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Center pivots: Innovation that grew crops and acres in Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. —The center pivot is the one invention that has changed the irrigated agricultural landscape worldwide. Center pivot irrigation has increased irrigation water use efficiency and reduced labor costs. It has also allowed agricultural development on marginal land with varying soil types and topography. Irrigated acres in Nebraska have increased from 3,998,000 acres (1960) to 9,378,462 acres (2022).
Ex-Nebraska football quarterback officially gets his next shot at NFL
As NFL training camps open and start kicking into gear, one former Nebraska footbal star is hoping this time is the charm. Adrian Martinez tried to catch on with an NFL team last year and for a while, looked like he had a chance. After entering the preseason with the...
Paul Finebaum Issues Major Warning To Nebraska's Matt Rhule
We haven't even seen the first rendition of the 12-team College Football Playoff and people are already discussing how the committee got it wrong. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule was highlighting how much deeper and more difficult it will be to win in the new look Big Ten. A conference that was ...
Holdrege man dies after two-vehicle crash near Pleasanton
PLEASANTON, Neb. (KSNB) - The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old Holdrege man on Saturday at 1:26 a.m. According to the sheriff’s office, an ambulance was traveling southbound on US Highway 10, north of Pleasanton, transporting a patient...
David Fudge hires on with Nebraskaland Bank
Nebraskaland Bank has announced the appointment of David Fudge as a business banking officer. “Fudge brings a wealth of experience and a dynamic approach to our team, further solidifying our commitment to serving the community with excellence,” the announcement said. “After his outstanding service as executive director of Nebraskaland...
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...
Nebraska football projected to flip 4-star Isaiah Mozee
The next few days will be massive for Nebraska football recruiting and the good news has already started coming in for the Huskers. Five-star offensive tackle David Sanders has arrived in Lincoln. Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola asked Husker fans to come out and show Sanders the love and they did that. A bunch showed up and Raiola has posted pictures of him and Sanders in Lincoln.
Nebraska Weather Warning: Strong Thunderstorms, Hail Expected Late Sunday Night through 2AM
Omaha, NE – Nebraska residents should prepare for a potential severe weather event this evening. The US National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska has issued a warning for strong to severe thunderstorms expected to impact the area tonight. According to the National Weather Service, the primary hazards will be strong...
NE lawmaker calls proposed homestead exemption ‘universal’ relief for Husker homeowners
LINCOLN — An alternative tax relief measure to be considered by state lawmakers would exempt from property taxes the first $100,000 of a Nebraskan’s home value. State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha described his homestead exemption proposal as targeted tax relief to Nebraska homeowners and not, as he said, “big out-of-state property owners” such as […]
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…
A Soldier’s Return Home
Many brave Americans lost in World War II have yet to return home, and their remains rest far away from the homeland for which they gave their lives. U.S. Army Air Force Sergeant White S. Goings Jr. is an exception. Thanks to modern technology and ongoing efforts by the U.S. government, more and more American servicemen and women are at last returning to our shores and their families.
Nebraska football now in the driver seat for Oregon WR commit
When discussing Nebraska football recruiting efforts, fans have focused largely on offensive tackle David Sanders. However, several other big prospects are in Lincoln right now, including Dayton Raiola and Isaiah Mozee, an Oregon wide receiver commit. While Husker fans want David Sanders bad, they also want Mozee, and for now...
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