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Central Nebraska News
Grand Island Utilities earns highest national designation as reliable public power provider
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island Utilities has been recognized by the American Public Power Association w...
Annual Bear Fair returns to Grand Island Public Library
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island Public Library will host its 23rd-Annual Bear Fair on Monday, April ...
Lexington sees driest January-March in 78 years, lack of precipitation breaks records in region
LEXINGTON - Lexington recorded its driest start to a year in 78 years, while the severe lack of prec...
33-year-old man killed in pedestrian-train incident in Hastings
HASTINGS - On March 31, 2026, at approximately 8 p.m., the Hastings Police Department responded to a...
Suppression of Johnson Hills Fire near Bertrand continues
NEBRASKA - Suppression of the Johnson Hills Fire near Bertrand continued on Tuesday, March 31. Initi...
Two men with active warrants arrested in Curtis following brief standoff
CURTIS - On March 31, 2026, a Frontier County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop Bryan Werkme...
Bat tests positive for rabies in Two Rivers Public Health District
KEARNEY - The Two Rivers Public Health Department (TRPHD) has confirmed that a bat collected within ...
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Upcoming event explores how the Platte River shaped storytelling
KEARNEY - "A Literary History of the Platte River" will be presented by Nathan Tye at the ...
Gov. Pillen announces date of second Annual Youth Summit, to be held in Kearney
KEARNEY - Governor Jim Pillen announced that the 2026 Governor's Youth Summit will take place in Kea...
Hastings Police Department to take part in 'Put the Phone Away or Pay' campaign
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant through the Nebras...
Game and Parks offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires
NEBRASKA - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is offering pastures and hay tracts on some of its...
NDOT: Work will begin on I-80 near Sutherland
SUTHERLAND - Weather permitting, work will begin April 6 on Interstate 80 (I-80), from reference pos...
Black Hills Energy reminds customers to call 811 during National Safe Digging Month
NEBRASKA - As spring weather returns and outdoor projects pick up, Black Hills Energy is reminding h...
Game and Parks: Keep safety in mind this turkey season
NEBRASKA - Turkeys are starting to gobble, and excitement grows for the spring turkey season. Nebras...
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Ashby, Minor Fires at over 80 percent containment
NEBRASKA - Containment is now 84 percent on the 36,004-acre Ashby Fire and 85 percent on the 14,082-...
Husker fans encouraged to travel safely for Spring Game
LINCOLN - Fans will soon storm Memorial Stadium to watch the Huskers play their Spring Game. As they...
Central Nebraska Sports
Schedule Changes for UNK Softball & Track this Weekend
Kearney, Neb. - The schedules have changed this weekend for both the Nebraska Kearney softball and t...
Kearney Catholic sweeps Hastings in soccer doubleheader
HASTINGS - Resilience and opportunistic scoring proved to be the winning formula for Kearney Catholi...
Gallery: Aurora Track and Field Invite
AURORA - The Aurora High School track and field invitational took place on Friday, March 27. Teams c...
GICC girls capture home tennis invitational
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island Central Catholic's girls won all four positions to capture the team titl...
Gallery: Marsh Beck Invite Track Meet in Minden
MINDEN - Seven central Nebraska area high school track teams competed in Marsh Beck Invite Track Mee...
Kearney Catholic girls, Northwest boys notch wins
GRAND ISLAND - The Kearney Catholic girls and the Northwest boys emerged as winners Tuesday in a hig...
Husker Sports
No. 8 Nebraska explodes late to down Creighton
A run in the fifth, four in the sixth and one in the seventh turned a tied game into an 8-2 victory ...
No. 24 Huskers hang on to beat Creighton
The No. 24 Nebraska baseball team bolted out to a six-run lead and held on to defeat Creighton, 6-5,...
Husker volleyball to play at Wrigley Field
The Nebraska volleyball team will play at historic Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, as part ...
Gallery: Husker Sports Weekend
Husker Football held its annual Red/White Spring Game on Saturday, while Nebraska Baseball hosted a ...
No. 9 Huskers beat No. 7 UCLA in critical Big Ten series
The No. 9 Nebraska softball team secured a critical Big Ten series win Sunday at Bowlin Stadium with...
No. 24 Huskers hammer Hoosiers en route to sweep
No. 24 Nebraska baseball lit up Indiana in a 12-4 victory Sunday that clinched a Big Ten series swee...
National News from Fox News
Poll position: Where Trump stands among Americans as he faces the nation in primetime
President Donald Trump's approval ratings have edged down in recent weeks, sinking further underwate...
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham attacked by alleged stalker: report
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham was reportedly attacked and doused with an unknown...
Long-cold case shattered as DNA links suspect to savage attack, killing of young woman, investigators say
DNA technology has linked Freddie Lee Granger Jr. to the 1984 rape and murder of Sandra Kaye Davis i...
Inside Supreme Court: How Trump heard birthright citizenship arguments
President Donald Trump made history attending Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, whe...
National Sports from Fox News
Former Wisconsin football player, who left the sport amid mental health struggles, dead at 24
Former Wisconsin Badgers tight end Jack Pugh has died at 24, the university confirmed. Pugh had step...
Astros player swings and misses at three pitches, walks on ball three as everyone forgets the count
The Houston Astros benefited from a bizarre scoring error as Cam Smith walked despite whiffing on th...
WWE NXT star Sol Ruca readies for emotional match against Zaria at Stand & Deliver
Sol Ruca and Zaria's feud will come to a head on Saturday night at NXT Stand & Deliver as their ...
MLB umpire draws criticism, laughter for bizarre call during Brewers-Rays game
MLB umpire CB Bucknor was called out for his odd call at first base during the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-...