CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on the employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska for 2018: Nebraska's private industry employers reported 21,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (See table A.) Assistant Commiss  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Nebraska Field Office issued the following news release: The value of Nebraska's 2019 field and miscellaneous crops is forecast at $10.3 billion, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is up 5 percent from 2018. The value of corn production is expected to total $6.78 billion, up 6 percent from the previous marketing year. Nebraska's corn price is project  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: * * * - Study Enrolling Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19 in Nebraska * * * A randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational antiviral remdesivir in hospitalized adults diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: A member of the 170th Group Airfield Management at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, was named 2019 Outstanding Airman of the Year for the Nebraska Air National Guard. Selection criteria for this award are based to include civilian education, work efforts done over the past calendar year in completing professional military education, accomplishments within work areas or overseas deployments  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: The 55th Security Forces Squadron was on full display before the Air Force's Top Cop during his one-day tour here Feb. 25, 2020. Brig. Gen. Roy W. Collins, director of Security Forces, and Chief Master Sgt. Tamala L. Hartz, Security Forces career field manager, came to visit Offutt's defenders, observe their well-being and talk about how they can help their future success. "Thanks for i  more