Wednesday was the first day of school for Lincoln Public Schools students in kindergarten and sixth and ninth grades. See photos here.
- CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Omaha, Larissa Schultz alleged Nebraska Democratic Party leaders retaliated against her after she reported the sexual harassment.
- BRENT C. WAGNER Lincoln Journal Star
Averi Bridges spent a year attending camps across the country, but her college decision took about 90 minutes.
- David Golbitz Fremont Tribune
4-H ambassadors from Dodge and Saunders counties win grand ambassador honors at 4-H Expo on Friday, July 10, 2026.
- SUSIE BOVAIRD Lincoln Journal Star
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.
- Nikos Frazier World-Herald Photo/Video Editor
Two homes were damaged Monday night after a house fire on Crown Point Avenue in Omaha.
- ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star
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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York Public Schools hosted their annual Back to School Bash in East Hill Park on Thursday, August 13, 2026. The event featured food, games and other activities from local community groups and vendors.
A man accused of barricading himself in a North Omaha home allegedly choked a police dog during the six-hour standoff, police said.
LINCOLN — The vast majority of the 2,407 petition signatures rejected for former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom’s nonpartisan bid for Nebraska governor came in Lancaster County, where just 24.6% of signatures were valid. Lindstrom submitted 2,210 signatures total for review in Lancaster County. Just 543 were valid. This is not the first petition campaign to face […]
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s tax receipts for July fell less than 1% below economic forecasts, according to the state Department of Revenue, as data shows a steadily lessening impact of higher-than-expected tax refunds. The Department of Revenue’s report on July’s tax receipts showed a net loss of 0.1% compared to what Nebraska’s Economic Forecasting Advisory Board […]
Check out the scene as York Public Schools hosted their annual Back to School Bash in East Hill Park on Thursday.
Omaha's Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School has completed a 50,000-square-foot addition to its historic campus focused on security, collaboration and modern learning spaces.
A routine security check at the Hastings YRTC led to a staff member’s suspension and an investigation, HHS said Friday.
"Generally speaking, this activity has all been found by the processes we have in place," Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen said Friday.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It doesn’t matter if it’s January, with a Super Bowl on the line, or an August preseason game where half the stadium is empty and the other half is thinking about beating traffic. Chaos will find the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback room. On Thursday night, the Niners tempted fate by suiting up only two quarterbacks against the Titans. By halftime, one was at the ...
Isaac Feller flashed the kind of power and speed that turns heads in college baseball. Now almost that quickly he’s heading to Nebraska in the 2027 class.
Dana Holgorsen has long said Nebraska possesses more than enough talent at running back. Nebraska's offensive coordinator repeated that belief Friday ahead of a key full-contact scrimmage.
Nebraska's Dana Hologrsen full press conference from Aug. 14, 2026. Video provided by Nebraska Athletics
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The City of Council Bluffs invites residents to an Elevate CB 2050 Downtown Workshop and offers a Downtown Survey to share ideas for the future of downtown.
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Pottawattamie County designates August as Emergency Management Awareness Month, highlighting year-round planning, Alert Iowa notifications and a preparedness fair.
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Entrepreneurship director Amy Jurgens builds trust teaching UPWARD program students in a carceral setting, helping them see hope and business opportunities.
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Columbus Area United Way’s Bridgebuilder Dinner honored leadership donors whose gifts power vital services for one in four local residents and support a $1 million goal.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Halloween isn’t just around the corner. It’s here, and it’s picking up momentum at Orlando’s theme parks and attractions, more than two months ahead of Oct. 31. Walt Disney World kicked off Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, a separately ticketed event at Magic Kingdom, on Aug. 7, its earliest start date ever. Thousands of dressed-up fans – legions of Peter Pans and ...
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Long gone are the days where impulse buying meant grabbing an unplanned candy bar or magazine in the checkout line. Now, social media makes it quick and easy for us to purchase just about anything with the click of a button, whether or not it’s in the budget. And for some Americans, it’s hurting them...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and shoppers are gearing up. The National Retail Federation expects more than 183 million people to shop over the weekend spanning Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday this year. But fraudsters are preparing for Black Friday too, looking for opportunities to steal your money or personal information. Before you dive into holiday...
Holiday shopping season is upon us, and the pressure is on, or at least it feels that way for some parents. A new NerdWallet survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, finds that 48% of parents with children under 18 feel pressure to spend more money on holiday gifts than they’re comfortable spending.According to NerdWallet’s annual...