Central Nebraska News

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...

Hastings Police Department's activity from March 20
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their daily activity from Thursday, March 20. Rep...

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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NSEA Executive Director announces upcoming retirement
LINCOLN - The Nebraska State Education Association today announced that Trish Guinan has notified th...

Gov. Pillen provides update on statewide damage assessment following blizzard
NEBRASKA - Governor Jim Pillen is providing an update on the statewide damage assessment in the afte...

Gov. Pillen attends Trump Dept. of Education Executive Order signing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement regarding President Donald J...

Game and Parks: Spring turkey season opens March 25
NEBRASKA - Spring wild turkey season begins March 25 for archers in Nebraska. The youth shotgun seas...
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Central Nebraska Sports

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...

Gallery: State - Elm Creek falls to McCool Junction, 65-34
LINCOLN - The Elm Creek Buffaloes fell in the first round to McCool Junction, 65-34, in the NSAA Boy...
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

Lakers' Bronny James sets career-high in scoring in impressive showing
Los Angeles Lakers' Bronny James scored a career-high in points in the team's loss to the Milwaukee ...

American released by Taliban returns home to 'champion's welcome'
Taliban hostage George Glezmann landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday after more than 8...

Student loans, Pell grants will continue despite Education Department downsizing, expert says
President Donald Trump’s executive order aims to downsize the Department of Education, but key...

Boeing 'threatened to break' whistleblower who died by suicide: Lawsuit
The family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who died by suicide last year, filed a wrongful dea...
National Sports from Fox News

Boston Globe rips Maine Democrats for censuring Laurel Libby, making her 'a free speech martyr'
The Boston Globe editorial board ripped Maine Democrats for censuring Laurel Libby amid her fight ag...

Jackie Robinson web page purge due to human error in race to meet DEI deadline
Human error was the cause of the purging of the feature about Jackie Robinson's military service on ...

Stephen A Smith challenges Trump, Vance, Hegseth to debate after Jackie Robinson story deleted from DOD site
Stephen A. Smith blasted the Trump administration for making "a concerted effort" to "...

Former UPenn swimmer Paula Scanlan mocks university for donation request amid federal funding pause
Former UPenn women's swimmer and conservative influencer Paula Scanlan says she received a coinciden...