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Huskers wrap up U.S. Olympic Trials
EUGENE, OR - Nine current Nebraska track and field athletes competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials June 21-30 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. On the first day of competition, Dash Simon qualified for the javelin final with a 248-6 in the prelim. From Walla Walla, Wash., Sirmon placed fourth in the final with a distance of 252-0. Kevin Shubert placed 21st in the shot put with a 61-5 1/2 and Ashley McElmurry went 42-7 in the triple jump to place 16th.
Nebraska native Maggie Malone Hardin wins javelin title at U.S. Olympic Trials
LINCOLN - A small-town Nebraska native and former Husker earned a spot on Team USA's track and field team for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Maggie Malone Hardin, of Geneva, captured the women's javelin title at the U.S. Olympic Trials meet Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, securing the third Olympics berth of her career.
ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference
ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference. Nebraska campaign submits signatures for paid sick leave ballot initiative. ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference. In one of the final opinions of its 2023-2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn the Chevron doctrine, holding that federal...
NWS Hastings surveying possible tornado damage in Beaver City-Holdrege-Axtell areas
HASTINGS — The National Weather Service – Hastings is sending out teams to survey possible tornado damage in the Beaver City, Holdrege and Axtell areas after severe thunderstorms swept through the area during the evening of Monday, July 1. A Slight Risk for severe weather had been issued...
Man in prison in Kearney slaying sentenced on federal charge
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Kearney man who was already behind bars in connection with a homicide is facing more prison time. Joseph Garcia, 21, was sentenced Tuesday for being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition. He will spend four years in federal prison, according to the U.S....
Heart postpones Lincoln show after Ann Wilson’s cancer diagnosis
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Rock band Heart postponed the rest of their Royal Flush Tour on Tuesday, including their Lincoln show. Lead singer Ann Wilson said she had a cancerous growth removed and is now undergoing chemotherapy. “And so my doctors are instructing me to take the rest of...
Hundreds attend first session of UNK volleyball individual camp
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - The first of what will be three sessions of the UNK volleyball individual camp ended in Kearney on Tuesday. Lopers coach Rick Squiers said over 200 girls attended the two-day camp. “Fourteen courts running and we’ve got a lot of our players back on staff,” he...
‘It was really scary’: Trees split in half during storms in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. — Storms sped into Lincoln late Monday night, bringing multiple trees, branches and power lines down. Two tornadoes touched down overnight in southeast Nebraska, including an EF-1 in Lincoln. That tornado didn’t hit northeast Lincoln, but the wind damage there was extensive. Fallen trees and broken...
Minden Post 94 dominates summer baseball, considers spring season expansion
MINDEN, Neb. — In what has been a summer full of legion baseball, Minden Post 94 has been dominant through it all. It’s 16-1 on the season, in a summer that has all come down to the hard work and dedication this team has put in. “We work...
Gary and Williams made decision to come back to Nebraska together
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska basketball hosted one of their summer workouts on Tuesday. Ahead of the 2024-25 season here are a lot of new faces in the building. On Tuesday, two of the veterans returning, Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, spoke with the media. The two seniors both decided to come back to Nebraska for their last year of eligibility in a decision that the pair said they made together after last year's NCAA Tournament loss.
'Very fortunate that it wasn't worse': EF-1 twister causes severe damage to horse stable near Lincoln
LANCASTER COUNTY, Neb. — More than three inches of rain flooded some Lincoln streets Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wind gusts toppled an awning at a Northeast Lincoln convenience store. It also knocked down power lines and toppled trees and branches. A large branch fell by Anna Nelson's home...
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