Jackie Ourada
Managing editor
Jackie Ourada is the Managing Editor for the Nebraska Public Media newsroom and host of the Nebraska Update, the newsroom's daily news podcast. She's reported on topics ranging from government and politics to agriculture and health. She previously hosted Nebraska Public Media's Morning Edition and All Things Considered programs. Before her time with Nebraska Public Media, she reported for other Nebraska newsrooms, including KETV, 10/11 News and KFOR. Jackie is a retired Crete Cardinal and Husker alum.
Recent News Stories
- Several rounds of summer rain brought Nebraska back from the brink of severe drought
- Heavy traffic holds up Husker fans on their way to season opener in Kansas City
- Report of armed suspect on Doane University campus determined to be swatting call
- All three Nebraska rural school bond measures fail in August special elections
- Nebraska Public Media's Dale Johnson inducted into Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
- ‘The time is not now’ – Huskers put stadium renovation plans on hold, citing financial ‘trauma ahead’
- Renewable energy advocate running to represent Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District
- Lower vaccination rates, less funding could hinder Nebraska’s measles response as number of national cases grows
- ‘EPIC’ consumption tax group launching second bid for 2026 midterms
- Eastern Nebraska’s bur oak trees, known as the ‘King of the Great Plains,’ dying due to widespread drought
- Drought is pushing cattle out of pastures and into feed yards earlier than normal
- Gov. Jim Pillen announces bid for reelection
- Health officials say Nebraska’s public health budget cuts will lead to layoffs, service gaps
- No raises for University of Nebraska employees this year
- State auditor report shows ‘unreasonable’ spending on dinners, travel by Nebraska Wheat Board
- ‘Hanging on by its fingernails’: Drought levels double as dry conditions deepen
- Nebraska officials optimistic after China tariffs reduced
- Omaha residents to cast their ballots in general election on Tuesday
- Extreme fire danger expected this weekend; Pillen extends burn ban
- Trout time: How Nebraska lakes get stocked for eager anglers
- University of Nebraska singled out in President Trump's 'skinny budget'
- Lincoln's general election is today
- Attorney General Mike Hilgers discusses marijuana opposition, Perkins County Canal and political future
- Indigenous garden serves as next step in reconciliation for Otoe-Missouria Tribe
- Rural Response Hotline fielding more calls from farmers worried about finances, drought