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Andrew Wegley is a reporter for the Flatwater Free Press. He previously covered state government and politics for the Lincoln Journal Star, where he kept a close eye on Nebraska's governor, lawmakers and prison system. A Kansas City, Missouri, native, he joined the paper as a breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021.

Posted inStatewide

Records raise more questions about influence of Pillen’s hand-picked no-bid contractor

by Andrew WegleySeptember 18, 2026September 30, 2026

State experts warned the Governor’s Office that technology Julie Bushell was selling might not work. But no one told lawmakers as she lobbied them to fund it. 

Posted inStatewide

As shortfall looms, Pillen installs allies on board originally designed to keep politics out of budget forecast

by Andrew WegleySeptember 16, 2026September 24, 2026
Posted inStatewide

Dan Osborn staffers infiltrated rival political party, tried to dissolve it

by Andrew WegleyAugust 21, 2026September 3, 2026
Posted inStatewide

Nebraskan accused in plot to kill president blossomed in college before troubling turn, friends say

by Andrew WegleyJune 30, 2026July 16, 2026
Posted inStatewide

Nebraska’s governor doesn’t carry a state-issued phone. Critics call it an abuse of state disclosure laws.

by Andrew WegleyJune 19, 2026July 9, 2026
Posted inGreater Nebraska

The last country school in Scotts Bluff County shuts its doors

by Andrew WegleyJune 3, 2026June 19, 2026
Posted inStatewide

A Trump-voting Nebraska pastor is running for Senate as a Democrat. He insists it’s in good faith.

by Andrew WegleyMay 7, 2026May 19, 2026
Posted inStatewide

‘Almost like a dinosaur’: Big Snap, world’s largest common snapping turtle, awed countless Nebraskans

by Andrew WegleyApril 24, 2026May 6, 2026
Posted inStatewide

No capacity: State’s Public Guardian Office rejects nearly all requests to represent vulnerable Nebraskans

by Andrew WegleyApril 16, 2026April 28, 2026
Posted inFlatwater Free Press, Statewide

At Flatwater Forum in Kearney, Lexington and Tyson plant closure loom large

by Andrew WegleyApril 13, 2026April 23, 2026

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