Central Nebraska News

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

Ohio man facing murder charged determined still incompetent to stand trial
GRAND ISLAND - An Ohio man accused of fatally stabbing a Missouri man and seriously stabbing the man...

Kearney High School earns top honors in Nebraska Multi-Activity Student awards
KEARNEY - Kearney High School has been named the Class A leader in the 2024-2025 Nebraska State Coll...

Hastings Fire & Rescue raising funds for new vein finders during Give Hastings Day
HASTINGS - As the early giving period for Give Hastings Day opens on April 16, Hastings Fire & R...

Five juveniles apprehended near Eustis after pursuit with two stolen vehicles
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from multiple other agencies, apprehended f...

Local Catholic Priests reassigned, granted retirement in Diocese of Grand Island
Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island has announced clergy assign...

New UNK Cheer Coach Named
Kearney, Neb. - Nebraska Kearney has named Randi Todd as the Lopers new cheerleading coach. She repl...

Three central Nebraska students among 11 inducted into Hastings College Psi Chi chapter
HASTINGS - - The Hastings College chapter of Psi Chi, the psychology academic honor society, inducte...

Thorell awarded $3,000 Dawson PPD scholarship for utility line
LEXINGTON - Dawson Public Power District has awarded Jayden Thorell a $3,000 Dawson PPD Utility Line...

Sock campaign helps Loper students put their best foot forward
KEARNEY - The fourth annual Lopers Going Toe-to-Toe Campaign, supporting University of Nebraska at K...

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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Emergency Nurse Practitioner certificate program approved at UNMC
OMAHA - On Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the establishment of an adva...
Central Nebraska Sports

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 ...

Loper Women's Golf Currently Tied for 9th at Windy MIAA's
The Nebraska Kearney women's golf team shot a 325 and is tied for ninth place after the first day of...

Kearney boys top Grand Island in El Clasico
GRAND ISLAND - The Central Nebraska El Clasico Cup has returned to Kearney. The Bearcats regained ho...

Gallery: Grand Island falls to Papillion-LaVista South, 9-3
GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Island baseball team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Papilli...
Husker Sports

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...

Board of Regents Approve Naming of John Cook Arena
The home of Nebraska Volleyball will now officially bear the name of one of the legendary coaches in...
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'Harry Potter' actor undergoes emergency surgery after doctors warn he might never walk or speak again
Nick Moran, who portrayed Scabior in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," is recovering...

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Rivals unite to support Shapiro after arson
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Ca...

Whitmer explains her Oval Office folder fiasco
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., explained she didn't want her photo taken in the Oval Office when sh...

Trump praises Ohio State Buckeyes during football title ceremony at White House
President Donald Trump sang high praise for the Ohio State Buckeyes during their national title cele...
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Trump praises Ohio State Buckeyes during football title ceremony at White House
President Donald Trump sang high praise for the Ohio State Buckeyes during their national title cele...

JD Vance nearly fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy during White House visit
During the Ohio State Buckeyes' celebration at the White House for their national title on Monday, V...

Ex-PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington rips CBS for call on Rory McIlroy's potential disaster putt
Ex-PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington was highly critical of Jim Nantz's call during Rory McIlroy's 18th h...

Trump receives praise from WWE icon for ability to generate heat
WWE chief content officer Paul Levesque praised President Donald Trump's ability to generate heat an...