Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a former University of Nebraska defensive back, knew about getting hit hard long before he played ...

On December 22, Pillen was in a horse riding accident. He spent several days in the hospital. With five days until the next legislative session, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is ready to get back to work.

Just an extraordinarily fierce hit with the ground,” Pillen said. “Could have fell two inches further, and that would have ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Platte County District Judge Jason Bergevin to the State Supreme Court on Thursday, ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen will be released from the hospital Friday, two days after getting nine titanium plates installed during a surgery to stabilize the ribs he broke when he was bucked off a horse ...

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

Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday the appointment of the Honorable Jason M. Bergevin of Columbus as an associate justice ...

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 was in intensive care at an Omaha hospital Monday after undergoing a medical procedure to treat an injured spleen suffered when he was bucked off a horse. The governor was ...

Pillen, a first-term Republican, was with his family when he was thrown off a new horse and injured, according to the governor's office. He was taken to a hospital in Columbus, Nebraska ...

Gov. Joe Kelly served as active governor, as is required under the Nebraska Constitution. Pillen made arrangements to work from his hospital room during his stay, according to his office.