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Waverly nursing home where living woman was declared dead is on probation
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Waverly nursing home where a woman was wrongly pronounced dead is on probation. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services provided several documents to Channel 8 on Friday in response to a public records request. The documents shed new light on how the...
Friday legion baseball postseason highlights + scores (07.26.24)
ST. PAUL, Neb. (KSNB) - Area tournaments began for legion baseball teams in Classes B and C on Friday across the state. Our cameras took us to St. Paul for the Class C Area 5 tournament. No. 4 St. Paul played three-seed DCB in the first round, 6-4. Watch the...
Osborne’s Hastings Teammates chapter hosts 15th annual charity golf event
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings chapters of the Teammates Mentoring program held its annual fundraiser at Southern Hills Golf Club in Hastings on Friday. The organization was founded in 1991 by Hastings native and former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, and his wife Nancy, to provide a safe space for children in their community.
Bulls, Bands and Barrels bucks its way into Pinnacle Bank Arena
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - One of country’s most sought after sporting events is riding into Pinnacle Bank Arena Saturday. Dubbed Bulls, Bands and Barrels, the rodeo is taking its first tour across the country with bull riding, freestyle bull fighting, barrel racing and music performances from ‘Flatland Cavalry’ and ‘Sam Barber.’
Lincoln day care ushers in new life to previously vacant spot
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Two Lincoln women are ushering in new life to a vacant building in south Lincoln. Kristie Jones and Peggy Robinette are opening a new daycare called Wiggles and Giggles near South 14th Street and Nebraska Parkway. The two women previously operated a daycare out of...
Bronco Booster Club seeks to enhance student-athlete experience
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A new way to support Hastings College is available in the form of Bronco Booster Club. The goal is to get community support for student-athletes. Athletic Director, Chris Clements said Bronco Booster club is also a way to provide resources to Hastings College coaches. Being a booster comes with season passes to all Hastings College home games. Clements said he doesn’t want this to be viewed only as a way to get season passes because that’s what happened with Crimson Connection.
Husker roundup: Belief in Nebraska RBs depth highlighted at Big Ten Media Days
Some enthusiasm about the Husker running backs room was detectable in Indianapolis. When Matt Rhule was asked if his confidence in his team being good this fall was connected to having a different quarterback, he said, no, it wasn't necessarily that. The Husker head coach pointed out Nebraska is so...
Serving Heroes training class takes place in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - First responders, hospital staff and 911 dispatchers gathered at Third City Christian Church in Grand Island on Friday to learn how to effectively serve their fellow peers in times of crisis. With death by suicide being the leading killer of members of law enforcement and...
Huskers take center stage as Paris Olympics get underway
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The opening ceremonies at this year’s Olympics have officially wrapped up. Fourteen current and former Nebraska athletes have earned a spot in the Paris games, and they are ready to take center stage in the City of Light. Five Huskers will represent Team USA:
Lincoln home’s pride flags vandalized twice in one week
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Pride flags in an east Lincoln neighborhood have been vandalized multiple times this summer. One homeowner who wanted to remain anonymous said his flags were defaced twice this week. On Wednesday, he captured surveillance video of a person spray-painting pride flags in his front yard....
Grand Island man charged with child enticement
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island man is in jail after he’s accused of talking with a person on social media, who he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. Vicencio Gonzalez Perez, 45, is charged with two counts of felony enticement by electronic device. According to court...
Lake Hastings gets new dock and kayak launching platform
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Hastings Parks and Rec installed a new dock and kayak launching platform earlier this week. The two new platforms are located on opposite sides of Lake Hastings. The kayak launch is on the west side near South Shore Drive and the new dock is on the East side of the lake near the boat ramp.
Deputies accuse two men of multiple thefts in northeast Nebraska
MADISON COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men on July 19 on suspicion of multiple thefts. On May 31, a man reported a generator stolen from his business in Newman Grove. According to the sheriff’s office, the generator was recovered after another man traded his plasma cutter to 25-year-old Alexander Robak for the generator. It was later discovered that the generator had been stolen, and the second man returned the generator to its owner.
Local track and field athletes prepare to compete at the Olympics
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Olympics opening ceremony begins Friday and 14 past and present Huskers have earned a spot at the Paris games, each representing a number of different countries. Six of those athletes are competing in track and field and spent countless hours training in Nebraska, preparing to make their name known on the biggest stage in the world.
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