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Hornady Manufacturing celebrates 75 years of making bullets in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - Hornady Manufacturing celebrated the last 75 years of business with over 3,000 employees and friends at Fonner Park. The Hornady family held the celebration in the town where the company’s founder, Joyce Hornady, started making bullets in a rented garage. “Joyce was a very...
Nathan Tye to present about Explorer 1 Balloon at Kearney Public Library
KEARNEY — Kearney Public Library and UNK-History Department welcome you to the History Brown Bag lunch series Wednesday, July 10 from noon-1 p.m. Dr. Nathan Tye will present “The Stratospheric Rise and Explosive Fall of the Explorer 1 Balloon, 1934.”. On July 28, 1934, Americans were fixed to...
Nebraska woman gets 90 days in plea deal for role in home burglary, other charges dropped
ELBA, Neb. — One of two people charged in connection to a home burglary in Elba last year has been sentenced after taking a plea deal. Tamra Vieth, 39, was sentenced Friday to 90 days in jail with credit for 58 days served for possession of a controlled substance.
UNK Adds Three from National Champs
Kearney, Neb. - Nebraska Kearney head men's basketball coach Marty Levinson announced today that three players from the 2023-24 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National Champions -- National Park College (Hot Springs, Ark.) -- have joined the Loper program. On June 10, Levison announced the first four...
Embers from fire pit caused fire that destroyed home on 40th Ave.
KEARNEY — Embers from a smoldering fire pit were determined to be the cause of a structure fire that destroyed a home located on 40th Avenue during the early morning hours of Monday, July 1. The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 2:22 a.m. to a structure fire...
Nebraska guard cleared for all basketball related activities
A Nebraska basketball guard had officially been cleared for basketball activities. CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein broke the news that new transfer Rollie Worster can now participate in all team/individual-related training. Worster played in 16 games last season before suffering a season-ending foot injury. He averaged 9.9 points, 5.5 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. The point guard has spent the last three years with the Utah Utes. Head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg previously discussed the Huskers’ targeting of Worster early on in the process. “We targeted Rollie early as someone who can come in and elevate our program. The first things...
Supernovas Hire Kuhn as Head Coach
OMAHA, Neb. — Press release courtesy of Omaha Supernovas:. The Omaha Supernovas are thrilled to officially announce Laura “Bird” Kuhn as head coach, dropping the interim title that she inherited from last season. Kuhn continues her stay in Omaha after winning the first-ever Pro Volleyball Federation Championship...
Judge considers request for $50k to study mental health of Nikko Jenkins
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Attorneys for Nikko Jenkins on Tuesday called the hearing “well conducted and very fair.” They walked away with a decision in their favor, too, though not for what they were originally what they were there for. Nikko Jenkins is the man who in 2013...
Immigrant family helping to fill the child care gap in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An immigrant family is working to fill the need for child care in Lincoln. Melba Al-Sayagh is starting a day care with her niece and daughters. They will call it Estrellitas, which means little stars. Al-Sayagh said this is a dream that she had held...
“I Would Just Say a Dream Came True”. Case Sanderson Living Out His Dreams Playing Division I Baseball
NEVADA, MO — Every young athlete has dreams of playing at the Division I level, but only few get the opportunity and when given the opportunity, you need to make the most of it and that’s exactly what former Nevada Tiger Case Sanderson did in his freshman campaign playing baseball for the University of Nebraska. […]
'He died a hero': Fremont family says brother saved sister from Platte River
FREMONT, Neb. — The family of a 17-year-old swept away on the Platte River said, "He died a hero." Jackson Potter's family said he was trying to save his sister when he was taken by the waters. Jackson's siblings said they went to Hormel Park looking for frogs and...
Fireworks glitch during show after Memorial Park concert in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The fireworks didn’t go off entirely as planned last Friday night in Memorial Park. Fans enjoying this year’s annual Memorial Park concert were expecting to have the night close out with a fireworks show, but a few minutes in, everything stopped. An organizer with...
Flood-prevention efforts underway in Bellevue near Offutt AFB
BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Overnight storms pushed the Missouri River a bit higher in the Bellevue area, preventing officials from reopening a flood gate in the flowing into the Brown River and Mud Creek. Heavy rains overnight and throughout the day Tuesday caused Mud Creek to flow over its banks,...
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