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Glow-in-the-dark monster trucks coming to Colorado
DENVER — A new glow-in-the-dark live tour will bring monster trucks back to Colorado this weekend. The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is stopping at Ball Arena in Denver for the first time. Three performances are planned on Saturday and Sunday. The tour brings fan-favorite Hot Wheels...
Regardless of riches, Broncos guard Meinerz focused on improving his craft
ENGLEWOOD, Colo — This may be difficult to believe, but in signing a four-year contract worth $18 million a year while wearing a gold tuxedo for the occasion Monday, Quinn Meinerz — a right guard mind you — took a bit of a team discount. He could...
With lots of paddles, the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival makes waves for AAPI cultural appreciation
Jade Keomanivong gripped her paddle tight as the boat drifted up to the starting line at the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival on a hot day in the summer of 2019. Her field of view was obscured by her teammate’s muscled back in the seat in front of her. All she could hear was the hushed anticipation of the crowd and the droplets of water falling from 20 paddles.
Representing his culture; Pine Ridge 17 year old wins Guinness World Record title
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Imagine having more than 5 feet of hair cascading down your back. Reuben Looks Twice Jr. says he’s proud to represent the Lakota tribe after winning the Guinness World Record title for “world’s longest hair on a male teenager.”. “It’s not...
CSC women’s basketball team has promising recruits
After running short of players in several games about midseason a year ago when injuries took their toll, Chadron State College women's basketball coach Travis Brewster has worked hard to make sure that doesn't happen again in 2024-25. Brewster said he's signed 11 newcomers. He also noted that most, if...
‘My prognosis is incredibly bright’: Nebraska lawmaker continues blood cancer treatments
LINCOLN — A Nebraska state senator said her ongoing cancer treatments of a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma have been going “very well,” and she looks forward to getting back to the statehouse. State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, a first-term lawmaker in her second year...
Nebraska AG Hilgers joins opposition to reclassifying weed as less-dangerous drug
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent a letter this week from 11 red states arguing that the Biden administration should not reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to the lesser classification of Schedule III. The attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina and South Dakota joined […]
Cannabis Operator Strategically Opens New Location Near NE/IA Hubs
Multi-state cannabis operator, Greenlight, targets Nebraska and Iowa cannabis consumers with the opening of its newest dispensary in Rock Port, Missouri. Consistently rated as one of the top dispensaries in MO, Greenlight strategically chose Rock Port to broaden its consumer base in new markets. Greenlight announced the opening of its...
UNMC named among top U.S. medical schools for primary care training
Correction: The UNMC College of Medicine was ranked in research, not the entire University of Nebraska Medical Center. The language has been changed in the third paragraph, below, to reflect this more clearly. In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical schools, U.S. News & World Report has named the...
Heat keeps rains away during wheat harvest
Lincoln, Neb. — Amid the high temperatures in western Nebraska, wheat harvest has been going on. “We’re right in the middle of wheat harvest,” said Cody Creech, Nebraska Extension dryland cropping specialist at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney. “The rest of the state has wrapped up, and we’ll be completing harvest this week.”
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