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Senator Brewer’s Weekly Update
During the recent Nebraska Game and Park Commission’s meeting in Ogallala, they announced a new species hunting season will begin in 2025. There will be two seasons for Mountain Lions. The first season will begin in January and end in February. If a female has not been harvested, a second season from 15-31 March will be held.
OPPD Workers Return From Helping Utilities In Iowa/Illinois
The Omaha Public Power District crews that went to Iowa and Illinois to assist with power restoration efforts after damaging storms are returning home to Nebraska. OPPD officials say that 17 employees were dispatched to Iowa and Illinois after thousands of people lost electricity following a derecho earlier this month. Officials say mutual aid is about utilities helping utilities restore power to customers.
WarHorse casino in Omaha to open on August 6
The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has greenlit the opening. US.- The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has voted unanimously to set the opening date for the new WarHorse Casino in Omaha. The gaming facility will open its doors on August 6 and will operate 24 hours a day. WarHorse...
Two caught with drugs, BB guns during east Lincoln traffic stop, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Two people were arrested Tuesday morning after an east Lincoln traffic stop, police say. Around 1:20 a.m., a 17-year-old boy was driving east on O Street when a vehicle drove past, and a passenger pointed a firearm at him. Police said officers spotted the vehicle...
Nebraska to host class of 2026 athlete Jayden McGregory this weekend
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are hosting a class of 2026 recruit this week. Jayden McGregory is an athlete for Valley High School in Des Moines, IA. McGregory will visit Lincoln on July 27 and then the Michigan Wolverines on July 29. The 6-foot-2 prospect is ranked as a four-star recruit by both 247Sports and Rivals. The athlete received the offer from Matt Rhule and the Huskers back in April. 247Sports ranks him the No.1 player in the state of Iowa and the No. 13 athlete nationally. Other programs that have offered McGregory include Kansas State, Iowa State, Minnesota, Missouri, and Tennessee. 2026 Rivals250 S Jayden McGregory will visit Nebraska (July 27) and Michigan (July 29) The four-star has emerged as a top S target for the #Huskers and this will be his first chance to meet new defensive backs coach John Butler@JoshHenschkehttps://t.co/zFJubLmFIW — Tim Verghese (@TimVerghese) July 22, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Steven Sipple: Multiple notebooks needed as Nebraska heads to Big Ten Media Days
As Nebraska gears down hard for its 14th season of Big Ten football play, the Huskers’ standing in the conference in terms of relevance and overall prestige isn’t quite what Big Red fans imagined back when Bo Pelini was running the program. Nebraska hasn’t really even sniffed a Big Ten championship — losing 70-31 in […] The post Steven Sipple: Multiple notebooks needed as Nebraska heads to Big Ten Media Days appeared first on On3.
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