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
- Legislature advances bills on medical costs, audits and campaign funds
- Legislature passes budget and tax bills; advances branding bill
- Legislature tackles health, housing policies
- Firefighter cancer bill fails amid complaints about legislative process
- Nebraska budget stalls in Legislature again over scholarship issue
- Proposals for foreign-trained doctors, ag data privacy advance in Legislature
- Bill advances to let candidates use campaign funds for security
- Legislature advances proposal that would remove medical cannabis roadblock
- Bison statues visit Lincoln on the way to the national mall
- Supporters of private and religious school scholarships block budget in Legislature
- Increased taxes on skill games, end to some exemptions advance in Legislature
- Pay raises for Nebraska governor and other officials sidetracked in Legislature
- 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