Central Nebraska News

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...

DC Lynch Carnival returns to Fonner Park
GRAND ISLAND - The highly anticipated DC Lynch Carnival is making its return to Fonner Park from Apr...

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 tops Rutgers in back and forth game
In a high-scoring, seesaw game, Nebraska ended up on top of Rutgers, 8-5, Friday at Hawks Field in L...

Huskers hammer Hawkeyes
Jordy Bahl hit a grand slam and threw a three-hit shutout as No. 20 Nebraska softball pummeled Iowa,...

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...
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Aaron Judge matches Babe Ruth's home run total through first 1,000 games in Yankees' win over Pirates
The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hit his 321st home run with the Yankees in his 1,000th game, match...

'The View' hosts defend motherhood after pop star Chappell Roan claims friends with kids 'are in hell'
'The Weekend View' hosts defended motherhood and pushed back on Chappell Roan's recent controversial...

FBI Director Kash Patel celebrates Alex Ovechkin's historic night alongside Wayne Gretzky: 'Huge props'
In the stands at at Capital One Arena on Friday night, FBI Director Kash Patel sat alongside Wayne G...

Women may hear better than men, new study suggests
A new study shows that women have more sensitive hearing than men and that where people live —...
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Aaron Judge matches Babe Ruth's home run total through first 1,000 games in Yankees' win over Pirates
The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hit his 321st home run with the Yankees in his 1,000th game, match...

FBI Director Kash Patel celebrates Alex Ovechkin's historic night alongside Wayne Gretzky: 'Huge props'
In the stands at at Capital One Arena on Friday night, FBI Director Kash Patel sat alongside Wayne G...

Falcons legend Julio Jones announces retirement from NFL after 13 seasons
Atlanta Falcons great Julio Jones announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons. Jones is t...

Dean Wells, former NFL linebacker and Kentucky standout, dead at 54 following cancer battle
Dean Wells, a nine-year NFL veteran and Kentucky legend, died this week at 54 following a two-year b...