Discover
Back to Discover Watch On Demand
Back to Discover Listen On Demand
Back to Discover TV
Radio
Live
Back to Discover News
Back to Discover Sports
Back to Discover Kids/Education
Support Nebraska Public Media

News

News

Audit Discovers Drugs Missing from State Patrol Evidence Room; Employee Arrested in Connection With Overdoses

The Lincoln Police Department says an audit has revealed over a million dollar’s worth of illegal drugs is missing from the Nebraska State Patrol’s evidence room.

More
Nebraska's Public Health Departments Respond to the Pandemic

COVID Chronicles

An insider’s view of the role of local public health officials responding the COVID pandemic in Nebraska.

More
News

The Smell of Money: Mead, Nebraska's Fight For Its Future

An investigative radio documentary produced by Nebraska Public Media News reveals how residents of one community are putting up a big fight to save their small village from pollution.

More
News

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Nebraska Public Media provides the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates. Also, find our news reporting on the pandemic as well as links to resources and frequently-asked questions.

Watch

Trusted Sources

NPR PBS NewsHour Live News
A Passenger Attempted To Rush The Cockpit In A Violent Incident On A JetBlue Flight
The Border Is Reopening At Del Rio After The U.S. Clears Migrant Camp
FBI Investigating Reported Assault of Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Evacuees
Sam Is Now A Major Hurricane But Isn't Likely To Hit Land
A Federal Judge Blocks A Vaccine Mandate For NYC Teachers
In Michigan, an effort to take politics out of redistricting
How the expulsion of Haitian migrants is affecting the crisis-torn nation
Leaders at UN face global concern over regional conflicts
Autopsy: Actor Michael K. Williams died of drug intoxication
Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
NPR News Now
PBS NewsHour Livestream (Monday-Friday at 5pm CT)

Signature Stories

South Heartland Health District Says COVID Cases Have Accelerated
New COVID cases are way up since June, when there were only eight new cases all month.
Audit Discovers Drugs Missing from State Patrol Evidence Room; Employee Arrested in Connection With Overdoses
The Lincoln Police Department says an audit has revealed over a million dollar’s worth of illegal drugs is missing from the Nebraska State Patrol’s evidence room.
Legislature Advances Plans for Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
The Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval Friday to a map redrawing the state's congressional and legislative districts.
"It's Scary." Nebraska Prison Staff Share Fears of Violence
Correctional workers at Nebraska's prisons fear overcrowding and understaffing result in increased assaults.
View All

Quick Reads

Will You be in a New Congressional District Next Election? Check Out This Map
State Patrol: Fentanyl-laced Cocaine Came from Evidence Room, Technician, Boyfriend Arrested
New HUD Grant to Help Lincoln Address Youth Homelessness
First Blood Drive Held In Honor of Slain Lincoln Investigator Declared a Success
South Heartland Health District Increasing Vaccinations Slowly, Needs More Heading into Fall

There's More To The Story

Follow the Nebraska Public Media News team for comprehensive coverage of Nebraska news. You'll discover with Nebraska Public Media News, there's more to the story.

Meet the Team
Senior Reporter/Producer Bill Kelly reporting near a river on severe flooding in Nebraska.
Nebraska Public Media Senior Reporter/Producer Bill Kelly reporting on severe flooding in Nebraska.

COVID-19 in Nebraska

South Heartland Health District Increasing Vaccinations Slowly, Needs More Heading into Fall
Almost 52% of residents 12 and older in Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, and Webster counties are fully vaccinated, and about 43% of all people are fully vaccinated.
COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Rising, While Vaccinations Plateau in New Dashboard
There are 448 Nebraskans hospitalized with COVID. That’s more than 11% of the state’s hospital beds, and the main reason Gov. Pete Ricketts brought the dashboard back. He did so with an executive order Monday.
More Coverage

Harvest Public Media

Researchers Work To Make Golf Balls Out Of Soybeans
A new home for soybeans could be on the fairway as research is under way to make golf balls out of soybeans. Researchers at Pittsburg State University in Kansas are working to see if they can replace the oil-based plastics that go into making golf balls with materials made from soybean oil. So far, they are off to a good start.
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Could Weaken Midwest Crops And Trees
An invasive bug recently found in Kansas could spell trouble for agriculture in the Midwest if more are confirmed.
More Coverage