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Weekend Forecast: 90s continue with even warmer temperatures looming next week
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Enjoying these dog days of summer yet? If so, the weather center applauds you and if not, brace yourself because the heat is not exiting anytime soon. Not only is it not exiting, but the heat intensifies by the middle of next week with a couple days potentially climbing into the triple digits. Very little change in the forecast Saturday with temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s in central and eastern Nebraska. Mid to upper 90s in western Nebraska are likely once again as well.
Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued in February to block the merger between grocery giant Kroger, which operates King Soopers and City […]
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law banning transgender care for youth and abortions
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the state’s law banning gender-affirming care for minors and abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, ruling the two issues were legally allowed to be combined. The abortion ban was added as an amendment to Legislative Bill 574, which would restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender young…
Classes B and C begin senior area legion tournament play
Senior legion area baseball tournaments get underway for Classes B and C today, as several Northeast Nebraska teams look to punch their ticket to the state tournament next week. In the B5 tournament in West Point, top-seeded Rolling Hills Supply Post 43 Seniors of Wayne get things started at 2:30...
Renters would get some relief, too, under a pair of legislative proposals
LINCOLN — Nebraska renters would get some financial relief in the form of an income tax credit under a pair of proposals to be considered by the Legislature. State Sens. Terrell McKinney of North Omaha and Eliot Bostar of Lincoln each introduced a bill Thursday seeking to compensate renters who otherwise would not automatically reap any direct benefit from property tax reforms being pushed by Gov. Jim Pillen.
McCook MNB Bank Seniors Lose Post Season Opener Via Walk-Off
McCook MNB Bank Seniors started up the B6 Area District Tournament today in Broken Bow and would take on Holdrege in the opening round in a game we featured on 93.9 The Zone. A walk-off left McCook MNB Seniors on the wrong end of a 9-8 defeat to Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation on Friday. The game was tied at eight in the bottom of the seventh when Beau Jensen singled, scoring one run. McCook MNB Seniors fell despite leading 7-3 in the fourth. McCook MNB Seniors were the first to get on the board in the first when Quentin Terry drew a walk, scoring one run. Nicholas Weides singled, which helped Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation tie the game at one in the bottom of the second. In the top of the third, McCook MNB Seniors broke up the tie when Gabe Roberts hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Then a single by Espn Hall followed to extend the lead to 4-1. Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on four hits to take a 8-7 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a ground out by Jensen that drove in two. Simon Garcia singled, which helped McCook MNB Seniors tie the game at eight in the top of the fifth. Trey Tiller started the game for McCook MNB Seniors. The starting pitcher surrendered nine hits and eight runs (three earned) over three and one-third innings, striking out none and walking two. Weides started on the mound for Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation. The righty surrendered four hits and six runs (two earned) over three innings, striking out none and walking four. Miles Pollmann and Tristan Campbell each collected two hits for McCook MNB Seniors. Roberts and Hall each drove in two runs for McCook MNB Seniors. McCook MNB Seniors turned one double play in the game. Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation tallied 11 hits in the game. Kegan Steinke, Jensen, and Lyndon Rodewald each collected two hits for Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation. Jensen led Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation Srs with two runs batted in. The leadoff hitter went 2-for-5 on the day. Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation had a strong eye at the plate, tallying six walks for the game. Elijah Bergstrom and Chance Bailey led the team with two free passes each. Weides and Josh Janssen each stole multiple bases for Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation. Holdrege Inspire Rehabilitation stole six bases in the game.
Cozad Community Schools host summer program to gets students ready for school
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - With the summer season winding down, some Cozad students are getting a head start in the classroom before the school year officially begins. The Cozad Community Schools Summer Program helps students, from kindergarten through fifth grade, to freshen up their skills. According to Program Director...
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