Central Nebraska News

Jury trial dates set in case of Maywood superintendent charged with child abuse
MAYWOOD - Jury trial dates have been set in the case of the Maywood Public Schools superintendent ch...

Rural programs to receive more than $31,000 in grants from Heartland United Way
GRAND ISLAND - Rural communities are getting help making an impact thanks to $31,800 in Heartland Un...

Work to begin on I-80, east of Brady
BRADY - Weather permitting, work will begin on April 21 on Interstate 80 (I-80), from reference post...

Hastings city council approves TIF request for Trailside Village project
HASTINGS - The Hastings city council approved tax increment financing assistance for the Trailside V...

Kearney school board caps dual credit enrollment at 25 hours
KEARNEY - After extensive discussion, the Kearney Public Schools board of education voted, 4-2, to c...

$13,000 stolen from Heritage Bank ATM in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND - $13,000 was reported stolen from a bank location in Grand Island on Monday, April 14....

Hastings Police Department's activity from April 14
HASTINGS - The Hastings Police Department released their activity from Monday, April 14. Arrests/Cit...

20-year-old Holdrege pedestrian transported via helicopter after being struck on Highway 30
ODESSA - The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a car - pedestrian vehicle crash that ...

Tri-City LifeNet helicopter, multiple agencies respond to Highway 30 accident west of Odessa
ODESSA - The Tri-City LifeNet helicopter and multiple area agencies responded to an accident on High...

Easter Basket Extravaganza raises money for Project Hunger
GRAND ISLAND - The 29th annual Easter Basket Extravaganza on April 12 raised money for Project Hunge...

Gov. Pillen announces new Nebraska rural veterinarian grant program
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen announced a new program through the Nebraska Department of Labor (DOL)...

Gov. Pillen comments on Foley tax incentive legislation letter
LINCOLN - Governor Pillen provided the following statement concerning Auditor Mike Foley's letter to...

Game and Parks: Handle fish with care when releasing them
NEBRASKA - Whether you intend to release a fish you catch or plan to legally keep it, the fish shoul...
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Nebraska establishes Measles response plan, Gov. Pillen urges vaccination
LINCOLN - As confirmed cases of measles continue to rise in the United States, Governor Jim Pillen a...
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Gov. Pillen's efforts to protect kids online advance through legislature
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement to highlight the progress of his init...

Gov. Pillen joins Republican Governors advocating for increase in renewable volume obligation for biofuels
LINCOLN - Governor Jim Pillen has joined other Republican governors asking the U.S. EPA to bump up t...
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Central Nebraska Sports

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...

Gallery: KHS baseball defeats Grand Island 7-4
KEARNEY - The Kearney High School baseball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Grand ...

Morning Sports Brief 4/14
NEBRASKA BASEBALL AVOIDS IOWA SWEEP, AT CREIGHTON TUESDAY: Nebraska baseball rallied late in the gam...

Schedule announced for HAC Baseball Tournament
LINCOLN - Grand Island will be the No. 2 seed and Kearney is seeded fourth in this week's Heartland ...

Barrientos grand slam helps Islanders split games
GRAND ISLAND - Broxton Barrientos hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning to power Grand ...
Husker Sports

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...

Iowa tops Nebraska for second straight game
The type of game was different. The result was the same. After losing a 1-0 pitchers' duel Friday, N...

Huskers open series at Northwestern with mercy-rule win
Jordy Bahl struck out 11 and drove in five runs in leading No. 21 Nebraska to an 11-1 mercy-rule win...

NU volleyball arena to be renamed for Cook
The Nebraska Board of Regents approved the renaming of Husker Volleyball's home arena as John Cook A...
National News from Fox News

WNBA prospect Sedona Prince goes undrafted as abuse allegations surfaced in final college season
Former TCU Horned Frogs star Sedona Prince went undrafted on Monday night as the WNBA hopeful faced ...

Windows 10 security flaws leave millions vulnerable
Microsoft patches 12 critical flaws, but six have already been exploited by criminals. Kurt “C...

DAVID MARCUS: Democrats know 'judge shopping' is anti-Democratic and wrong
Trump supporters see how obviously Democrats and their allies are judge shopping for exactly the ump...

Kamala Harris potential run for California Governor met with indifference from policy influencers
California policy influencers, as polled by Politico, feel "indifferent" about former Vice...
National Sports from Fox News

WNBA prospect Sedona Prince goes undrafted as abuse allegations surfaced in final college season
Former TCU Horned Frogs star Sedona Prince went undrafted on Monday night as the WNBA hopeful faced ...

Cody Rhodes to launch podcast as part of WWE's partnership with Fanatics
Cody Rhodes will launch the "What Do You Wanna Talk About" podcast as part of WWE's expand...

Bill Belichick's girlfriend makes peculiar appearance at UNC football practice
Bill Belichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, went viral over the weekend as she was seen at North Car...

Super Bowl champ Don Hasselbeck dead at 70
Don Hasselbeck, who played nine years in the NFL and won a Super Bowl title with the Los Angeles Rai...