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CSC Student Honored to Present at National Conference
Chadron State College senior Sutton Pohlman of Stanton, Nebraska, will present a poster about his capstone course research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) conference in Omaha in October. Assistant Professor Clint Evrard, who will travel with Pohlman, said he is excited to share the research he and Pohlman are conducting.
Omaha police say body found Wednesday, 'too badly decomposed' to identify at this time
OMAHA, Neb. — Police found a body Wednesday in east Omaha, but it was "too badly decomposed" to identify at this time, authorities said. Omaha police told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the homicide unit has taken over the investigation to "rule out all possibilities." Authorities said they don't think...
New class, same goal for Clarkson/Leigh volleyball
CLARKSON - Last year, the Clarkson/Leigh volleyball team did what every team wants to do at the beginning of the year, play for a state title. That dream came up short, by three points exactly, as the Patriots fell to Lincoln Lutheran in five sets in the Class C-2 state title game to finish the year at 34-2.
Star City Buzz: Events happening August 30-September 1
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Here are some of the events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of August 30th through September 1st. ‘Nebraska Unwrapped’ at the Nebraska History Museum is happening from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Organizers say nearly 150 archeological and historic artifacts connect visitors to the stories of Nebraskans both notable and notorious.
Kearney’s Labor Day sanitation collection schedule
KEARNEY — City of Kearney Sanitation Division announces that due to the upcoming Labor Day Holiday on Monday, September 2, 2024, the following changes will be in effect for the sanitation collection system and the Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill:. Residential Collection:. • Trash collection will be delayed...
Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dispatching errors combined with the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 75 railcars that had been parked on a side track for nine months in Southern California two years ago, killing an engineer and a conductor, according to a report issued Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report detailed what caused the crash in the desert near the Salton Sea in September 2022. Investigators determined that mistakes made by dispatchers at the railroad’s headquarters in Omaha led to the train being routed directly into the parked railcars. One dispatcher even overruled the train crew who said they had been told by a colleague that cars were still parked on that siding, because his computer screen didn’t show anything on that track. The NTSB said a dispatcher inappropriately removed a note in the computer indicating the track was occupied two weeks earlier without verifying the tracks were empty. Another dispatcher that night ignored a separate warning about the siding and sent the train into it also without checking to be sure the tracks were empty. Both actions violated Union Pacific’s rules.
North Platte man sentenced to 7 years for meth distribution and illegal firearm possession
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A North Platte man was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm, following a multi-agency investigation into drug trafficking in the area. Brad Jay Leeper, 47 was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Lincoln. After prison,...
Nebraska is a four-touchdown favorite against UTEP as it looks to win its first opener since 2019
UTEP at Nebraska, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Nebraska by 27 1/2. Series record: First meeting. Nebraska, which hasn’t won an opener since 2019, expect to make a big jump in Matt Rhule’s second season. The game marks the debut of freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola, the highest-ranked recruit ever signed by the Cornhuskers. UTEP, which has had just two winning seasons since 2006, begins the Scotty Walden era. The 34-year-old Walden, who lost three of four games as Southern Mississippi’s interim coach in 2020, takes over for Dana Dimel after going 26-14 at Austin Peay. Eleven of his Austin Peay players followed him to El Paso.
Bar highlighting female sports opening in Omaha
The state’s first sports bar for women will open in Omaha this December. "SET the Bar" in Omaha is being opened as a place where women’s sports are put first. Co-owner Molly Huyck wants to create a place that's different from a traditional bar. “It’s definitely a place...
Pillen discusses Offutt Air Force Base, 55th Wing
Offutt Air Force Base was one of the subjects last week during Gov. Jim Pillen’s monthly call-in show. The base, located near Bellevue, is home to STRATCOM and the 55th Wing, which flies reconnaissance missions all over the world every day. Pillen said Offutt recently hosted a worldwide a...
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