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
- Teenaged killer from 30-year old York County murder case seeks reduced sentence
- Central Nebraska agency will take on unique program to counter violent extremism
- Nebraska flu season "pretty bad;" may be peaking
- Five Questions you've asked about Nebraska’s Death Penalty
- A Hotspot for a New Pandemic? Computer Models Pinpoint Nebraska
- Omaha’s experience treating Ebola leads to federal funds, enhanced training opportunities
- Program aims to turn Nebraska prison “tough guys” into entrepreneurs, men of character
- 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