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Hastings Man Claims Third Truck$ & Buck$ F150
Lincoln, NE - Dennis Winfrey of Hastings is the third winner of a 2024 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCrew truck in the 29th edition of the Nebraska Lottery’s $2 Truck$ & Buck$ Scratch game. Winfrey purchased his winning Truck$ & Buck$ ticket at Coach’s Corner at 3212 Osborne Drive...
Boomfest set to start Friday
The 4th of July is just around the corner and this weekend, the celebration gets into full gear with the annual Boomfest Friday and Saturday. Big Bang Boom President Don Wisnieski said the activities get underway at 5 p.m. Friday with a car “show and shine.”. "You know, if...
Knicely Done: A bedroom transformation for Emily
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Emily Austin has been in an 18-month battle with cancer. Recently the 16-year-old received a wonderful surprise that was spearheaded by a determined couple from Omaha and a host of volunteers. Ronnie Thomas and his wife Amy head up an outreach in Omaha called Special Spaces....
Class of 2025 athlete to announce commitment on Monday
A class of 2025 athlete and a target of the Nebraska Cornhusker will announce his commitment on Monday afternoon. Jeremiah Jones is a 6-foot-6, 205-pound prospect from Murray High School in Murray, Kentucky. He made the announcement on social media earlier in the week. Monday I will be making my decision for my commitment at 3:00 pm (CDT) I want to thank everyone for believing me and molding into the young man I am today! God has blessed me in so many ways, and I’m beyond thankful to be put in this position. Jones’ announcement should come as a welcomed surprise for the Cornhuskers, as he visited the Lincoln campus last weekend. Nebraska is currently viewed as the front-runner for his commitment. Monday I will be making my decision for my commitment at 3pm (CDT) I want to thank everyone for believing me and molding me into the young man I am today! God has blessed me in so many ways and I’m beyond thankful to be put in this position! @murrayhighFB @Coach_Hugo33 pic.twitter.com/gNYHgrozaS — Jeremiah Jones (@thejjones7) June 27, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Grand Island Casino permanent facility construction remains on schedule
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Progress continues on the Grand Island Casino permanent facility. The $100 million project broke ground in November 2023 and continues to move swiftly with construction. There are around 150 construction workers on site. Most of the exterior is complete. Grand Island Casino General Manager, Vince...
Supreme Court upholds homeless sleeping ban
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal to a law enforced by a small city in Oregon that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property. The high court found in a 6-3 decision that outdoor sleeping bans are not unconstitutional and don’t qualify...
Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Awards Student Teacher Scholarship to Future Agriculture Educators
LINCOLN, NEB. –The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 10 scholarships to students enrolled in the Agricultural Education Teaching Program at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). “Classrooms and FFA chapters will benefit from the passion reflected in this year’s applications,” said Megahn Schafer, executive director of the...
Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail still incomplete nearly 30 years later
Kris Ferguson had a quick reply when someone asked how she and a small group of volunteers managed to finish a 17-mile stretch of the long-planned but unfinished Cowboy Trail in northwest Nebraska. “Oh it’s easy,” Ferguson responded. “You just need someone who’s willing to go out and get hit...
Nebraska campaign submits signatures for paid sick leave ballot initiative
Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans submitted more than 138,000 signatures for verification on June 27 in hopes of qualifying a ballot initiative that would require businesses to provide earned paid sick leave for employees—up to seven days for businesses of at least 20 employees and five days for fewer than 20 employees. Employees would earn one hour of paid sick time per 30 hours worked. A similar initiative in Missouri that would enact earned paid sick time and increase the state’s minimum wage also recently filed signatures on May 1.
Another rain chance late Saturday
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night. Mostly clear, with a low around 64....
Growing local food businesses in the Midwest is at the heart of a new grant program
Kneeling in the loamy Nebraska soil, Maya women from the Q’anjob’al community plant rows of corn. Once it is harvested, they dry and mill the corn into a fine meal for pupusas — a Central American comfort food common in El Salvador and Guatemala. Once the corn griddle cakes are cooked and paired with a filling, maybe chicharrón and quesillo, the women sell the pupusas to her neighbors.
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