Central Nebraska News

Gallery: 'Hands Off!' protest takes place in Kearney
KEARNEY - A "Hands Off!" protest took place in Kearney on Saturday, April 5. "Donald ...

Gallery: First look inside the Kearney SportsPlex
KEARNEY - The public got its first look at the new Kearney SportsPlex facility during an open house ...

Hairball coming to Heartland Events Center in September
GRAND ISLAND - VenuWorks Presents announces Hairball at the Heartland Events Center on Friday, Septe...
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GISH Honors Night celebrates academic excellence
GRAND ISLAND - Academic excellence was on full display over the weekend at Grand Island Senior High ...

Aurora Police Department participating in "Put the Phone Away or Pay" campaign
AURORA - The Aurora Police Department will be participating in the "Put the Phone Away or Pay&q...

Smoke from Flint Hills in Kansas contributing to poor air quality in central Nebraska
KEARNEY - If you caught a whiff of smoke on the air during the morning of Friday, April 4, you are n...

Goodwill opens new retail store on N. Diers Ave. in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska opened a new retail store April 4 at 2130 N. ...

Highway 30 eastbound lane closure near UNK
KEARNEY - The City of Kearney, in collaboration with Nielsen Contracting, announces that beginning M...

KHS seniors earn national recognition for Ceramic Art Excellence
KEARNEY - Kearney High School is proud to announce that two senior students, Corey Fields and Emma H...

Dawson County weekly real estate transactions, April 4
LEXINGTON - The Dawson County Register of Deeds has released the weekly real estate transactions for...

Dan Osborn mulling run against U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts in 2026
NEBRASKA - After an unexpectedly strong showing in the 2024 general election - winning 47% of the vo...

First baby surrendered under Nebraska's expanded Safe Haven Law
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has announced that on Wednesday, Apri...

Alcohol, tobacco compliance checks held throughout Nebraska
NEBRASKA - Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have completed alcohol and tobacco complianc...
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Game and Parks: Make safety part of your spring turkey hunting plan
NEBRASKA - As hunters plan their spring wild turkey hunt, safety reminders need to be included to en...
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Nebraska DED invests funds to replenish housing inventory in flood-impacted communities
NEBRASKA - The historic floods of 2019 resulted in an estimated $3+ billion of property damage in Ne...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police investigating possible hate crime
LINCOLN - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department (UNLPD) is investigating an early Sun...
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Central Nebraska Sports

Gallery: Grand Island faces Lincoln East
GRAND ISLAND - Lincoln East came away with a 3-1 Heartland Athletic Conference victory over Grand Is...

Lincoln East downs Grand Island, 3-1
GRAND ISLAND - Lincoln East came away with a 3-1 Heartland Athletic Conference victory over Grand Is...

Slough new Grand Island Lutheran AD, HS Principal, and Boys Basketball Coach
Leaders at Central Nebraska Lutheran School have announced Jeremiah Slough will be the first princip...

GISH announces new coaches for 2025-26 school year
GRAND ISLAND - A few Islander teams will have some familiar and new faces taking the helm next seaso...

Supernovas Draw Second-Largest Crowd in Pro Volleyball History, Fall to Indy
OMAHA, Neb. - The first-place Omaha Supernovas Nebraska's professional volleyball team and first pro...

Kearney High names Coffman new Swim & Dive coach
Kearney Public Schools is pleased to announce Sarah Coffman as the new Head Coach for the Kearney Hi...
Husker Sports

Nebraska clinches series over Rutgers
Nebraska baseball started hot and surged late to defeat Rutgers, 10-5, Saturday at Hawks Field in Li...

Iowa tops Nebraska in third game
A five-run, two-out rally in the bottom of the third thwarted No. 20 Nebraska softball's bid to swee...

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...

Husker Womens Golf Coach Jeanne Sutherland to retire
Nebraska Head Women's Golf Coach Jeanne Sutherland announced her retirement on Friday, March 14, eff...

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...
National News from Fox News

Missing California mom's family digs for homicide 'cover-up or cleanup' as police eye persons of interest
The 2024 disappearance of a California mom of four is now being investigated as a homicide as her si...

Northern Border 'quiet crisis' brews as expert floats unconventional solution to combat human smuggling
As a 'quiet crisis' unfolds along the U.S.-Canada border, one expert advocates for the harnessing of...

Dodgers to kick off string of title celebrations with Trump at White House
President Donald Trump will welcome a string of sports teams to the White House in April, beginning ...

Ancient settlement reveals remains of 1,800-year-old dog, baffling experts: 'Preserved quite well'
Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient R...
National Sports from Fox News

Dodgers to kick off string of title celebrations with Trump at White House
President Donald Trump will welcome a string of sports teams to the White House in April, beginning ...

Nebraska wins $300,000 prize in College Basketball Crown tournament
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball program will forever remember their 2025 trip to Las Vegas...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma's 3-word message to Paige Bueckers in emotional embrace after winning championship
Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma shared an emotional embrace as she came off the court as a UConn Hu...

Women's pool tournament championship features 2 transgender players after beating female competition
Two transgender pool players, who have dominated their competition in the past, faced off in a champ...