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
- Perkins County Canal a pain point for Nebraskans whose property would be under water
- Private school scholarships, tax increase for housing advance in Legislature
- Senators prepare for budget debate with differing approaches
- Legislature discusses more spending cuts, or 'pausing' tax cuts
- Senators reject tobacco tax increases amid budget warnings
- Senators consider cigarette tax hike to help balance budget
- Herbster decides not to run for Nebraska governor
- Workers' comp money dispute ties up Legislature
- Senators debate making workers' comp injury reports confidential
- Tighter Capitol security, reporting on disabled housing advance in Legislature
- Officials strive for balance between safety, openness with Capitol security
- Legislature debates keeping guns out of Capitol
- Stiffer fentanyl penalties advance in Legislature, takeover of Nebraska Medicine heard
- Fentanyl debate continues in Legislature, state agency costs considered
- Fentanyl penalties slowed by cost concerns, free school meals proposal heard
- Suspending young students sparks debate, data center proposals heard
- Nebraska Legislature reprimands senator who removed pictures from walls
- Committee hears sales-tax-for-property-tax swap, first responder protections advance
- Senators debate human relations training, dynamic pricing for rideshares
- Legislative committee hears proposals to regulate AI chatbots
- Harassment allegation against senator derails antisemitism bill in Nebraska Legislature
- Legislature passes minimum wage decrease for teen workers
- Bill requiring pregnant women be asked about trafficking and abuse fails, tougher penalties for foreign ballot funding heard
- License plate readers in work zones dropped, debate on asking pregnant women if they're being abused continues
- Budget, information for pregnant women debated in Legislature