Bill Kelly
Senior Reporter/Producer
Bill Kelly oversees production of Nebraska Public Media's news documentaries and reports for radio. Most recently, Bill produced documentaries on rural law enforcement, Nebraska floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan native joined Nebraska Public Media in 1990 and has a special interest in covering the courts and criminal justice system. An Emmy award-winning journalist, Bill graduated from Purdue University. He worked at television stations in Lafayette, Ind., Wichita, Kan. and Omaha.
Recent News Stories
- Two families. Two victims. Two different views of Nebraska's death penalty.
- Impassioned Nebraskans share final thoughts on death penalty ballot question
- Requirement for search warrants in DUI blood tests ripples through Nebraska courts
- Is the Death Penalty Moral? Advocates, opponents and students wrestle with the question
- Nebraska toughens anti-doping rules for MMA and boxing bouts
- Nebraska begins state-funded cannabis drug research for epileptics
- 6 things you need to know about Zika and Nebraska
- Omaha murders put spotlight on dangers of "straw purchase" gun deals
- Nebraska's challenge to Colorado pot: Same issue, Different Court
- High stakes on the runway for Nebraska fashion design students
- Ironclad free press ruling remains unchallenged 40 years after Nebraska case
- Nebraska survey: State lacks quality, affordable early child education programs
- Century-old boundary dispute brings Omaha Tribe before US Supreme Court
- Nebraska Hate Crime Law Scrutinized by State Supreme Court
- Latest appeal to Edwards murder conviction blames defense lawyer; raises potential for new evidence
- "Monster" drug bust in Nebraska fills busses with meth dealer suspects
- Can new Nebraska State Patrol crime lab reduce "frustrating" evidence delays?
- Representing themselves in court, some Nebraskans keep homelessness at bay
- "Intense" questioning from U.S. Supreme Court marks hearing on Omaha Tribe border lawsuit
- Music, history, nostalgia merge at Nebraska Jazz Orchestra reunion
- Reforms urged in Nebraska police lineup procedures
- Eight things you need to know about marijuana in Nebraska for 2016
- U.S. and Nebraska hospitals consider readiness for contagious virus outbreaks
- Will a Nebraska community tech center force us to consider libraries without books?
- Can fewer books on the shelf improve Nebraska libraries?