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‘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...
Sorensen to take over as Hastings shotgun sports coach
HASTINGS, Neb. (Press Release) - Hastings College Athletic Director Chris Clements announced Wednesday that Lane Sorensen has been named as the head shotgun sports coach after spending a year as the shotgun sports manager at Heartland Shooting Park in Alda. “We are very excited to add Lane to the Hastings...
Air quality drops in Tri-Cities as wildfire smoke lingers over the area
KEARNEY — Air quality across the Tri-Cities has decreased to moderate conditions, while areas to the west have seen larger drops, due to the persistent Canadian wildfire smoke over the region. As of July 23, there were 954 active wildfires in Canada with 1.8 million hectares of land burned...
Lincoln man arrested in auto thefts after being found asleep in stolen van, deputy says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man is accused of a multistate string of auto thefts. Joe Dorsey, 57, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of two counts of felony theft by unlawful taking. On June 22, Dorsey went to Cars 4 Less near 48th and Adams streets and got...
State: GI Home Federal Takes On Westside Saturday
(Elkhorn, NE) - The Grand Island Home Federal baseball team will take on Omaha Westside on Saturday, July 27th for the first round of the Class A American Division state baseball tournament game at Frerichs Field in Elkhorn. The first pitch is slated for 4:00 pm. Listen live on KRGI 1430/105.5 & krgi.com.
Matt Rhule Turning Heads With Comments About Five-Star Freshman QB Dylan Raiola
In what was arguably one of the biggest recruiting wins in all of college football during the 2024 cycle, the Nebraska Cornhuskers flipped five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola from Georgia. The No. 7 ranked recruit had a long lineage with Nebraska being that his dad played center and was named ...
New hotel proposed at GI City Council meeting
Grand Island, Neb. — Paul Younes is looking to expand his hotel prowess into Grand Island. At Tuesday night's Grand Island City Council meeting, a redevelopment resolution was proposed to add a hotel and restaurant to the northwest corner of Husker Highway and Prairieview Street in the southwest part of the city, caddy-corner from the regional medical center.
A nonprofit looking to stop human trafficking launches t-shirt design contest
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - The Grand Island Area Coalition on Trafficking is hosting a t-shirt design competition. The goal is to not only activate community awareness, but get people involved as well. G.I. ACT Chair, Amber Harper said this is the first year they’re hosting a t-shirt contest. Adding,...
"Therapy Today" services now available at four LFS offices
OMAHA, Neb. (KSNB) - Because of the current growing need for immediate adult mental health therapy and substance use treatment, Lutheran Family Services (LFS) is now offering expanded Open Access and Telehealth in four additional offices:. · North Platte. · Lexington (Bilingual therapist – English, Spanish) ·...
Ferguson to join UNK cross country, track & field programs as volunteer coach
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Former Nebraska-Kearney star Wes Ferguson will stay in the area this upcoming season, joining the program as a volunteer coach for the cross country and track & field teams. He is also one of 60 athletes to recently receive a grant from the USA Track & Field Foundation, as announced on Wednesday.
Man charged after meth, fentanyl sent to Lincoln via FedEx
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man is behind bars after picking up a package filled with methamphetamine, according to police. Investigators arrested 22-year-old Miguel De La Cruz Montoya on Friday. He has since been charged with possessing more than 140 grams of methamphetamine and a money violation. Homeland Security...
Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in St. Louis and neighboring counties. All told, the lawsuits name 56 alleged abusers. The suits seek unspecified damages. Among those named is Omaha Archbishop George Lucas. He is accused of abusing a teenage boy at St. Louis Preparatory Seminary in the late 1980s. Lucas strongly denies the allegations, saying in a statement that he has never had sexual contact with another person.
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