Averi Bridges spent a year attending camps across the country, but her college decision took about 90 minutes.
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4-H ambassadors from Dodge and Saunders counties win grand ambassador honors at 4-H Expo on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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Ahead of its final year, Pink Bandanas welcomed 160 teams and over 2,000 people to the village of Prague for its Beat Breast Cancer mud volleyball tournament.
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Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.
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Nebraskans Rebecca Atanassova and Alissa Hansen teamed up to create their new children's book, "George the Mouse in a Log Pile House," inspired by photographer Simon Dell's work.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. Their final stop was in Richmond, Virginia, on July 1.
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Crete Police Chief Gary Young, a 41-year department veteran, died Monday. Gov. Jim Pillen ordered flags lowered on the day of Young's interment to honor his decades of public service.
One person was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning in North Omaha.
"It’s Agnes’ story of grief and understanding what happens when someone that you really care about dies and where your life goes after that," director Mel Voorhis said.
The event will feature food trucks and panels from local, state and federal experts and give attendees the chance to participate in an interactive art installation.
The Office of the Inspector General's report comes as four former staff members have been charged with sexual abuse of protected individuals at the state-run facility for teen boys.
KEARNEY — North Platte alum Gavyn Brauer will be the student speaker at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s summer commencement ceremony Friday.
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Lincoln Riley praised former Nebraska assistant Mike Ekeler’s instant USC impact. Matt Campbell, Bret Bielema, Luke Fickell and Greg Schiano outlined key priorities entering the 2026 Big Ten season.
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz believes a 24-team College Football Playoff "benefits everybody," including the Hawkeyes.
Be careful what you wish for, writes Amie Just, which have never rung truer than the Big Ten and the SEC’s pleas to Congress to intervene in college sports.
CHICAGO — After leaders of the Southeastern Conference spent last week warning of a Plan B to potentially "break away" from the NCAA, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti tried to steer away from that conversation and toward a Congressional solution on Tuesday. But if Congress can't pass the Protect College Sports Act in the coming weeks? Well, the conference is already talking contingency plans, ...
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NSAA has released classifications for the 2026 fall season, including boys tennis, cross country, girls golf, softball, and volleyball, with an opt-up deadline of July 30.
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Wayne State beach volleyball was named the 2026 AVCA Division II Beach Team Academic Champion with a 3.74 GPA and posted a 12-8 record for its fifth straight winning season.
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Wayne State College volleyball earned its 24th straight AVCA Team Academic Award with a 3.66 GPA in 2025-26 and posted a 27-5 record with an NSIC title.
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