Gov. Ricketts to Address COVID-19 and Prep Sports Tonight

Governor Pete Ricketts will update Nebraskans about the spread of COVID-19 and its potential impact on the fall high school sports season tonight. 

The governor will speak in a one-hour town hall meeting on NET, starting at 8:30 p.m. It will also be aired live on the Facebook pages for KLIR 101, KZ-100, 93.5 The Hawk and mycentralnebraska.com. 

The NET program will feature two other guests – Dr. M. Salman Ashraf, an infectious disease expert and Jay Bellar, executive director of the Nebraska School Activities Association. 

During the program, viewers may ask questions by calling 402-472-1212, or 1-800-676-5446.  Before and during the broadcast, questions can be submitted online at netNebraska.org/coronavirus.