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Energy, Effort, Enthusiasm Being Shown Ahead Of 2024 LCC Football Campaign
LAUREL – With two weeks of fall practices in the books, the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge football team will be turning their attention to their first opponent of the 2024 season. There’ll be 30 members out for LCC football with about seven seniors and a lot of kids who bring back a...
From little league to the big leagues: Nebraska's pipeline of baseball talent thrives
Scott Servais is one of hundreds of players to play professional baseball with ties to Nebraska. Servais made it to the Major Leagues as a player and managed the Seattle Mariners before being let go on Thursday. He says he likes seeing the Nebraska pipeline. "Certainly. You see more players...
'We're very important': Professor lays out Omaha's possible crucial role in 2024 election
OMAHA, Neb. — In the last few days, Nebraska's Second District has seen appearances from both vice presidential nominees,Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance. Nebraska awards two electoral votes to the state's popular vote winner and one electoral vote to the popular vote winner in each of the state's three congressional districts.
Harrison Butker urges JD Vance to bring Trump ‘back in line’ on abortion
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker urged Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) to bring former President Donald Trump “back in line” with a platform that would endorse a stricter stance on abortion. Butker came to political prominence when he gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College advocating women to be homemakers, after which many accused him […]
Bronco volleyball sweeps first day of Hastings College Classic
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings College Classic took over the gym at Lynn Farrell Arena on Friday as college volleyball teams descended on Hastings for an early-season tournament. The Broncos hosted Bethel College and Central Christian College of Kansas, winning both of their matches 3-1 and 3-0, respectively. “It...
Hastings softball optimistic ahead of second year under Marquardt
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings High softball team is entering its second season under head coach Blake Marquardt. The program returns eight starters from last year’s roster, which won a game at the Class B state tournament. “Being a first-year coach, we had to make sure we were...
High School Football Previews: Wood River Ready to Fly
WOOD RIVER, Neb. — 2023, in the eyes of Wood River football, was not ideal. 1-8 in the first year of the Austin Ruskamp era, with the lone win coming against a Gibbon team that also only had one win all season. The past is the past, though, and...
New report provides insight to help address NE workforce woes, brain drain puzzle
Nebraska college graduates who grew up in the state are about twice as likely to stay and work there compared to their out-of-state peers, according to new research on what keeps talent in Cornhusker territory, the Nebraska Examiner reports.
Nebraskans to vote on competing abortion ballot initiatives in November, bringing the total of abortion-related measures in 2024 to 11
Voters in Nebraska will decide on two abortion-related ballot measures on Nov. 5. The ballot initiatives would contradict. One, the Right to Abortion Initiative, would amend the Nebraska Constitution to provide for a state constitutional right to abortion until fetal viability. The other ballot measure, the Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Initiative, would prohibit abortion in the second and third trimesters, except for medical emergencies or when a pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest.
'Some accountability': Nebraska law on juvenile detention faces scrutiny after crime spree
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska's juvenile detention law is under scrutiny after a series of crimes involving minors, including an 11-year-old now facing a murder charge. "It depends on if you speak to a particular judge or county attorney on how they read that statute. It does say detention. It doesn't specify secure or staff secure," said Sarpy County's Youth Facility Director Tami Steensma. "The age is also a concern too. It doesn't even give us any leeway for a very heinous crime to place a youth under the age of 12 in detention."
Saturday Forecast: The heat is approaching...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Well say goodbye to seasonable temperatures for a couple of days, as hot and humid weather looks to come into the region. Showers and thunderstorms are possible (20%-30%) Saturday morning. The National Weather Service has put out two Heat Advisories for Nebraska, with one for southeast...
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