NE audit blasts state transportation agency for millions spent on overtime, ‘unexplained’ fuel buys

The NDOT faces scrutiny after a state audit revealed misuse of funds, including over $6 million in annual overtime pay for most employees, and millions more in 'unexplained' expenses on fuel and fleet-related costs.

July 16, 2024Updated: July 16, 2024

By News Channel Nebraska

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State

Family business in Norfolk breaks ground on new expansion

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

4 hrs 28 mins ago

Omaha man arrested in Scottsbluff on sex assault charges

5 hrs 34 mins ago

Man pleads no contest in 2023 Chadron bank robbery case

6 hrs 21 mins ago

Box Butte County man arrested in child sexual assault investigation

6 hrs 23 mins ago

Nebraska reports 16 traffic fatalities in March

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Sports

100-Meter Sprinters, 4x400 Relay Among Bauer Open Standouts

6 hrs 19 mins ago

Colorado sports notes: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar returns to the bench after taking a puck to the face last weekend

6 hrs 29 mins ago

Cougar notes: WNCC's Travers earns Region IX softball player of the week

17 hrs 15 mins ago

Johnson-Brock earns eight top medals

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Scottsbluff, Hemingford highlight strong day at Mitchell golf invites

April 15th 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

Potter-Dix boys, Ogallala girls claim titles at Leyton Invite

April 14th 2026, 10:28 PM UTC

Ag & Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

April 11th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

April 4th 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

March 28th 2026, 6:34 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires

March 22nd 2026, 3:26 AM UTC

Outdoor notes: Temporary closure of Clear Creek WMA for safety

March 15th 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

March 11th 2026, 2:53 AM UTC