In a midterm rebuke, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Republicans lost key state-level races. Plus, historic firsts of election day 2026.
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The opening round of the playoffs saw two team's seasons come to a close and another two squads move on to the quarterfinals.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ashland, and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Greenwood, are actively striving to establish 24 hours every week of Eucharistic Adoration by January 2027.
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Wahoo Neumann swept Battle Creek to secure a state volleyball berth Saturday. District finals also delivered upsets by Norfolk Catholic, Yutan, Stanton and Clarkson.
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Ashland-Greenwood's Zane Taylor and Jack Johnson stepped up as the Bluejays rushed for 242 yards and survived a frantic finish against Omaha Roncalli.
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By 2 a.m., the office of Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen reported the results of more than 111,000 ballots cast.
Nebraska is sending a Democrat to Congress for the first time in a decade. Denise Powell defeated Republican Brinker Harding in the 2nd District.
Gov. Jim Pillen held a lead early Wednesday, but former State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont had not yet conceded the race.
Omaha city prosecutor Makayla Danner unseated longtime prosecutor Don Kleine as Douglas County Attorney on Tuesday.
Listen as Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen gives a victory speech after a gubernatorial race for Nebraska on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026 at the Cornhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln.
Mark Martinez defeated incumbent Sheriff Aaron Hanson in the Douglas County sheriff’s race after campaigning on changes to the office’s operations.
LINCOLN — Omaha businessman Scott Petersen was outpacing three other candidates early Wednesday for an apparent win as Nebraska secretary of state, likely cinching a new direction for state elections. Petersen, as of 12:30 a.m., had 52% of the votes compared to Democrat and small business owner Sarah Slattery’s 42%. He will succeed Republican Bob […]
Republican Rep. Mike Flood held a lead of just over 2,000 votes over Democrat Chris Backemeyer early Wednesday in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District.
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Nebraska safety Caleb Benning received his Blackshirt jersey last week in a moment a long time coming for the Omaha Westside graduate and rising Husker playmaker.
The NFL trade deadline used to be a yawn-inducing nothingburger, served cold. Major League Baseball reshuffled pennant races with its annual midseason yard sale. The NBA spent February swapping stars and setting social media on fire. Football usually offered up a backup lineman for a conditional seventh-round pick. Then the league pushed its deadline back, front offices mastered salary-cap ...
DALLAS — The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its first rankings of the 2026 season Tuesday night, giving an early indicator of how the committee sees the top teams in the country weeks away from the start of the playoff. Only one Texas team cracked the top 12 — No. 7 Texas— with several others on the outside looking in. Here are five takeaways from the first CFP rankings: Texas ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — If the 2026 college football season ended today, Kentucky would be in the 12-team playoff field. The Wildcats were slotted at No. 6 in the playoff committee’s first in-season ranking revealed Tuesday on ESPN. That is the highest ranking for the program at any point in the 12 years of the playoff era. At No. 6, Kentucky would host a first-round playoff game against No. 11 Notre ...
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