Central Nebraska News

Work will begin on Husker Highway in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - Weather permitting, work will begin April 21 on Husker Highway at Monitor Road, accor...

Maintenance work will begin on N-74, between Minden and Norman
MINDEN - Weather permitting, a mill and fill project will begin April 14 on Nebraska Highway 74 (N-7...
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Two businesses fail NSP alcohol checks in Hall County
GRAND ISLAND - Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have conducted alcohol compliance ...
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High school juniors encouraged to apply to Open Space, a premier summer art experience
HASTINGS - Hastings College and the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) invite high school juniors to...

Grand Island city council approves grant for Dramco Tool for job creation, training
GRAND ISLAND - Grand Island's City Council unanimously approved an LB840 Job Training Economic Devel...

Nebraska Extension hosting backyard chicken workshop in Kearney
KEARNEY - The Nebraska Extension is hosting a backyard chicken workshop in Kearney next month. The e...
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Kearney city council approves purchase of shade structures for Memorial Field
KEARNEY - The Kearney City Council approved the purchase of two separate shade structures for Memori...

Stonebridge Wealth Systems seeks TIF funds to remodel former Ruby Tuesday's building
KEARNEY - The former Ruby Tuesday's location will soon be remodeled into offices after the Kearney c...

Buffalo County Sheriff's Office taking part in "Put the Phone Away or Pay" campaign
KEARNEY - The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office will have extra patrols on the road as they take part ...

Red Flag Warning issues for portions of central Nebraska for Wednesday
HASTINGS - A Red Flag Warning has been issued for parts of central Nebraska due to critical fire wea...

Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Business Development Center recognize business award winners
LINCOLN - Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen congratulated recipients of the annual Business Awards presen...

Attorney General Hilgers hosts 2025 Youth Conference
LINCOLN - Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted 52 students at the Nebraska State Capitol for this ye...

Game and Parks commission will consider big game hunting recommendations
NEBRASKA - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider staff recommendations for 2025 deer,...

Nebraska Department of Education seeks public input on new strategic plan
NEBRASKA - The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is developing a new strategic plan that will s...

Gov. Pillen offers statement on Legislature's filibuster of Winner-Take-All
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen today offered the following statement regarding the Legislature's fail...
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New highly potent synthetic opioid found in Omaha
OMAHA - The Omaha Police Department have identified the presence of carfentanil within the metro ar...
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Central Nebraska Sports

Morning Sports Brief 4/10/2025
KEARNEY SPORTSPLEX RIBBON CUTTING IS TODAY: The Ribbon cutting for the brand new Kearney SportsPlex ...

Lily Novacek learned to love throwing - now she's a UNK record holder
KEARNEY - Lily Novacek never wanted to be a thrower. Growing up, the University of Nebraska at Kearn...

Bearcats Take Flight against Rockets
Kearney utilized a strong day at the plate and a strong outing from Bryce Anderson to lift past Linc...

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...
Husker Sports

Huskers break homer record against Creighton
No. 21 Nebraska softball broke the team's single-season home run record as the Huskers cruised to a ...

Nebraska baseball tops No. 22 Kansas
Max Buettenback was 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI as Nebraska baseball topped No. 22 Kansas...

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...

Huskers win the Crown
The Cornhuskers wear the Crown. The Nebraska men's basketball team won the inaugural College Basketb...

Rutgers salvages final game of series
Rutgers salvaged the final game of its three-game series at Nebraska baseball as the Scarlet Knights...
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DOGE reveals bizarre findings of unemployment insurance claims survey: 'This is so crazy'
DOGE reports that an "initial survey of Unemployment Insurance claims since 2020" found th...

Cutting-edge drone tech maps land and water with laser accuracy
New drone technology maps land and water with stunning accuracy, giving researchers and conservation...

HGTV star Tarek El Moussa's cancer battles left him 'staring death in the face'
Real estate expert and reality television star Tarek El Moussa tells Fox News Digital what he's lear...

Florida police officer injured after illegal alien crashes into marked patrol car
A police officer in Belle Isle, Florida, was injured last week when an illegal alien crashed into hi...
National Sports from Fox News

9 underdogs to watch at the 2025 Masters
The Masters is finally here, and while most eyes will be on the favorites, we've got you covered wit...

Mike Vrabel lays out expectations for players in fiery speech to kick off Patriots' offseason program
Mike Vrabel is tasked with turning around the New England Patriots. In his first offseason address t...

Travis Kelce shouts out Pat McAfee after nixing 'falsely claimed' report with 'AI stuff'
Chiefs star Travis Kelce took to his podcast to nix reports that he had given a massive donation and...

Luka Dončić wipes away tears when Mavericks play tribute video in his return to Dallas
Luka Dončić returned to Dallas Wednesday night for the first time since he was traded by t...