Central Nebraska News

First look inside the expanded, renovated Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney
KEARNEY - The Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney is on the cusp of holding its grand reopening in ear...

Fonner jockey excels in Indian Relays
GRAND ISLAND - Xavier Pickner hopes to make his mark riding thoroughbred race horses on tracks aroun...

Go Big Give set to run April 21 through May 1
GRAND ISLAND - The 12th annual Go Big Give will be from April 21 to May 1. Last year, $1,517,000 was...

Kearney High SkillsUSA chapter grows rapidly, celebrates first state medalist
KEARNEY - Kearney High School is closing the skills gap and opening doors to student success through...

Central Community College takes two military friendly honors
GRAND ISLAND - Central Community College took second place in two categories in the 2025-26 Military...

Hope Harbor grateful for recent community support
GRAND ISLAND - Hope Harbor is overflowing with gratitude from the community's support during a time ...

Vietnam Veteran Remembrance Ceremony planned in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese Army tanks rolled throu...

Hastings College: Bloyer to give Langvardt Lecture on childhood classic
HASTINGS - Hastings College senior Stephanie Bloyer of Winfield, Kansas, will present a Langvardt Sc...

Amanda Amend honored by UNK for excellence in Teacher Education
Kearney Public Schools is proud to announce that Amanda Amend has been selected as an honoree for th...

UNK serving up three new sand volleyball courts, groundbreaking April 24
KEARNEY - A new recreational space is coming to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. UNK will host...
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Troopers on patrol for drug or alcohol-impaired driving
NEBRASKA - The Nebraska State Patrol is joining law enforcement agencies from across the country in ...

Bill aimed to strengthen protection order laws advances
LINCOLN - A bill aimed at strengthening Nebraska's protection order laws received first-round approv...
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State Patrol arrests inmate for sexual assault
TECUMSEH - The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) has arrested a Nebraska prison inmate for sexually assaul...

Catch these Game and Parks education events in May
NEBRASKA - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educators have scheduled interesting and engaging even...

Fatal accident occurs near Sutherland, vehicle went airborne, struck tree
SUTHERLAND - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident that was reported Mond...

NDOT: 16 killed in crashes on Nebraska roadways in March
NEBRASKA - During the month of March 2025, sixteen people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska...
Central Nebraska Sports

KHS Swimming, Diving teams receive State Academic Excellence Award
KEARNEY - Kearney High School/Kearney Catholic High School is proud to announce that both the boys a...

Morning Sports Brief 4/17
GRAND ISLAND, KEARNEY FALL IN HAC BASEBALL SEMIFINALS, LINCOLN EAST WINS THIRD STRAIGHT: Grand Islan...

Gallery: Kearney girls soccer blanks Lincoln Southeast, 2-0
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Kearney High School girls soccer team won their match at S...

Gallery: KHS baseball defeats Lincoln Northeast, 8-3
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Kearney High School baseball team won their game against L...

Kearney High girls basketball team earns academic excellence award
KEARNEY - The Nebraska Coaches Association has recognized the Kearney High School Girls' Basketball ...

Morning Sports Brief 4/15
NEBRASKA BASEBALL LOOKS TO RIGHT SHIP TODAY AGAINST CREIGHTON: After falling in their series against...
Husker Sports

Monaghan hired as Husker assistant
Nebraska men's basketball has completed its staff. Wyoming assistant Pat Monaghan has been hired as ...

Huskers double Bluejays
Nebraska baseball evened its season series with Creighton with a 6-3 win Tuesday at Charles Schwab F...

Rodriguez wins Sullivan Award
Former Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez won the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, honoring the m...

Huskers sweep Northwestern in Evanston
The No. 21 Nebraska softball team finished a three-game sweep of three-time defending Big Ten champi...

No. 21 Nebraska rolls to clinch series at Northwestern
No. 21 Nebraska softball rolled to a mercy-rule win over Northwestern for a second straight day, thi...

Huskers rally to salvage final game at Iowa
Two runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth led Nebraska baseball to a 6-4 win over Iowa Sund...
National News from Fox News

Top NFL Draft prospect Ashton Jeanty blunt on why teams should take him: 'I’d draft the guy they can’t tackle'
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty wrote a letter to all NFL GMs to explain why they should sele...

Roman Reigns' Hollywood aspirations 'nothing new,' Paul Heyman says, as WWE star reveals career plans
Roman Reigns' own wiseman, Paul Heyman, talked to Fox News Digital about the WWE star's Hollywood go...

HUD puts half-occupied headquarters building in DC up for sale
HUD's headquarters was put on a list of federal assets to be sold, and it is facing hundreds of mill...

PGA star signs woman's leg after hitting it with errant tee shot
Billy Horschel found himself in an awkward moment Thursday at the RBC Heritage. He signed a woman's ...
National Sports from Fox News

Top NFL Draft prospect Ashton Jeanty blunt on why teams should take him: 'I’d draft the guy they can’t tackle'
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty wrote a letter to all NFL GMs to explain why they should sele...

Roman Reigns' Hollywood aspirations 'nothing new,' Paul Heyman says, as WWE star reveals career plans
Roman Reigns' own wiseman, Paul Heyman, talked to Fox News Digital about the WWE star's Hollywood go...

PGA star signs woman's leg after hitting it with errant tee shot
Billy Horschel found himself in an awkward moment Thursday at the RBC Heritage. He signed a woman's ...

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rips Trump's DEI policies on Jackie Robinson Day: 'Ruse to discriminate'
NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar call out President Trump for his DEI policies during his speech at Dod...