2025 in Nebraska

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Nebraska .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Jim Pillen (R)

Events

• February 25–April 30 – A series of wildfires take place in the state.
• May 3 – Warren Buffett, CEO of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway, announces he will step down from his role and have Greg Abel replace him. ^[1]
• May 13 – 2025 Omaha mayoral election – Democrat John Ewing Jr. defeats incumbent Republican Jean Stothert to win election as Mayor of Omaha, becoming the first African American to hold the office.
• July 2 – Community Hospital announces they will be closing Curtis Medical Center in Curtis in response to expected cuts to Medicaid. ^[2]
• July 4 – In Seward, a time capsule from 1975 once called the world's largest is reopened. ^[3]
• July 16 – The state of Nebraska sues Colorado, claiming they take too much water from the South Platte River. ^[4]
• July 29 – Two girls and an employee are killed in an explosion at a biofuel plant in Fremont. ^[5]
• August 19 – Governor Pillen announces the state of Nebraska will convert the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility called the "Cornhusker Clink". ^[6]

Sports

• May: 2025 Summit League baseball tournament ^[7]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. Melloy, John; Li, Yun (May 3, 2025). "End of an era: Warren Buffett will ask Berkshire board to replace him as CEO with Greg Abel". CNBC. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. Olberding, Matt (July 3, 2025). "Southwest Nebraska hospital announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding". Nebraska Public Media. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
3. Eaglin, Maya (July 5, 2025). "'World's largest' time capsule opened in Nebraska 50 years later". NBC News. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
4. Beck, Margery A. (July 16, 2025). "Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it's drawing from the South Platte River". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
5. Beck, Margery A. (July 30, 2025). "Nebraska plant explosion killed 2 girls and an employee, and the fire is still burning". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
6. Anderson, Jake (August 19, 2025). "Gov. Jim Pillen announces agreement for new ICE detention facility in McCook, Nebraska". KETV. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
7. "Summit". D1Baseball. Retrieved March 10, 2025.