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

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 ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was in intensive care on Monday to treat multiple injuries suffered after he was thrown off a horse ...

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

After being discharged from the hospital, he will need to take it easy recovering at home, but doctors said he should be able to attend the first day of the new legislative session.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will be released from the hospital on Friday after spending five days at the Nebraska Medical Center ...

The governor's office said Wednesday that Pillen chose to have a rib fixation procedure, in which doctors will use metal ...

Jim Pillen is expected to be released from the ... Pillen plans to return to work next week while continuing his recovery at the governor's residence in Lincoln, his office said.

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) will undergo a rib fixation procedure on Thursday after a horse bucked him off on Sunday. Pillen, 68, will need to be under anesthesia while doctors install metal plates to ...