Central Nebraska News

KPS renews partnership with Family Physical Therapy, New West Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery
KEARNEY - Kearney Public Schools (KPS) proudly announces a renewed five-year partnership with Family...

City of Hastings to release 2025 Spring/Summer activity guide
HASTINGS - The City of Hastings 2025 Spring/Summer Activity Guide will soon be included with the Has...

Kearney Planning Commission approves actions to allow for development near E. 32nd St.
KEARNEY - The Kearney Planning Commission approved various actions that would allow for development ...

Man with Dawson County warrant located in Grand Island, meth found in vehicle
GRAND ISLAND - A man with an active Dawson County warrant was located in Grand Island and a search o...

Lexington murder suspect pleads not guilty in district court
LEXINGTON - A Lexington man accused of murder following a shooting death has pleaded not guilty in D...

Red Flag Warning in effect for parts of central Nebraska on Thursday
KEARNEY - Despite the latest precipitation from the recent blizzard, a Red Flag Warning is in effect...

NPPD reports 300 outages remaining Thursday evening following blizzard
NEBRASKA - The Nebraska Public Power District provided another update on the remaining power outages...

Structure fire in Grand Island causes over $100,000 in damage
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Fire Department responded to a smoke investigation that led to the d...

Pedestrian crosswalk signal at 34th St. and N Ave. closed due to storm damage
KEARNEY - The City of Kearney Public Works Department announces that effective immediately the pedes...
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Hastings College's annual piano festival to feature David Brickle
HASTINGS - The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano festival at Hastings College is scheduled for Saturday, Ma...

Gov. Pillen, Dept. of Agriculture offer information for reporting dead wild birds
Governor Jim Pillen is partnering with the Department of Agriculture (NDA) in providing Nebraskans w...

Scottsbluff man accused of killing father by setting him on fire
SCOTTSBLUFF - On Thursday, March 20 at 9:43 p.m., the Scottsbluff Police Department and Scottsbluff ...

Lincoln Police identifies man, woman killed in murder-suicide
LINCOLN - Lincoln Police have released the names of the man and woman who died during a domestic vio...
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Troopers arrest 18 drivers during St. Patrick's Day campaign
NEBRASKA - Nebraska State Troopers removed 18 impaired drivers from the road as part of a special en...

Gov. Pillen praises 'Stand With Women' committee vote
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement regarding LB89, the Stand With Women ...

52 Attorneys General join amicus brief in support of military veterans
LINCOLN - Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief ...
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Central Nebraska Sports

KHS Swim Coach Jane Bartee Announces Retirement
Kearney High School Swim Coach Jane Bartee has announced her retirement after a remarkable career th...

UNK Class D Track Meet Results
Click/Tap for PDF results Cushing Fieldhouse - Kearney, NE 3/20/2025 BOYS: 60M DASH: 1, KOLLER, Gray...

Holdrege Public Schools announces Erin Heath as new volleyball coach
HOLDREGE - Holdrege High School is thrilled to introduce Erin Heath as the new head coach of the Dus...

UNK Wrestling wins 5th National Title, 3 in the Finals
The top-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team has secured its fifth National Championship and has t...

Ord is home for Nebraska Volleyball Spring Match
Nebraska volleyball will play a spring match against South Dakota State in Ord on Saturday, May 3 at...

Gallery: State - Doniphan Trumbull upsets Ogallala, 57-45
LINCOLN - Doniphan Trumbull has advanced to the Class C1 Boys State semifinals in Lincoln. The 7th s...
Husker Sports

Huskers bash way to series sweep of Waves
For the second straight game, the Nebraska baseball team bludgeoned Pepperdine's pitching staff to f...

Huskers snap three-game losing streak
Nebraska baseball scored the first five runs Tuesday afternoon and never looked back as the Huskers ...

Former Husker Alex Gordon selected for Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
KANSAS CITY - The Kansas City Royals have announced that outfielder Alex Gordon has been elected int...
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Lexi Rodriguez named finalist for AAU Sullivan Award
LINCOLN - Former Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez has been named a finalist for the AAU Sul...

Williams Named First Team All-Big Ten
Nebraska senior guard Brice Williams became the first Husker men's basketball player since 2018 to e...

Stewart Joins Nebraska Football as General Manager
The University of Nebraska has hired Pat Stewart as the General Manager for the Husker football prog...
National News from Fox News

Brooke Shields once walked in on George H.W. Bush, wife Barbara in their bedroom
Brooke Shields initially was mortified when she walked into former President George H.W. Bush and hi...

Georgia sorority girl's 'smiling' mugshot goes viral: 'Locked up Miss America'
University of Georgia sorority girl Lily Stewart's smiling mugshot went viral on social media after ...

MLB star Julio Urías suspended for violating domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy
MLB pitcher Julio Urías, formerly of the Dodgers and a World Series champion, was suspended t...

Judge fumes over late-night deportation move signed 'in the dark'
A court battle over Trump-era deportation flights marks the latest twist in a multi-day legal clash ...
National Sports from Fox News

MLB star Julio Urías suspended for violating domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy
MLB pitcher Julio Urías, formerly of the Dodgers and a World Series champion, was suspended t...

No. 2 seed Alabama narrowly escapes huge upset by No. 15 Robert Morris
The No. 2-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide narrowly avoided a massive upset by holding on late to beat No...

Illinois school district responds to federal probe into allegations of making girls change with transgender
An Illinois school district responded to a federal Title IX investigation into allegations of forcin...

No. 9 Baylor edges No. 8 Mississippi State in epic battle that comes down to shot in final second
Despite leading by double digits in the second half, No. 9 Baylor squeaked out a victory over No. 8 ...