LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 8 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Since Nebraska Innovation Studio opened its doors in 2015, the makerspace has continued to retool and expand its offerings, becoming one of the best facilities of its kind in the nation. The metamorphosis of NIS will be celebrated with a grand reopening event from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at the studio, 2021 Transformation Drive, Suite 1500, Entrance B, on Nebraska Innovation Camp  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 11 (TNSGra) -- Metropolitan Community College issued the following news release: Metropolitan Community College is the recipient of a generous $55,000 grant award from the Johnny Baxter Carriage House Foundation. The grant will go toward helping Automotive Technology, Auto Collision Technology and Diesel Technology programs at the College. The grant will also help those students in the Automotive Training Center, a brand new two-story academic facility on the South Omaha   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Jeffrey J. Lux of Omaha as District Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District (Douglas County). Lux, 50, has served as Deputy Douglas County Attorney since January 2007, working as a felony prosecutor in the Criminal Division. He had previously served the Douglas County Attorney's Office in the Civil Division from 2001 to 2003. From October 2003 through 2006, Lu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Jonathon D. Crosby of Omaha to the Separate Juvenile Court of Sarpy County. Crosby, 44, has practiced juvenile and criminal law as an attorney "of counsel" for Vacanti Shattuck Attorneys in Omaha since 2013. He has considerable experience in the Separate Juvenile Courts of Douglas and Sarpy County representing children and parents in abuse and neg  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has approved Governor Pete Ricketts' request for a federal disaster declaration related to the severe windstorms that struck Nebraska on July 9-10, 2021. The windstorms downed powerlines, broke tree limbs, and caused widespread power outages. The Governor's letter requesting the federal disaster declaration outlined the damages to the state's electrical grid from the   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. would attempt to mandate coronavirus vaccinations on healthcare workers and private employers. "President Biden's announcement is a stunning violation of personal freedom and abuse of the federal government's power," said Governor Ricketts. "This plan isn't about public health - this is about governm  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: In a signal that the University of Nebraska is continuing to provide access to people of the state, the NU system's student body in fall 2021 is its most diverse in history, with more than 1 in 5 students identifying as minority, according to new enrollment figures announced today by President Ted Carter. System-wide enrollments of first-time freshmen, graduate and professional students all inc  more