EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 12 MIN
March 17 | Wildfire disaster aid considered, ranchers exhausted
from Nebraska Update · host Nebraska Public Media
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, March 17, include: state leaders give major wildfire updates as hundreds of fire departments battle blazes across western Nebraska, agriculture leaders estimate thousands of cattle may be impacted by burned pastureland, Gov. Jim Pillen signs order to speed delivery of ag supplies to affected farms and ranches, meteorologists say colder weather helped slow fires but gusty winds could test containment, Nebraska men's basketball earn No. 4 seed in NCAA tournament and open play Thursday, Husker women also make field and face Richmond in play-in game, O'Neill is Irish capital of Nebraska and is also creating economic development name.
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Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, March 17, include: state leaders give major wildfire updates as hundreds of fire departments battle blazes across western Nebraska, agriculture leaders estimate thousands of cattle may be impacted by burned pastureland, Gov. Jim Pillen signs order to speed delivery of ag supplies to affected farms and ranches, meteorologists say colder weather helped slow fires but gusty winds could test containment, Nebraska men's basketball earn No. 4 seed in NCAA tournament and open play Thursday, Husker women also make field and face Richmond in play-in game, O'Neill is Irish capital of Nebraska and is also creating economic development name.
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