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
- Senators change rules to require recording votes as 'yes' or 'no'
- Senators debate requiring 'yes' or 'no' votes
- Medical marijuana, abortion, debate rules discussed in Legislature
- Proposals offered on teacher bonuses, online sports betting
- Ending death penalty, rule changes among legislative proposals
- Pillen proposes budget tightening in State of State speech
- Lab-grown meat, post-disaster looting among topics discussed by legislature
- Legislature proposes rebalancing taxes, social media safety measures
- Senator introduces bill to place restrictions on transgender athletes
- Abortion, winner-take-all, prop tax bills introduced in Legislature
- Nebraska state senators elect speaker and committee chairs on first day of 2025 session
- Projected shortfall limits expectations for legislative session
- Nebraska's minimum wage set to increase with new year
- Pillen discusses proposal to ban sale of lab-grown meat
- Talk of deportations stirs worry, uncertainty in Nebraska
- Nebraska Attorney General sues truck manufacturers on anti-trust grounds
- Bacon declared winner over Vargas
- Pillen announces Jeffrey Funke as next chief justice
- Indian Affairs head hails Biden's apology for boarding schools
- Walz campaigns in Papillion for Nebraska Electoral College vote
- Fact check: A look into statements made by congressional candidates Bacon and Vargas during debate
- Nebraska moving ahead with Perkins County Canal plans despite Colorado’s concerns
- Colorado wary of Nebraska’s plans for Perkins County Canal
- Flood, Blood clash in 1st CD debate
- Pillen defends controversial Library Commission appointment