Fred Knapp
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), Knapp 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
- Nebraska on Verge of Endorsing Convention of States
- DNA Testing Advances in Legislature
- Proposal to Collect DNA Samples Sparks Opposition
- Flood Running to Replace Fortenberry in Congress
- Ricketts' Priorities Lauded and Challenged
- Private School Scholarship Proposal Blocked in Legislature
- Inheritance Tax Cuts Advance; Private School Scholarships Debated
- Big Water Projects Proposed; Convention of States Advanced
- Prisons, Abortion, Presidency among Topics Addressed by Ricketts
- Prisons, Teachers, Redistricting, School Aid in Legislative Mix
- Sex-Ed, Mega-Sites Among Targets of Legislation
- Legislature Begins Session with Proposals on Abortion, Guns and More
- Abortion Rights Supporters Vow to Resist Bans
- Legislature Begins 2022 Session with Big Issues, Lots of Money
- Tribal Development Organization Has Big Hopes for Whiteclay Land
- Some Want Whiteclay to Be a Healing Place
- Tribal Economic Development Organization Buys Land in Whiteclay
- Lancaster County Allowing Mask Mandate to Expire at the End of December
- COVID Hospitalizations Down; Precautions Urged
- Nebraska Casinos Move One Step Closer to Reality
- Prosecutors Deny Fortenberry's Defense Claim of FBI Bias
- Investigative Report Faults Nebraska's Contracting System
- State Canceling Contract with Saint Francis
- School Personnel Stressed, Seek Support
- Mothers' Room Returning to Capitol