Two down, two to go. The city has already hosted two "fire hydrant parties."
- RANDY SPEER Regional Sports Editor
Tackling machines, ball hawks and run stoppers encompass some of the top returning defensive talent in the area.
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.
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Connie Lang will take some time off from Dundee Double Shot Coffee after the death of her daughter, Kerrey Beacom. Kerrey worked at the shop for five years.
A transfer running back is no longer with the Nebraska football team as of Monday. Penn State and Iowa Western Community College transfer Tikey Hayes was dismissed from the team.
Read through the obituaries published today in The Lincoln Journal Star.
First-round North Platte City Council debate Tuesday clarified which electric vehicles would be regulated by ordinance, differentiating e-bikes, e-scooters and wheeled “hoverboards” while excluding personal assistive mobility devices.
Mayor John Ewing and Omaha police, responding Tuesday after pushback from the public and the OPS board, announced that school resource officers would no longer have electric shock-glove devices in the district's schools.
A nationwide program is putting $10,000 into the hands of Gering and Gurley firefighters to help them purchase needed equipment.
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn unveiled more of his economic policy platform Tuesday that he said will prioritize American workers over the wealthy and foreign interests.
Omaha police K-9 Kano was choked unconscious during a North Omaha standoff. Four days later, he was back to chasing tennis balls — though he’s not yet cleared for duty again.
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Nebraska athletics’ multimedia partner, Playfly Sports, moved quickly to secure a new analyst for its football radio booth.
The starting five for Nebraska's offensive line has appeared set since spring. A position battle and multiple camp risers are bringing an added twist.
Nebraska punter Archie Wilson continues to get more comfortable and consistent in his second year playing college football with the Huskers.
UNC has named Wisconsin transfer Billy Edwards Jr. its starting quarterback, according to multiple reports. Edwards won a “close battle” with Texas A&M transfer Miles O’Neill for the job, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first revealed Tuesday. In 2024, Edwards threw for 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions during his 2,881-yard season at Maryland. After transferring to Wisconsin last season, he spent most ...
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Historical marker describes Coffee Siding near Harrison, Nebraska, a key late-1800s railroad shipping point for pioneer ranchers that has largely disappeared.
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Nebraska doctoral student Brhanu Fentaw is using a Fast Grant to develop AI models that forecast emerging insect-borne viruses before they spill over into humans.
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Amber Charlotte Ward of Bellevue, Nebraska, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Arts in global studies on Aug. 15.
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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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