Shelby Rickert

Shelby Rickert is a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying journalism with a minor in political science. Most recently, she was a news intern for the Lincoln Journal Star writing breaking news and feature stories on topics ranging from tree eradication to artificial intelligence to the 2024 presidential election. At the Flatwater, Rickert hopes to tell impactful stories about issues affecting Nebraska residents in parts of the state where local news publications and their resources are shrinking.