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KFOR Sports Brief July 18, 2024
College Football Preview Shows Nebraska as an Improved Team in 2024. The College Football Preview publication for this season from Phil Steele shows increased confidence in Nebraska being an eight or nine-win team in 2024. Steele admitted to Hail Varsity Radio this week he’s been a little gun-shy of the Huskers being a bowl-eligible team in recent years. However, he has Nebraska as the No. 2 most improved team in the country.
Anticipated return: Famous air and space show coming to Offutt Air Force Base
BELLEVUE, Neb. — Offutt Air Force Base will host the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show. The show will make its return after 6 years on Aug. 24 and 25. It will coincide with the 100th anniversary of Offutt Field. The Air Force Base said it will reveal...
Braydon Zink, Mud County on stage for second Downtown Sounds
SIDNEY -- Plan on a night of high energy country music Friday, July 19, as Braydon Zink and Mud County take the stage for the second of three Downtown Sounds concerts. Downtown Sounds is a family-friendly concert venue held at Hickory Street Square in downtown Sidney. Gates open at 5 p.m. with the show starting at 6 p.m. The event will include food vendors and drink vendors.
‘Never had a Plan B’: Sears signing with Atlanta Braves
LINCOLN, Neb. (KSNB) - Brett Sears had his mind set on becoming a professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher admits he didn’t have a back-up career option. “I guess I never had a Plan B,” Sears said. “I said ‘I’m just going to do that.”
Staying cool and dry before better rain chances late in the week
Other than an isolated storm or two out west near Kearney this morning, most of us will be dry and pleasant for this time of year this Thursday. High temperatures will be hovering near 80° across southeast Nebraska after temperatures fell into the upper 50s in the early hours.
WarHorse Casino Interviews Candidates For Positions At New Omaha Casino
WarHorse Casino interviewed candidates for positions at its new casino in Omaha, Nebraska. WarHorse Omaha’s full casino is slated to open on Aug. 6 at Horsemen’s Park off Q and 60th streets. WarHorse Casino is currently hiring utility stewards, shuttle drivers, security officers, etc. The casino’s temporary location...
Make-A-Wish Nebraska grants North Platte boy’s wish
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Make-A-Wish Nebraska granted the wish of North Platte’s Dylan Kring Wednesday afternoon. Kring, the outdoor-loving 9-year-old son of Greg and Michelle Kring, has been battling Batten Disease since August 2019. The rare recessive genetic disorder which causes cells to be unable to dispose of waste, leads to the eventual breakdown of sight, motor skills, and mobility.
Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned
The new juvenile detention center in downtown Omaha features comfortable rooms, common spaces with flat-screen TVs and orderly classrooms. “It’s sweet up here,” says Douglas County Youth Center Superintendent Rondy Woodard as he leads a tour to the building’s top floor. An expansive indoor basketball court connects...
'Cows in Hats and Other Photographic Works' exhibit at Carnegie Arts Center
The Carnegie Arts Center welcomes an amazing new exhibit to its upper and lower galleries. In the Skala and Garwood galleries is the gorgeous photographic work of artist Audrey Powles. Her exhibit titled “Cows in Hats and Other Photographic Works” will be on display until August 17th. ARTIST...
High-altitude balloon out of South Dakota floats around Lancaster County
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A white balloon floating around the Lincoln area caught the attention of many people with craned necks on Wednesday. The balloon, hovering over 11 miles above the ground, drifted around Lancaster County throughout the morning and afternoon. It lingered over Van Dorn Street for nearly two hours before floating northwest to Branched Oak Lake.
Career Spotlight: Educating God's people in the parish setting as a Director of Christian Education
Education doesn’t just take place in day schools – for Directors of Christian Education (DCEs), it takes place in the parish setting, both on Sundays and beyond. DCEs are called and rostered church workers in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS) whose primary task is to lead the educational ministries of a church body.
Senior track and field triple jumper Greta Corneliusen dreams of serving others in nutrition and functional medicine career
Senior Greta Corneliusen of Colorado Springs, Colorado likes to stay busy. Majoring in exercise science with minors in biology and theology, she’s also a triple jumper and long jumper for the track and field team, just finished her second year as a resident assistant and is the new president of the Lighthouse Club. She also works at campus coffee shop 10:31 Coffee and serves on the university’s praise committee.
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