Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American person to hold that position. And no one could ...

Governor Jim Pillen announced the new state poet in a ceremony on Monday. Jewel Rodgers, an Omaha native, was named the new ...

A spoken-word poet, Rodgers said she hoped to make poetry accessible and relevant to all Nebraskans, including by using other ...

Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

Years ago, I had the pleasure of covering the dedication of a new, $17-million bridge spanning the Missouri River east of ...

Just an extraordinarily fierce hit with the ground,” Pillen said. “Could have fell two inches further, and that would have ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a former University of Nebraska defensive back, knew about getting hit hard long before he played ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday the appointment of the Honorable Jason M. Bergevin of Columbus as an associate justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court, representing the ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Platte County District Judge Jason Bergevin to the State Supreme Court on Thursday, ...

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed a judge as an associate justice to the Nebraska Supreme Court representing the Fifth Judicial ...