Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen was in intensive care at a hospital on Monday to be treated for injuries after he was thrown off a horse while riding with his family the day before.

Pillen, 68, was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he underwent a medical procedure for an injured spleen he suffered when he was bucked off a new horse.

Doctors said Pillen’s prognosis was positive despite seven rib fractures, a partially collapsed lung, a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae and a minor kidney injury that is expected to heal on its own. He is expected to remain in the hospital for at least another day, but is in stable condition.

The governor underwent a minimally invasive procedure called a prophylactic embolization for the spleen injury. Doctors passed a wire into his arteries near the spleen and inserted coils to stop the bleeding, according to Nebraska Medicine trauma surgeon Hillman Terzian.

NEBRASKA GOV. JIM PILLEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER HE WAS BUCKED OFF A HORSE

Terzian said Pillen did well during the procedure, which he was sedated for. The operation lasted less than an hour and GOP Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly acted as governor for the time being in a routine transfer of power.

The governor did not suffer any damage to his nervous system and there were no signs of an injury to his head, neck or spinal canal, according to Terzian.

Pillen has been motivated to get out of bed and has already been walking laps, Terzian said, noting that this is “very impressive.”

The doctor said being in intensive care is normal for people with a spleen injury similar to Pillen’s and with rib fractures at his age. Terzian said the governor had “a very good prognosis.”

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Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

“We don’t expect anyone with his injuries to be up and running a marathon the next day, but we like them to be out of bed, to show us that they can pick up small objects, that sort of thing,” Terzian said.

The biggest priority for Pillen’s doctor right now is controlling his pain.

No other operations are planned, although physicians have options for treating his ribs, Terzian said.

Pillen has made arrangements to work from his hospital room.

The governor’s office said his injuries were serious, but not life-threatening, and could have been much worse.

Gov. Pillen is recovering from seven rib fractures, a partially collapsed lung, a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae and a minor kidney injury that is expected to heal on its own. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Pillen was elected as governor in 2022, running in the gubernatorial election that year because former Gov. Pete Ricketts, also a Republican, was term-limited.

The governor worked as a veterinarian and owned a livestock operation before he was elected to the state’s highest office.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

College football’s annual bowl game visit to Detroit has a new name. This year, the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5) meet the Toledo Rockets (7-5) in the 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field, home to the Detroit Lions.

The Panthers lost five in a row in the ACC to close the regular season after beginning 7-0.

The Rockets were a MAC contender before losing their final two games of the regular season.

The GameAbove Bowl takes the name from what used to be the Quick Lane Bowl, won last year by Minnesota, 30-24, over Bowling Green.

Here’s the game info on Pitt vs. Toledo in the bowl game in Detroit:

Pittsburgh vs Toledo GameAbove Sports Bowl TV channel, start time 

• TV channel: ESPN.
• Date: Thursday, Dec 26.
• Start time: 2 p.m. ET.
• Where: Ford Field, Detroit.
• Streaming: ESPN+ or Fubo (free trial).

What are the bowl games today?

There are three bowl games today, Thursday, Dec. 26.

• Pitt vs Toledo (GameAbove Sports Bowl): 2 p.m., ESPN
• Rutgers vs Kansas State (Rate Sports Bowl): 5:30 p.m., ESPN
• Arkansas State vs Bowling Green (68 Ventures Bowl): 9 p.m., ESPN 

Watch today’s bowl games on Fubo (free trial)

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A Sweden-based communications company has inked a lease at the 833 East office building in downtown Milwaukee.

Axis Communications, which provides network solutions for video surveillance, access control, intercom and audio systems, will occupy about 8,870 square feet on the building’s 11th floor, according to permit applications filed with the City of Milwaukee.

The company, which was founded in 1984 and had $1.6 billion in sales in 2023, its website says, has offices globally with its nearest offices being in Chicago and Minneapolis.

The 358,000-square-foot 833 East building, located at 833 E. Michigan St., was developed in 2016 by Wauwatosa-based development firm Irgens. At the time, it was the first new multitenant office building built in downtown Milwaukee in more than a decade.

Today, the building is about 92% occupied, according to Mike Wanezek, partner at Colliers | Wisconsin and listing broker for the building.

Amid the flight to quality trend in the office market, in which tenants are increasingly opting for higher-quality space, 833 East has gained several tenants in recent years, including RBC Wealth Management, Wells Fargo, Marietta Investments and Potawatomi Ventures, among others.

Wanezek said there are other lease extensions and expansions in progress at the building as well.

Axis Communications did not respond to a request for comment.