On February 21, 2022, Groene resigned due to allegations that he had taken inappropriate photos of staff member Kristina Konecko. Konecko alleges that she had found photos of herself on Groene's laptop and that the photos had been emailed with inappropriate sexual captions. Konecko alleges that some photos were zoomed-in photos of “provocative body parts.” Groene acknowledged to reporters that he had taken photos of Konecko but denied that they were sexual in nature and that he had not distributed them via email. On February 22, 2022, the Nebraska State Patrol opened an investigation into Groene's conduct and concluded in April 2022 that his conduct wasn't "unlawful discrimination or harassment." Tested positive for coronavirus on November 9, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On November 9, 2020, Groene announced that he had contracted COVID-19 in late October.

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On November 9, 2020, Groene announced that he had contracted COVID-19 in late October.