hearing
- Colorado official threatens legal action over Perkins County Canal
- Judiciary Committee considers proposals to ban or regulate Delta 8
- Nebraska seeks Colorado canal land, school choice fight resumes
- Reimbursing teachers for school supplies, requiring colleges to report foreign funding heard by Legislature's Education Committee
- Senators keep restrictions on bills, consider prison changes
- Senators change rules to require recording votes as 'yes' or 'no'
- Senators debate requiring 'yes' or 'no' votes
- Medical marijuana, abortion, debate rules discussed in Legislature
- Proposals offered on teacher bonuses, online sports betting
- Ending death penalty, rule changes among legislative proposals
- Pillen proposes budget tightening in State of State speech
- Lab-grown meat, post-disaster looting among topics discussed by legislature
- Legislature proposes rebalancing taxes, social media safety measures
- Senator introduces bill to place restrictions on transgender athletes
- Abortion, winner-take-all, prop tax bills introduced in Legislature